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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Chrysler Voyager/Dodge Caravan Prices Paid and Buying Experience 2003-2007
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I will be traveling to Minneapolis this weekend. I searched the local dealers inventories on the net, and have found one with the options i want. I e-mailed the dealership and have an appointment to check it out. QUESTION: Do you think that it is two unreasonable to ask for Invoice price minus $1,000.?? Then take the rebates off that price? Wouldn't the dealers want to get rid of there 05's this late in the model year. I don't want to make them mad at me, but yet the van is actually a year old, since the 06's will be out shortly.
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Replying to: ro22tol (Jun 24, 2005 1:24 am) 
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Greetings, I received a postcard from my local Dodge Dealer (SW Florida), offering $9000 if I buy a new Dodge by June 30, 2005. It says that one: :Must present postcard upon arrival. All Factory rebates must apply, including Owner Loyalty Incentive. Offer cannot be combined with Dealer Incentives." Is this as good a deal as it sounds? I currently lease an 01 and the lease expires on August 31, 2005. I imagine that I can get a similar deal -when the 06 will be out- for the 2005 models? Any comments would be highly welcome!
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I received a quote for a 2005 DGC SXT in linen gold with power liftgate, Sirius Satellite Radio and 6 CD in dash Cd player for $21,000 including the $2500 rebate and the $1000 trade in rebate. I stated earlier in my negotiations with this particular dealer that my previous quote that he was trying to beat included destination and dealer fees. I e-mailed him to ask if the $21K price included dealer and destination, but he won't be in again until tomorrow at 9am. If it does include those fees, then I think I have one heck of a deal. Invoice price with these options is $26,258 including destination but not rebates according to Edmunds. With the $3500 in rebates, $21K is $1758 under invoice. However, if the $21K doesn't include dealer and destination then I don't think it's a very good deal since the destination is $730 and the dealer fee is probably $250-500. Thoughts? |
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Replying to: m_42 (Jun 25, 2005 10:41 am)
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The dealer in Minneapolis actually had some good prices. I was interested in a 2005 GC SXT with options of tow group and rear power hatch. Dealer wanted $22,000 for it, that price is $1,200 below invoice and $3,500 in rebates. They pissed me off with my trade, so I didn't buy it (even though I should have). The salesman even tried one last time as I was driving off the lot!! I just didn't like the games played. They did however approach what I thought my van was worth (nada wholesale). I still may go for it, but I am going to wait and see what the new incentives are going to be on the 5th. |
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Replying to: m_42 (Jul 03, 2005 9:24 pm) |
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Friday my sister & I discussed a DGC SXT (no leather, 3 doors power, quad seats, 6 disc changer) w/a saleperson. She said she could probably sell the van to us for $23K. We were in a crunch to return another van we were test driving to another dealership and told her we would call her if we wanted the deal that night. We called her and she said she would wait for us the dealership closed at 7:00 pm and we arrived at 7:10. Anyway, she had a temp tag and had my sister drive the van home and come back in the am to finalize paper work. My sister is 3 months pregnant w/a 17 mth old so the DGC was for the family. Anyway, when we went in the next morning the saleperson said she couldn't get it for $23K but real close. And they could only give us $2000K less for her trade..(2003 Ford EXP, leather, sport pkg., 21,500 mi) They gave her $14K her payoff was $16550. So that added to the price. By the time we got out of there 1 1/2 hours later we had a total selling price w/7yr 75mi ext warr. of $29,900. They said they were giving us the cash back and 0% since it was 4th July holiday. It was such a blur and when they had her finally sign the papers it had $29,900. I was so tired I was shocked when I saw the figure she was to sign off on but didn't say anything, she felt the same as well but said said nothing and she was ready to just get on w/it. That night we were both sick thinking about that she had paid $29900K for a DGC that she only got because it was to be cheaper than the 2005 Honda Odessy. Well at this price it was about the same. I told her that we need to go down to the dealership in the morning and speak to a manager. They sell Honda's as well and I would like them to take the DGC in exchange for the Odessy. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!! I feel like the biggest sucker and I am sick for my sister who was trying to save money and lower her note w/a larger family vehicle. BTW, I am a female as well and believe that they saw SUCKER on our foreheads. Thanks for your time and interest! Jo/TX
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Replying to: jotx (Jul 05, 2005 1:36 pm) First of all, your sister did NOT pay $29,900 for the SXT. You said in your post that she had negative equity ($2,550) added into the price of the van. Also, she purchased an extended warranty (7yr/70K) that was added into the price of $29,900. So, if you subtract out the extended warranty ($1500 I'm guessing) and the neg equity ($2,550) you get around $25,850. That price is still VERY HIGH for the van she bought. We recently bought a '05 Chrysler T & C Touring (w/ DVD, Side airbags, 6 disc chgr, Sirius, leather, etc) for $23,700. What rebates were given to your sister? I believe, at the time, there were at least $3500 in rebates. Was the $29,900 inclusive of taxes, tag and title? |
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Yes, I am aware that she had 2500 that was tacked on due to trade and the warranty....that is why I put that in my post. The reason I am so sick and have only ourselves to blame for being so naive is that we started out thinking we were going to pay no more than $24,000 w/ttl. We didn't anticipate buying an extended warranty but I've had a DGC before and we kept it for 2 years and had the a/c go out as well as some electrical problems. Anyway, I'm really upset that we let them give her only $14K for a trade that should have gotten $16K. I am really sick today when I read that Chrysler will being given the employee discount as GM did beginning today. Additionally, as you pointed out w/the trade being taken from the equation it was a bad deal and we were just not using our heads. My sister and I discussed it last night and she is going to stick out the DGC and try and forget about our bad negotiations. We have no one to blame except ourselves. I just hope that nothing happens to the DGC so she won't really be stuck when the insurance company decides to pay true market value and not payoff..... Jo -
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