owned vehicles since I was 16, I am 23 now... yeah, I feel it bro. Never been in a collision with other vehicles. Smashed into the side of a mountain once, never claimed insurance because even though I pay 150 a month I'm still not covered lol. A rookie mistake I'd add, is make sure you know what you are covered for in your insurance and to buy the extra coverage because even though you think you are a great driver, you are also new and lets be honest, you aren't as good as you think
People wonder how I’ve gotten the deals I have on my new car purchases. I follow the same steps every time. 1. Send email to all dealerships in 50 mile radius for the brand you want (I.e. all Dodge dealerships if you want a charger) and say “I’m sending this to all local dealerships. I’m actively in the market for and a ready to purchase a _______ with _______ options and in the following colors______. The maximum I am willing to spend out the door, including tax/title/tags is _______. First dealership to meet or beat that price will have my purchase. I will not step foot on a lot until a have a signed invoice guaranteeing that price.” 2. Stick to that promise of not stepping on the lot. Within 6-10 hours all of the dealerships will start emailing you invoices. If one dealer has exactly what you want but at a higher price than what another bidded you, forward them the invoice from the other dealer and tell them to beat it. Show that you are in control and do not give in no matter how much they try to get you to come to the dealer to discuss pricing. Also, explain to them that you will not be paying for dealer installed options like tint if they already put it on their vehicles without your request and that you will not be paying destination/delivery fees on a vehicle that is already sitting on their lot. 3. Get the best and second best options for dealerships. Plan A is the one that sent you the absolute best price, plan B is the second best price. Plan A May end up being a bunch of douches and try to tack on charges last minute. The second they try this you want to be able to confidently walk away knowing you have another option lined up that’s already negotiated down. 4. Apply for any financing BEFORE going to the dealership. NEVER finance through the dealership. They’ll convince you that 9-15% is what they can do and even after battling them you’ll be lucky to get 5-6%. All those 0-3% APR promos all have hidden fine print that can rail you. If you finance through your current bank or open a credit union account and finance through them, it’s easy to get a 2-4.5% loan if you have at least halfway decent credit. Bringing your own loan is a great tool but save this tool until as late as possible during your car deal. 5. Go to dealership. Do test drive. Only deal with salesperson who you had previous contact with. Explain to salesperson that you are a straight to the point no BS type of person and if they try to BS you then you’ll walk out right away. DO NOT seem excited about vehicle even if it’s cool as hell. Go to the desk and finalize all the numbers for the vehicle. Then when the payment comes inform them that you brought your own financing. They will try to say that their price was contingent on you financing through them and it’ll have to go up if you finance elsewhere. When they say that, be ready to give them the “nice talkin to you then, good day”. They’ll quickly take this back and be willing to do the original price with your financing. If for some reason they don’t, that’s why you had a plan B! 6. Finalize and drive off in your new ride.
How am I suppose to test drive a car/cars I'm interested in if I never step foot into a dealership before emailing them? Lots of good advice for those who have already test driven/nailed down the exact car and options they want it seems.
Error 4043 I actually have worked at a dealership. While some small things have changed since then, the major things haven’t. I’ve also had a long history in the sales world, so I developed the “game face” in that regard. You have to know exactly what you want and be unwilling to sway, be confident. Any sway on your part and they’ll pounce, by the end you’ll have jumped hundreds or even thousands in price needlessly.
alex p I used to work for a dealership, that’s how I developed this tactic. When I was selling cars I had a love/hate with people who bought like this. Hated that I got less commission off of that one sale but loved that they were quick and easy sales to stack commission. Working on an invoice and getting manager approval takes way less time that test driving person after person. Both are gambles if the customer will buy, so I’d rather stack a bunch of small commissions.
Benoit Bricet you are right! My 4th car I tried financing on my own at 19. I got approved at my local credit union for half the price of a sweet mk4 gli with tons of goodies. Ended up having to sell it 4 short months later due to about $3500 just in repairs, I guess camber really does eat tires and wheel bearings😂full coverage insurance was $450 as well so yea. He’s right as well as my dad but I didn’t want to listen haha I had to find out for myself👌🏻
I'm about to buy a project car, I financed an Altima currently. If you do monthly payments, don't lease, just finance. Just do your research on car loans because dealerships will assign you a bank with high interest.
