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by: KTownTexican Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 8:40am  
We are looking at trading in a truck for a car.
Do you know of a trust worthy car dealership? 4951
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TheTruthHurts Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 9:15am  
While I realize there are some out there, do not go into it without caution. Most of them would sell their Mother for a dollar.
 
Before you start the process, go to Edmond's and read "confessions of a car salesman", or just google it.
 
The industry as a whole is basically manipulative and less than genuine. That's the nicest wY I know to say it. Even if a person goes into that job wanting to be honest, the processes In Place to do the job will soon blot that out.
 
If you are a woman, double the expected dishonesty factor, lol! 4951
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mpjp0907 Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 9:42am  
None around here! I'm serious. We qualify for the amazing gm discount and not one car dealership knows how that discount even works! And what's funny is it says right on the car sticker what the price is that we pay and not one place we went to would give us that price. We went to ohio in July and bought a truck up there. So much less hassle! 4951
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 9:45am  
If you are a USAA member, go through them. Will make things much easier.
4951
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jpm Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 9:46am  
Fred Haas Toyota. 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 9:50am  
We've purchased from Parkway (Tomball and Kingwood) and DeMontrond dealerships for years and had great experiences with both. 4951
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ET Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:07am  
Buyer beware in all cases.  I hate buying a new vehicle.  4951
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GoldenGirl Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:09am  
You always do better selling it to an individual.. Dealerships will make it look like they are going you a deal, but they just play with the numbers.....   Good Luck !! 4951
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manhunter Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:31am  
Like was said, the process most dealerships use is very manipulative and misleading. I have bought and traded cars over the years numerous times and very seldom leave without feeling like I was shafted and lied to. Good luck - try www.autotrader.com or Carmax. 4951
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cador Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:33am  
You always do better selling it to an individual.. Dealerships will make it look like they are going you a deal, but they just play with the numbers.....   Good Luck !!
 
@GoldenGirl: Good point, and I'm not disagreeing with you, but things have changed some with the amount of difference of selling vs trading in. Car D/ships are making more $ off used cars now than anytime before, they are giving more for trade ins (actually competing for trade ins now, where before it was like a hassle, like they were doing you a favor, now THEY WANT THEM!), and therefore giving more $ for them.Also, you have to factor the taxes (you of course do not pay taxes on what the trade in brings your final price to), so if your trade in carries a high value, $10,000 to $20,000, or even up, factor in the tax rate of that value, if its $1,000 or more (what's the tax rate now, 7 to 8 percent,  I don't even know), it CAN, at times, make it more cost effective to trade, definitely makes it easier.
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cador Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:47am  
I'll add that the last several times I've bought, I've found a salesman (normally the veterans, that are allowed to do things there own way (to sell cars) vs the goofy D/ship tactics) that was good to work with, it was the finance dept that p'd me off. So I've been lining up my financing prior to purchasing, and just answering "no", "no" "no", it takes a bunch, "you do not have permission to run my credit", "you do not have permission to shop my loan", let me sign and get out of here (I remember spending 2 hrs in finance 8 or 9 yrs ago).I sold cars 20 plus yrs ago, never understand why the do some of the games they do (its gotten worse lately). My good friend owns a d/ship, used to own several so I'd buy directly from him, but has since narrowed it down to Lincolns and Volvos (if your looking for one of them, I can hook you up directly with him). I've always asked him why they do that, and he tells me they don't do that there (Bayway Lincoln Volvo), I've never experienced it but my deal is normally done before I even arrive so I've never dealt with any salespeople there.  4951
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GoldenGirl Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:53am  
If that is the case I would take it to Car Max and get a price... Since you are not buying a car from them at least you will KNOW what you actually got for the car.  YOu have to remember a dealership is going to pay you an amount that is low enought for them to make a good profit... I would rather sell to an individual and keep all the profit... I guess it depends on the value of the car you are trading in and its worth... 4951
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pharlap Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 10:53am  
I have learned that you NEVER tell them that you want to trade your vehicle in first.  FIRST find the car you want, deal with the price and get the price where you would want it (as if you were just straight up buying the car).  THEN tell them you will be trading in your truck, and if they give you what you feel is appropriate for the truck, they will have a deal on the car.  That way, they cannot screw around on the price of the car based on your trade in.... Emoticon  If they know you are trading something in, they will generally not work with you as much on the price of the car.......just saying.  Emoticon  4951
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mpjp0907 Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 11:00am  
When we were in the market to buy a new car we had a 09 gmc Acadia. Great condition had a lot o bells and whistles. Every place down here only wanted to give us 4-5k for trade in!!!! According to Kelly blue book the truck was worth 7-8k. We ended up getting 10k at trade in in Ohio. For us I think buying a car in Ohio is just worth it. There are a ton of gm plants up there and so the dealerships know how to handle it all. Down here not many gm plants so many dealerships just honestly don't know. 4951
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TheTruthHurts Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 12:02pm  
We've purchased from Parkway (Tomball and Kingwood) and DeMontrond dealerships for years and had great experiences with both.
 
@donnatella:
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 10 years ago   Nov 29, '13 12:02pm  

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>> We've purchased from Parkway (Tomball and Kingwood) and DeMontrond dealerships for years and had great experiences with both.
 
@donnatella:
 
@TheTruthHurts:
 
So, tell us how you really feel! 4951
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