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Comments in this thread remind me why it’s so efficient to use the auto buying program from Costco. You deal with the fleet managers instead of regular sales st
by agrippanux 4y ago
Comments in this thread remind me why it’s so efficient to use the auto buying program from Costco. You deal with the fleet managers instead of regular sales staff and all required/optional costs are upfront and non-negotiable.
If you are an expert haggler you can likely negotiate a better price than what you get through Costco, but for the rest of us it gets you 90% of the way for very little effort.
- rdtwo 4y agoDays of old nobody will honor the Costco rate because it only applies to cars in inventory that don’t exist
- programmertote 4y agoI tried to use Costco Auto program when I bought a car in late May of this year (2022). Once the dealers heard I came from Costco Auto program, they acted disinterested even though they are part of Costco Auto program (e.g., Al Hendrickson Toyota). Plus, there is no Honda dealer that is part of Costco Auto program within 180 miles of where I live (I live in just a little north of Miami). I went to Mazda of North Miami which supposedly is part of Costco Auto Program, and guess what, they gave me $500 discount and they said that's all I get as part of Cost Auto (but the car was like $4000 above MSRP). I hope that when I purchase my next car, I'll never have to deal with dealerships and can buy it off online. I'm happy to pay 6-10% commission for dealership as long as I don't have to deal with haggling and being pushed to buy shady insurance and other add-ons that I don't need.