Internet Buying Service

gmcsmoke wrote:
you can get a better deal through a dealer than truecar, costco or any buying service, they are quoting supplier price which is not invoice. secondly, if you locate a vehicle you want it's up to both dealers to negotiate what it will take to get the truck to your dealer for purchase; it's not a guarantee a truck in Ohio will make it to PA for sale.

If the dealer owns the vehicle on his lot this is true. But if the factory still owns the vehicle any dealer can pull it off his lot. That is unless the dealer has it under a sales contract.

The trick is when you find the vehicle you like in an online search take the VIN number to a dealer you're thinking about dealing with. They can pull it up on their computer and tell you if it's still factory owned and if so they can pull it off the lot.

Popeyemth;
I sent you a PM about a friends and family discount for GM.

Cameo Phil wrote:
Popeyemth;
I sent you a PM about a friends and family discount for GM.

It appears that Cameo has sent you a PM and may be able to help. If not, send me a PM, and I can help.

bob_nestor wrote:

gmcsmoke wrote:
you can get a better deal through a dealer than truecar, costco or any buying service, they are quoting supplier price which is not invoice. secondly, if you locate a vehicle you want it's up to both dealers to negotiate what it will take to get the truck to your dealer for purchase; it's not a guarantee a truck in Ohio will make it to PA for sale.

If the dealer owns the vehicle on his lot this is true. But if the factory still owns the vehicle any dealer can pull it off his lot. That is unless the dealer has it under a sales contract.

The trick is when you find the vehicle you like in an online search take the VIN number to a dealer you're thinking about dealing with. They can pull it up on their computer and tell you if it's still factory owned and if so they can pull it off the lot.

Great information. Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

No matter what, you'll still have to deal with the guy handling the sale, who will be pushing extended warranty and such.

Just for clarification, manufacturers don't "own" vehicles on dealer's lots. Dealers pay for vehicles before they are shipped and they receive the MSO which establishes ownership. It would be up to the dealer whether or not he "dealer trades" the vehicle.

JALLEN4 wrote:
Just for clarification, manufacturers don't "own" vehicles on dealer's lots. Dealers pay for vehicles before they are shipped and they receive the MSO which establishes ownership. It would be up to the dealer whether or not he "dealer trades" the vehicle.

John
Please don't let facts get in the way of a good story! It is almost 2017, and what is important is good stories, not factual detail!

My experience is that Costco, Sam's, credit union buying services make the process pretty hassle free, will get you a car with all the options you want or don't want if it's on a lot within a few state radius at a competitive price with not much work on your part.

It won't be the best price that could be achieved with person to person haggling but it will be close.

So, which do you want? If you want or like to haggle and put up with sales guys for hours to get the best price then bargain on your own.

If you don't like doing that stuff, which is me, then the buying services work well. We used our credit union for the Denali. I gave them and the costco contact the list of options I wanted, and knew there was one vehicle with all those options available within a 2 state radius. Kicker was the color, metallic blue, extra cost option. The credit union came back within hours with the price and when I could pick it up. The sales guy from the Costco contact took longer and had a higher price.

Now for the interesting things. Costco and the credit union used the SAME EXACT dealer!! credit union through the fleet office, Costco via a floor sales guy.

Bought my 2013 truck thru Costco after I got quotes using my credit union's service, a buyer's broker, as well as sending email to all the local dealership's 'internet' sales managers. The quote I got using Costco's program easily beat everybody else.

popeyemth wrote:
At one time these were popular-services that located a vehicle to your specs for the lowest price regardless of location.
My local credit union didn't know anything about them.
Are they still around?
Anyone used one lately they can recommend?
Thanks,Mike

try autotrader.com