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Replying to: fear_hope (May 25, 2006 5:58 pm) Aravind |
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Replying to: steine13 (May 08, 2006 2:43 am) I have a 3 yeay old Yakima rack with 4 Qtowers that I used on my Echo. I just bought myself a vibe and you like to reuse my old rack parts if possible to carry my sea kayak. I ordered new clips for the front towers and purchased Railraiders for the rear. Your qtowers really scratched your paint job!  Was your trouble due to your Qtowers or just the clips? Did you use the rubber stickers they give with the clips? Are they useful? Any suggestions to protect my paint job? Cheers Ryk |
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Hello, I saw a new 2005 (2WD, AT, fully loaded) Vibe at a New York Metro area dealership. Not a typo in the model year. I asked to take a test drive. The rep indicated the vehicle was involved in an accident and asked whether I was still interested. I took a test drive (accelerate, decelerate, hands off the steering wheel) and did not notice any stability issues. I however heard a noticeable puttering sound from the front driver side (as if a pinhole leak in the exhaust). Drove a 2006 immediately afterwards and did not hear this sound. Rep indicated 2005 vehicle was hit while parked overnight but everything is okay now because repairs were completed "to factory specifications". Vehicle appears new every other way. Carfax returns 0 records for the VIN. There is about 80 miles on the odometer. Sticker price says $22,900 (did I say loaded?) and dealer offers $17,900 "no pressure" price. Based on paperwork shown me I suspect this vehicle has been in the lot in excess of 18 months. My question is whether this is a good offer that I should take/leave, can I negotiate further to the $14K to $16K range due to a branded title and putter sound, or should I avoid altogether because the car is damaged goods? Edmunds indicates used with clean title $15,700 via private party for outstanding condition. |
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I'm looking at buying a new 2006 Vibe, which is still in a dealer's unsold inventory. The dealer took the sum of the GM incentive bonus of $500 plus my accrued GM card earnings, subtracted that total from the sticker price and quoted the difference as the price of the car. Tax and prep would be extra. I asked him why he did not take anything off the sticker price of the car, considering that it is a 2006 model. He said the profit margins are too slim. Is he correct or should I look for another dealer?
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Replying to: gmcar (Nov 06, 2006 10:34 pm) |
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Just purchased a 2006 Pontiac Vibe from DeMontrond in Houston, TX. Sales person is nice, I would go back to him in a heartbeat; but get the usual mean-looking, high pressure sales manager coming to stare-you-down treatment. Here is the break down: MSRP $19455 = Base($16430)+destination($560)+AT($850)+power group($850)+16" wheels($440)+monotone($325) Invoice $18255 = Base($15526)+destination($560)+AT($748)+power group($748)+16" wheels($387)+monotone($286) Negotiated to: Vehicle($17600)-GM rebate($500)-Conquest Rebate($1000)+TTL($1024.07)+documentation fee($50)-GM card($2440.48)=$14733.59 With the vehicle price $655 lower than invoice, I think I did okay on the deal. From the negotiation to take delievery of the vehicle, it took 4.5 hours. However, I went to the dealership for the advertised moonstone colored Vibe(AT, ABS options) at $13588(after GM+conquest rebate)+TTL, so I got side-tracked and missed the great deal and bought the extra options. Maybe someone can fetch that deal after reading this post. Good luck to all car shoppers.
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Replying to: kneehowma (Nov 28, 2006 7:35 am) I will be going to a dealership in Irving tomorrow to possibly purchase a Vibe (AT)for $18k out the door. I had thought this would be a good deal until I read some of these posts. The salesperson said I might also receive a $500 rebate, but not sure what this is. I'm not sure what the car has in it, but only know its an automatic, demo (3800mi), and has a 6 disc cd changer. Thanks for any info you can provide.
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Replying to: reign (Nov 28, 2006 2:55 pm) Conquest rebate is Pontiac's way of attracting non-GM car owner to buy their product. Basically if you own a non-GM vehicle, you can get a $1000 Conquest rebate now through Jan 2, 2007. I actually don't have non-GM vehicle (I own a Chevy and Oldsmobile), so what I did is co-sign the title to my brother and my name, and showed a copy of his car insurance with the non-GM vehicle on there, and was able to qualify for the rebate. You do NOT need to trade in the vehicle, only to show proof that you have a non-GM vehicle in the household. |
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Replying to: kneehowma (Nov 28, 2006 7:35 am) |
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I missed the "year end deals" and the "red tag" event. I was wondering what I should expect to pay for this car, the more I look - the more I like it  Based on some of the posts, here are the things I have going for me: - First GM car in the family (went all Toyota a few years ago) - One of my parents is a GM Employee - Live in Detroit (dunno if that helps or hurts me) What I would like: Base + Automatic Transmission + Side Airbags + [ ABS + Stabilitrak + (maybe - for the Michigan Winter)] Can anyone tell me what a good deal might be?
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