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Replying to: tofumommy (May 16, 2006 2:54 pm) How exactly would you not qualify for rebates or incentives because you are using your home equity line to purchase? I understand you can't get any Kia promotional financing rate if you are paying cash (borrowed from the home equity line), but how would paying cash prevent you from taking advantage of any rebates or other cash incentives (owner loyalty, competitor bonus, 'regular' rebate, etc.)?
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Replying to: bluedevils (May 18, 2006 5:41 am) I should have clarified that we don't currently own a Kia product or competitive minivan, and using the equity line preempts us from applying for the promotional-finance-rate rebate. I've heard Kia is offering free gas for a year with the purchase of any new vehicle, but if there are any other related promotions, incentives or rebates currently, I'm not aware of them. Since my last post we called the local dealer and asked if he could match our lowest offer. He emailed back that the "big boss" won't go for it since the invoice price is $24844., which I know to be inaccurate. He offered to meet us "somewhere in between" $23944. and $24844. Meanwhile, I contacted the third dealer (also 100 miles north) and asked if he could beat the $23944. offer. He came down to $23844. THEN I emailed the dealer who originally quoted $23944. and told him I had an offer $100. less. He offered to match that price and pay all related fees INCLUDING DMV/tax/license. Yes, it would be much more convenient to go through the local dealer, but I'm afraid it would cost a lot more in the end than my time and gas to go out of town. I will do anything to avoid sitting in a cubicle haggling with a salesman!
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Replying to: tofumommy (May 18, 2006 9:14 am)
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Replying to: caseybea (May 13, 2006 10:59 am) Concur with the "no" to 2 cans of 3m carpet protector ($5 each) sold for hundreds or thousand $ mark up. I haven't been under a 2006, but my 2003 EX came with factory installed rust proofing that was more thorough and thicker than anything I had seen installed as an aftermarket. Deadens road noise, too. I'll bet if you look underneath yours you will find it also has the factory installed stuff...I don't know what they were trying to sell you. Oh,yeah, about your wheels...they are probably unsealed mags which will pit or corrode with road salt. I take mine off during the winter and run my snow tires on steel rims. Take a look at my previous posts for sources/cost if you are interested.
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Replying to: navyair (May 19, 2006 12:58 pm) Switch wheels? I've never had time to bother doing that-- my wife's PT Cruiser has alloy mag wheels that have held up VERY well throughout several midwest winters. I guess I'll see how my Kia wheels hold up. Milwaukee gets snow, but not enough lately in the past 5 years to warrant snow tires. 10 years ago or so? Yes. Global warming. Bah. Anyway, my van is at home, and I told my family NOBODY is allowed to drive it until I get back and have time to Scotchgard it..  I left town ONE day after buying the van. I made sure the dealer left the plastic on top of the carpet. WOrked well, since the day I picked up the van it was raining terribly.....
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Replying to: bluedevils (May 19, 2006 7:36 am) My concern exactly. I've printed out every email documenting the negotiations--Do you think that will be enough? Here is the latest: I got an email last night from one of the two out-of-area dealers saying they would come down to 23,800. as a final offer, and we would cover DMV fees. We were leaning towards the other place (where the final offer was 23,840 and they would pay DMV) because it's a little closer to home and the sales guy wasn't quite as obnoxious. I just got an email from the manager of the place we had decided against, offering to come down to $23,669. AND pay DMV after all. The local dealer never responded when I confronted them about quoting me an inflated invoice price. They suggested initially that they couldn't come near the original $23944 offer I'd gotten, and we never got to the point of discussing whether they would eat any of the other customary fees. If everything is on the up and up, it sounds as though we could be saving closer to $1000. by going out of town. I'll keep you posted! |
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We bought a 2006 Kia Sedona from Major in NY. Fully loaded with leather, luxury package, DVD/infinity stereo, power doors package, remote start and passive alarm. We paid 29'400 then subtracted 1000 for the rebate and another 400 because my wife is a recent nursing school graduate for a final price of 28K. Color is Glacier Blue with gray leather interior. I suggest that interior color as the tan carpet will not wear well. Good luck! Capt RB NY |
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Replying to: caseybea (May 19, 2006 3:14 pm) When I drove my 2003 first time on salted roads on the East Coast, my Sedona wheels had marks on them from the salt, and the start of some pitting. It took me several hours to polish most of the marks out. That is when I went on-line to buy the steel wheels. I already knew I was going to buy all season snow tires. Now the tire place does free rotations at change of season. Good luck with your plan on running the alloys year around. Frequent washing will help. Might recommend that you coat the alloys with a good metal polish before the start of winter to give yourself a fighting chance come spring. |
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Hi, folks, I just found this forum and we're about to spring for a new 2006 Sedona EX with Power Package (PK) in Glacier Blue. We're getting Costco pricing from Kiefer Kia in Eugene, Oregon, which is supposedly $500 over "invoice." We're paying cash for all but $5000, which we plan on financing through Kia at their 3.9% APR rate. Here's the deal we are getting, which after reading some of the recent posts here, may not be so much of one as others are getting: $26,265 MSRP for base EX $ 1,000 MSRP for Power Package (PK) - power doors, hatch ------- $27,265 MSRP total Kiefer Kia claimed "invoice" for above model: $25,752 $ 500 Costco price ------- $26,252 ($ 1,000) Kia incentive --------- $25,252 $ 218 DMV fees -------- $25,470 OTD price, all fees I thought this was a good deal and gave the dealer a $500 deposit over the phone to hold it, since this is the exact model and color we want, and there's no other ones around like this in the area. Questions: 1. Is this a good deal, or could we have done better? 2. Now that I've given them a deposit, is it too late to negotiate further?  TIA. - MG
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Replying to: motogeek (May 26, 2006 5:12 am) $27,700 -1000 Kia Incentive + 3.9 financing if I want it. $26,700 Plus I can get the 2K off for competitive rebate.. That was just a note to the internet person asking what I could get one for. I think I can do much better yet.. Deal seems pretty similar to yours.. Good luck! SB |
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