When we started looking for our new 2002 CR-V, Honda Dealers seem to have more demand than supply. On top of that all of than, we wanted a white one.
So, we started learning the hard way how to finding anything close to a good deal.
After ton's of phone calls, emails and faxes we finally located a dealer in a rural area that was willing to discount the vehicle. What I was to find out two hours later, they were planning on making up the difference by having all of the paperwork go through the guy whose job it is to try to sell you every add-on you can imagine.
So, after I managed to slip through without buying an extended warranty, paint sealant & more, I ended up with an ok price from my CRV.
We wrote down all of what we learned on our non-commercial family web site:
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