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Work with local businesses that have proper identification, licensing, and insurance.

Never share personally identifiable information with someone who has contacted you unsolicited, whether it’s over the phone, by email, on social media, or even at your front door. This includes banking and credit card information, your birth date, and Social Security/Social Insurance numbers.

Before you start negotiating, make sure the dealer has the particular new car you are looking for in stock. If they do not there is no set guarantee that you can get that car, or how long it might take to get it. Dealers also give better sales on the cars they have in stock.

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