Any advice on buying a car from a dealer?? - Page 2 - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Jenn · 01-03-2007, 07:47 PM

OoooooopS! ...last night I could not calculate properly! damn those decimals and extra zeros! Good thing I am not a banker....anyway I have edited the following with what I THINK is correct math!!Sorry!!

Cheferson....If you can take your time and keep looking. I got mine at 130,000 miles. It now has 145,000 and doesnt/hasnt needed a thing other than tires, gas and oil changes...HONEST. I have had plenty of vehicles with less miles that I wouldnt drive more than 45 minutes from home in. But I would drive this truck across the country and not worry one bit. Look at it this way if you bought a new $30,000 truck with a $500 a month payment driving 20,000 a year it would cost you 30 cents a mile just to OWN (never mind insurance gas etc.) And lets say you owned it for 5 years and got 100,000 miles on it. Still with me? Now you could buy a tacoma with 100,000 miles knowing it will last another 100,000 for $10,000(no loan) and at the same rate of driving it would cost you only 10 cents to own per mile (again not including gas etc.) so at a rate of 20 cents difference per mile X 100,000 miles thats a savings of $20,000!!! which I am sure you could deal with if the used vehicle needed any repairs along the way!

zimmy · 01-04-2007, 10:18 AM

If you go the new car route, DO NOT give a deposit to the dealer untill the car you want to buy is on the lot and in front of you. I gave a deposit to a dealer to bring in a car. First they brought in a color that was completely unacceptable, which we had previously made very clear to the salesman. Then they said they could get the correct one in 3 days, then another week, then there was a "paper work" problem so it would be a few more days. Another week went by and so on. Ended up buying a different brand as the vehicle we were looking for could not be found at any dealer from NY to Maine. We were royally getting jerked around by the original dealership. The fight is still on for the money... it started last July. Other dealers didn't take a deposit or guaranteed we could get the money back no questions asked even up to delivery. If a dealer requires a non-refundable deposit, go somewhere else.

MotoXcowboy · 01-04-2007, 11:28 AM

Chef, I have 2 friends that are mechanics at the NK tarbox, they pretty much get first dibs on the customer trade ins..You gotta have cash up front I believe, most of em get sent right to the auctions or something if no one wants them. I will tell my friends to let me know if a tacoma comes through, and PM you if you want.