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Chrysler Pacifica Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: good buy Pacifica :-( [arrtnut] by cluelesspa
Aug 14, 2005 (7:08 pm)
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Replying to: arrtnut (Aug 10, 2005 5:03 pm)

the resale value of Pacifica will chew up the savings you get over another vehicle buying the other at invoice. I purchased the B9 at invoice!
 
the second thing was I just had bad feeling that the transmission was going to go bad after my extended 70k warranty. They had problems before with transmissions and the pac was starting to shift very heavy at times when going at a mid speed say around 45 mphs. between 2nd and 3rd gears.
 
the B9 was lighter but same HP. and figured the Subaru had better AWD. not that it matters much because the PAC handled very very well in the snow with snow tires on it felt solid.
 
too many bad experiences getting it to where it was when I traded it. it ran well but the mulitple visits to the dealer left me never wanting another Chrysler ever again. the initial quality and design is not there. the features are hard to pass up and thats what got me into a PAC in the first place. but the quality of the features got me to leave Chrysler.
 
I would recommend leasing a PAC. its a great vehicle for a 2 or 3 yr lease if they give you a high residual value
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Re: How much can you cheaper can you go after the employee discount and rebates [ncmoveon] by pricester
Aug 15, 2005 (12:55 pm)
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Replying to: ncmoveon (Aug 13, 2005 6:48 pm)

Did you get the 26U package ? tom
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Re: good buy Pacifica :-( [cluelesspa] by arrtnut
Aug 16, 2005 (2:31 pm)
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Replying to: cluelesspa (Aug 14, 2005 7:08 pm)

well I just drove the PAC & B9 immediately after it & I'm deciding on the PAC. I also have a friend who just Loves her PAC. I dont really care about resale value because the last car I had (have now, i'm keeping it) i've had for 9 years. I dont plan on selling my future PAC anytime soon. I can get a fully loaded touring PAC for less than the base B9.
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Re: How much can you cheaper can you go after the employee discount and rebates [pricester] by ncmoveon
Aug 16, 2005 (6:43 pm)
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Replying to: pricester (Aug 15, 2005 12:55 pm)

Sorry, but it was basically the leather trim group and am not familiar with 26U with after market leather (much nicer) and the add ons mentioned. Turns out that I also qualifed for a $500 previous owner rebate.
 
Took delivery tonight and love it!
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Re: good bye Pacifica :-( [arrtnut] by cluelesspa
Aug 17, 2005 (10:26 am)
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Replying to: arrtnut (Aug 16, 2005 2:31 pm)

what car do you have now that you kept for 9 years? also how many miles do you put on in a year? if you dont push say over 70k miles then its a nice vehicle. as far as pricing. I think you will find about $1.5k difference between the two comp equiped vehicles. the touring pac with all the stuff vs the B9 limited. I lost about $2k in resale value so its about a wash.
 
The transmission on the Pac was getting rougher and rougher as I started getting up in mileage. I had the recall done on it to add a quieter on but it still clunked from drive to reverse and started getting heavy shifting from 2nd to 3rd on little hills doing say 40 mphs... just would shift heavy.
 
the B9 I have now is no-where like that. the transmission is smooth as butter. no clunks in reverse to drive ... and it shifts smoothly when on the road.
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Re: 2005 Pacifica FWD [steelydan0613] by mys2000
Aug 18, 2005 (3:55 pm)
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Replying to: steelydan0613 (Jul 26, 2005 2:31 pm)

I've test driven just about every car in Pacifica's class but can't figure out why you would buy this SUV vs. any other one. It is under powered. Has impossible seating configurations. And the worst blind spots of any vehicle other than U-Haul. Go throw your $31K at something a bit more drivable.
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Most stable by rodut
Aug 18, 2005 (6:53 pm)
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Because it's the most stable (has the highest SSF - Static Stability Factor). When steering abruptly left-right-left-right it feels like a car. Check the NHTSA web site, or aggressively steer the thing.
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Re: 2005 Pacifica FWD [mys2000] by bjbird2
Aug 18, 2005 (10:10 pm)
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Replying to: mys2000 (Aug 18, 2005 3:55 pm)

Not to mention, the best crash test ratings in it's class.
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Re: 2005 Pacifica FWD [mys2000] by steelydan0613
Aug 22, 2005 (3:30 pm)
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Replying to: mys2000 (Aug 18, 2005 3:55 pm)

Mine was $25K, not $31K. You don't need to spend more than that . I know the Pacifica is not for everybody, but frankly I knew I did not want another SUV that is truck-based......One drive in the Envoy/Trailblazer was enough to convince me of that.......and that one was Motor Trend's Truck of the Year when it first came out!
 
In my original post, I was only complaining about the OVERUSE of MSRP's on this website in comparing vehicles to each other . This is also done in all the car mag's ...........They will wonder if the Pacifica can compete in the $40,000 MSRP range(loaded), and I have two words to say about that ...........It doesn''t ...............A nicely equipped Pacifica can be had for much less, which makes the $40,000 thing kind of irrelevant.....................everybody knows this, so why do all the car mags and car websites use ONLY this as the gospel truth in the final transacted price of a vehicle ?..............................................
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Re: How much can you cheaper can you go after the employee discount and rebates [ncmoveon] by pricester
Aug 23, 2005 (6:58 pm)
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Replying to: ncmoveon (Aug 16, 2005 6:43 pm)

Ok , this was my deal .
 
-05 Pack / Touring - invoice date - 6/24/05 ( new)
-AWD
-26U Package
-Silver / Dark Grey Laether Int.
- Cargo Convenience group
- 17" chrome clad wheels
- Rear Back up system
- DVD video
 
MSRP - 36,425.00
 
purchase price - 29,250.00
destination $730 ( NJ ) + MV + TAX = Total 31,700.00
 
includes - 3 year oil change free !

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