blackjackdelta Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Curious if anyone has gone this route and how do you know the price being quoted is the "Costco" pricing and not some figure thought up by a sales manager? Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggy86 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Curious if anyone has gone this route and how do you know the price being quoted is the "Costco" pricing and not some figure thought up by a sales manager? Jack I have never used the costoc pricing but am curious as well. I thought you can login to the costco website and fill out information and somene from a local dealer gets back to you. I would compare that price with edmuds.com and see how it compares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I have never used the costoc pricing but am curious as well. I thought you can login to the costco website and fill out information and somene from a local dealer gets back to you. I would compare that price with edmuds.com and see how it compares. if there is a dealer local to you - again AK was neglected. They don't tell you that when you fill out the form though. Got a call from someone in Washington trying to sell me a car. The advantage was lost once you added in shipping costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 For Canadians, Cosco membership gets you $1000. off after taxes. Carcostcanada is a website you can subscribe to for $50 and you get dealer cost pricing on up to 10 cars. I use it and knew the bottom line cost on the MKX before I went in to make my deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgieguy Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 We got $1000. Discount for being Costco members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEHIO Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 We got $1000. Discount for being Costco members. What procedure did you have to go through for the Costco discount? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 What procedure did you have to go through for the Costco discount? Joe Hi Joe: We just placed an order last week. We just had to show the dealer our Costco membership card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjackdelta Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hi Joe: We just placed an order last week. We just had to show the dealer our Costco membership card. The dealer quoted me $2250 and change off the MSRP but I was quoted not shown a fee schedule for the $42000 Limited. Since I never have been able to trust car dealers I do not know if this is the Costco discount or something fabricated. May have to make a trip to Seattle to see what prices are there. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 The dealer quoted me $2250 and change off the MSRP but I was quoted not shown a fee schedule for the $42000 Limited. Since I never have been able to trust car dealers I do not know if this is the Costco discount or something fabricated. May have to make a trip to Seattle to see what prices are there. Jack Hi Jack To answer your original question, I know the Costco discount isn't fabricated because I got the dealer cost before going in to make the deal. I used Car Cost Canada, which is excellent and well worth the nominal cost. If you are in the US I am sure there is something similar available. That way you can negotiate using the dealer cost as your basis, not MSRP. So first negotiate a selling price based on dealer cost plus what you think is a fair dealer profit, then take off the Costco discount (which is after taxes BTW, at least here). Don't consider the Costco discount as something the dealer is giving you - it isn't affecting the dealer's profit since its a manufacturer-driven discount and hence is a pass-through for the delaer (someone chime in if I'm wrong on this, but I don't think so). If your dealer won't do that with you, I would go somewhere else. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjackdelta Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hi Jack To answer your original question, I know the Costco discount isn't fabricated because I got the dealer cost before going in to make the deal. I used Car Cost Canada, which is excellent and well worth the nominal cost. If you are in the US I am sure there is something similar available. That way you can negotiate using the dealer cost as your basis, not MSRP. So first negotiate a selling price based on dealer cost plus what you think is a fair dealer profit, then take off the Costco discount (which is after taxes BTW, at least here). Don't consider the Costco discount as something the dealer is giving you - it isn't affecting the dealer's profit since its a manufacturer-driven discount and hence is a pass-through for the delaer (someone chime in if I'm wrong on this, but I don't think so). If your dealer won't do that with you, I would go somewhere else. Hope that helps. I am in the states with only one Ford dealer in town so it is hard for me to validate what they are offering. I will try your suggestions. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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