The Four Square When Car Buying

If you are not in the car business you have probably not heard the term Four Square. It is a lingo term used by dealers to describe the worksheet used by sales people during the new and used car negotiation process. It is usually a standard 8.5 x 11 card that will have 4 large squares that cover the face. [...click title to continue reading...]

Simple Checklist for Buying a New Car

A Simple Checklist for Buying a New Car

A simple checklist when buying a new car can not only save time, but it can also save you some big money while ensuring a good deal. A checklist for buying a new car is not a requirement, but the extra steps you take in preparation will far out weigh stopping into a [...click title to continue reading...]

Take Away Close for Selling Cars

When you are negotiating on your new or used car purchase be ready for the take away close. The take away close is another phrase from the car salesman lingo that is used on a car buyer during the negotiation process. It is pretty much what it sounds like and a car dealer scam.

Take Away Close to Close the Car [...click title to continue reading...]

The Payment Car Buyer Scam

Car dealers and salesmen both love the Payment Car Buyer. The car buyer that comes into the car dealership and buys a car based only on the payment. Most people would call this the Payment Car Buyer Scam, but not the dealer or the salesman. They consider this a transaction where the car buyer is more concerned with the payment [...click title to continue reading...]

The Car Trade-In Payoff Scam

There have been some changes to the Auto Industry have surfaced some of the worst of car dealer scams, the Car Trade-In Payoff Scam. There has been reports of car dealers pulling a scam by telling the customer that they are paying off their Trade-In as part of their new car purchase, but they are not. The customer then gets [...click title to continue reading...]