On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:20:49 -0400, "Game Over" <go@> wrote:

>
><doug> wrote in message news:feovg39lap1iffsn3jecq1rrgegdpvjmfk@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:40:11 -0400, "Game Over" <go@> wrote:
>>
>>><doug> wrote in message news:4ctug3tfhhphh9dtt1jsjq1v5svd0lqapc@4ax.com...
>>>> Is it true that you can negotiate just as well on the dealer's web
>>>> site with the fleet manager/internet sales manager as in person?
>>>> (I'm old fashioned and don't believe it but it sounds good <g>)
>>>>
>>>> I heard this on a radio show recently and I actually tried it on one
>>>> dealer and the so called internet manager did give me a price over the
>>>> net but I don't really know how good it was because I didn't compare
>>>> it to others when I changed my mind and therefore didn't negotiate
>>>> with him further.
>>>
>>>
>>>Not to split hairs here-- but one *negotiates* with someone you will have
>>>on
>>>ongoing buy/sell relationship-- like with like the kid (or Mexican) who
>>>cuts
>>>your lawn or the copy paper vendor in the office.
>>>
>>>A one-time shot like a car purchase is called *bargaining* -- maybe like
>>>with a hooker in a hotel bar. Different parameters and strategies work
>>>better in each kind of situation ;-)
>>>
>>
>> Ok but come to think of it does one say "bargaining price" or
>> "negotiating price" ? I have heard of the latter but not the first.
>
>Frankly I never use either term talking to a sales weasel. I use phrases
>like:
>--I sorry but I can't handle that;
>
>--I'm sorry but that would be a deal breaker:
>
>--No, that's not reasonable-- and I'm sure a capable and experienced guy
>like your sales manager knows it;
>
>--This is the best I can do. If you don't want to deliver the car for this
>price-- thanks for your time and enjoyable company, the comfortable ride in
>a nice car, the delicious coffee and the coloring book with crayons for my
>kid-- but I'm out the door.
>
>

I like the last line .