India, April 18 -- A car buyer's routine commute turned into a financial windfall after a chance conversation with a cab driver led to a massive discount. After negotiating what they thought was a solid deal of Rs.9.55 lakh for a new car, the passenger discovered that a single phone call from their driver could slash the price by another Rs.75,000.

An individual wrote, "A Random cab driver just saved me Rs.75,000 for my car purchase."

The car buyer continued, "Went to a Hyundai showroom yesterday to check out the i20 Sportz (O) Knight Edition. They quoted me Rs.10.15L on-road. After negotiating a bit (and feeling like a pro), I brought it down to Rs.9.55L. I was honestly pretty happy because I had already checked with a couple of other ...