This is a “how to” with a unique approach to getting exactly the deal and car you want, to not only avoid all the things we have grown to hate about visiting a car dealership, AND actually enjoy the process. What a concept!

As car buyers, here is just some of the negative junk that we have all experienced:

Rude and indifferent treatment by salesmen that are dressed like pimps (don’t you ever wonder what their house or car looks like?), being ripped off on trade-ins and new purchase, the tons of wasted time it takes to transact a deal, the agony of being handed off to a “closer”, and if you are a woman just coming onto the dealership premises by yourself, being asked, “is your husband with you?” as if you don’t have a brain in your head.
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After all these years driving demos, I finally need to buy my own car again. The timing couldn’t be worse, as we also need to reshingle the roof on The Garage at some point in the next couple of months. As a result, we are on a tighter budget than would have been the case normally so the used car shopping has begun. I think I’ll take this opportunity to bring our readers along for the ride. Fortunately todays’ shopping trip provided some incredible examples of what to look out for when you are buying a used car.

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