Colin Lacasse

I've bought a lot of vehicles in my lifetime. ..more than 30. I'd call myself an "expert" at doing car deals. I'm realistic and don't come in trying to low ball a dealer...profit is not a dirty wo ..more than 30. I'd call myself an "expert" at doing car deals. I'm realistic and don't come in trying to low ball a dealer...profit is not a dirty word. That said, I'm not a sucker that gets taken advantage of either. My experience with Nelson Mazda Cool Springs was a bit different than I'm used to. I sat down with the salesperson and they pulled up the vehicle I was interested in purchasing. We went over the numbers. I was not sure that the deal I was offered was the best deal I could get, and with their "no haggle" pricing, it was a "take it or leave it" proposition, so I left. I did my due diligence by trying to work a deal on the same vehicle at two other Mazda dealers. Both were within about $200 of each other but neither was as good a deal as Nelson Mazda had pitched me. So I went back, ate some crow, and accepted their offer. I'm a haggler. An old school car buyer that expects to start discussing pricing at dealer invoice, work deals on cars that have sat on the lot for a long period of time, etc. None of that was necessary at Nelson. While they didn't "discount" the new car, they did show an over allowance on my trade which more than made up for it. I'm an "out the door" buyer, so where the numbers come from don't matter to me as long as the bottom number is one I can accept. Everyone was very friendly and I really appreciated sitting at the table with the salesperson as they worked the numbers. No "let me go see my sales manager" mumbo jumbo. Just a straight forward deal, a decent interest rate (given current rates), and a friendly staff. If you are a novice car buyer, or just don't like the rush of a good haggling session that can last days or weeks, take your business to Nelson Mazda. They really do make it easy. More

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