Buy a Car or Get a Root Canal? What a question you say? Not really! I have been in the automobile business for over 30 years and my brother-in-law is a dentist. Even though both of us know that both are painless, most of the time, there are dealers and dentists that can turn a […]
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The following is NICOclub’s growing archive of informative articles to help those who are preparing to purchase a new vehicle.
Negotiating for a new vehicle
Dealerships, Invoice Pricing, Profitability, and Negotiating First, let’s all understand that car dealerships are “for profit” businesses. They don’t exist simply to benefit us. The do provide that service, but at a price. They exist to make money. That’s OK as they should make money. They need to stay in business, pay their employees, […]
Dealership Incentives, are free add-ons really free?
Freebee’s are almost never Free! Dealerships and salesman love “throwing in free stuff” during the negotiation process.What does this really do to the overall sale or savings to the consumer?It changes the perspective of value for the buyer more significantly than it changes the profit level for the seller. The markup on most new […]
TrueDelta Nissan and Infiniti Reliability Results are in…
Nissans, Infinitis generally fare well in the latest results of TrueDelta’s Vehicle Reliability Survey Thanks to NICOClub’s help, TrueDelta is able to provide excellent coverage of Infiniti and Nissan models. So, when Greg (AZhitman) asked if I could write an article for the site, I instantly agreed. TrueDelta promptly updates these results four times a […]
Changing the Way We Buy a New Car
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FINALLY, A REAL CHANGE TO BUYING A NEW CAR! It had to happen…you should have known that someone would figure it out…, but why did it take almost 60 years to do it? We’re talking about the ridiculous process you have to go through to buy a new car! It has remained basically unchanged since […]
Trading In
Why “Trading-In” Makes Sense It’s a great time to consider a new car. With the economy in the toilet, those of you who have kept the old ride well-maintained and avoided car payments may finally be getting your opportunity to shine. Dealers are making unprecedented deals to move inventory, and it’s changing the rules […]