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From: keaton@nmtvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Renault Alliance Info Wanted
Message-ID: <368@nmtvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 05:20:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 20 05:20:32 1985
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williams@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) writes:
>Apparently
>there is a "plan" available to AT&T employees that lets you buy any
>AMC product at 4% above dealer invoice. I found out about it while
>shopping for a Jeep. It sure saves a lot of shopping around.
>I doubt any deal you work out on your own would be any better.
> . . .
>						Doug Williams
>						AT&T Bell Laboratories
>						Reading, PA
>						rduxb!williams

4% above dealer invoice is really good and if such a deal were available
to me without going through the trouble of negotiating, I might go for
it.  However, I negotiated 3% above dealer cost for my 81 Mercury Lynx
and my father routinely negotiates deals in the 2%-3% range above dealer
cost.  In addition, dealers will occasionally advertize "$1 under dealer
invoice" and similar sales, so watch for those.  Be aware, though, that
in such sales the dealer will often buy the car at a discount from the
factory, then the factory will print them up an official-looking invoice
for the *un*discounted price.
-- 
                                   David Keaton
                                   New Mexico Tech
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