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Replying to: newbie79 (Apr 16, 2008 3:08 pm) |
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Thank you all for being so helpful. I wish I could bake everyone cookies, lol.  |
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If I offer to pay for my vehicle in one lump sum, will this provide more room to negotiate? One person told me that dealerships often like it when customers take on financing because they can make money off them. However, another person told me that paying off a vehicle in one lump sum will help you negotiate a lower price. Thoughts? Thanks
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Replying to: newbie79 (Apr 16, 2008 8:05 pm) |
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Replying to: newbie79 (Apr 16, 2008 3:08 pm) My buying experience (2 Plymouths, a Ford station wagon, a VW camper, a Triumph TR-3, a Volvo sedan, a Datsun coupe, a Dodge pickup, and finally the minivan) and my own personal OPINION ... Comparing many different manufacturers and models, my final choice based upon my needs, safety, gas consumption, dealership quality, and price came down to the base models of Santa Fe, CRV, and the Malibu. On needs and safety: all three were equal. On gas: the Santa Fe = 18/24; the CRV = 20/24/; the Malibu LS = 22/30. On vehicle reliability: Honda CRV, the new Malibu, really last the Santa Fe On dealership quality: 0-10 the CRV = 0; the Santa Fe = 3; the Malibu = 9 On price: the Malibu LS no options = OTD was $20,084; the CRV and Santa Fe at least $5,000 more and much more depending upon the dealership... up to over $30,000 on a Toyota Camry Hybrid. Costco Auto Program (which I was informed is not owned by Costco but by an advertising company paid for by the dealerships) was even more expensive and ineffective than direct dealer negotiations. I would not have thought to even consider a Chevrolet Malibu, but the news all over the internet was amazingly positive. With Detroit suffering and the global financial markets so dangerous, parts and costs from overseas may not remain stable in the future. And then I know it may sound irrelevant, but I decided to support a USA company... and really from my own logic. The Malibu in my choice of color was on the lot for just hours after delivery and with only 2 miles on it; manufactured in March 2008; the dealership has been in the same family here for over 40 years and is directly involved with the company. The wife runs the service department and her son runs another department. The receptionist has been there over 30 years. The entire staff that I had to deal with were very, very courteous, cooperative, and knowledgeable... in outrageously sharp contrast to other dealerships and the reputation of car dealers. None of my extended family nor I had ever bought a vehicle from this Chevrolet dealership (and in fact my mother's Impala was the only Chevy [from Chicago] we ever owned), but knew of the local Chevrolet's reputation. No wonder this dealership has been in business for so long... in an extremely rapidly growing community of developers' gated homes and with frequent loss of every kind of business ownership here, I think I have made a wise choice. I hope others will share honestly and completely on this website so that vehicle buying can be made much less time-consuming, equal in price, and transparent. Hopefully Edmunds, Consumer Reports, etc independence increasing in the future will cause consumers to know and demand an end to the present "carnival circus like" market place that now exists. All you folks out there, please keep the pressure on to help build a better environment for vehicle retail purchasing so when I hopefully return to the market in 10 more years buying will be easier and fairer to all. My best regards to everyone. 
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I have secured a pretty nifty deal. I won't disclose til all is final but I just have to say the members of this friendly and informative forum have helped a lot One more question about financing. I would like to purchase the vehicle via credit card to earn points. I do have enough money to back up the purchase but don't see the benefit of simply writing the dealership a check. Anyone know how I can go about this? Do I call the credit card company to temporarily up my limit?
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Replying to: newbie79 (Apr 17, 2008 10:17 am) It's usually $2000-$5000 max... |
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I just got back from signing a deal on a Santa Fe Limited AWD, with nav. City World Imports. What a great dealer in the Bronx, NY of all places. Pleasant sales people, no pressure, nice long test drive etc. I started looking for a Veracruz, but after driving the Santa Fe, I was sold. Reading this forum I knew I wanted to pay $1000 under invoice. Actually ended up paying $1350 under invoice plus the $2000 rebate, out the door plus tax and title. Wow pleasantly surprised.
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Replying to: ttart (Apr 17, 2008 3:06 pm)
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Replying to: ttart (Apr 17, 2008 3:06 pm) Thanks |
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