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I've done this on the last two new vehicles we've purchased and it takes a few weeks but the results have been nearly unbelievable. We start by going to the local dealership (in Austin--60 miles away) to do some test driving. My wife was wanting a small SUV, something with enough room to haul our grandbaby with baby seat, and our dog around, with all the stuff that goes with hauling around a 2 year old baby! Her back was getting strained getting the child in and out of her grand am so she wanted something higher off the ground. We drove jeep libertys, hyundai santa fe's, and kia sorento's. We ended up between the kia and hyundai because of the outstanding warranty and prices. She finally (with some effort on my part--I just think the Kia looks so much better, and the suspension is no comparison) chose the sorento because of it's size and feel on the road. She chose a 5 sp and liked the sport package with the roof rack, nice rims, spoiler and side bars, and blacked out headlights, leather steering wheel and shifter, and the metal highlights in the interior. The two dealerships in Austin of course tried to sell us one, but we were just figuring out what we wanted and had a plan. (one of the dealerships had an advertisement on tv that said they would beat any price on a new kia in the state of Texas, so you'll see how that played out) I got on the computer at home and searched for every kia dealership I could find in Texas, and sent an email to every one of them. We've used Capitol One auto finance on several vehicles, and had gone online and gotten a loan ahead of time. They send you a blank check for the max amount you applied for (in this case $25,000) and you fill in the final amount, as long as it is for the maximum amount or less, and give it to the dealership when finalizing the purchase. My email to the dealerships said something to the effect of "We are looking for a Kia Sorento, sport package, silver, green or gold, 5 speed, and will drive to any dealership in the state of Texas to buy this car. We have cash in hand and are ready to make a deal. Please let us know if you have this vehicle and what the drive out price after tax title and license is. Thank you." Then we waited. In a few days replies started to come in, from Dallas, Houston, Granbury, San Antonio, etc. Once I got a price, I would forward it to everyone else and the bidding began. I believe the list on this vehicle was $21,400 or there abouts, plus TTL. As I would get a better bid, I'd forward it to everyone, including the Austin dealership that said they would beat any price, and they would always respond that they would beat it. In about a weeks time, the price was as low as anyone said they could go and even had several dealerships say they couldn't possibly sell us one at that price or they'd be losing money! We took the last quote printed off of email and bought the kia at the Austin dealership for $16,500 drive out! Zero hassle! You could tell they were eating their words as the pale expressions were everywhere, but they stood behind their word. So I filled out my Capitol One check for $16,500 and handed it to them and they gave us the keys. She got the SUV she wanted and we didn't have to drive back and fourth and play games with salespeople and feel uncomfortable--which I hate! Luckily, we didn't have to drive too far to finalize the deal this time, although last time we bought the new vehicle in Dallas. I highly recommend dealing this way, if at all possible! Side note: We just got back from a 1500 mile road trip to the Ozarks in Missouri and I have to say, I was very impressed with the performance of the Sorento. I was amazed that in 5th gear, with cruise set at 65 or 70, going up those long mountain climbs, the Sorento stayed right at 65 or 70, which ever I had it set at, never lugged, and I could tell that other vehicles were struggling up those hills, as we would pass them up the hills and they would pass us going down the other side. (how this thing maintains it's speed going down such a long hill without speeding up to 80 is beyond me!) Plus, 20 mpg average on this trip was quite pleasant for a vehicle of this size with that kind of power. It made for a super comfortable trip! Plus, there's lots of power left when you need to pass someone on one of the 2 lane highways! We couldn't be happier! |
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Replying to: fergy (Apr 22, 2005 7:41 am) |
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Replying to: michaels2 (Apr 22, 2005 10:10 am) |
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Replying to: michaels2 (Apr 22, 2005 10:10 am) |
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Replying to: michaels2 (Apr 22, 2005 10:10 am) I believe it is a base model with the sport package, V6 standard 5sp. The sport package included all the add on's we wanted (nice cd cassette radio with bunch of speakers, metal trim interior, padded steering wheel and shift knob, alloy wheels, side step bars, roof rack, fog lights, and blacked out headlights) |
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| Bought a 05 EX this weekend, drive out price was $23,900. EX with cloth interior, towing, remote start, anti-lock brakes, first aid kit and cargo tray. It took about 4 hours to get everything done, pretty good experience overall. | |
I was at the dealer today and was offered a LX 2WD w/ traction control including rebate for 23500 ish, now heres the thing I am trading in a '04 grand prix GT1 (26000 miles) which I owe 15500 and they offer to give me 13000 for it (only worth 11-12ish). Should I shop around or does this sound like a fair deal?  by the way I live in colorado.
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Replying to: mindy1 (May 05, 2005 7:50 pm) sounds around 2000.00 too high too me or as much as 2500.00 too high just my opinion keep saying no, no ,no |
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Replying to: mindy1 (May 05, 2005 7:50 pm) |
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Hello everyone: I have been lurking on this forum for a quite a while, and have finally decided to buy an 05 Sorento. I am using fergy's method (message #96) for price shopping: email all the dealers and pit their quote against one another. In any case, I see that some of you have the invoice price listed and I am wondering where you have obtained such information (it is not listed at edmunds.com). I did search for the info on this forum, but I am afraid I did not find it. Thanks in advance! |
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