How to Get Your Dream Car for a Bargain

In the market for a luxury car? Follow our tips on getting the car of your dreams for a better price.

From Reader's Digest

• Buy off-brand One of his clients recently bought a 2002 Audi A4 at an Acura dealership for $4,000 less than the same model at an Audi dealership. "People aren't going to Acura dealerships looking for an Audi," he says.
  
  
• Ask for demos or cars bought at auction That way you may get a price closer to what the car cost the dealership (found on Edmunds.com or the Kelley Blue Book site, kbb.com). Trade-ins are costlier for the dealer, so you'll pay more too.
  
  
• Check how long it's been there Stickers on the windshield may give this away, or cruise the lot often. If a car's been there a month or more the dealer may have several, or it's not in high demand, meaning there's more room for negotiation.

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