How I did it: I've been carless for two years.  With baby on the way, we needed something to strap the carseat into.  So after much research on Edmunds, Consumer Reports and Washington Post's Real Wheels I finally narrowed down what I wanted. I let my husband do the negotiating because honestly it made me nervous.  But the dealers all seemed eager to sell and we were able to get a nice deal on a Rav-4.

Lessons & tips: Decide before you walk into the dealership what options you HAVE to have.

Resources: edmunds.com
consurmerreports.org
washingtonpost.com (Real Wheels or Warren Brown)

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Oct 07, 2008, 08:07AM PDT | 1 comment | 1 cheer