Tips For Buying Your Next New Car
When the time comes for you to replace your current car with a brand new model, you are faced with a number of decisions that must be made. Buying a new car is a costly expense and not one that should be made in haste. You need to take time to think carefully about the type of car you are most interested in and then do your homework, long before you step foot out of your house or you could spend the next 4 to 6 years making payments on a purchase you deeply regret.
As you have probably noticed, there are likely to be several new car dealerships in your area, some of them selling the same brand of car. Once you have made the decision to buy a particular brand of car, then you need to choose which dealership you are going to buy it from. This can be as important a decision as choosing which particular brand of car you are going to buy.
The best place to start looking for a reputable car dealership is online. Here you will find that each dealership has its own web site. You will also find that if there are any major complaints against a particular dealership, they will come up in your search. Read through these complaints carefully as the service after the sale is actually for more important than any amount of money you are likely to save by shopping at the dealership with the lowest prices.
When you look at those dealers left on your list of those selling the brands of cars you are interested in, you need to start narrowing the field. Remember that most dealers are going to match prices rather than missing out on a sale, so you can eliminate this from your search criteria if you are shopping for a new car. Far more important is how you are treated from the moment you first contact them and long after you have made your purchase.
The average new car dealer has a web site that lists all of the vehicles they currently have in their inventory. This will allow you to see which of the dealers you are going to be able to shop at. You can eliminate the rest from your list, unless you want to have to wait for your new car to be delivered to the dealership. This process can take anywhere from days to weeks depending on the brand and where the car is located.
You can speed up the buying process by applying for your car loan directly on the new car dealership’s website. Most new car dealers have a page that will allow you to apply for and be pre-qualified for financing. This will stop you from wasting valuable time going to the dealer and finding the car you want only to be turned down by the dealer’s financial department because you have credit problems. Instead you find out where you credit limits are, which can help decide which vehicle you can buy.
Getting ready to buy your car and making the purchase are only a part of the equation. How you are treated when you walk in the door is another important part of the picture. You should feel like you are an important customer when you walk in the door and be treated as such by your salesman. If you are not, you may want to reconsider your decision and go elsewhere to make your purchase. After all there are other dealers that sell the same car as you found out while you were doing your research.
The final aspect of the dealer you choose needs to be the service you can expect after the sale. While every new car dealership has a service department, not all are created equally. You have invested a large amount of money in your new car and you have a right to expect the highest quality of service from the technicians in their service department. You should take the time to meet their service manager and the service writers that you will be dealing with.
Ask how many of their technicians are factory trained and certified, how many are ASE certified and what type of waiting time you can expect for service work. You may also want to ask around and see what others have to say about the quality of their workmanship. All of this information combined needs to be assessed before you decide which new car dealership you are going to buy your new car from.
When you are ready to buy your next new car, you will find that Hooman Nissan will meet or exceed all of your expectations. We are committed to providing the highest level of service to our customers before, during and after the sale.
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