{"id":193,"date":"2013-07-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conversations.itgroove.net\/?p=193"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:48:42","slug":"what-i-learned-about-buying-our-new-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2013\/07\/03\/what-i-learned-about-buying-our-new-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"What I learned about buying our new cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Sean Wallbridge<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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We recently bought two new cars.\u00a0 Well, mostly new. Both were Demo\u2019s (cars used typically by staff at the car lot, typically with 3000 to 8000km on it \u2013 more about that below). I won\u2019t comment too much on what we bought (a Mini Cooper Countryman and a Ford Flex \u2013 loving them both by the way) or where we bought them to protect the (mostly) innocent but I thought I\u2019d share what I learned about buying cars, in case it helps others.<\/p>\n

All in all, both car purchases were positive experiences.\u00a0 I loved my Range Rover and our Kia Sedona Van served us admirably as well.\u00a0 But we decided we no longer wanted to be \u201cvan people\u201d and the Range Rover, well, it was always thirsty for gas and it was very expensive to maintain. I\u2019ll miss her, but not that much.<\/p>\n

My dad was a big part of my learning process and while the decisions to buy were my own (Wendy preferred to defer to me on this), his experience and support was invaluable. Thanks Dad.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s what I learned:<\/p>\n

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  1. Salespeople are not looking to be your friend or your pal.\u00a0 Sure, they are chummy, very likeable but that is their job<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 to make the experience an emotional one for you<\/em>.\u00a0 Post sales, the guys I have dealt with were still good guys, but it is important to remember they simply want to get as much margin out of you, as you want to save on buying a car<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n