I bought my last car online. A Mercedes E 350. Found it online, made the deal thru email and the salesman delivered it with all the paperwork for us to sign. Did it in the driveway.
15 years ago, my wife’s Mercury Sable went through its 3rd radiator in about 3 years past warranties. I said no more American cars.
One of her SIL’s was a Lexus owner and fan and so was a friend out here. My wife drove the friend’s Lexus for a day and fell in love with it.
I contacted Costco and made a deal to pickup an #ES300. We got to the dealer and a customer had just brought back one with 100 miles on it. It was too small for him and his golf clubs. We got it for $1500 less than the Costco one. She still has it and still loves it.
Later Honda came out with their Ridgeline. One of my sons was coveting my OJ Simpson Bronco. So, I made a deal with him re no birth day, Christmas and other presents for 5 years, and he got the Bronco. He still has it and still loves it.
I had a bad experience with the local dealer and walked out and didn’t buy a Ridgeline from him. Our banker heard about it from my wife and told me to expect an email from Honda and it was not a scam based on our credit rating.
Sure enough the email came in and I filled it out and sent it back. For about 15 minutes, we didn’t hear back. Then we got an email with a sweetheart lease and buy later option.
We drove 12 miles and got a brand new one and drove out after $1200 to pay the down payment, lease arrangement and licensing. I had low payments for 3 years and had the option to buy. We bought it and used our line of credit at our bank to buy it. After driving it for a year, I knew that it was a great vehicle. It worked good for my fishing/hunting and my wife’s special shopping trips where a pickup is handy.
The reason I bought the Omron monitor from Amazon is because the last one I ordered five years ago became a chew toy for my rottie puppy. It served me well (and must have tasted good).
I bought a new 4Runner online through a local Toyota dealer, with a $2000 below sticker rebate from Costco. Drove it, loved it, wrote a check, took it to Oregon and back. Never once talked to a sales manager.