How To Use Drive Your Dream to get up front pricing on a New Car

In this chapter:

• How to get up front price quotes for your new car online before going to a car dealer
• Getting a guaranteed selling price certificate on screen before going to a dealer
• Why this strategy gets you a lower cost than other car buying strategies

The old school method of car buying involved us visiting numerous car dealers, without knowing anything about new car invoice prices. Hours were wasted in several dealerships trying to get your salesperson to lower the selling price down from the window sticker MSRP price. Now savvy car buyers like you and I know to get quotes in writing before we even venture to the dealer. So where do you look up new car prices and how do you determine invoice price of your car?

The Drive Your Dream Auto Buying Program allows you to configure your new car and get your no hassle new car price online before you go to the dealer. It leverages volume buying power of large companies, employers or membership groups, which they are now offering to our visitors here at CarBuyingTips.com.

Drive Your Dream allows you to choose your car and configure options online, and get an instant price quote from a local dealer in the network. It's fast and easy for anyone. I fully configured and priced out a Lexus GX470 in 60 seconds, and got my No Obligation, No Hassle Price online without even talking to any salesperson. My instant online price quote came in at $54,639, an impressive $5011 savings off MSRP, 3 minutes after I started. I also priced a Dodge Grand Caravan at $5100 below MSRP and a Honda Odyssey at $2645 below MSRP. You might see different pricing depending on market conditions and demand for your vehicle. The official quote certificate appears online clearly itemizing invoice price, MSRP, your Total No Hassle Price and your savings off sticker price. It has the internet sales manager contact info and address of your Drive Your Dream dealer. You then print out your No Hassle Certificate, which can be used for nearly every vehicle on the dealer's lot. With your new car quote in hand, call your dealer contact, make sure your car is available in your configuration, and set an appointment to test drive and buy your new car. No more all day mentally draining haggle sessions, life does not get any easier than this, and you did not have to visit a dozen dealers to bring home the gold. I recommend getting multiple quotes to make sure that you are getting your best price. You should get quotes from sites like CarWoo, Cars.com, Edmunds.com, MyRide.com and CarsDirect to compare against the Drive Your Dream price. You also may be able to use the Drive Your Dream price to negotiate with one of the other dealers.

Another excellent consumer advocate car pricing research site Fighting Chance has a very useful package of recent intelligence and selling prices on your particular car. You can use the FightingChance package in conjunction with the Drive Your Dream site to prove that you are indeed getting the the best price by using Drive Your Dream.

How it works - It's 3 simple steps:

1) You go to Drive Your Dream Auto Buying Program web site and select your vehicle model. You remain at home while getting your new car pricing quote, so there is no pressure.

2) Configure your new the vehicle with colors and options you want. With each of the options, they show you the invoice price and the full retail MSRP price. This is how you obtain invoice pricing on new cars, to help you gauge how much you should be paying for your new car. As you check off the options you want, it shows you a running total, and you should be finished with this step in about 2 minutes. What I really love about this is the awesome TrueCar pricing graphs and TrueCar Price Rating, which tells you whether this is a good price quote, based on recent selling prices on this car in your area.

3) You can then connect with up to 3 Program Dealers based on distance, price, services, etc. by registering to receive Program Dealer contact information. You then get a printable Price Certificate on screen and in email Program Dealer's contact information and upfront pricing are in writing. Now you know the dealer will not pull any tricks on you. You then visit with the dealer, who will do their best to find the closest vehicle match, and you buy the car quickly and easily. This is a no stress way to buy your car. You know that I hate car dealer doc fees, so I also love the fact that Drive Your Dream shows you on screen which dealers don't charge this fee, and which are charging a doc fee and how much their fee is.

This screen shot below shows what you see on the Drive Your Dream site:
In this sample screen shots below, you can see the vehicle and color as chosen, as well as the invoice pricing and window sticker pricing for comparison and the printable Price Certificate. Notice it clearly shows in bold lettering how much you will pay for the car using one of the dealers in their network. If there's any rebates and incentives, they will display this as well.

Drive Your Dream also has used cars. Their system allows you to search search inventory by make or model, by price range or by your distance to dealer. They try to make sure you are buying with confidence by including free Vehicle History Report on the vehicle, Multi-point inspections, clean titles and warranty coverage.

Just like with the new car buying, you get a price guarantee certificate. Check out vehicle photos, descriptions, reviews then get the dealer's contact info and price in writing with a Price Protection Certificate. Then you buy the used car, quickly and easily. Dealer Perks - Free delivery, express checkout, etc., offered by many Program Dealers

Jump to any chapter. I suggest you read each chapter in order.
Ch. 1 - Auto Loan Get your credit report, how to get a car loan, scams, online car loans, first time car loans, budget & loan excel spreadsheets, credit repair.	Chapter 2 Reviews of internet discount car buying sites, new car prices, find dealer's invoice cost. Get a new car quote.	Chapter 3 What to bring to a dealership, what to say, how to act, what not to do, what to look for at the dealership and a glossary of all dealer fees.	Chapter 4 How to read dealer invoices, finding dealer's cost, how much to offer the dealer, buyers offer spreadsheet, examples, trade-ins.
Chapter 5 Negotiating tips, dealer scams & tricks to watch out for, dealing with aggressive salespeople, choosing between rebates or low APR loans.	Chapter 6 Close the deal, avoid needless extras, scams in the business office, extended warranty scams, options, buying warranties online.	Chapter 7 Actual misleading dealer ads, and what to do when you've been ripped off, customer satisfaction surveys, how I bought my Lexus.

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