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2726 messages, Last post on Sep 05, 2008 at 7:18 PM
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After a month of calling, visiting dealerships and impatience with dealer tactics, we decided to call Hyundai of Everett. They were professional and beat anyone's price in the Puget Sound area (didn't try Olympia). It was painless compared to other dealerships. I highly recommend them. Paid $13,416 + tax/lic/reg (GT, moonroof, traction control/abs brakes, manual). There was a $1,500 rebate at the time (Sept 03). So, right around invoice. Avoid Eastside Hyundai in Kirkland, they advertised $200 under invoice but their invoice price was a few hundred higher than Edmunds, KBB and cars.com. When I pointed this out the salesman simply discredited the websites. The quote they gave us also included $65 for B&O tax -- their business tax! Plus, we didn't like the slimey sales tactics in the first place. We walked away. |
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I can vouch for Hyundai of Everett. I bought my 04 Sonata LX from them and they are a great bunch of people to deal with. I also got a very fair deal on my car without much haggling. Also I find the service department to be very professional. When you take your car in for service you will get a Harald newspaper and a free car wash token at the Texaco station up the street. Not many dealerships do that. Even ones that sell much more expensive cars. Since I live near Kirkland I naturally tried Eastside Hyundai. I found the dealership to be small and they had lots of stale product meaning they don't sell many cars. I tried to cut a deal on an 04 Sonata but the price was thousands more. Both the sales manager and sales staff were horrible so I finely walked. At Hyundai of Everett I got a 04 Sonata LX with the package 7 for a thousand less then what Eastside Hyundai wanted for a Sonata GLS. The deal was completed in under 2 hours on a Sunday morning. Did you buy the blue one on display? I checked out this car when I had my Sonata serviced last week. I am currently in the market for a second car for work purposes. I thought about buying an Elantra GT but it was a little out of my league. When I was there they had several Elantra GLS's on special for $11,995 before loyalty rebate. This is doable but I will have see what my cash position is in a few months. |
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| I took one last shot at trading my '01 GLS 5-speed package 2, 25k miles and in excellent condition except for a few nicks on the front bumper, for a new '03 GLS with the same equipment but in Sterling instead of Champagne. I offered $3600 out the door, based on Edmunds/NADA/KBB trade-in and retail values for my car and the invoice price per Edumunds.com, less the $3500 in rebates. I thought it would be a win-win because the dealer would be able to make almost $1000 on the total transaction (including the sale of my trade-in) and would get rid of one of five silver 5-speeds with pkg 2 that have been sitting on their lot for months. Their best counteroffer was for about $4400. Not that bad a deal, but not what I was willing to pay today. Maybe if the incentives stay around or even go up a bit, and those cars are still sitting on the lot in February, I'll give it another go then. Otherwise I'll just hold on to my trusty '01--after I get the bumper refurbished and the windshield replaced (crack) next week, it will look brand-new again. | |
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A dealer offered $759 to purchase the 100K bumper to bumper. Can I get some feedback? Thanks, CC |
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| You might want to try the Finance, Warranty & Insurance board since this discussion is focused on prices that folks have paid and their specific buying experience. I think you'll find that's the best place for the feedback you are looking for. | |
| It was about $1200 for me. I asked if they could offer a better price and it dropped to about 800 or so. I think this is a reasonable amount if you compare it with some of the extended warranties you may find online. Try asking if they will give you any additional price breaks! It certainly didn't hurt for me to ask! | |
I'm in Lost Wages for a couple of weeks (on business  ) and saw some ads for Elantras today that were pretty compelling. One was for a new '04 GLS (assuming it was a base model) for $9289. The ad actually said $6889 but that was after $2000 trade equity and $400 college grad rebate. The other ad was for a new automatic GLS base model, MSRP $14,300 (I assume a '03 because no year was specified but the picture showed a '03) for $8,888, but $6888 after owner loyalty rebate OR any trade equity. Almost makes me want to get one and drive it home, since I could qualify for the owner loyalty rebate.
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| Did Hyundai offer the $2000 loyalty due to the fact people were taking such a hit on trade-in? | |
| Or maybe they just wanted to clear out the last '03s from the lots. The Sonata had a $2000 loyalty rebate too. Other Hyundais had smaller rebates. | |
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Hello all: I am contemplating getting a Elantra GLS. It happens that the dealer has the last 03 model they want to sell, but their offer seems like an 04 invoice price. Details: GLS with package 6, automatic $13600 (after a $2000 rebate) I guess I should use an 03 invoice price to start. Would you all suggest subtracting some also for getting an old model? What websites would I get an 03 invoice price? Thanks! Annie |
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