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What is the deal in Canada? Is there a shortage of cars?
I always buy out of inventory by checking the dealers who are reasonably close by. That way I can almost always find what I want somewhere and it can be serviced locally afterwards.
The worst time I had to deal with was when I ordered a car from Ford and I didn't think it would ever show up. Eventually it did but it must have been put together on a Monday as several things were broken, such as the speedometer, the alignment, the decals and other things. If a person buys a car out of inventory, you can look it over and see if it is right before taking delivery.
I never rely on promises from a car dealer. Never. They will tell you the moon is made out of green cheese to make a sale.
BTW, you should never buy a car when you feel "I gotta have this car or I'm gonna die." I guess I'm jaded. I forget that I bought a new car about one mile down the road. It is purely a financial transaction and like buying an appliance anymore. I figure out what I'm looking for and crunch the numbers and then go in and let the dealer negotiate with himself. I never, never, never, never, make an offer. Once anyone puts a number down it is only going to go up. If a person doesn't put a number down in front of the dealer, the price will keep going down. At some point I will stick out my arm and say "twist it." Then the deal is done.
I always buy out of inventory by checking the dealers who are reasonably close by. That way I can almost always find what I want somewhere and it can be serviced locally afterwards.
The worst time I had to deal with was when I ordered a car from Ford and I didn't think it would ever show up. Eventually it did but it must have been put together on a Monday as several things were broken, such as the speedometer, the alignment, the decals and other things. If a person buys a car out of inventory, you can look it over and see if it is right before taking delivery.
I never rely on promises from a car dealer. Never. They will tell you the moon is made out of green cheese to make a sale.
BTW, you should never buy a car when you feel "I gotta have this car or I'm gonna die." I guess I'm jaded. I forget that I bought a new car about one mile down the road. It is purely a financial transaction and like buying an appliance anymore. I figure out what I'm looking for and crunch the numbers and then go in and let the dealer negotiate with himself. I never, never, never, never, make an offer. Once anyone puts a number down it is only going to go up. If a person doesn't put a number down in front of the dealer, the price will keep going down. At some point I will stick out my arm and say "twist it." Then the deal is done.
