sf wrote on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:36:38 -0700:

>> Consumer Reports has a buying service that will give you the
>> true dealer's cost on a car and the desired bells and
>> whistles for a small price. I have never had any trouble
>> paying about $250 over that. In fact, when I tell salesmen
>> about it being a CR price, they almost always say that they
>> can match it.

> You can get that at Edmund's (invoice, give backs etc - but
> not the end of month, end of quarter give backs) and it's
> free.

I did use Edmonds too and I don't think there was much difference. Th
only problem was that the dealer Edmonds recommended did not have the
car I wanted in stock

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not