I was a purchasing agent before retiring.  I held that position for seven years.  I like negotiating a “deal.”  So it was great fun shopping for a new car.  Unlike the previous two cars, that were used and bought from car rental companies that refuse to negotiate a price, I was now in the driver’s seat on pricing.  Translation: if you don’t want to negotiate I am going elsewhere.

However, car shopping is also a passion buy.  You see a car that is just what you want and suddenly that desire takes over your sense of reason.  That OMG moment hit both the lovely wife and me.  There was the car that was almost perfect.

The consequence was that I did not pin the salesman to the wall demanding the very lowest price.  That would be a price I may not have obtained.  However, I made an offer of 18% off the sticker price and he countered (after conferring with his boss) with a 13% off the sticker price.

XM radio and a Bose sound system makes my wife very happy.  Making your wife happy is more than half the battle!