Buying a car

[Jedi Guy]

19. If you don't want to get gouged on a used car, try this.

Doing research on the make/model you want is crucial to knowing what a fair price is. Kelly Blue Book is your friend. That's the first step.

The second step is to make sure you don't get screwed on the lot because many dealerships don't visibly display prices on used cars, hoping you'll name a figure higher than they want. Look for a lot where the used cars have a sticker on the windshield or letters written on them. If you see this, the dealership is using the Blackstone system or something like it.

B = 1, L = 2, A = 3, and so on. So if the sticker says LC, the price they want for the car is $24,999 but they don't want you knowing that. There are other systems that work the same way, so be observant and do the research there too.

Hope this helps!