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Originally Posted by allinon72
A few things that might make future car buying a little easier...first, original MSRP is irrelevant to any discussion. Second, if you're concerned about a dealership's profit margin on your car, it unnecessarily complicates the transaction and you will probably never be happy. The dealership will make money on your trade or your purchase, and there's nothing wrong with that. That doesn't mean you accept their first trade offer, you go back and fourth to come to a number you both agree with. The dealerships first trade offer will always be a low ball, nearly without exception.
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I view their profit margin as a "fee" for not selling private party. I'm OK with taking a haircut on a trade in so I don't have to deal with selling myself. Don't want to deal with people and really don't want to have to Uber everywhere if there were a gap between purchasing the car I want and selling the car I have. If I had multiple cars, I think it'd try harder to sell private party...