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AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by brian-armstrong »

garciasn wrote: post #5
kotaKat wrote: post #2

“only those who are highly qualified and serious shoppers” Ah, so basically, this is only good if you’re able to actually buy a car, and not having to worry about what bank the dealer’s going to shove you through, in which case you don’t get leverage in the purchasing process at all anyways.

While dealers definitely want and push you to use their financing, you are NEVER required to do so. I have many times brought a cashier's check to the dealer and told them they can take the amount I'm offering or leave it and I'll go to the next dealer in town that has the same exact car--showing them the listing. I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method. Most seemed happy to know there was less…

How many cars are you buying?

Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by novemp »

garciasn wrote: post #5
kotaKat wrote: post #2

“only those who are highly qualified and serious shoppers” Ah, so basically, this is only good if you’re able to actually buy a car, and not having to worry about what bank the dealer’s going to shove you through, in which case you don’t get leverage in the purchasing process at all anyways.

While dealers definitely want and push you to use their financing, you are NEVER required to do so. I have many times brought a cashier's check to the dealer and told them they can take the amount I'm offering or leave it and I'll go to the next dealer in town that has the same exact car--showing them the listing. I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method. Most seemed happy to know there was less…

> I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method.

As someone who has only bought two cars in their adult life and doesn't foresee buying more than two or three more before I die, "a handful of times" seems like a lot.

Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by garciasn »

novemp wrote: post #12
garciasn wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While dealers definitely want and push you to use their financing, you are NEVER required to do so. I have many times brought a cashier's check to the dealer and told them they can take the amount I'm offering or leave it and I'll go to the next dealer in town that has the same exact car--showing them the listing. I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method. Most seemed happy to know there was less…

> I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method. As someone who has only bought two cars in their adult life and doesn't foresee buying more than two or three more before I die, "a handful of times" seems like a lot.

If you believe it's not worth your time to save $X, then by all means, use dealer financing and don't haggle.

Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by garciasn »

brian-armstrong wrote: post #11
garciasn wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While dealers definitely want and push you to use their financing, you are NEVER required to do so. I have many times brought a cashier's check to the dealer and told them they can take the amount I'm offering or leave it and I'll go to the next dealer in town that has the same exact car--showing them the listing. I have only been turned down a handful of times w/this method. Most seemed happy to know there was less…

How many cars are you buying?

I've been driving for 30y. I've bought 10 vehicles in my life.

Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by zachshefska »

rob wrote: post #10

> Notably, the service isn’t free. Customers pay $40 for a month of access without auto-renewal. This makes it seem like this "AI negotiator" is $40/month, but it looks like it's not included at all for that plan. Seems like it's $399 or $999: https://caredge.com/plans https://caredge.com/plans/insights https://caredge.com/plans/concierge

It is $40 :-) https://caredge.com/ai

Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by Bukhmanizer »

zachshefska wrote: post #16
Bukhmanizer wrote: post #13

This post is an ad.

How can you say this is an ad? Fortune wrote an article about my company and I posted it here. How is that an ad?

Yeah a definitely totally organic article. Also I like that you changed the title from “This CEO says his AI can haggle” to “AI successfully haggles”

Re: AI negotiator successfully haggles down the price of a car thousands of dollars

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Post by zachshefska »

Bukhmanizer wrote: post #19
zachshefska wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can you say this is an ad? Fortune wrote an article about my company and I posted it here. How is that an ad?

Yeah a definitely totally organic article. Also I like that you changed the title from “This CEO says his AI can haggle” to “AI successfully haggles”

80 character limit on the post title is why I edited it in that way. Thanks for the feedback. Also the article was entirely organic. The journalist saw our article/interview in PYMNTS from last week (as referenced in the Fortune piece) and then wrote this. He interviewed me yesterday. This is a bummer. I have been building this company for six years and am so proud of what we have accomplished. I hope we can get this post back on the front page. It's a tremendous moment for our team and company and I am so excited to get feedback from commenters here on HN.
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