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Car dealers understand sales. They know the single biggest factor in making a profit on a sale is to get you in the store, and to run a series of sales-patterns on you until the find what makes you tick - then they will close in - for the kill! Don't play this game - you'll lose. It's like Vegas - the house ALWAYS wins.

So our first step to saving thousands is to create a bidding war. You need to find out, quickly, how many dealers in your area carry the vehicle you are interested in, and what prices they are willing to sell for.

What you need to do is fill out the short info forms on the following websites. These are large, reputable sites that work to match up buyers and sellers. It will only take a couple minutes to fill out each form, and your information won't be sold to third parties or used for spam. What you will receive are emails from the Internet Sales Managers at local dealerships.

We have worked with, and recommend the following sites. Try to use at least 2 of them in order to maximize the number of dealers bidding for your business!

Automotive.com	Yahoo! Autos	Edmunds.com

This is very important - once you are contacted by a dealer let them know right away that you are working with multiple dealers, and that you will be negotiating the deal by email and phone. They will probably try to convince you to visit the store, but once you firmly, but politely make it clear that you are an informed consumer, they will back off, and work harder to get you a good deal! They'll realize they aren't dealing with a sucker - but this also means they won't have to spend as much time with you! Be honest and upfront, and you will get good service AND a good price

Don't get financed at the dealership! Dealers have many ways to make money off a deal - and one is through financing. Remember, we want to eliminate as many sneaky routes dealers can take to rip you off.

First, you need to know your credit score. You probably already have some idea, but if not, simply use one of the sites below.

Equifax	FreeCreditReport.com	myFICO.com

You're almost done. Now you need to make a choice - do you want to save another $1000-$2000 by selling your current car yourself - or do you want to skip the hassle and trade in your car to the dealer?

To help you make the decision, first you need to find out how much you can reasonably expect for your car. Try Kelley Blue Book, NADA, or Edmunds. Simply look up your car and estimate its condition to get a ballpark price. If you think you'd like to sell on your own, we recommend using eBay! It's easy to set up and your vehicle will be listed on one of the top 5 sites on the entire Internet. Click here to sell your car online at eBay!

Congratulations! At this point you've received multiple quotes from area dealers, found your credit score, been approved for financing, and determined what you want to do with your current car. Now it's time to finish the process.

Start replying to your dealer contacts and ask them to give you the out-the-door cash price - the price without rebates, incentives or trade-in's. Ask them to verify that this price includes all dealer added fees. Regardless of your decision about trading in your current car, tell them not to use your trade in or financing as part of the negotiation. You want to make the deal based solely on the price of your new car!

This is the key to our system. Get the initial offer from every dealer you are working with, and choose the lowest price you receive. Take that price, and email each dealer, telling them that another dealer offered a lower price. Let them know the actual lowest price, and ask them if they can beat it. Do this again, and again until no dealer is willing to go any lower. Try to go at least 3 rounds of this. It may take a day or two, but remember - you are saving THOUSANDS of dollars, and by avoiding actually visiting the dealership, you are saving yourself hours of pointless negotiations.

After you get the lowest quotes, come back to the dealers and see who WILL give you a good deal on your trade. Of course if you have already decided not to trade in your car, skip this part. Work the value of the trade into your calculations of each dealer's offer.

You're almost done - now bring up financing. Find out if the dealer is able to give you a better deal than you received online. Don't let the dealer strong-arm you here. They will probably give you horror stories about your choice in financing, or tell you that they won't accept it. If they do that, tell them you'll find a dealer that will! Of course, if they do make you a good financing offer - take it!

When you are ready to close your deal, be very careful. You need to check all the paperwork thoroughly, and make sure the quoted price and trade-in value are exactly as you have negotiated. Avoid expensive add-ons such as "VIN etching", "rustproofing" or "environmental prep" - these are just scams that you don't need to pay for.

And that's it! You're done. Pat yourself on the back because you just navigated a very tricky financial situation and walked away with a lot more money in your pocket, and a great new car!