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I get offers from my dealer about once a month saying "we have waiting buyers for your 2014 Mirage" -
Should I take them up on this once in a lifetime deal?
That's sales/marketing BS to get you into the showroom. I've been getting those mailers on every late-model car I've ever owned for the last 20 years. If you go in there, the dealer is going to make money off of you no matter what happens.
"We have a drastic need for your <fill in the blank here with whatever worthless POS you have sitting in your driveway>". Get in here now so we can pay you more than book value!
Stealing a quote from the web...
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Another common tactic is the “we need your used car” letter. Dealer tells you they desperately need cars like yours for their lot. They promise to pay over KBB for it and quote a number that looks really high. The fine print notes they are basing their estimate on your 5 year old car having only 15,000 miles on it. If you actually show up their trade-in price plummets when they punch in the actual mileage. They are hoping before that happens you will have fallen in love with the new car and they can convince you “it is just a few more dollars a month”