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| I got three quotes out of 15 pontiac dealers who responded. I guess the dealers don't want me to shop their quotes around. So I went to the lowest one today. I was with the internet sales manager for two hours today. We test drove a 2006 vibe. wife didn't like the salsa color. so he looked it up on the computer to find one in either abyss, neptune, or moonstone. he found one at another dealer said he could swap it only cost an extra $60 to tow and for gas. Of course he wouldn't tell me where the car was located. He's offering invoice for the car and invoice for the options ( 4 speed auto, preferred package, monotone appearance package) which brings it to $17868. Edmunds TMV= $18197. MSRP for car and options = $19015. However, there's a $500 rebate on the vehicle. this dealership told me there is also another $500 conquest rebate on the vehicle if you own an import which I do (the other dealerships didn't mention this in their quote but this one did) Another $500 for GM march madness if I buy a Vibe built before 10/12/05. He had no luck finding one with my options closeby. So here's the jest of my deal: Invoice price -$500 rebate -$500 conquest rebate + $60 swap vehicle+ $249 doc fee + TTL. He snuck that doc fee at the end. When he said that, I asked about advertising fee he said there was none. Then said "I'm not trying to screw you over, we charge $249 doc/processing fee for every deal" One thing that concerned me was that when he was looking at cars in the area built before 10/12/05 for the march madness $500 rebate and the cars built in 2006 he was confused at the invoices and had to ask another salesman. The invoice of the car increased by almost $200 of the newer built model but the MSRPs stayed the same on both with identical options. good deal? This will be my first brand new car that I ever bought. Thanks | |
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Replying to: cutehumor (Mar 21, 2006 6:45 pm) And good customers wonder why they don't get internet responses..? ..l.o.l..... Terry.
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Replying to: rroyce10 (Mar 22, 2006 2:15 am) |
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Replying to: cutehumor (Mar 21, 2006 6:45 pm) Are you sure you want a Vibe? The absolute best way to save money is to buy a car that you are happy to drive for 7+ years. Did you look at the Vibe discussion groups to see if other owners like their cars and if they have had many problems? If you are still concerned about paying too much, then you could look at the Prices Paid forum for some more info.
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Replying to: bobst (Mar 22, 2006 5:50 am)
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Replying to: british_rover (Mar 22, 2006 2:15 pm) More equipment std. for a lower OTD price......... My toyota lovin' cousins FINALLY found that out twice ! They both have a vibe and a prizm each and saved major bucks at purchase. They keep them till the wheels fall off so resale is a moot point...........LOL !!!!!!! |
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Replying to: british_rover (Mar 22, 2006 2:15 pm) |
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Replying to: rroyce10 (Mar 22, 2006 2:15 am) For me would be important, because I always want something "strange" like a manual but not a stripper, which may not be available in the entire state (actually happened to me once).
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Replying to: dino001 (Mar 22, 2006 5:57 pm) I understand what you're saying .. but look thru the dealers eyes for a moment, especially nowadays ... Do you like spam.? (and I don't mean the kind you eat) .. do you like opening up your mailbox and seeing 250 emails per day and after you've spent 3 hours going thru them - 15 are "maybe" legit and after you've spent another 3 days you find out that 4 are legit, but 3 of those are 300+ miles away .... so you're down to 1, and that "one" will only generate $100 profit, so that's a pass .... that's day #1, now try that for the next 29 days and see what your response might be, it becomes a diminishing return. And that doesn't count the folks that write like this: "terri, reffered from friend -- need buy price on 06 fx35 awd wth tur + spt pk -- have price of 35 w/trde. must be in ivry color, wht clor only ..." I'm sorry, but my name is Terry, not "terri" ... like I used to tell my girls, if you don't show respect you won't earn respect .... and if someone won't even take the time to print correctly for a $45,000 vehicle (let alone a $15,000 vehicle) I'm not going to take them seriously. Someone like yourself might be a legit buyer ... but, you're paying for the guy/girl sitting at his computer pumping out his 37 requests in 5 states for a price on that Audi TT, new Civic or the new Benz just for the grins and giggles .. and he does that 4 times a day at work because he's bored and he's a "car junky" .... in-between times he's reading the Da Vinci Code and wondering if there is something buried in his basement .l.o.l.. I'm a firm believer in making contact ... when I travel, I call ahead, I speak with a hotel manager and I get alot of information and I have a name(s) and probably a little history, then they know who I am ... When I purchase something, we've spoken many times .. they know who I am and I know who they are, plus I have names, dates and times and usually we end talking about something, it could be anything - but they remember it .. it's contact, it's a bond, it's a good starter kit .. A good example would be my golf clubs ... the shafts weren't quite right, the driver nicked early so I had to send them back .... up north, spring is just hitting and every golfer is either buying, selling or fixing golf clubs, so the club makers are buried and most delays are going to be "at least" 3/4 weeks .... I spoke with the builder before and during .. "of course" we talked about golf and who was going to take Bay Hill and if Tony Soprano was going to be out of his coma come next Sunday on 3 different occasions ..l.o.l... .. mine were sent out on the 14th and I received them back yesterday .. Or, I could have sent him this and waited til' May: "terri, reffered from friend -- need buy price on 06 fx35 awd wth tur + spt pk -- have price of 35 w/trde. must be in ivry color, wht clor only ..." Terry 
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Replying to: rroyce10 (Mar 23, 2006 3:46 am) LOL. That's a good one. I used to have more trouble with going ans seeing the salesman - mostly due to my own insecurities than anything else. You see - I still speak an accent - and will do to the end of my life. Even if you and all the saleguys on this Forum swear that it's not the case, I know it puts me immediately into at least some disadvantage, as salesguy will likely assume I stepped off the boat yesterday. It's inevitable. Over time I learned to deal with that, today I know I need about three-five minutes to wipe that off their mind. Before, I probably could not, so Internet was very vital part of my strategy.
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