How many buyers used truecars.com to purchase car

ssmoked · 11-06-2015, 04:48 PM

Just wondering how are their prices and able to negotiate a better one myself

Felix 808 · 11-07-2015, 07:54 AM

I used it when I bought mine, & it worked good for me. Prices show an average of what others paid. & it's not always the same price, depending on time of year. I think it was a good tool, but that was before all the commercials when I used it.

zmanelite · 11-07-2015, 08:54 AM

I bought a NV3500 and my Pops bought a Caravan
Both time worked great , its a good starting point and negotiating tool

barncobob · 11-07-2015, 09:48 AM

i used car gurus, worked good for me.. i used priceline but they only referenced the 3 dealers in the Sacto, which are ALL owned by the same guy...Sacto dealers think they have monopoly on pricing..$4K more than the Bay Area so took my $$ out of town

Mr Pinchy · 11-07-2015, 11:44 AM

Check out Jenkins Nissan in Lakeland. Their price was less than Truecar and they don't add any "Dealer Installed Options" like they do in Orlando. They give you their best price up front. Purchased my new Z there in September.

jaedub · 11-07-2015, 04:22 PM

Used it to buy my dad's 2015 F-150. But the dealer pretty much gave us a slightly better deal

wanker · 11-07-2015, 04:31 PM

It's one of many valuation tools out there. I used it with Edwards, KBB, etc. They all are decent.

layhum · 11-19-2015, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ssmoked

Just wondering how are their prices and able to negotiate a better one myself

Rule when you buy a new car (Japanese at least). If you can walk out the door at the MSRP price. You are stealing it! I got mine at that price for a 2016 Nismo Tech a few weeks ago.

GraphiteZ · 11-19-2015, 10:38 AM

Bought a new Subaru Forester last year. Walked to a dealership in a morning, test drove and negotiate for about 30 mins and got a deal for $1k off MSRP. Left and went back to do more homework. Found the same car I want in TrueCar for $3k off MSRP. Accepted and printed the offer, guess what, it was the same dealer I went to in the morning. Made a few phone calls to other dealerships close by and no one can bit the offer. Went back to the dealership and the sale person I spoke to in the morning. I asked, "Why didn't you just give me a similar deal like the one you submitted to TrueCar so that I can save my trip?". He replied, "75% of their sales are from websites which have slim profit margin. They need to make up the profit from walk-in customers."

need4speed255 · 11-19-2015, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by layhum

Rule when you buy a new car (Japanese at least). If you can walk out the door at the MSRP price. You are stealing it! I got mine at that price for a 2016 Nismo Tech a few weeks ago.

You're crazy. If you can walk out the door paying "invoice" pricing then you are doing "okay". California may be different on their markup.

If you are referring to the out the door price as having tax and other charges already applied and that is near MSRP then yes you did well.

layhum · 11-19-2015, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by need4speed255

You're crazy. If you can walk out the door paying "invoice" pricing then you are doing "okay". California may be different on their markup.

If you are referring to the out the door price as having tax and other charges already applied and that is near MSRP then yes you did well.

I did walk out the door paying only MSRP! That is with all taxes, reg, and fees. Also, I use to sell cars. California really doesn't have much of a mark-ups for most vehicles. Maybe for some exotics. But MSRP is MSRP no matter where you go.

scottIN · 11-19-2015, 12:29 PM

Find out what their invoice is, plus any rebates (and deduct those). Pay that. That still leaves them the holdback, which is about average profit on a car for a dealer. Nissan's is 2.8% so on a $30K car, they're making a little under $900. Car dealers have to eat, too...

11-06-2015, 04:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
ssmoked Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 487 Drives: Charger Hellcat Rep Power: 13	How many buyers used truecars.com to purchase car Just wondering how are their prices and able to negotiate a better one myself

11-07-2015, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Felix 808 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 1,063 Drives: 2011 PW/Grey T/S 7AT Rep Power: 2806	I used it when I bought mine, & it worked good for me. Prices show an average of what others paid. & it's not always the same price, depending on time of year. I think it was a good tool, but that was before all the commercials when I used it. __________________ Semper Fi Μολὼν λαβέ

11-07-2015, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
zmanelite Track Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Anaheim Posts: 753 Drives: 370 Z Nismo Rep Power: 36	I bought a NV3500 and my Pops bought a Caravan Both time worked great , its a good starting point and negotiating tool __________________ Instagram @zmanscm

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barncobob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: hangtown, CA Posts: 1,164 Drives: 16 370Z auto Rep Power: 589	i used car gurus, worked good for me.. i used priceline but they only referenced the 3 dealers in the Sacto, which are ALL owned by the same guy...Sacto dealers think they have monopoly on pricing..$4K more than the Bay Area so took my $$ out of town

11-07-2015, 11:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mr Pinchy Base Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Central Florida Posts: 32 Drives: 2016 Sport PW 6MT Rep Power: 9	Check out Jenkins Nissan in Lakeland. Their price was less than Truecar and they don't add any "Dealer Installed Options" like they do in Orlando. They give you their best price up front. Purchased my new Z there in September.

11-07-2015, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 304	Used it to buy my dad's 2015 F-150. But the dealer pretty much gave us a slightly better deal

11-07-2015, 04:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
wanker Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Diego Posts: 443 Drives: 2011 370Z S/T A7 Rep Power: 2901	It's one of many valuation tools out there. I used it with Edwards, KBB, etc. They all are decent.

11-19-2015, 10:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
GraphiteZ Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northern VA Posts: 96 Drives: 05 Elise and 13 GTI Rep Power: 31	Bought a new Subaru Forester last year. Walked to a dealership in a morning, test drove and negotiate for about 30 mins and got a deal for $1k off MSRP. Left and went back to do more homework. Found the same car I want in TrueCar for $3k off MSRP. Accepted and printed the offer, guess what, it was the same dealer I went to in the morning. Made a few phone calls to other dealerships close by and no one can bit the offer. Went back to the dealership and the sale person I spoke to in the morning. I asked, "Why didn't you just give me a similar deal like the one you submitted to TrueCar so that I can save my trip?". He replied, "75% of their sales are from websites which have slim profit margin. They need to make up the profit from walk-in customers."

11-19-2015, 12:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 54	Find out what their invoice is, plus any rebates (and deduct those). Pay that. That still leaves them the holdback, which is about average profit on a car for a dealer. Nissan's is 2.8% so on a $30K car, they're making a little under $900. Car dealers have to eat, too...