Amazon has recently started allowing new vehicle shoppers to buy a car or truck on Amazon's website. The idea is to make car shopping easier than the traditional haggling with a car dealer over price, and the extended time required in visiting a dealership.
Amazon has begun the program selling the south Korean new vehicles from Hyundai and it's luxury version Genesis. Once the model has been selected by the customer online, an "out the door" price is given including all extra dealer fees, license, and taxes. Unlike traditional car sales, there are no hidden fees not expected to be added to the advertised price. The price Amazon tells you is what you can either write a check for, or obtain financing for the amount.
Earl Stewart's consumer advocasy radio show sent out a "mystery shopper" this week to see how easy or difficult it may be to buy a new Hyundai from Amazon. As the shopper report detailed (see video above) out of three dealers available, the shopper chose to pick up the car from Delray Hyundai in Delray Beach, Fl.
Everything went smoothly until the shopper's husband inquired why it was taking so long to close the sale. Reportedly, the dealership sales people started giving the shopper a hard time. But, after some disputes the car was delivered at the Amazon price and driven away.
See the video above to see just how this Amazon car sale at Delray Hyundai went, step by step.
Although the Amazon process seems to make vehicle shopping simpler, it is still advised to compare "out the door" prices with other dealers as the Amazon fixed price may be higher.
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