Car Buying Quiz: How Many Errors Can You Spot?

We all know that when you first walk onto a car lot it won’t be long before being greeted by a salesperson.

They’ll introduce themselves, and it won’t be long at all before the the idle chat (which is really an inquisition by a trained salesperson) begins to ensue.

Most people tend to believe that this seemingly softball conversation is just that and no harm… no foul.

Not so fast though… this is actually the beginning of the car buying sales process, and here at acarbuyinguide.com we just can’t let you get off that easy. You want to learn how to get your best card deal don’t you? Then you need to know when the sales process actually begins… and it just did.

Never forget… the goal of the SALESperson is to sell you something and you can bet that it their focus on you.

So, I would like you to take this short little quiz over such a scenario as this… are you ready?

• Salesperson: – after the brief introduction…. “What type of car are you interested in?”
• You: “The LX-vr7″ (names have been changed to protect the no so innocent)
• Salesperson: “Do you have a trade-in?”
• You: I do… it’s a (insert year) (insert car).”
• Salesperson: “Do you owe anything on it?”
• You: “I think around $4,000.”
• Salesperson: “How much are you paying per month?”
• You: “Around $300″
• Salesperson: “And how much are you looking at budgeting for your new car?”
• You: “Maybe $350 or so.”
• Salesperson: “Let me ask you… if we found just the right car for you, would you have the flexibility to go say $375 to $400?”
• You: “That would be a little high, but for the right car, I would consider it.”

Okay…

So what is harmful about this very typical type of conversation?

First let me back up just a bit and say that for the purpose of brevity, all of the small talk between each question and answer has been scrubbed out. The point being so you can see exactly what type of knowledge the salesperson is gathering here.

There are six buyer responses to questions just above… how many mistakes can you spot the buyer making as they relate to the car buying – deal getting process?

Take your time………….

Of the six lines that the buyer had just above, they made car buying mistakes in at least 5 of the 6!

The buyer (or you) have just had your expectations bumped and beyond that, you’ve just given out valuable information that can (and will be) used against you later on during the negotiating process and end up costing you thousands of dollars.

If you’re not sure what went so wrong with the innocent conversation and exchange of information, then you need to spend a little time on the website… or fast track your way to saving big on your next car purchasing by ordering a copy of my top selling car buying guide.

Oh… okay… here are the answers to the car buying quiz… seriously though you should at least check out the details of my car buying guide.