Buying a new car — Crazy Great Deal?

5,000 off of MSRP price of a new car. Yes, that’s the deal I got on a new Honda Pilot.

Here is how you can do it.

TrueCar.com

Choose the car you want and see what deal they give you. If you like the deal, print out the certificate for the dealer that is willing to honor that deal. Check the inventory of that dealer and drive there. Show them the certificate and test drive the car.

When you sit down to do the paperwork, make sure that they don’t include dealer-installed accessories unless you want them. Also, don’t negotiate on the monthly payments. Do all the paperwork on the actual price of the car. Once you sign on the price of the car with taxes. Then make sure they give you a monthly payment that matches with the total price. There are plenty of car loan calculator apps that you can get for your smartphone to help you out.

TrueCar changes the deals on hourly and daily basis. The day after I got the $5,000 deal, TrueCar lowered the deal discount to $2,200. This is kind of similar to buying airplane tickets.

For example if you are looking for a new Prius, they were having a discount of $4,900. For a new GTI, a discount of $2,500.

Have fun shopping if you are looking for a new car and never go to a dealer alone as you need extra pair of eyes while doing the paperwork.

Have fun driving and be safe.

Almir Mustafic (almirsCorner.com)