Why are dealers refusing to give me a quote in writing?

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How to Get Actual Quotes Out of Dealers

I could write a book on the process, but basically you need to do the following: Research, research, research. Become familiar with pricing/incentives on the vehicle(s) you are interested in. A place like leasehackr is great for getting lease information. Once you do your research, KNOW YOUR PRICE. You can’t call up a random dealer, go “Hey, give me your best offer on ______ for a 36 month lease!”. You’ll never get an offer that is close to the dealer’s actual bottom line. Instead of “Can …

Negotiating. Really frustrated

Here is my strategy if the “email dealer for quote” method is getting you nowhere. Often times, dealers won’t give precise numbers over the phone/email, since they fear you will just shop that quote to a competing dealer. They should still give you a quote anyways, but whatever. Make a fake Truecar account (come up with some bogus name and address along with fake phone number and email…all you will use this account for is collecting Truecar quotes from dealers). More on why you want a dummy a…