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Just paid $9,560 for new 07 GLS
by ashoe
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Oct 23, 2007 (12:35 pm)
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We just picked up a brand new 07 elantra gls (super basic package- no air or stereo) 5 speed for $9,560. The MSRP for this car (with floor mats) was $14,180. We paid Denver tax at 7.2% and the dealer fee (they weren't budging on that), for a total of $10,982 out the door. This dealer (Arapaphoe Hyundai in Centennial, CO) has several more of these cars at this price, but unfortunately they were pretty difficult to work with.
Here's my question, though. We want to add a stereo (will still have a brand new one from the car that we replaced) and add tint. They are asking $210 for tint and $135 to put in the stereo. Should I go through the dealer and take these prices? Or can I go through another local dealer and keep my warranty intact? Any ideas on reasonable prices for these things?
Thanks.
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- #2241 of 2665
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Re: Just paid $9,560 for new 07 GLS [ashoe]
by alamocity
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Oct 23, 2007 (11:23 pm)
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Replying to: ashoe (Oct 23, 2007 12:35 pm)
That's a heck of a price. I don't see where tinting your windows would affect your warranty, as for upgrading the stereo that shouldn't either though might want to have it done somewhere professionally.
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- #2242 of 2665
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$11,850 OTD '05 Elantra GT
by pluto8
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Oct 26, 2007 (4:41 am)
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Replying to: alamocity (Oct 23, 2007 11:23 pm)
$11,850 OTD. Black '05 Elantra GT. 28,750 miles. Automatic with Sunroof. Only a few chips. Great condition. One owner. Didn't come with service records or warranty handbook. Didn't really negotiate since KBB and Edmunds showed higher price. Also similar mileage cars of same year were pricier with less options (Lancer, Sentra) and unlikable colors. So I couldn't come up with any reasons to have him lower the price. Aside from the sneaky "5 liner" credit application and subsequent financing speech. Dealer was relatively easy to deal with. Did have an issue with a fuse that prevented the dome lights and stereo from coming on. So during the process of ensuring that it was fixed before I agreed to pay for the car, I forgot to check for the warranty handbook in the glovebox to make sure it was there like he said it was (wasn't). He also didn't give me the Buyer's Guide. The sales contract does state that it comes with the implied warranties so I didn't bother calling him back about that. I'm not sure how the warranty transfer works without service records though and asked a question about it under the warranties topic here. Aside from that, the look and feel of the car is astounding for the price in my opinion. But it feels strange having not negotiated. How well do you think I did?
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- #2243 of 2665
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Re: $11,850 OTD '05 Elantra GT [pluto8]
by backy
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Oct 26, 2007 (2:48 pm)
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Replying to: pluto8 (Oct 26, 2007 4:41 am)
What was the price before taxes and fees?
Did you check the tire wear? The OEM Michelins can be worn down by 30k miles.
If you bought from a Hyundai dealer, they should be able to tell you if the car qualifies for the remainder of the 5-year, 60k bumper to bumper warranty.
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- #2244 of 2665
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Re: $11,850 OTD '05 Elantra GT [backy]
by pluto8
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Oct 26, 2007 (3:27 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Oct 26, 2007 2:48 pm)
The car price was $10,500. Title, Registration and Plates were $202. Tax was about $847 at 8.06% Mesa, AZ sales tax and I did pay the $300 documentation fee. The tires were brand new Michelins. Brake pads were new too. I spoke to Hyundai customer service earlier today and they retrieved the VIN and personal information for the transfer and said the missing service records should be no problem so long as the new records and receipts are kept from hereon. Except for lack of ABS and traction control, the car is fully loaded in great condition. Even the Original floor mats look brand new. I'm sure I could have eliminated all or most of the Documentation fee but the fee breakdown didn't interest me as much as the OTD price and since the dealer was well behaved, I didn't feel the need to butt heads. (I also had a bad cold and was loaded on Robitussin) I found a site at Carguru.com that lists average selling prices for mileage ranges and it lists this car at about $12000 although I'm not sure if it's an OTD price.
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- #2245 of 2665
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Re: $11,850 OTD '05 Elantra GT [pluto8]
by backy
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Oct 26, 2007 (4:40 pm)
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Replying to: pluto8 (Oct 26, 2007 3:27 pm)
That's good it has new tires and brake pads; those are two of the things that might wear out fairly early.
I'm surprised that the car doesn't have ABS/traction since I thought that for '05 Hyundai bumdled ABS with the moonroof, but maybe that wasn't until '06.
Is this the hatch or sedan? I have a '04 GT hatch and I love it.
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- #2246 of 2665
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2008 Elantra SE PZEV
by xo1rider
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Oct 27, 2007 (6:18 am)
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Drove home last night with a new 2008 Elantra SE.
Premium + Leather Package
Power sunroof
Heated front seats
Automatic
Floor mats and sunroof wind visor
Total price paid $17,500
No idea if I got a good deal or not MSRP on sticker was $18.965.00
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- #2247 of 2665
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Re: 2008 Elantra SE PZEV [xo1rider]
by backy
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Oct 27, 2007 (9:37 am)
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Replying to: xo1rider (Oct 27, 2007 6:18 am)
It looks like a pretty good price. What was the price before taxes, license, and other fees? What state do you live in? Did you get any rebates?
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- #2248 of 2665
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Re: $11,850 OTD '05 Elantra GT [backy]
by pluto8
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Oct 27, 2007 (9:56 am)
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Replying to: backy (Oct 26, 2007 4:40 pm)
It's the sedan. It has the power sunroof but no ABS/TC. DISAPPOINTMENT: Last night she found out she has the steering wheel shimmy at 62-70mph. This wasn't apparent during the test drive. It comes and goes. At first I thought it was the axle but since I've spent all morning scouring internet boards and now learned about this wonderfully recurring problem, I can't believe I hadn't heard any mention of it for the month's worth of reviews I checked before deciding on that car. I checked every major car site's consumer reviews and don't recall ever seeing any mention. Oddly enough, when I bought a brand new Mustang seven years ago, it had the same vibration problem which the dealer fixed immediately without recurrence. Considering this is a used car with 28k miles, I highly doubt it's going to be an easy fix. Now I understand the no negotiation aspect of the purchase. The used car dealership must've already known about the problem.
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- #2249 of 2665
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Re: $11,850 OTD '05 Elantra GT [pluto8]
by backy
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Oct 27, 2007 (10:15 am)
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Replying to: pluto8 (Oct 27, 2007 9:56 am)
Don't assume the dealer knew about the problem. Since it has new tires, the car may just need a proper wheel balancing. Take it to the dealer and ask them to do that. If the dealer doesn't have the right kind of machine to do that (there's a Hunter machine that works best, I don't remember the model), take it to a tire shop e.g. Discount Tire and have them do it. Sometimes it can take more than one rebalance. I had some wheel shimmy on my '01 Elantra after I got new tires on it, and after they were properly balanced the problem went away. Same for my '04 GT--on that one, the tire dealer did balance the new tires, but there was a little shimmy at high speed. When they rebalanced them, the problem disappeared.
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