When to buy
It appears too many people buy cars at the wrong time e.g. "It's about to die and I have to buy now" or "I paid the loan, so now I can afford another new car" etc.
I have a friend who used to sell cars. When I felt the urge, I'd call him and tell him to be on the lookout for 'X'. It might take a few weeks, or a few months, but he'd swing by the house and drop off a car for me to drive for a day or two. Never haggled over price. He knew I'd buy another car from him. I knew if anything needed a quick fix in the first few months, there wouldn't be a bill. He also knew that when people admired my new car, he'd get a few calls from prospective customers. Buying a car does not have to be adversarial. Doesn't that apply to most of our daily lives?
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