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| | Berkeley Parents Network: Hybrid Cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | I'm almost sure we want to buy this car (with a manual transmission) but am intimidated by buying a new car from a dealer, and there aren't many used hybrids out there. |
 | | We paid $18,930.00 for the car itself (which included the transport fee that gets tacked on to new cars), $45.00 ''document preparation,'' $1565.00 tax, $168.00 license fees, and $5.00 California tire fee, for a grand total of $20713, which met our goal of getting out the door for less than $21k. |
 | | In fact, if you're buying the car with a spouse or partner or whomever, it's wise to work out your own scenario, such as a prearranged sign or glance that means, ''Let's leave right now.'' Salespeople can recognize a decisive consumer and they want their commission, so make them earn it. |
| parents.berkeley.edu /recommend/where2buy/hybrid.html (946 words) |
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