![]() ![]() You may be able to beat Costco on your own, but new cars are a different animal than used cars. I then went to Costco and was directed to the best of the bunch–we got the exact car we wanted for $3,000 less than the sticker price. One of them was pure sleaze (with no mention of Costco at that time) and tried to sell us a car loaded with junk we didn’t want. ![]() In the second case we visited several Toyota dealerships nearby. I went to that dealer and got the car, but was not given much personal attention (fleet sales/just get the job done). I then entered another zip code near work and was directed to a large urban dealer who had a $400 lower price. In the first case I entered a zip code near my home and was directed to a small town dealer, but I didn’t want to drive in that direction. We bought two cars through the Costco program. Has anyone out there used this program before? How did you like it? I found this link which offered a mix of experiences. I’m not in a hurry, so I’m just waiting around because the original guy definitely isn’t earning a commission from me. If I start up negotiations again, the date resets. However, it turns out that my Costco-affiliated dealership is the same one I went to for a test drive, and since I met with a salesperson they were not allowed to talk specifics with me for a period of at least 2 weeks after last contact. He gives me the spiel about how Costco is all about volume so he can offer a better price than a salesperson. I was surprised to hear that he was an employee of Costco, not of the dealership. I filled out the form, and the person calls me back. Ideally in true Costco style, they would offer a “good” deal as opposed to a rock-bottom pitted-six-dealers-against-each-other-in-a-deathmatch price. I went home, and remembered the Costco Auto Buying Program that offered a no-haggle pre-negotiated price. I actually sat down to haggle prices for a bit (stupid me) and after being lied to about four different times, I just got up and left. We were looking at the Honda Fit (the newest gen looks even better than the previous one), and went to a local dealer for a test drive. After having some more issues with our 15-year old car, we may be in the market for a new or lightly used car. ![]()
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