It has occurred to me that you could use this same ploy by just renting a
car like the one you want, and driving into the dealer's and giving them
the
same story. Wouldn't cost you much, and it puts you in a very strong
negotiating position. Maybe I'll try it someday, but I usually don't buy
new cars. It's nice to have an edge when talking to these sharks.


A friend of mine actually drove a new car from a dealers lot to his
competition on the test drive (they let him go alone). He asked them if
they could beat the deal he had negotiated already. They took about 10
minutes to say no, he drove back and bought it.