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Learning
the Terms
Negotiations often have a vocabulary of their own. Here are
some terms you may hear when you’re talking price.
Invoice
Price is
the manufacturer’s initial charge to the dealer. This
usually is higher than the dealer’s final cost because
dealers receive rebates, allowances, discounts, and
incentive awards. Generally, the invoice price should
include freight (also known as destination and delivery).
If you’re buying a car based on the invoice price (for
example, "at invoice," "$100 below
invoice," "two percent above invoice"), and
if freight is already included, make sure freight isn’t
added again to the sales contract.
Base
Price is
the cost of the car without options, but includes standard
equipment and factory warranty. This price is printed on
the Monroney sticker.
Monroney
Sticker Price (MSRP)
shows the base price, the manufacturer’s installed
options with the manufacturer’s suggested retail price,
the manufacturer’s transportation charge, and the fuel
economy (mileage). Affixed to the car window, this label
is required by federal law, and may be removed only by the
purchaser.
Dealer
Sticker Price,
usually on a supplemental sticker, is the Monroney sticker
price plus the suggested retail price of dealer-installed
options, such as additional dealer markup (ADM) or
additional dealer profit (ADP), dealer preparation, and
undercoating.
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Consider
these suggestions:
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Check
publications at a library or bookstore, or on the
Internet, that discuss new car features and prices.
These may provide information on the dealer’s costs
for specific models and options.
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Shop
around to get the best possible price by comparing
models and prices in ads and at dealer showrooms. You
also may want to contact car-buying services and
broker-buying services to make comparisons.
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Plan
to negotiate on price. Dealers may be willing to bargain
on their profit margin, often between 10 and 20 percent.
Usually, this is the difference between the
manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) and the
invoice price.
Because
the price is a factor in the dealer’s calculations
regardless of whether you pay cash or finance your car —
and also affects your monthly payments — negotiating the
price can save you money.
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Consider
ordering your new car if you don’t see what you want
on the dealer’s lot. This may involve a delay, but
cars on the lot may have options you don’t want —
and that can raise the price. However, dealers often
want to sell their current inventory quickly, so you may
be able to negotiate a good deal if an in-stock car
meets your needs.
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