I know we've done a few articles on this subject already, but it just makes my blood boil when so many people rely on these websites, to make sure they're geting a good deal.
The car dealers must just love it when someone comes in with one of these Edmunds quotes.
They could be the most INNACURATE PLACE on earth to figure out what is a good deal on a car.
If they were off by a hundred or two we wouldn't even say a word.
But over and over, we keep proving they are TOTALLY out to lunch with this 'True market value' pricing.
This is just one of many examples of the flaws in their system.
We priced this Hyundai Sonata today on their site...(click on the image to enlarge it)
As you can see, their 'TMV' is $100 over invoice.
What they're saying in essence, is that if you are offered a deal at $100 OVER invoice, you should feel comfortable doing the deal becuase that's what most people are paying.
Now check out this dealer ad we spied for the new Hyundai Sonata this weekend:
$4,400 BELOW invoice.
And that's BEFORE you go and negotiate with them in person.
You might even get it for less!
So the moral of the story is if you go by Edmunds.com numbers you could be paying $4,300 more than you have to!!!
If that's how inaccurate their numbers are on a low priced Hyundai, imagine how far off they would be on a BMW, Lexus or Mercedes!
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