Some rookie mistakes I would add to this list based on my personal experiences: Not taking into consideration the cost of modifications on different cars. Parts for German cars tend to cost more than parts on Japanese or American cars. Also, the cost to install those parts will likely be different. Know what mods you want to do and what it'll cost to do them on all the different cars you are considering. While understanding the purchase cost and the insurance costs are important, so is understanding the maintenance costs. BMWs have higher maintenance costs than Toyotas. BMW M cars have even higher costs than normal BMWs. That E46 M3 you got cheap will gets your money out of you one way or another. Also keep in mind the cost of tires and brakes will be higher on more performance oriented cars and you will go through those consumables faster. Some cars are easier to work on than others. If your goal is to perform all your own preventative maintenance then you probably want to get a car that is easy to work on. I'd also add understanding the mods you plan to do vs. buying a better/higher trim level car. If you are going to buy a BMW 235i and drop $15k into it you might be better off buying an M2 instead. I've purchased a couple Mustang GTs in my life and with how much I've dropped into them I could have purchased a Mustang Cobra or Shelby instead and had both a more interesting car, and something that would have retained its value better.
Good advice on credit unions. They help me finance my Nissan Skyline R33 GTR Vspec, the loan officer at the bank was a car guy and rated the value of the car higher than KBB did.
Meh I went to two different credit unions. My credit union of like 5 years was Terrible to work with. Went to a new one gave me a much more fair price. My parents borrowed me the cash to buy the car upfront (was a good deal and didn't have financing ready to go at that time) After I owned the car outright and Everything I went to my credit union to get financed so I could pay my parents back (and build credit. I didn't need to get the loan. I could have just paid my parents back over time) The CU (credit union) needed a cosigner (I had some credit at this time. But never a loan) and needed the car I just bought as collateral.. really stupid as it was a 5k loan, and the car was worth 13k (8k on KBB) I also made good money (2750/month) so that wasn't the problem. And wanted 11% interest. Total ripoff. Went to my parents credit union. Got a loan for 7%, no cosigner and no collateral. Paid it off in 4 months instead of the terms 3 years (I told both places I wanted to pay it off as past as possible, I didn't want debt hanging over my head) Sorry for the rant. In my experience I've had mixed results with credit unions! Paid 12.5k for my car, had 7k in bank and needed to finance the rest.
I have a friend that says don't fall in love with the car, fall in love with the deal. If you get a great deal, fantastic, let that be the reason you enjoy the car. Obviously certain cars hold an exception though, Porsche GT3 RS I'm lookin at you! *licks my lips and rubs my hands together* 😍
When buying new, I go to one place and get the car as lows as I can without a trade. I go somewhere else and get my trade as low as I can before even telling them what I’m looking for. I take both those numbers and I take them back to each other and to a 3rd dealer if possible and watch them all try and beat each other and then drive off the lot with a hell of a deal within a week
Never show too much enthusiasm. Want to lower the price, get a mechanic to come with you wearing his mechanic shirt, or someone to look the car over and whisper in your ear and point at different parts of the car. Know what it is worth and be ready to walk away. If buying new find exactly what you want and contact the FLEET division get a price then compare with a few other volume dealers .
It also helps if it looks like you know what you are looking for while inspecting a car (eg. Fluids, treads, body damage, possible engine error codes with OBD II scanner)
Rookie mistake I did and vow by anything to never repeat: not looking under the car when buying especially when used. The belly of the car hides beastial things sometimes, you do not want to deal with 1000% any of them.
Oh my gosh that's the absolute 1st thing anyone should do. If you really want the car the body won't mean much... but getting a different viewpoint of the engine bay can be essential & you'll definitely spot something.
@@RtistiqSkubie For example my exhaust was quite rotten and the entire rear underbody frame and all needs help. Would not have bought if I saw that shit.
One thing is to join the facebook groups or forums for that specific car. You learn what the pros and cons of that car for the owners themselves. Like the common problems that people have come across with. And especially in my case what’s the best quality parts to build. Not just that but you can get inspiration from others builds. I did this with my 2015 Civic Si and it helped make the decision that this was the car for me
Thats a double edged sword most groups are full of guys that have fallen in love with their cars and they will probably say that everything is perfect while its not!!
I like how you equate buying a first car to looking for a job, with how you shouldn't get caught on just _one_ because it checks off all your boxes. That really puts looking for a car into perspective for me, so I appreciate it ^^
I wish y’all posted this a 2 months ago. Got my 2003 Honda Civic and fell in love after the test drive. A day later a lady backed into my car in a parking lot and in the past month I’ve had 3 Check Engine Lights pop up on me (one being a cam shaft misalignment spilling all my oil and almost blowing my engine) it’s been great and I’m essentially broke now 😭
I got a 2013 g37 sedan yes sedan from a used dealer that turned out to have like 5 grand in work needed. The dealer said "as is" and hung up. But it only had 54k miles. The factory warranty was 60k miles. So it was fixed for free plus i paid to get everything done.
