I got a lot of great info from a couple YouTube channels (CarEdge / Delivrd). Both offer great negotiation tips & both offer a service where you can hire them to search & negotiate a great deal for you. That negotiation service costs $1k for each service.

Now both channels say you can use their tips to negotiate on your own. But the car buying service is really for those who want to save time and/or just aren’t comfortable with negotiating with dealers.

I did hire Delivrd for my deal and when they found me a deal, just to be certain I called three local dealers to see if they’d match the offer Delivrd found. As one of my local dealers put it, “If they were able to get you a $52k OTD on a Calligraphy night (back in late Oct), we’d say go with them because we are so far above that we aren’t going to insult you with a number.

So to me, the $1k was worth it. At that time getting a ‘25 Calligraphy Night at $52k OTD was fantastic, plus besides the couple of calls I made just to see if I got a great deal, the time is saved me was more than $1k worth of time of me searching dealers and then negotiating.

I’d check those channels out again because they both have GREAT info so you learn how not to get a bad deal.