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About a year ago I made it my mission to find ways of haggling with car dealerships and beating the car salesmen.
I listened to everyman and his dog, including the 'fat bloke down the pub' but realized everyone was talking the talk but no one walked the walk so to speak.
Recently I purchased a few 'Insider Guides' to buying a car to see what they had to say and here's my review of some recent ones.
1/All Buyers are Liars - Purchased via Amazon. An interesting read with a few nuggets in there but no real help or secrets revealed. Well written but more common sense than anything else and gets confused between UK and US markets. My rating 3/5
2/Confessions of a Car Sales Manager - Purchased via Amazon Kindle. Very boring read and designed solely for the US market with no 'Inside information'. Author confused between writing a novel and a consumer guide I think. My rating 2/5
3/Buy a Car in an Hour or Less- Purchased vie Amazon Kindle. Low priced ebook but a dull read. Again more for the Americans and really more about the author blowing his own Trumpet rather than revealing anything that may actually help you save money. My rating 1/5
4/Mike Brewers Wheeler dealer Knowhow- Purchased via Amazon. This was my biggest disappointment as I expected the most from Mr Brewer. It turned out he writes more about himself and his favourite cars and offers nothing in how to get a great deal. I think the reality is car buying has changed and Mike is still stuck in the old way of buying and selling. More a money making exercise for him and at the high price I would avoid. My rating 2/5
5/Car Sales Uncovered - Purchased via their website carsalesuncovered.com but also on Amazon. Definitely the best book I have read and actually does provide a lot of 'insider secrets' that really surprised me and would help any potential car buyer. Most importantly it is predominately designed for the UK market. My rating 5/5
Hope this helps guys.
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