@@BMG-hz5pq it's so much fun to drive it's kinda sporty, the 2jz has some good get around town torque. I 100% reccomend the car. It's also so comfortable just make sure the timing belt is done
My experience buying my latest car was amazing, not only was it my dream car but the dealership paid for alot of the things that were wrong with it and even adjusted the price lower. Was super happy and impressed with that dealership
The test drive portion 100% needed. a customer brought in a 2013 caddy ATS for slight steering wheel vibration I found out the cv axles where coming off the front diff slowly and they just had bought from a private dealership half a month ago.
Got an STi off of eBay, shipped it to my front door and it has zero problems, drove the piss out of it and it still runs great to this day. I took a major dive though that I'm not willing to take again, ever
Not gonna lie I wish I saw this before I bought a car. I had my heart set out for an amazing 350z but the dealership wouldn’t take me seriously, they didn’t wanna lower the price at all and turns out it had a lot of problems, but before I just about gave up I found a perfect 370z and now I own a great car! But my heart does hurt a little from not getting the one I truly wanted. But any who love the videos and keep up the great work my man!!
I bought a msutang in an auction. Didn't have a chance to test it out, and the supra I was gonna buy was stole out from under me. Turned out, the mustang had problems. Just as long as you know how to fix problems, get an auction car. It's a great way to get a cheap tinker toy!
Also know the drift tax of a vehicle so you dont get highballed && overpay for something that's not even worth it lmao. I die a little inside everytime I see a 240 shell for over $1000 😭🤣
@@clutchkickpj693 I agree but over 1000$ for a barely rolling shell with gutted interior && not a straight panel anywhere to be seen?? Come on now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Another good idea is to look for a forum of that specific car, I have a MX-5 ND and yes, I joined a forum about that vehicle. You find buyers guides and common problems as well as parts and recommended stuff, it's really great!
Last car was shipped from Alaska to Souther CAlifornia for a premium. But exactly what we had picked and even with the premium about 8k less than the other car we had our eyes on. Staying under budget allows you to “splurge” when you do fall for a specific car. It has been a great car so far. But all you said is correct, research, understand your complete budget, leave room for the unexpected
Also don't completely act sold to the car because you'll be way less likely to get any deals with it if you act locked in and also preferably pay cash because you'll be more likely to get a deal and have walk away power :)) (Career financial management 101)
A lot of these tips(especially the research) helped lead me to buy my 2018 Audi a3 last year for 30% off sticker because it was the dealer's loaner and only had 6 thousand miles on it. Although it had a scratch you could barely see on the passenger's side, other than that, it was a perfect buy. So far, I've put new tires, wheels, a honeycomb grille, and an APR tune on the car. I'm stoked!
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protip: RX-8s are super cheap to insure, so if you want a performance car and dont mind putting up with the various temper tantrums that rotaries throw, get one
When looking at ST’s i found my ideal ST3, tuxedo black, full leather recaro’s, heated seats and steering wheel, accent lights...everything i wanted!!! Took it for a test drive and when leaving the gas station for the test drive the gauge cluster lit up like a Xmas tree and the car wouldn’t start. Turns out the owner put on a cold air intake, dropped a bolt down into the turbo and fried the motor. The dealership put in a brand new engine and well it wasn’t fixed obviously.....so much disappointment. Ugh.
I bought a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic(my first car) for 3300 last august, everything was great, came with summer and snow tires, check engine light was on, found out it had rotted out shock mounts and had to be welded and it had a laundry list of other problems(sensors, brakes, etc), $1000+ and some car work with my friend later and it finally gets inspected, I don't regret it at all, it's an older jeep with a very clean frame except a few isolated areas which is rare for rural NY. Always look at a car before you buy it, I love my Jeep but always look. My next car I wanna get a Corvette, probably a 95 or that style, make it a summer driver, manual or auto don't care which, save up and buy a used one.
Got a '19 Charger Scat Pack in Plum Crazy Purple. Had a knot in my stomach before and while buying, but man I have no regrets. That's what's most important.
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake when purchasing as it will teach you more about yourself and what you want when purchasing a vehicle in the future. It helps to refine your buyer sense as you go out to “correct” your mistake later.
