buying out my lease - refinancing my ride...

[sweet angel]

I agree with MYLF. When I bought my car in '98, I had done my research, knew what the car was going for, the dealer price, sticker price, option prices, etc. I went to 3 dealerships.

#1 told me I was crazy and they couldn't meet my price.

#2 talked to me like I was an idiot because I'm a woman and couldn't possibly know anything.

#3 sold me the car at about $100 over what I wanted -- and called later that day to tell me that they had made a mistake with the interest...it was actually LOWER.

They kinda screwed me on my trade in though...only gave me $350, but it WAS 11 years old with 111,000 miles.

Check out edmunds.com, msn autos, kbb.com (kelly blue book) -- find out from them (impartial parties) what your car (and the alternate car you're looking at) goes for. Don't trust the dealer or the leasing company.

If it ends up that you walk away from this dealership (which sounds like a damn good idea), be prepared because you'll have to start all over again.

One more piece of advice...if you come on too cocky or too strong, that may make the salesman try even harder to get over on you.

What kind of cars are we talking about here, anyway?