We tried the Costco deal in 2014 when DW was wanting a Ford suv. They sent us to an Atlanta dealer even tho our local Costco is 10 miles from Chattanooga. We stopped into the Carmax and got the offer for her car and were all set. Went on down the road to the dealer and ended up leaving it really unsatisfied with the experience. The suv we were shown didn't have any of the options we were looking for and the price wasn't what we were told at Costco and the price offered for her car was a lot less than Carmax. We came back to another dealer in Kennesaw was shown an suv with all the options she wanted for a better price and she was then given $500. more for her trade than the Carmax price. She did tell the salesman upfront as we were about to "test drive the suv", about our previous experience and that if they wanted our business they would have to meet or beat the deal we were supposed to get before with now back and forth. They actually had 2 of the suv's she liked in different colors. She picked her white one and we sat down in his office. He turned the paper with their offer around ask how much we wanted to pay down. My wife pointed to the price before dealer prep, extra protection wax,(they had a fancy name but it was a wax job) and told him we would pay that price or walk, and we were paying cash. When we got to the finance manager he told her if she would finance it thru them he would get her the $500. more for her trade. All we had to do was let it ride for 2 weeks then call in to the finance dept. and pay it off and it would not cost her any more than paying cash up front. That did work out but I thought it was more hassle than it was worth but DW was happy.