tbh CarGurus doesnt really have a dedicated black friday section. it basically just reflects what individual dealers are doing. i found my Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD last year by watching the price drops like a hawk. most dealerships are desperate to hit their year-end goals so they start slashing prices right around thanksgiving. your best bet is to use the price drop filter. honestly, i was pretty satisfied with just setting up alerts for specific models i wanted. when the notification hits on black friday morning that a good deal just became a great deal its time to call them. i noticed that cars sitting on the lot for more than 45 days get the biggest cuts during the holiday weekend... just make sure you have your financing ready so you can jump on it before someone else does.

> your best bet is to use the price drop filter. honestly, i was pretty satisfied with just setting up alerts for specific models i wanted. Building on the earlier suggestion, I totally agree that those alerts are your best friend, but you have to be cautious about how dealerships manipulate those price drops. Last year while I was hunting for a 2020 Honda Accord Sport 2.0T, I noticed several local lots would hike the sticker price by $500 in early November just so the CarGurus algorithm would trigger a flashy price drop notification when they lowered it back down for Black Friday. It is basically a shell game. I would suggest looking closely at the days on lot data. If a car has been sitting for over 60 days, that is your real leverage regardless of the holiday. Also, when you go to inspect the vehicle, bring an OBDLink MX+ Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner to check for any recently cleared codes. Dealerships get absolutely swamped during holiday sales and sometimes their service department rushes the reconditioning process to get units on the front line. Check the tire manufacture dates too... if they are over five years old, that is another $800 negotiation point they might be trying to hide under a shiny detail job. Dont just trust the green Great Deal badge without verifying the specific trim specs manually.