Lethe200
Senior Member
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
A sale is nice, but if I want it, I buy it. Having to shop sales to pinch pennies was something I did when I had to.....now I don't. And I can't take it with me, so - yeah, I just buy it on the spot.
If it's a big purchase, I do think about it a long time. I waited over a year before I finally sprang for a new SUV, after tons of research and numerous test drives of different brands. But when I finally decided, we walked in, did the factory order, signed the papers, and that was it.
I knew the price I was willing to pay and the dealer came close enough, then he threw in another $2K discount and a 0% car loan (it's a great car, but not the most popular model they sell). We were going to pay cash, but I opted for the loan because any time you can pay with money worth less in the future, you should do it.
If it's a big purchase, I do think about it a long time. I waited over a year before I finally sprang for a new SUV, after tons of research and numerous test drives of different brands. But when I finally decided, we walked in, did the factory order, signed the papers, and that was it.
I knew the price I was willing to pay and the dealer came close enough, then he threw in another $2K discount and a 0% car loan (it's a great car, but not the most popular model they sell). We were going to pay cash, but I opted for the loan because any time you can pay with money worth less in the future, you should do it.