Muse to draft a used-Jeep negotiation sheet

AnnaMarie Houlis tested Muse on a used pink 2004 Jeep Wrangler Sahara listed for $24,394 with 42,832 miles. The practical question was how to approach the seller with a price argument, rather than accepting the listing's asking price.

Muse browsed the listing and market comparisons, then produced a two-page PDF. The document compared four newer Wranglers and supplied a negotiation cheat sheet: an opening offer of $19,000, a target around $20,000 to $21,000 and a suggested ceiling of $22,000. Those figures were the agent's research-based suggestions in the author's test. They were not a verified appraisal, an agreed dealer price or money already saved.

Houlis also wanted the agent to contact the dealer and negotiate. Permissions limited that part of the task, so the account stops short of a completed negotiation or purchase. The headline's potential saving should therefore be read as a proposed difference from the asking price, rather than an achieved outcome.

The copyable artifact is the comparison worksheet. Supply the exact listing, ask for comparable vehicles and a documented opening position, then inspect the evidence before speaking to the seller. Here, the agent prepared material for that conversation; it did not establish vehicle condition, obtain a binding offer or complete the sale.

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Source: moneywise.com · AnnaMarie Houlis