Comments on: How My Friend Outsmarted a Car Salesman http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-my-friend-outsmarted-a-car-salesman/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Trevor - 14 Year Old Money Blogger http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-my-friend-outsmarted-a-car-salesman/comment-page-1/#comment-4150 Trevor - 14 Year Old Money Blogger Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:45:31 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=412#comment-4150 Wow. Awesome awesome awesome article. Sure shares some tips to get cheaper car prices. Money is different for everyone. To a big corperation, $50 might be a tiny bit but for a normal person $50 can buy a MP3(not an Ipod though), a nice dinner for 2, a Wii video game. If you just explore the options, there's a lot a tiny bit of money can do. Wow. Awesome awesome awesome article.

Sure shares some tips to get cheaper car prices. Money is different for everyone. To a big corperation, $50 might be a tiny bit but for a normal person $50 can buy a MP3(not an Ipod though), a nice dinner for 2, a Wii video game. If you just explore the options, there’s a lot a tiny bit of money can do.

]]> By: Joe P http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-my-friend-outsmarted-a-car-salesman/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 Joe P Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:59:32 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=412#comment-2245 Great article Presh! Great article Presh!

]]> By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-my-friend-outsmarted-a-car-salesman/comment-page-1/#comment-2232 Presh Talwalkar Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:35:51 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=412#comment-2232 <b><em>Evan</b></em>: I admire that your dad did the same thing. It's not always easy to put your foot down! <b><em>Jamie</b></em>: I love your comment. This exactly matches my opinion--no one else should judge how you spend your hard-earned money ("mind your decisions"). I'm glad you out-talked the bank teller. <b><em>Huey Kwik</b></em>: Here's a good explanation and story about the "fax attack": http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-driver/74765-buying-new-car-read-here-first.html Glad to hear a personal story that it works. Evan: I admire that your dad did the same thing. It’s not always easy to put your foot down!

Jamie: I love your comment. This exactly matches my opinion–no one else should judge how you spend your hard-earned money (“mind your decisions”). I’m glad you out-talked the bank teller.

Huey Kwik: Here’s a good explanation and story about the “fax attack”:

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-driver/74765-buying-new-car-read-here-first.html

Glad to hear a personal story that it works.

]]> By: Huey http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-my-friend-outsmarted-a-car-salesman/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Huey Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=412#comment-2230 I used the "fax attack" to by my car for several thousand under invoice. I used the “fax attack” to by my car for several thousand under invoice.

]]> By: Jamie http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-my-friend-outsmarted-a-car-salesman/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 Jamie Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:43:39 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=412#comment-2229 All it takes is to put it in perspective. A "small" amount of money to one person means something completely different to someone else. I remember getting into an an argument with my bank who had overcharged me $5. I was a student at the time and it was a big deal to me. The teller told me that they didn't need to refund the money to me as it was such a small amount. I told him that if it was such a small amount, then the bank shouldn't have any problem refunding it to me, which he then did. As with the car sale, it is not up to the business to decide if the amount of money in question is small or not. All you need to do is show them that it matters to you. All it takes is to put it in perspective. A “small” amount of money to one person means something completely different to someone else.

I remember getting into an an argument with my bank who had overcharged me $5. I was a student at the time and it was a big deal to me. The teller told me that they didn’t need to refund the money to me as it was such a small amount. I told him that if it was such a small amount, then the bank shouldn’t have any problem refunding it to me, which he then did.

As with the car sale, it is not up to the business to decide if the amount of money in question is small or not. All you need to do is show them that it matters to you.

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