We have a new car.
I swear, there is nothing worse on this planet than negotiating for a new car. And since the middle of October, I’ve had my share of dealing with these people. We actually had one guy who wouldn’t hold the deal we had worked out while we went to lunch unless I gave him $20 to hold it.
Anyways, the nightmare stories go on, and they continued even through the deal we ended up with. After four dealerships, 3 near deals and looking at at least 15 different cars – we settled on a Nissan Pathfinder. The same car I worked on for almost three hours yesterday and walked away from. (Which actually felt kind of good on account of the jerk I had trying to “close” me.)
Late this evening, the dealer called and gave me the number I wanted. The exact number I asked for. We went into this saying we would do it if the car and the deal was perfect and we got it. Honestly, I must be a hard sale or something because I made absolutely no friends along the way and I expect they are just as happy to not hear from me as I will be to not have to see them.
So, tomorrow we pickup our car and say good bye to our dear green Nissan Xterra with 62,000 miles on it. Lily will be disappointed since all she has said she wanted was a “new, pink car”. Not sure how we’ll explain this one, but she’ll manage.
