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| Car shopping advice: The internet has leveled the playing field between the car buyer and the auto dealers. We would recommend that you take a two step process when looking to buy a car. Step #1 is deciding on the car that you want. Look at the auto maker's corporate websites. Go see the cars in person. Take a test drive. Get to down to the level where you can describe exactly what you want (color, extras, etc). Once you have done that, move on to step #2. This is where you approach the car web-portals (see below) and the local Los Angeles auto dealers (see below) through their internet departments. Since you are able to tell them exactly what you want, you are effectively turning this into a purchase of a commodity, and the dealers will be forced to cut to the bottom line and compete on price. I can't stress strongly enough that dealers today appear to recognize two distinct classes of car buyers; the traditional walk-in buyer, who they sell to in the traditional way (hard sell, lots of back and forth, stressing the importance of "service," etc), and internet savvy buyers who they treat as grown-ups and offer their better prices without the hassle. Do your research on the front end, tell them exactly what you want, and then you will be in control of the transaction. | ||||
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Car Shopping Portal Sites Autobytel.com - recommended Edmonds.com - the message boards on this website are valuable DriveOne - from Capital One
Other Auto sites of interest AAA - American Automobile Association Consumer Reports - Auto section Craig's List - a good place to find and list used cars
Los Angeles Auto Dealers (cont.)
Lexus Jim Falk Lexus of Beverly Hills Longo Lexus (El Monte)
BMW Alexander BMW (Downtown L.A.) Bob Smith BMW (Calabasas) Center BMW (Sherman Oaks) Century West BMW (Universal City) McKenna BMW (Norwalk) New Century BMW (Alhambra) Pacific BMW (Glendale) South Bay BMW (Torrance)
Mercedes Benz MBsocal - regional website that all of the Los Angeles Mercedes Benz Dealers appear to tie into
COMING SOON Infiniti Mitsubishi Subaru Saab Volvo Ford GM Hyundai Specialty/Exotic
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Los Angeles Auto Dealers
Toyota Bob Smith Toyota - La Crescenta Carson Toyota - this is the one that you see just off the 405 freeway near Long Beach Hamer Toyota (Mission Hills) - the San Fernando Valley's top selling Toyota dealer by volume Keyes Toyota (Van Nuys) Longo Toyota (El Monte) - Largest Toyota dealer in the United States Marina Del Rey Toyota - try their internet department Penske Toyota (Downey) South Bay Toyota (Gardena) Toyota Central L.A. (Downtown L.A,) Toyota of North Hollywood - they claim to have an aggressive internet department
Honda Colonial Honda (Glendale) Community Honda (Whittier) Kaiser Brothers Honda (Downtown L.A) Kolbe Honda (Reseda) Norm Reeves Honda (Cerritos) - #1 Honda Dealer in the USA by volume Robertson Honda (North Hollywood) Scott Robinson Honda (Torrance) Sierra Honda (Monrovia)
Acura Acura 101 West - Calabasas Keyes Acura (Van Nuys) Planet Acura (Downey) Santa Monica Acura - try their internet department Thomas Acura (Covina)
Nissan Antelope Valley Nissan (Palmdale) Superior Nissan of Mission Hills
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