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Replying to: gsid (Sep 11, 2008 12:50 pm) Is the sales tax based on the dealer's location, or where I live? I read that it is based on where you live. I knew that there were issues if you were buying out of state. But if you are buying in the same state, just in another county, why is the tax based on where you live? Anything else you buy at a store in another county, you pay the sales tax for that county. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 11, 2008 6:36 pm) - "Did you want a turbo? I have a feeling the other dealer quoted you on a non-turbo" (don't tell me you're the internet manager and you don't even know that the "T" in "XT" stands for turbo...) - "Don't accept that offer yet. I think I can do better, but I have to check the numbers after I am back in the office tomorrow" (I haven't heard back from this one yet...) - "I can beat that. Let me know when you decide which dealership you want to work with" - "They will hardly make anything at that price. I find it hard to believe they would do that, especially on a factory order" Here is one of my favorites, the initial automated response I got from them said that they were a "no hassle dealership" and that they "cut right down to the bottom line price" and that there was "no back and forth from the manager". That sounded promising, I thought. After I emailed them with my lowest quote, I got this response: - "That dealer is probably planning on marking up the interest rate to make more profit." (they didn't provide me a quote but promised to beat the low offer... so much for "cutting right down to the bottom line" and "no back and forth"). Oh, and of course there was the dealer who guaranteed they could beat any other dealer's quote, but when I told them the low quote I had, they said they wouldn't be able to trade for the vehicle. Funny, I told them exactly the vehicle I wanted when I first contacted them, it didn't seem to be a problem then that they didn't have the vehicle I wanted in stock when they guaranteed they could beat any other price. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 11, 2008 6:36 pm) If you haven't paid it when you pay for the car, they will tack it on to the total cost to register it. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 11, 2008 6:36 pm) X = Crossover XS = Crossover Sport XT = Crossover Turbo That's how I think of the labels.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 12, 2008 9:58 am) Dealer #1 checks my credit (he said they pulled 2 of my scores) and he said my highest score was 645. I was surprised because I had checked my scores from Myfico.com a few months ago, and my three scores were 709/689/670. I asked him if he was going to pull my third score to see what it was and he said no because the two they checked are usually the highest. Is there any reason to believe that the dealer is not telling me the truth about my credit scores? I just find it hard to believe that they were that much different than Myfico.com.
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 13, 2008 3:36 pm)
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 13, 2008 3:55 pm) So I did a quick search on Google, and I guess these really do exist, and some dealers use them instead. However it says these are based solely on your past auto loans. I have only had one car, which I have had for the past 15 years, and I never missed a payment on it, in fact I paid it off a couple years early. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 13, 2008 4:03 pm) http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/23408 I guess the reason my Auto Industry score could be so much lower than my regular FICO score is because I have a very short history, since I only had one loan which I paid off early. According to dealer #1, Subaru only looks at the Auto Industry score, not your regular FICO score. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Anyways, I think I might see what rates I can get on my own if that is really the case. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 13, 2008 5:54 pm) I would definitely have backup financing in place. You wouldn't want to leave yourself at the mercy of the dealer's finance office. regards, kyfdx |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 13, 2008 5:54 pm) In any case, you should always line up financing ahead of time with your bank or credit union. You can always offer the dealer the opportunity to beat it. Usually manufacturer sponsored financing deals are the best (if you can qualify). Otherwise, a credit union will normally have the best rates. -Frank
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