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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 2723
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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 2723
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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 2723
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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 2723
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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 2723
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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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- #2250 of 2723
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Re: 2008 Elantra SE PZEV [backy]
by xo1rider
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Oct 27, 2007 (4:00 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Oct 27, 2007 9:37 am)
The $17,500 was before taxes, license etc. I live in California - I got a $500 rebate for taking Hyundai financing. The way the dealer phrased it the price was $250 below invoice before the $500 rebate, so with the rebate I guess you could say it was $750 below invoice.
I did not really go looking for leather, heated seats and sunroof but the SLE in the color I wanted was equipped that way and the price was right.
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- #2251 of 2723
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Re: 2008 Elantra SE PZEV [xo1rider]
by backy
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Oct 27, 2007 (4:14 pm)
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Replying to: xo1rider (Oct 27, 2007 4:00 pm)
OK. When you said "Total price paid $17,500" I thought you meant that included taxes and fees.
Something is not right here though. The sticker price you noted seems about $1000 too low. The invoice on a SE with the Premium + Leather package, AT, and sunroof deflector is $18,990 according to Edmunds.com. That's about what you said for the sticker price. So your deal for $17,500 after the $500 rebate but before T&L is about $1000 under invoice.
I think you would be hard-pressed to find any other car out there with mid-sized room and all the features your SE has for anything close to $17,500.
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- #2252 of 2723
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Re: 2008 Elantra SE PZEV [backy]
by xo1rider
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Oct 28, 2007 (5:01 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Oct 27, 2007 4:14 pm)
You said it sounds about $1000 too low. I think the reason for that is something the dealer told me. I don't really understand this but he said something along the lines of the State of California had a $1,000 automatic transmission rebate. California wants to discourage the sale of manual transmissions to cut down on emissions.
I honestly don't understand all the ins and outs of this but I do know I was pretty happy to drive off with a new car with leather, heated seats, moon roof, XM for much less than I was prepared to spend.
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- #2253 of 2723
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Re: 2008 Elantra SE PZEV [xo1rider]
by backy
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Oct 28, 2007 (8:22 pm)
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Replying to: xo1rider (Oct 28, 2007 5:01 pm)
It could be because the PZEV Elantra is only available with an AT. So I bet it's not really about not wanting cars with manual transmissions--they just want more PZEV cars. That would explain why there's been an extra $1000 in rebates on the Elantra in CA compared to the rest of the country. I was wondering about that.
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