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TundraMaxxer
I didn't invent this silly game of negotiating vehicle price. It's the only thing we buy where we have to engage in this sort of thing. You don't go to the grocer and pick up a 79 cent can of soup and tell the grocer you'll pay him 69 cents for it. So if this is the game we must play, it is NOT being disrespectful to make sure you are paying a fair price.
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"The only thing we buy where we have to engage in this sort of thing?" What planet are you living on? Ever buy a house? Home improvements?
ebay? Travel much?
Bartering started well before the exchange of money was invented. Just travel to any 2nd or 3rd world countries and see how many items have actual price tags on them.
Car buying is and always has been a buyers market. That means dealers must be able to discount their product to enhance the deal. Almost every product from a mfg. has an MSRP. Almost no retailers sell a product for MSRP unless there is some unusual demand or significance for the product.
The beauty of this system is that products are generally worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Otherwise, they'll hold off or find a different product or seller.