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From: knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Automobile Brokers
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 14:43:10 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 26 14:43:10 1985
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I bought a car through Buyway recently.  They gave me the name of a local dealer(Tynan's) and I made an appoinment to go in.  All they ask is that you have 
decided on what car you want to buy in advance.  I wanted a GTI (VW) in red with a sunroof, no air conditioning, and no stereo ( I prefer to install my own).  
Going to local dealers, the best price I could find was about $10600, after     the dealers added their "handling" costs, paint protection, and the like. (By   the way, these 'protection' packages ran anywhere from $450 to about $3000),
and the most expensive I saw a comparably equipped car was $12000.  Buyway
said that due to the popularity of this model the charge would be cost+10%,
instead of the usual minimal markup.  The one hitch is, they won't special
order a car for you-- you have to get what's on the lot or wait for one (though
they will do any dealer-added stuff for the cost+10%, and remove a stereo if youwant.) I went to the lot and they had the car I wanted, except that it had powersteering, a feature I didn't really care about, and floor mats, which were only
$40.00.  The price they gave me was $9550-- a thousand cheaper than my next     best, with the mats and power included!  So- I bought it, and have been very 
pleased with their service and attitude.  
   To summarize, if you know what you want, you can get a car inexpensively
and without ever dealing with a high pressure salesman (they already know you'resold, so they don't bother to pressure you.) from a car buying service.  Note:
I didn't trade anything in, and this might affect your experience, as I don't 
know if they give as high trades when they are doing this sort of thing.
    '`'`'`
     Ken
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