- Buying a new car is a crazy and exciting time.
When you decide that the time's right,
it's time to go for it,
it means that the next few weeks
or maybe even months are going
to be spent checking around online practically
every hour of the day.
Checking for available cars,
checking for prices,
window shopping for cars you absolutely cannot afford.
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♪ Mad at me ♪
♪ I think I know why ♪
But maybe if you sold a kidney or something, maybe.
But when you finally narrow down your search
to what you're looking for,
price becomes your next biggest factor.
What's going on everybody?
Gels from Fitment Industries,
and today we're going to be going
over some tips to help you find the best price
on your next new, or new to you, car.
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You spent the months saving up the cash,
you've done all the research,
you have all your window shopping done
for new exhausts, and new wheels, tires,
and suspensions, some carbon goodies,
maybe you already ordered some parts,
but you're gonna wanna make sure
that you get the best deal on the actual car, right?
Well, I mean, of course.
One thing to always keep in consideration,
especially when looking at a brand new car
is that you don't always need
to get the latest model year of the car.
A lot of the time, you can knock off
a few grand of the price
just by simply backing up a year or two for the vehicle.
Surprise! Surprise!
Dealerships don't sell out of cars
every single year.
So, odds are you can still pick up a brand new
2017 or 2019 model year for relatively cheaper
than let's say a 2020 or a 2021.
Nowadays, there are not many differences
between one model year to the next of vehicles,
especially ones that are mass-produced.
Typically, whenever are made to a vehicle,
they advertise it as a face-lift
or the next generation of said vehicle.
Which, if that's the case,
had you want the last face-lift
or the generation that just came out this year,
well then, that's just the price
you're gonna have to pay, literally.
However, if you can deal with the lack of a button
or a feature from here or there,
taking it back a few years
and checking out some
of the leftover cars on the lot first,
then you have the potential
to save a few thousand dollars.
Get to know your local dealerships, too.
It's never a bad thing to be on a good term
with your dealer.
And I don't mean like that, you delinquent.
But, I mean, this one kind of speaks for itself.
Getting to know the dealership
and employees generally will help you out
with a purchase of a vehicle from them.
And you may be thinking,
"Okay, get to know the salesperson. Got it"
And yes, that can definitely help,
but more important than that,
a little inside tip here,
get to know the detailers of said locations
because the ones responsible
for making the cars look all nice and spiffy
are probably going to be the ones
that get the first knowledge of the cars coming in
before anyone else does,
which gives you a fantastic advantage
to know what's coming in where
before anybody else does.
Tip number three that we have for you
would be to keep an eye out
for some of the lease-end cars,
or cars that were owned for one period of a lease.
If you're not familiar with leases basically
when you lease a vehicle,
you're leasing it for a fixed period
of time at an agreed upon price.
With this, there's a limit set
on how many miles per year
you can actually put on the vehicle
and all that kind of stuff.
But finding a previously leased vehicle
or one that's coming near the end of it
if you know somebody with low miles
is generally very easy.
And since leased vehicles are required
to have maintenance done,
you're usually getting
a well-maintained low mileage vehicle.
This is actually how I came across my FRS.
It was one-owner leased car
with only 16,000 miles.
And when I bought it
and compared to the other used FRS BRZs
on the market at the time,
it was this absolute steal
for how low miles that it had.
The vehicle history is also well-documented
since all maintenance is usually done
by the dealership that is leasing the car out.
You ever drive by a dealership around town
and the sign just showcases, let's say,
Chevy, GM, and there are maybe Jeep or something.
I don't know, it seems like every dealership sells Jeep now.
But the kind of tucked away in the back corner of the lot,
you see something a little bit odd.
Something that definitely does not belong in the realm
of all the other cars at the dealership.
Maybe WRX STI or a Porsche or something like that.
Look for those unconventional cars
at conventional dealerships.
A good majority of the time when this happens,
when you just kinda get an oddball car
that pops up at your regular dealership,
they likely took the vehicle in on trade for something else.
Now, this could mean a few different things.
One, they're just looking to get rid of it
because it doesn't make sense for them
to have it on their lot.
And two, they might not know exactly
what they have but you do.
More often than not,
dealerships that don't specialize
in vehicles like this
will miss out on some things
that make a vehicle, say,
more sought after.
Actually worth more
but they don't realize that.
Maybe it's a special edition
or a special trim level
that was only made for a few years.
Chances are you can get a better deal
on cars like these
because they are looking
to move them as soon as possible
because it just doesn't fit in
with what they do.
Our last tip for the day is
to keep your eyes peeled everywhere.
Places like Autotrader, CarGurus
and all that are fantastic resources.
But don't forget about
your regular online marketplaces as well.
Craigslist used to be absolutely massive.
However, I would say Facebook marketplaces really started
to take over in the last few years
with how easy it is to use
and the amount of people
that are already on that platform.
But don't forget about them.
Our tip would be
if you're looking around for a new car,
keep Facebook marketplace open
at all times throughout the day
and check it frequently.
Have it sorted by recently added.
So, when you refresh it
as much as possible,
you'll get hit with the brand new cars
that have been listed.
You'll be surprised
how many cars get put up
for sale every single day.
And cars, they go fast now.
They're kinda like houses.
Trust me, looking for a house right now,
it's a little bit rough
and it kinda beats you up a little bit.
Anyway, marketplaces are a lot easier
to post stuff up for sale right away.
And by keeping up with them,
you sometimes can get ahead of a lot of people
looking for that same car kinda that you are.
You would actually be surprised how many dealerships
have listings on these marketplaces too.
And sometimes, they'll pop up
on, say, Facebook faster than they would
before any of the other websites
because it's just so simple.
So, there you have it some five,
I think five-ish tips to keep in mind
when you're on the hunt for a new vehicle for you
and you wanna save a little bit extra cash,
get the best price that you possibly can.
Thank you, guys so much for watching.
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what kind of vehicle you're looking at
or if at anytime that you've saved a good chunk of money
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Thank you, guys again.
I'm Gels from Fitment Industries.
We'll see you later. Peace.