Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.4 / 5.0

a 'Robin Hood' book to definitely read before you buy:

Ok, we all knew that what we were hearing from car dealers was largely baloney. What we lacked was the knowledge to cut through that baloney in an assertive way without having to be unpleasant. That is, until now.

Eskeldson is clearly familiar with the business and goes into a lot of detail. Trade-ins, 'dealer cost', negotiating tactics, 'no-haggle' dealers, financing, extended warranties, sales tricks to look out for, and the various shell games that are typically played with customers' money are exposed... more info

Common sense spelt out for you:

We all know that common sense isn't alway so common. We all also know that car dealers have many tricks up their sleeves and for many of us we'd rather have a tooth pulled out than face a car salesperson. This is an easy to read book that lays out the different tricks that car dealers are up to and how you should go about buying a car. It has a long section about leasing which for me was a bit unnecessary since I would never want leasing, even before reading the book, but reading about leasing here is... more info

some misguided advice:

This book doesn't really provide any advice you can't find on the internet. The author's tactics also resemble those of car salesmen themselves. For example, he recommends a certain company that sells extended warranties and goes into great detail over its product. I did a quick search of this company on the internet and found it had gone into bankruptcy and did not have the most reputable business practices. Yes, perhaps the author just made an error in judgment. Are you sure, however, that you want to... more info

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