Well said. Over MANY cars bought, it has run about 50:50 as to whether the dealer can beat my pre-arranged financing - and most recently by a LOT (and I still got the $200 spiff from that credit union for taking out a car loan). Also - don’t tell them what your pre-approved rate is for the love of Dog! I was actually…

Just one case, but the last time I did this they didn’t even try to match or beat my rate. This was about 7 years ago though and light stream had 1.75% for 60 months on used cars. Overall though, I agree with your comment. Get one or a few loan quotes and see if the dealer is willing to match or beat it, no harm in…

Agreed.  Honda and Honda dealers seem to have very little in common.  It's too bad the manufacturer can't hold the dealers to higher standards.

Also, play around with an online payment calculator, where you enter the loan amount, interest rate and length of loan. Play around with different numbers so you know how they move your payment.

“And as a result, over the years, I’ve paid more to banks and credit unions in interest on car loans than I should have.”

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He didn’t say that Alston shouldn’t have been offended by it. He said that once the error was discovered, it was remedied with termination of the responsible employee, and as the tampering of the machine occurred after hours, it’s not something that would be expected, and hence not something that would be looked-for.…

“I think somebody should have looked into this and seen it before it happened, seen it before any customer got treated in this manner that day,” Alston told the outlet.

Ha!  Nobody said there would be homework!   Do I like, have to do research, and like stuff? 

You don’t need to ask -- it’s the Silverado / GMC whatever clone.

So no sales data from anything from GM.

Um. Ok? 

I just can’t believe that the kick-ass bush bars and awesome light bar on that Land Rover didn’t keep him safe in the snow. Who could have predicted this epic fail in such an awesomely manly vehicle?

If you mean that they make products that people like, then yes, they are. And so are organic grocers.

Your balloon just burst.

LOL population density isn’t there in much of the US.

At first I was mad but, yeah... we are. Maybe your people are slimmer because you have to be ready to run away from all of your deadly local fauna. 

I live in Australia. We have even more massive distances and places full of nothing.

Many vehicles are fashion statements- Tesla and Prius are the first to come to mind, but certainly big trucks also. Low riders, hot rods, Vespas, etc. Such is American car culture. I know a bunch of Brits that immigrated to the US and the first thing they do is buy a Tahoe/Suburban and a gun or a few. Freedom is a…

And that is exactly the point people like you missed. And that is also why I know you don’t have kids.

Most car enthusiasts and pretty much every contributor here at Jalopnik do not hold back their bashing on SUVs and their drivers. Why? They all overwhelmingly focus on driving dynamics and what not while ignoring one of the most important aspects of any car purchase for a family - safety.