If you are used to buying a new vehicle just after Christmas, my advice is to start now.
While vehicles are more plentiful this year than in the past few, sales are brisk and our dealers are pre-selling incoming cars, especially in the case of Toyota and Lexus. If you want to take advantage of Tax Code 179, take advantage of the HUGE December incentives, or want to grab an EV before the $7,500 rebate runs out, START NOW.
Communicate with one of our dealers. Tell them what you want, try to be flexible if possible, and let them do what they do best: make you happy.
BEWARE THE BAIT AND SWITCH ONLINE PRICES!
It is worse this time of year than any other time. Dealers putting unrealistic pricing is rampant right now. They only have one vehicle at that price and guess what? It sold this morning. They use all sorts of rebates you won’t qualify for, but you’re already three hours into the deal before you find out. Some will keep you hostage only to tell you later that it is “plus add-ons” or the price didn’t include transportation charges. Stick with my Certified Dealers to avoid this waste of time nonsense.
Here are some tips to help you make the CarPro process quicker and easier:
- First, be sure to start the process by emailing our dealers as prescribed below. Tell the dealer when you are going to visit them, and what you are looking for. It is a good idea to spend some time on the dealership’s website and if you find your dream car, include the stock number or VIN number.
- If you have a bank or credit union, find out the best interest rate you can get. If the dealer can match or beat that rate, you can get everything done at one time, in one visit.
- If you have frozen your credit files, unfreeze them in advance if you are going to finance.
- If you have a trade-in, go through the vehicle and remove all personal items. Try to have it clean and the tires dressed. Leave all service records in a folder on the front seat.
- If there is money owed on your trade-in, call and get a 10-day payoff from your lender. If your trade-in is paid off, take the title with you and both sets of keys. Take your current insurance card and driver license.
Using our system is easy, but MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A PROCESS and it needs to be followed to reap the rewards of it, and this is true more now than ever.
You can go CarPro.com to any of our affiliates from our website, all you have to do is click Certified Car Pros near the top of the website. Email that dealer from our website, and you’ll get a Car Pro VIP Certificate right back in your email. Be sure to enter your correct address to get the certificate. You are welcome to email as many dealers as you wish from our list. Here is a link to find all our dealers coast-to-coast:
Click Here to find a CarPro Dealer→
A car for most people is the second largest purchase you will ever make. It is always a good idea to “know someone” in the business. The sheer volume of business I send our dealers gives you a HUGE advantage and best of all it is FREE!
