Negotiating tips

If you dont have the ability to negotiate there are professionals that will do it for you. Of course they charge a fee.

Remember you always have the ability to walk out. Hand them a card with your phone number on it and say "this is the offer" and walk. Its your money and your choice.

memgrove wrote:
Remember you always have the ability to walk out. Hand them a card with your phone number on it and say "this is the offer" and walk. Its your money and your choice.

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Don't deal in person
After your test drive/inspection say you'll think about it and then text the salesman an offer
Don't answer the phone calls
Negotiate strickly by text
Bought a Coachman yesterday that exact way-even shopped for and applied for financing that way
I despise high pressure and tricks/games/tactics myself
Good Luck, Mike

100ton wrote:

memgrove wrote:
Remember you always have the ability to walk out. Hand them a card with your phone number on it and say "this is the offer" and walk. Its your money and your choice.

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X3. You don't have to be holed up with several people ganging up on you. Just tell them you will talk to one person. If they don't agree, walk away.
I'm sure they will call you the next day.

Buy from private party.

Terry

Tell the sales rep that this will in no way turn into a sales skill test vs a buyer skill test. You expect to be treated in a reasonable manner and not as an opportunity to test the sales tactics.
How much is the trade going to cost me. Get a firm price and of course counter with: That is no where near what I'm prepared to spend (finance), thanks and walk out.
OR: How much is the trade going to cost me? Counter with: "that isn't all that far off of what I'm prepared to spend. I'll give you $xxxx.00 if thats acceptable, we deal, if not remember that this is my first, final, only offer so thanks again for your time.

ezgoin wrote:
Well, we've got the bug for a new or lightly used class A, but one thing that is holding me back (other than the financial aspects) is the negotiation process with a dealer. I absolutely dread it. I hate being holed up in a corner somewhere and having three or four people ganging up on me. Salesmen, sales managers, finance guys, store managers........ It's a nightmare.

What tips or suggestions can you folks suggest to try and make the process at least bearable?

Heavy sigh, and thanks.

You could buy from rvdirect.com. You'll get about the best price out there, without the hassle.

#1 I don't take any bs from them...tell them what you want...if they try to show you something else say no...make them an offer and if they don't take it...walk..there are thousands of rvs out there..

The best advice regarding was given to me years ago by a self-made multimillionaire: “He who cares less....wins.” It works with anything you buy/sell where there are negotiations.

Here is an example:

Upon selling a business, the buyer tried to lower the price $10,000 at the closing! I refused, said I would keep the business and started to leave. The buyer quickly reversed course and wanted to buy at the previously agreed price. I wasn’t having that.

Before I sat back down, they had to agree to pay $10,000 MORE. I really did not care and it worked. They paid dearly for their last minute games.

Be ready to walk. If that camper you absolutely love is at a dealer you that won’t give you a deal, remember, there are more dealers out there carrying that exact same unit.