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Replying to: stilgar (May 17, 2008 4:23 am) |
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Replying to: stilgar (May 17, 2008 4:20 am) 1. 250 miles is not "extensively used". A previous owner is extensively used. 2. If you have a good offer from another dealership, why are you concerned about this one matching it, especially if you're disappointed in the car, the lack of detailing, and the service? Buy from the dealership that gave you best quote. 3. It is perfectly normal for many GLS Elantras to have Cruise. It comes on *all* SEs, but many GLSs have it, so don't conclude they were lying about it having cruise. 4. If you hadn't paid enough attention to the car you were about to buy to see if it had Cruise or not, you're not paying enough attention to expect to get a good deal. 5. If you don't know what options are on what trim levels, you haven't done enough research yet to expect to get a good deal. 6. If you don't know what options and trim levels you're dealing with, how are they supposed to match the price of the other dealership? If they told you they would match the OTD price, they should match the OTD price, but from what you've told us so far, it sounds like you don't have enough information to know whether you're giving them the right OTD price to match. But like I said, if you're that unhappy with them, just buy from the other dealer. |
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I just wanted to post my recent buying experience. After relocating to West Virginia, promptly hitting a deer and totaling my 99 Camry, I was in the market for a replacement car and decided on an Elantra. There is a Hyundai dealer very close to me, but there doesn’t seem to be much competition as the local dealer adds around $1 K to all of his cars, including the 07’s he had on the lot! I read on Edmunds about Fitzgerald Auto Mall, checked their website, and found what I was looking for: a 2008 Elantra SE with AT. Fitzgerald was true to their word on their website. The car was $14,899 on their web site (MSRP - $18,125 before a $1,500 rebate), and they added their $99 “optional” dealer processing charge, $10 WV title fee, WV state sales tax of $804.95, $50 for tags, $4 tire recycling fee, and $12.50 electronic titling fee, for a total of $15,879.45 OTD. There were no hidden fees such as advertising or freight. This was the most pleasant, easiest car buying experience I have ever had. I called and talked with a salesman, gave him the stock number I was interested in, and told him that I was coming from 200 miles away to buy it. When I arrived, he had the car washed and prepped, and the gas tank filled. We took a test drive, and then completed the paperwork. There was absolutely zero pressure to buy anything else, and zero games. The price on the website was the price I paid. Since it was going so well, I was prepared for a curveball with the F & I guy. Nope – when I told him I had my own financing, he just asked for a check for $15,879.45. No pressure for any “mop & glow”, special financing, or warranties. Once I wrote the check, the salesman went over the features of the car (as required by Hyundai), we programmed the XM radio, and in less than two hours, I was on my way back to WV. The next time I am in the market for a new car, if I am anywhere within driving distance, I am returning to Fitzgerald Auto Mall. |
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That dealership sounds like a really nasty place to buy a car. When a price is agreed upon verbally and with a printable e-mail...that should be the price...PERIOD! Those two salesmen are exactly why people don't trust car dealers...sliminess at it's best. Stilgar did the right to walk out. Why would you stick up that kind of place. Maybe Stilgar didn't have all his facts in order but an agreed upon offer is just that...AGREED UPON BEFORE. What don't you understand about his post? The Sandman 
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Replying to: sandman46 (May 17, 2008 4:04 pm) I agree completely, but from what he's told us, the ONLY thing that was agreed upon was that they would match the best price he got from somewhere else--never a dollar amount, and if he's getting an quote on a bare-bones GLS and expecting them to match it on a Pop-Op GLS, then that is completely unreasonable and unfair, and based on the information he's provided, for the reasons I outlined, I suspect that this is the case and would like more information before we get the torches and pitchforks and go lynch the dealer. |
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Replying to: bhmr59 (Apr 29, 2008 5:12 pm) is it complicated to buy a car in NJ but then register it in CT? I too am looking at buying at Towne but wonder about the paperwork once I get back to CT.
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Replying to: dvc3 (May 19, 2008 11:49 am) |
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Replying to: bhmr59 (May 19, 2008 12:22 pm) Price - 14390 after rebate Tax 719 Doc fee 200 liscense fee 65 title fee 50 15424 Total out the door . Not as good as some of you guys but decent I think. you guys think I did ok? Dealer also included life time tires in the deal Also financed was 7.67% for 72 months with 1000 down payment so about $250 a month for 72 months with 1000 down payment. Did I pay too much? |
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Perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my original posting. I e-mailed them the lowest quote I could find for a 2008 Elantra Automatic with Equipment Package 2. The quote from the other dealer was very detailed listing all the options, docs fees, tax, title, and license and a "out-the-door", nothing else to pay number at the bottom. It just happened that the other dealership was more than an hour away and I wanted to get a matching deal from my neighborhood dealership. Like I said, I got verbal and written confirmation, and they backed out at the last minute. Even after I got there, the first thing I said to Scott Sanders was, "we're cool with the out-of-the-door price, right?" He said sure, but then things went to pot when he brought "bad cop" in. What they tried to do to drag me back in the door was suggest that the other dealership didn't offer cruise control and that they did. I AM GUESSING that they didn't read the other dealership's quote correctly. I went the next day to the far away dealership and asked them to honor the original quote they gave me. They did. 2008 Elantra Automatic + Equipment Package 2 (and yes, it does include cruise control) for $15,080 out the door. The mileage was only 9 miles--all from the factory in Korea to the ship, from the ship to Houston port, and from the port to the dealership. None of this 200+ miles crap. I found some other place that had it for $14,675 out the door, but they sold it right before I responded to the ad. I know that some people up north got this package for $13,500 or so, but this was the best deal I could get. The faraway dealership kept their word, and the finance guy didn't push me when I said "I just want the car, nothing else" (although he did become a bit rude after that), and they even delivered it to my home the next day. I noticed some spots on the car and the dealer read my mind and had the car washed in the morning after having it prepped. I didn't get free lifetime tires like the other guy, but I'm pretty darn happy about the deal that I closed. Maybe someone in Houston will score a $13,500 Elantra auto deal a couple weeks from now. I won't be jealous. The 2nd dealership and I agreed over a price on the phone, and he kept his word to me through-and-through. If he made a $1,000 off of me, I won't begrudge him that. BUT, the 1st dealership resorted to out-and-out trickery and shenanigans and the good cop/bad cop routine, so they deserve $0. The latter are the kind of people--kind of like very bad waiters--that deserve to be given a tip of 1 cent to let them know how inferior their service is. All I'm asking for is for people to keep their word and good service. Is that too much? Nuff said. Got my car. Oh, and let's get those torches and pitchforks ready. Also please bring a wooden rail and some tar and feathers as well. |
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Replying to: bhmr59 (May 19, 2008 12:22 pm) FWIW they are quoting me $14118 OTD, taxes and all, Elantra GLS automatic w/pop options (and window etching!!!!). |
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