You don’t buy “literally everything” online direct from the manufacturer. Most manufacturers sell their products through retail stores (online or otherwise), and for good reason.

*Plus tax, tag, title, options, and fees. With $3k + first month’s payment due at signing. On approved credit. Dealer retains your first born child, etc., etc., etc..

You do realize that private sale and trade-in values are completely different for a reason, right? There’s a price to be paid for convenience.

No dealer wants to waste their time with a customer that’s not interested in their inventory. Do you really think dealers have the time to write their own ads, anyway? It’s typically a software issue.

Perhaps you should try reading what you’re clicking. TrueCar makes no secret of their business model.

That’s simply not true. It’s not like you’re applying for 30 credit cards. The credit bureaus know you’re only shopping for one vehicle.

There is no such thing as a “soft pull” with auto loans. That term typically applies to pre-approved offers that you didn’t initiate.

3% for 60 months on a 5 year old exotic? Good luck.

Because the manufacturers like it that way. They’re only responsible for the production side of the business, they have guaranteed customers, and they make the same profit every time they sell a vehicle.

Typically what the dealer offers is a lifetime nitrogen fill. Bring it back anytime for a top off. If you have to put in regular air in an emergency, they will cycle that out for you, too.

So your advice is to negotiate in bad faith and put earnest money toward a vehicle you may not have any interest in actually purchasing? You are the reason it’s so difficult for real buyers to find a limited production vehicle.

No, they absolutely do not. We can’t even request allocation. They give us what they want on limited production vehicles.

Georgia’s newest and largest Toyota dealer: Cumming Beaver Toyota.