One thing to check online is that your states dealership processing fee and if there is a maximum limit or not in Virginia I believe there is no limit while in Maryland the limit is $300 so I bought my car in Maryland for cheaper, one year newer, more features, and more than half fewer miles than the one in virginia
Thank you for mentioning looking up problems. I brought my friend to look at his first e36. He was obsessed, but something was funny, it was $1,300 for a 328i and only 136,000 miles. I asked several times if he had replaced anything coolant related. "Nope all good bre" I got. We checked under the hood and didn't I spy coolant on a fan blade (and it was the OE mechanical fan, ewww!). I asked if he added coolant, he said no. We left and didn't turn around.
Staying out of debt is my recommandation to you all. Leasings and other car loans are traps that will blow at your face anytime. A good old advice from my parents to me, and that is also used by anybody I know is : "don't by a car that costs you more than one year of your salary". Complementary advice to you : if you want to buy great, buy a used car with low mileage (35'000 km max) and at least 5-6 years old. Buy from a reputable source (trustful person doing the services on time with impeccable service booklet), this is important. Because buying from a gypsie or a hood criminal will never end well. Peoples respectful of the rules and good to other are also good to their cars. You will not have the intitial devaluation of the car when new. And this will allow you to get a upper class car for a good price, generally in excellent shape.
#1 mistake my friend made when buying a car without me there....not knowing the vehicle actual worth and just agreeing to the sticker price...could have shaved off a thousand or 2..
I got really unlucky with my vehicle. Bought a used WRX from an older gentleman. It was a mint interior, the body was in great shape (concidering how much snow/salt we have during the winters here in Canada), and it was bone stock. Perfect car right? So I buy it. After only a month of driving it, the turbo decided to go. So I take it to a shop, get it repaired, mechanic shop forgot to hook up turbo fuel line so after only 30 mins of driving my oil pressure lamp and CEL came on. So shop takes responsibility and covered the cost for a new block and turbo. Sometimes shit just goes wrong. No way to avoid it.
"don't get stuck on one because you really just don't want to you're gonna hurt your heart", I really wanted an Integra for my first car and I thought I found the perfect one, but the deal didn't fall thru and I was all sad and discouraged from getting a car at all so this hit home for me.
Great advice! It is very true there is always a better deal around the corner somewhere. Funny story, When I was looking for my first car I was looking for something like a 2000 civic. Just something that’d get me from A to B and something I could have a little fun in. Well after a few DOZEN dead ends I ended up settling on a manual 03 cavalier for $800 because when it came down to it I was barley 18 and just needed something to get me to and from work really. Now yes I had plenty of fun in this car over the following years with a few mods like intake, loud exhaust & eBay turbo kit of course, because I was 18. But, back to the point here, not even a few weeks after I bought it I came across a manual 1999 civic with about 150k, stage two racing suspension, a decent turbo, etc. I mean everything from the paint to the Toyo tires was perfect for what I wanted at that time👌🏻 even the price I mean F*CK the dude only wanted $50 more then what I paid for my pos cavalier!! But, at that point I was pretty much broke after paying $800 for the cavalier + $350 to register the stupid thing + a down payment of 305 f*cking dollars to insure it.. So moral of the story here, be patient, take your time. Because I can almost guarantee you once you buy what you think is the best deal you are going to find, you’ll find something better.
Looking for a 93 del sol rn so these videos are quite helpful 😂 even tho I work at a small town shop so I know what to look for frame-wise and everything else mechanically but still nice to learn some extra stuff
Going to pick up a "perfect" stock 350z next weekend. 08 hr manual with 60k miles. I've been searching for the better part of a year lol hopefully all goes well.
Turned out to be a bust :/ seller failed to inform me of a engine knock. Tried to sell if off as exhaust rattle or something like that lol wasn't buying it. Although they are good cars as long as you get one that was taken care of.
Do you guys have a video on rookie mistakes when buying wheels and tires? I recently bought new wheels and tires and didnt factor in how much they were to get set up. Like new lugnuts, Mounting, balancing, delivery etc.
I’m 19 and I just got my car . My second one . My first car was a ford freestyle . I didn’t buy it my father bought it for me for like 2k . And it was a beauty . We sold . And I bought a 2014 Silverado . Extended cab . 4x4 . 57k miles . Bought it for 17k and my father helped me with the 2 k so I took out a loan of 15k personal loan because he didn’t want a check so i got cash . My mechanic . “ cousin” checked it out because I bought it off the street and he said it was perfect . I got a 7% interest rate on it . And my payments come out to like 300 a month .
