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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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I just picked up my Hyundai Elantra SE Automatic from Towne Hyundai this past Saturday. I feel okay with my deal. The price of the unit was $16,517, add in the window etch ($185), which made it $16702. There was NY tax of about $1398, documentation/registration, etc fees of $250 + $189. The $2000 rebate was applied to this. My quoted price (including rebate) had been $14,798, but when I got down to the dealership, it turns out that this was for a charcol grey SE with a spoiler that I did not want. This wasn't due to any fibbing or anything on Towne's part, we had just decided to drive over there because I really liked how I got numbers from these guys right away with no BS and wanted to see what else they had. Hadn't planned to actually buy that day, but was open if it actually did happen. In any case, I got my car in Regatta Blue, and I have to say I love it. Did I do badly? This is my first car/buying experience, and while I have no regrets, I would love to hear that I did okay. Towne Hyundai was pretty darn good. Me and my boyfriend had gone to Hudson Hyundai in Jersey City and we never got numbers (sales guy tried to tell me about PZEV and how it was additional!), and they weren't as knowledgable as I would've liked. At Towne, the seller knew his stuff, didn't try to put anything over on us, gave us time to talk it over - no complaints at all. I do love my car! |
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Replying to: stilgar (May 17, 2008 4:20 am) |
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