re: Is a car purchased from a used car lot lower when paid for by cash rather than financed?

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My question is whether the seller will be more flexible when getting full payment in cash at the time of sale rathe r than ultimately getting more on a delayed basis and hoping the payments are made by the purchaser.

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If we were living in 1975 then you would be correct.. if we were living in 2005, you would be correct.. But in 2024, paying cash puts you at a disadvantage (at least in the eyes of the dealer/seller.)

As mentioned upthread, stay quiet about having cash, negotiate the financing then (making sure there is no early penalty, or Xing it out)- after the first month or two use ur cash to pay off the whole thing … in America, cash isn’t king anymore, what a time to be alive .