Me buying a new used car in 2016. I want a Nissan but not a small one like Micra, Note or Juke. And not a SUV or a jeep like Qashqai, Morano, Pathfinder... Cars like the newer Maxima, Sentra or Altima you can't get in Europe. AND THEN I found a NIssan Pulsar. Went to uncle Google, found out they started making them again in 2014. Ok. Went on RU-vid to see some review's. Everything good except the engine's are only 1.2 gasoline and 1.5 diesel. Don't want a diesel and 1.2 is a really small engine. Explore further more... BINGO!!! There's also a 1.6 turbo engine with 190HP. Great. Check if they have them here (I'm from Slovenia). No. GOD DAMN IT!!! Ok, don't panic. I go to check the German sites because it's very popular to import them from there. Sort them by price. Found a black one, year 2015, the closest to the boarder AND THE CHEAPEST OF THEM ALL. So I assume something must be wrong. But then again it's not even 1 year old and the seller is a Nissan dealership. I got to have it!!! Then the next project was to find someone to go get it. Found out that a coworker knows a guy who's got a guy that does that for a living. Met with him and talk about it in general. And then I told him I already found the car I want. So now my guy calls the guy in Germany to see if the car is still for sell and if everything's good. I got the car in less then a week. But had to wait for 3 weeks for all the papers to go through (in my country everything like that goes very slow). It's now been 3 year since I had it and I couldn't be happier. So far no problems *knock on wood* and I'm starting to modify it a bit.
my first car was ans still is a 2000 Suzuki Alto and I swear by it being the best first car possible. 1-liter gasoline engine with 54hp is not a lot but its hella fun to drive with no power steerin and your foor will be down all the way all the time. Super cheap insurance, super cheap taxes, practically no fuel consumption. Got it for 700€ from an old man who had driven 3000km/year with it for the last 5 years and had taken ridiculously good care of the car. So I have only veeeeery good experiences on buying a car.
11 Leonidas swap it yourself just get down there and start wrenching with no experience and a helping hand U can figure out and learn so much more than you would think if u fuck up oh well pay $100 get it towed and have a show finish the job
If this was 2000 I’d say it was a mistake to get a stick. But it’s 2020 and with most cars you’re dumb to not get a auto. The 10spd trans in the current mustang for example is absolutely amazing and you’ll never beat one in a stick version of a similar car. Plus you can still shift in modern autos
I'd love to get a C7 right now but 1. I live in Michigan which is at the time of writing this the WORST state to insure a car in 1a. I'm a 19 year old living in Detroit so they'll probably quote me like $700/month anyways 2. I _can_ afford one with my current job but it won't last when I start college again in the fall
@@chrish9502 Well it's a combination of lease specials at the time of writing + living at home + what I make weekly but it is only _just_ possible. I'm a test driver, here in Michigan there's a company licensed by Roush that lets you test drive cars for $11/hour. I make about $1200/month so with the above conditions I could make it happen, albeit at the expense of my entire income.
If you really want a vette now, then get a c4. You’ll thank yourself in the future when you have a modest savings built up instead of being knee deep in debt in your 20s.
If you're worried about insurance, don't buy a diesel dually. My camaro ss is 2 years newer and not even half the price for insurance, and don't even get me started on tags...
Mustang 3.0 they don’t hold value. Everyone thinks they can get 15k for the clapped out Subaru. Kinda like how the Supras keep going up in price because stupid mfs buy them for ridiculous numbers. 240sx, Honda S2000, NSX, same issue.
@@SMD-si7fm in agree subies don't hold any kind of value and cost way too much to mod to keep reliable. Supras and def overpriced and overrated. NSx is just more of a rare price thing cuz of production numbers so harder to find. S chassis are just getting prices cuz soo many totaled and thrown away from morons, so harder to b get a clean shell but the aftermarket for damn unlimited engine swaps and chassis mods make the price go up and idk why ppl drool over s2ks period lol. 350/370z is the new s chassis these days.
I drive a 2006 BMW E90... Kinda think i wanna look for an S2000 in a year or two... I feel like getting it through a dealership would be the best way to go about it...
“Always test drive your potential purchase” - I bought my dream car sight unseen, then had it shipped across the nation, and surprisingly I got lucky and the car is really nice. But I would not recommend that unless you know everything about that specific make and model
My first car a few years ago was a Honda Civic si 2012, didn’t know how to drive a manual but I figured it out sooner or later. Just got my second car and it’s a Mercedes lmao. But I love it, not really a car guy tho
