paull@hplabs.UUCP (Rob KA6SFV) (10/11/84)
About a year ago I went to a Chevy delear in the Silicon Valley
area. When we couldn't agree on the price of the vehicle I was
interested in, I cited the 'Blue Book' (maintained by our credit
union) dealer cost vs list prices. The sales manager said the the
prices in that book were a 'figment of someones imagination'.
To make a long story short,I ended up at a Nissan/Datsun dealer.
He showed me the invoice price of the vehicle I was interested in.
Lo and behold the invoice was within 2% of the blue book figures.
In my opinion the 'Blue Books' at my credit union were accurate
enough to go dealin' intelligently. I think the dealers prices were
a figment of his imagination. The books are updated every few months
so they attempt to track manufacturers price increases.
Good dealin', Robert Paull (ka6sfv)