If you’ve been considering buying a new car, Memorial Day weekend might be a good time to do it. Holiday weekends are often one of the best times of year to buy a car. Salesmen typically offer special car sales over Memorial Day weekend for several reasons:
- Gas Prices start increasing towards summer and the demand for gas guzzling SUV’s and all-wheel drive vehicles is down.
- Dealers know that car shoppers that have been hibernating over the winter are heading outside to take advantage of the Spring weather to look for deals.
- Three day weekends mean people have an extra day to shop. So dealerships will ramp up their sales efforts with “events” and other promotions
- Some dealerships will offer a bonus to the salesman who makes the most sales over a long weekend.
- And most importantly, towards the end of every month car salesmen are trying to hit their monthly bonus targets and are more willing to make a deal on a single car to earn a big bonus check.
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Below are some of the best Memorial Day car deals. For a full listing of all current manufacturer offers and incentives check out Edmund’s Deals of the Month.
Best Car Deals and Specials
| Year | Make | Model | Customer Cash | APR | Dealer Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ford | Expedition | $2,000 | 0.0 - 3.9% | |
| 2017 | Ford | Explorer | $750 | 0.0 - 3.9% | |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion Energi | $1,500 | 0.0 - 2.9% | |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | $750 | 0.0 - 2.9% ,¹ | |
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| 2016 | Honda | Accord | 0.9 - 1.9% | $1,000 - 1,250 | |
| 2016 | Honda | CR-V | 0.9 - 1.9% | $750 | |
| 2016 | Honda | Odyssey | 0.9 - 1.9% | $1,000 - 1,250 | |
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| 2016 | Nissan | Altima | $250 - 1,750 ,¹ | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | Nissan | Maxima | $2,000 | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | Nissan | Murano | $500 - 1,000 ,¹ | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | Nissan | Pathfinder | $750 - 1,750 ,¹ | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | Nissan | Rogue | $250 - 750 ,¹ | 0.0% | |
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| 2016 | Toyota | Avalon | $2,500 ,¹ | 0.0 - 0.9% ,¹ | $2,000 ,¹ |
| 2017 | Toyota | Camry | $2,000 ,¹ | 0.0 - 0.9% ,¹ | $2,000 ,¹ |
| 2017 | Toyota | Prius | $500 ,¹ | 1.9% ,¹ | |
| 2017 | Toyota | Sienna | $500 ,¹ | 1.9% ,¹ | |
| 2016 | Toyota | 4Runner | 2.9% ,¹ | ||
| Toyota Car Deals -> see all |
Remember, follow these simple steps to get the best deal on a new car. The key is to make car dealers compete on price. You can literally save thousands on the price of a new car by taking the right steps.
- Get Internet prices from local dealers
- Email each dealer and ask them to beat your best price
- Setup an appointment
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Nice tips. I bought my used car on President’s Day. Since it was Feb. I thought the showrooms would be empty, boy was I wrong!
Luckily I had done my research and gotten bids from multiple dealers for the car I wanted and so just had to go pick it up.
Hi Marie, Sounds like you’re my kinda shopper. Thanks for stopping by!
just got a prius V this weekend. 0 drive off, 369/month for 36 months.
we were ready to pay 389, so happy to get the extra 20 a month off due to this weekend special
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