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You have probably already started this process since you are looking at carVOICE.com By now you are probably starting to narrow your choices. You have seen vehicles on the road you like and are now starting the process of narrowing your search further.The Internet has unlimited information about automobiles. If you want basic specifications, color and option information visit the manufacturer web sites using our links. If you want more detailed information visit Edmunds.com. The supermarket also contains a wealth of information on the magazine rack. Consumer Reports puts out helpful information that is somewhat incomplete. An especially helpful guide is put out several times a year by Consumer's Guide. The book contains quick reviews and pricing information which is invaluable. Buy the guide, and keep the pages in your pocket when you go to the dealer to negotiate. LINKS
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There are few ways to shop for your next vehicle without making at least a few trips to your local dealers even if you are planning on buying over the internet. We think most dealers apply less pressure than maybe they did several years ago. Take time to "walk the lots" looking carefully at your vehicle choices. Sit in them and check the quality. Visualize how the car will look in five years after your three children have pounded the interior into submission. Look under the hood and check the trunk. Sit in all of the seats. Think about things such as comfort and visability. A salesperson will invariably approach (or if you are on the lot "after hours" a security guard.) Explain that at this time you are "just looking" but ask the salesperson to help you look at the car. Salespeople take classes in which they are shown how to "present" their cars to customers. Let the salesperson do her thing. No matter how much you know about your vehicle chances are you will learn something. Take the time to look at your choices several times. You will always learn something. If a friend has the car pick his brain carefully so that you have as much information as possible. At this time, you can never have enough information.
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What do you really think of the test drive? Do you dread the pressure which seems to always follow a test drive. Does the salesperson say "so what will it take to get you in this car" after the test drive. On the other hand, how are you going to know how well a car drives if you do not take it for a test drive? The easiest way to initiate a test drive is to simply drive to your dealer. Meet a salesperson and ask them if you can take a drive. Some dealers will let you go alone but most will require you ride with a salesperson. Many dealers ask you to show them your driver's license "for insurance purposes." Actually, this is not really necessary. What the dealers really want is your address to add it to its mailing list. A test drive alternative, although costly, is to contact your local rental car agency, such as Enterprise, and rent the vehicle you want. Although expensive, at the end of a week end driving the vehicle you will really know if it is a vehicle for you. If you would like to apply for an extended test drive with a local dealer click on the link below.
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