{"id":59661,"date":"2023-02-27T12:27:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/?p=59661"},"modified":"2025-04-24T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:11:44","slug":"best-time-of-year-to-buy-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com\/best-time-of-year-to-buy-a-car\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is The Best Time To Buy A Car (The Only Guide You Need)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The absolute best time of year to buy a car is December.<\/p>\n

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To understand why December is the absolute best time to buy a car, you need to first understand the process and mentality of the humble car salesmen.<\/p>\n

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Like any other salespeople, they have quotas. They often come in the shape of monthly, quarterly, and yearly goals for the number of cars they have to hit.<\/p>\n

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This means that your car purchase could determine the difference between their dealership hitting their sales goal and the salesperson receiving a nice annual bonus or…well, not doing those things.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s why December (more specifically, the last week of the month) is the best time of year to buy a car. According to Cars.com<\/a>, the final days of December see the highest amount of incentive spending. Sometimes this even extends to the first day or two of January, depending on what day the end of the year falls.<\/p>\n

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get the absolute best deal on a car, you should see if you can negotiate a car deal on December 31st, New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n

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According to T<\/a><\/u>rueCar<\/u>,<\/a> you can end up saving up to 8.3% off the price of a new car if you visit the dealership on New Year\u2019s Eve instead of any other day. This is because this is the last day a dealer has in order to make both their quarterly AND yearly goals. As such, they have a fat bonus on the line so they want to get the cars out the door as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s say you were looking at a nice used car going for about $20,000. If you went in on New Year\u2019s Eve, you stand to slash $1,660 just because you went in on that day alone. Imagine what you could earn if you compounded it with great negotiation tactics<\/u>.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, you can\u2019t wait until the end of the year to buy a car. If this is the case, you can still get a great deal by buying on the last day of another quota.<\/p>\n

The next best thing to the end of the year is the end of the quarter. For those of you who don\u2019t think in financial quarters, this basically means:<\/p>\n