[cobra de capell]

An interesting option is carsdirect.com - I directly a friend to that site, not necessarily to purchase through it, but to come up with a bottomline price to compare with what she was being offered by a local new car dealer (Ford and a truck) - the quote from carsdirect.com turned out $2,000 less than the 'smokin' deal' offered by the dealer - the dealer gave her the price quoted by carsdirect.com.

That site, somehow, provides the MSRP and the amount off that price, minus any rebates - allows one to select options and like magic the bottomline price to listed - no
haggling required. You select the dealer in your area - carsdirect arranging the deal and pickup.

At the very least, one knows the possible price prior to entering the show room - great information to have in one's pocket.