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Q&A How to ask a question and define what I mean?

I am in the middle of the painful process of buying a car. I am trying to do much of my legwork online before going into a dealership. One of the things I hate the most about purchasing a car is se...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by ahsteele‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:11:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ahsteele‭ · 2019-12-08T07:11:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am in the middle of the painful process of buying a car. I am trying to do much of my legwork online before going into a dealership. One of the things I hate the most about purchasing a car is settling on a final price. Typically when I do this I like to establish an _out the door_ price before going to a dealership. My current phrasing for doing this is:

> The price listed online is $34,800 and I am interested in purchasing the car. Would you take $30,000 out the door: meaning tax, title, and document fees?

Adding the definition of what I mean by _out the door_ always feels awkward. Is there a better way to phrase the above such that I can convey my meaning and ask the question?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-10-21T17:29:08Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1