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Originally Posted by vanblah
This is an excellent point. If you will continue taking the car back to the dealer for repairs or whatever or if you are going to continue working with them in the future then you may want to remember that you need to pay for that service. It's called peace-of-mind. You pay a slightly higher price with the knowledge that you will have friends at the dealer. I've never personally experienced these "friends" but I'm sure it happens.
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Like braisler, I don't really understand this sentiment. If I am going to work with them in the future, then I will pay for that service at the time the service is rendered, not before. Why would I pay more up front so that they will be nice to me later? Does that mean that if I don't overpay them up front, then I can expect bad service? If so, I don't consider that peace of mind. If so, I don't want to give my money to that business. If I buy a particular brand of car, I can get under warranty service at any dealer.
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Originally Posted by catback
...With that said you can always haggle for the lowest price and you won't be robbing them because if you really did shoot too low they would just say "no" ...
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I agree whole-heartedly.
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Originally Posted by catback
...but in my opinion although you may get a really good price you'll also get two-faced friends at the dealership, they'll thank you for your purchase and ask that you come again but once you leave they'll be glad if they never see you again.
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Two-faced friends at the dealership? I never expect to make friends at the dealership - two-faced or otherwise.
I think the appropriate mindset of a buyer should be that sellers are liars. (Similar to pocon1's statement about seller mindset : "Buyers are liars.") I do not trust anything that a salesperson tells me. That said, I treat them with respect, and I expect the same from them.