Pay OP's Dad (AKA a savvy haggler friend or family member) $50 and some lunch to spend the afternoon with you shopping.

Don't ask them. Ask /r/whatcarshouldibuy . Same expertise only from the consumer side.

Half the folks over at /r/askcarsales can't turn off the slimy mode.

Sadly the dealership mafia has gotten laws passed that you need to buy through slimy salesmen and dealerships unless it's a new American company (so if you're interested in Tesla you can buy one from their store and walk out, otherwise you'll be talking to the sleezebags).

No real "best way" when it comes to new cars besides being a smart consumer. Know what MSRP is, know what acceptable dealer fees are (ideally none, just buy the thing!). Shop around and get OTD prices and LEAVE THE LOT without buying to compare on your own time. This is easier with new cars as you have MSRP on your side (beware they'll spook you with "oh but you'll neverrr find a car like this in 2023's wacky markets!")

So: "yes" dealerships suck and are a weird remnant of the 1960's that stuck around due to cartels. But "no" you don't necessarily need to get screwed by them.

My advice would be to watch the 1999 comedy "suckers". Aside from being a great flick, you'll come out with a basic idea of the most blatant ripoffs to dodge.

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Idk man no one's ever told me they're glad to be old I can't imagine it's fun

Being 65 with shattered bones suspended high in the air by the plane you crashed while suffering from hypothermia for 7 hours sounds truly awful

You fail to understand. This man drinks decaf.

Get to the back of the line, Reddit wants Megamind first.

"Before a man drank coffee, a barista took his money and prepared the cup" - this same journalist probably

That's because when people die on their planes it's usually an improvement to their current Allegiant experience.

Anecdotal : the times I've bought the cheapo tires I ended up suffering not long after. It's never financially paid off for me, not once. Spend the extra $120 or whatever today and save the stress down the road.

You were fine. They've just got to hit their quota.

Super convenient that it's a lot of people's first impression of the USA when they step out of EWR

Just realized that "Pokemon Go to the Polls" was over 6 years ago what the hell...?

Have you ever accidentally called an Amiibo a "doll" or "action figure" before?

One of the biggest twists with growing up during the console wars was that the Xbox and Playstation bros all grew up normal and the diehard Nintendo fans became weirdly hostile adults.

Tell this to anyone back in the 90's-2000's and they wouldn't believe you for a minute.

Seems much more likely than a tactical nuke tbh. Tactical nukes are for a military that wants to gain some sort of advantage, DB's are much more in line with their goal of indiscriminate genocide and would also be a much easier narrative to sell domestically as opposed to trying to convince people that Ukraine was handed nuclear weapons.