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The Best Time to Buy a Car

Since the inception of the internet, there really is no "bad" time to buy. There are always rebates and Incentives that Car Manufacturers offer throughout the year. Plus, with our configuration tools and the knowledge of invoice pricing thru autotropolis.com, anytime you want to buy is usually fine.

The old days of waiting until the middle of summer or near the end of the month are no longer.  Since more and more new models are introduced throughout the year, car dealers are offering more discounts to keep your interest at all times. In fact, with the Autotropolis.com TIP (True Internet Price), we can give you the market value of a vehicle when you request a dealer price quote to take in to the dealership - This makes negotiations much smoother and easier.

Now this does not mean that there aren’t still a couple of times throughout the year that dealers are desperate to sell their cars! 

The two best times to buy:

November 21st – December 31st
This is the dealer’s last chance to make a good showing on the calendar year; therefore you'll see plenty of incentives and rebates

March 1st – March 31st
Most car dealer’s fiscal year ends March 31st.  During this month you will see rebates and incentives on most of the makes and models -not just cars that need a little push to sell.  This may be the best time to buy.