The Price Isn’t Right: Car Negotiations w/ Delivrd

I call dealership after dealership trying to lock down a 2027 Kia Telluride and run into everything from $10K markups to ridiculous add-on menus and mid-call hang-ups. What starts as “we’re firm at MSRP” quickly turns into competition-driven price drops once real offers hit the table. This episode breaks down how dealers test the market, how to push back, and how I ultimately gets $2,000 off a brand new Telluride by forcing them to compete.

Dealerships will say anything to get you in the door. A lot of people think that their number one goal is to sell you a car. But that's not the actual goal. Their main goal is getting you into their store. Dealerships like to fib to try and convince you to make it to the next step. Here are the top 5 lies that dealerships will tell you. Posted originally February 12, 2025, these tips still hold up now!

I had 1 hour to find one of the hardest cars to buy in February 2025, the Lexus GX550. With insane demand and limited inventory, this was no easy task. I negotiate car deals daily—sometimes even live on stream—so I had to put my skills to the test. Will I secure the deal, or will time run out? Watch until the end to see how it all plays out!

Hunting down a 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy Hybrid (brown on brown) turns into chaos when dealers won’t give pricing, won’t take deposits, and one store drops a $10,000 markup like it’s still 2021. I run the calls live, push back on the games, and keep negotiating until the deal finally flips in the last stretch to $3,000 off plus a free 75” TV to close it out.

Dealerships love to say their pricing is “transparent”… until you ask one simple question. In this episode, Tommy hunts down a 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Long Bed in Tactical Green, calls dealers across the country, exposes add-on traps, and negotiates all the way to $4,500 off with 1.9% APR then watches the deal get messy fast.

In this episode, I call what’s supposed to be one of the “best” Nissan dealerships in the country… and immediately realize no one is actually listening. Same question. Four times. Scripted responses. Zero awareness. Then came the real surprise - literal thousands in markup. This is exactly how dealerships lose leverage.

Dealerships aren’t answering… “because they hate me”. In today’s Delivrd calls, I’m hunting down a 2026 Toyota Camry Nightshade AWD during a stop-sale, dealing with deposits-before-pricing, dealer add-ons, and managers admitting they won’t discount because they “recognize me.” We end up finding the real number Bada bing bada boom.

In this video from February 5, 2025, I go live on TikTok and live negotiate for an Acura Integra! But what I didn't expect was the salesperson to have a lot of personality throughout our negotiation.

Back in February 2025, I went live on TikTok and invited car dealership salespeople from the chat to debate important topics like negotiations and dealership profits. Over three different discussions, we break down common practices, share opposing views, and tackle the challenges both consumers and dealerships face.

A dealership told me they had “good news”… but refused to give me the actual price. So we pushed. In this episode, I call multiple New York dealers on a 2026 Golf GTI and break down how pricing games, fake rebates, and “no phone quotes” tactics really work. If you’ve ever wondered why dealerships won’t just give you the out-the-door number, this is exactly why.