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I'm in the last stages of getting a 2006 Hyundai Elantra GLS Sedan. I'm going to talk with the financing dept. this Saturday, and if everything checks out ok, I should then receive the car within 1-2 weeks. The dealer is selling the car at invoice pricing for everything, as I have a friend who's a Hyundai dealer in California. He's also giving me a pretty good deal on my 1997 Ford Escort LX Sedan ($1750) as a trade-in. I have some questions about something that the dealer is asking for me to do, and I was hoping that I could get some advice on this. The dealer told me on Monday that the car, which was supposed to have shipped a couple of weeks ago and was to arrive by 2/28, didn't ship until yesterday. The dealer doesn't know where it's at, and he can't give me an estimated date/time of delivery for this car. So he's asked for me to sign the papers for the car before I actually take the car. I understand that this is because he needs to get this sale in before the end of the month to earn money on it. But I feel really uneasy about signing for a car when I haven't had a check to see, inspect, and test-drive the car before I take it home. I also don't want to lose 1-2 weeks of my loan's grace period when I don't have the car. So here are my questions: 1) Are my feelings are understandable or unreasonable? 2) Is what is being requested of me is taking it a bit too far, or is a normal way of doing business? 3) Is there a way for me to sign something that gives the dealer credit for selling me the car before 2/28 without me signing paperwork concerning payment of the car? 4) If there's not a way to do #3, then what about me borrowing a comparible 2006 Elantra with a dealer tag until the car arrives. Would that be an unreasonable request? Ok, that's it. Again, I'd really appreciate some good advice on this issue. Thanks. 
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Replying to: kathyw105 (Feb 24, 2006 2:03 pm) If you decide to go through with this, then for sure I would demand the free loaner if I were you, since you are in fact buying the car and starting to pay for it as of 2/28. FWIW, I've never had a dealer even suggest that I sign papers for a car 1-2 weeks before it arrives. A deposit is pretty common in my experience, though.
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Replying to: backy (Feb 24, 2006 3:36 pm) Thanks for your input. That really helps me to get my mind straight for the big financing talk tomorrow. I'm already pre-approved through a local credit union at 6%, but I thought I'd see if they can get me a lower rate. I would hope that a deposit would be a way for the specific dealer to get credit for selling the car in February. I'll give him the option of taking a fully-refundable deposit until the car arrives, or lending me out a comparible car until mine arrives. I got some great news this evening. Two dealerships offered me $2000 for my car, and they offered to buy it directly from the Hyundai dealer so that I get the tax benefits of a trade-in. What a great night! Thanks again for your advice...I really appreciate it! 
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Replying to: kathyw105 (Feb 24, 2006 5:05 pm) |
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Replying to: kathyw105 (Feb 24, 2006 2:03 pm) Tell the dealer thanks, but no. As another poster indicated, Hyundai isn't going to credit a sale on a vehicle that hasn't been delivered. |
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Replying to: latham (Feb 24, 2006 10:14 am)
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Replying to: njdevil1 (Feb 26, 2006 5:46 am)
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Replying to: don1 (Feb 26, 2006 3:09 pm) |
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My Subaru wagon is finally dying, and to replace it I'm debating between an Elantra, a Mazda3, or a Scion xA. I would prefer getting a used vehicle to avoid the first year depreciation, and I'm seeing a LOT of Elantras on Carmax.com. Any ideas why a lot of people are unloading recently-purchased, low mileage Elantras? What do you like/dislike about your Elantra? High on my list are manual transmission, high MPG, reliability, and airbags/structural safety. Another question: are Hyundai warranties transferable? In my opinion the Hyundai 10/100K warranty is one of the best features, so it would be dumb to buy used instead of new if the warranty is void.
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| Forgot to ask this: How similar is the Elantra to the Kia Spectra? Is it simply rebadged? Anything that would make the Elantra a better buy over the Spectra, or vice versa? | |
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