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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
I find a good rule of thumb is 10% below. I wouldn't say 27k is too agressive. Throw it out there. The worst thing they'll do is say no. It's not like you're offering half. What kind of vehicle is it?
If it's a vehichle you don't mind not getting, or can wait a while before you pick it up, wait it out. Eventually dealers send used vehichles to auction and you can usually find out what the wholesale price is for them. Example: I was looking at a used Dodge Magnum, list was 16,900. I through out about %10 below (15,000). They said they'd get back to me as they didn't have much wiggle room. Manager comes out and says yeah, we can do 15. I didn't take it, as it was more than I wanted to spend on a winter vehicle at the time. Watched the weekly ads, and it ended up dropping to 13K the week before auction. I ended up not taking it as I wasn't happy with the customer service there, but it shows how much wiggle room there is, and how much they actually mark up used vehichles.
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OMG that is such weaksauce dude. Why did you make them an offer then squelch on it? That is so lame - you made the guy look up what they paid for the car, calculate a margin, weigh the pros and cons of your offer, etc. They then accept your offer and you back out? Not cool.
Then you say you're not happy with their customer service? WTF. If you wanted the car for say $12K, then offer them $12K.