{"id":309,"date":"2014-11-14T00:46:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T05:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2014-11-14T00:46:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T05:46:37","slug":"first-steps-negotiating-new-used-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/first-steps-negotiating-new-used-car\/","title":{"rendered":"First Steps in Negotiating a New or Used Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>There are some important first steps to remember when you\u2019re trying to buy a new or used <a title=\"car\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autotempest.com\/advice\/negotiating-a-car-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">car<\/a> at a dealership. Many people shy away from negotiation because they don\u2019t think that they have what it takes to make a good deal but in reality, anyone can negotiate a great deal on a new ride. One of the most important things to remember when visiting a dealership is to take a long, serious look around at several cars throughout the lot before actually talking to a salesperson. But if you do have to make conversation, you may want to tell them that you\u2019re just looking around to get an idea of exactly what you might be interested in. This way you can keep the pressure at a minimum and it will give you time to look at all your options. At this point it is very important to say as little as possible so that you don\u2019t trap yourself into making any premature decisions on a car. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The two main mistakes that people make when buying a car is that they say too much in the beginning and they end up buying a <a title=\"vehicle\" href=\"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/prepare-your-car-for-shipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a> too soon. In the beginning, don\u2019t talk too much about budgets or your exact intentions so that you can eventually end up getting a good deal after learning more and negotiating a great price. A person needs to have enough time to research and really find what fits their desires. This is where it\u2019s important to be polite to the people working at the dealership so later you can get the best offer instead of being bulldozed into something you really don\u2019t want. This way, if you do end up buying a vehicle from that dealership, you have already started a strong, long-lasting relationship which will be important down the road. If you&#8217;re good at negotiating and end up with a great new car deal and need to have it shipped; make sure you use a reliable car shipping <a title=\"company\" href=\"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">company<\/a> such as Thrifty Auto Shipping, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There are some important first steps to remember when you\u2019re trying to buy a new or used car at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[23,24,9],"class_list":["post-309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-shipping-2","tag-affordable-car-shipping","tag-car-shipping-company","tag-ship-your-car"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>First Steps in Negotiating a New or Used Car<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These are some of the first steps to take in negotiating a new or used car deal. 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