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#122 of 177 Re: Trade-in Value of 2003 TB [wendy3] by han619619 Aug 20, 2004 (1:51 pm)
Replying to: wendy3 (Aug 19, 2004 1:14 pm) I am looking for TB EXT 2004 for couple months already, I saw two dealer ship sell TB EXT 2003 arount 12,000 to 15,000 mils LT model they asking for $24K to 22K, on-line trade in value around $20K, so you may sell by yourself better than sell to dealer. I am waiting for to but a new TB EXT 2004 or 2005, I know a lot of dealer is very tricky, also I have to let you know TB EXT 2005 with leather seat, on star, first and second row seat with 8 way power seat MSP $ 385K.. and GM discount $1650 and dealer discount final sell price $32900, without negotiate the price. so I am waiting for labor day or after labor day, because I do not think they can sell all, thinking about this GM made a lot of same cat, chevrolet, ISUZU ( Assender), Builk(Rainier), Oldsmobile, GMC all the same type, also stock market is very bad, and oil price is up, consumer does not have that much to buy that 4x4 car GM try to let consumer to finance but don't forget after 60 months you will pay $10K to $ 20K more then cash price, I will suggest negotiate cash price and finace form bank because they always have low rate than dealer.
#123 of 177 Re: Discount before Rebate/Financing [imadad2] by halcomb Aug 22, 2004 (1:29 pm)
Replying to: imadad2 (Aug 19, 2004 9:15 am) Is this correct, you got the invoice price then the incentives on top of that>
#124 of 177 Re: New 04 Trailblazer EXT LS [howie7971] by halcomb Aug 22, 2004 (1:38 pm)
Replying to: howie7971 (Dec 06, 2003 6:42 pm) We are thinking of purchasing a "04 TB using the GMS pricing, what is the additional 750.00 that you got for GM family discount? Any info would be appreciated. J Replies to this message: loggerhead1 (Aug 27, 2004 9:52 am)
#125 of 177 Re: New 04 Trailblazer EXT LS [halcomb] by loggerhead1 Aug 27, 2004 (9:52 am)
Replying to: halcomb (Aug 22, 2004 1:38 pm) I am a GMS customer also. In the southeast region the rebate is $6,000 if you use GMAC. That makes the TB pretty attractive. I would love to know more about the $750 if it exists. I see nothing on the GMS site.
#126 of 177 PLEASE DO NOT LEASE!!! by dsilver668 Sep 23, 2004 (4:10 pm)
Ok leasing isn't for me but here is an experience I am going through right now. First off congratulations on being on Edmunds. It is your first step to not getting screwed at the dealership. My wife and I were just starting out and really wanted a Durango. Make and Model could be anything, but we spent hours getting their "Monthly Payment" down. We were so worn out we didn't even really think about things like residual payment, buy out, and what the actual percentage rate was on the lease. Lets just say we love our car but we are in the 11% range, and have a balloon payment of 17,000 due in a year. Normal residual should have been around 12,000.00. We basically got screwed because we didn't know what we were getting our selves into. Let me just say this. Never ever talk about monthly payment. I don't care if you finance through them. I don't care if you pay cash. Just talk about selling price with fees included. Talk like you want to pay cash. They will be eager to drop the price. Your best bet if you can get it is to finance through your local credit union or bank. Then buy it out right although right now 2004 deals through Chevy offer 6K cash back or 1.9% for 72 months. Not bad, except get them to agree on the price first then talk about finance. That way they can't just slip the 6k back to you as though it was their selling price. In the end for the Durango we payed full asking price for a 2000 model. It isn't bad, but I am kicking my self at the lack of education. Now I just want to dump it and get a Trail Blazer of Explorer. I am not sure which is better. Although the interior of the Chevy seems nicer than the Explorer, but not Quite as nice as the Envoy or Mountaineer, which are just souped up versions of the previously mentioned vehicles. Just think of it this way. Leasing is like renting a car and then you dump it and start over. If you plan on wanting it longer than 3 years then buy it. Replies to this message: lee_w (Oct 21, 2004 5:28 am)
#127 of 177 Price paid for 2004 LT TB by pscala Oct 20, 2004 (8:07 am)
All,   Just picked up an 04 Sandstone LT with moonroof. I live in NY, so northeast discounts apply.   Sticker price : $34,305. Dealer Discount : - $3000.00 Manager "play money": - (3) $500.00 Rebate and GMAC loan: - $6,000 ------------------------------------- price before tax : $23,805.   This deal actually cost the dealer $495. but they wanted to beat out another Chevy dealer. Also, there are higher GM Card allowances for 04 models, the TB allowed $2250 off...Finance rate was a bit high at 6.9%...   Good luck.
#128 of 177 Re: PLEASE DO NOT LEASE!!! [dsilver668] by lee_w Oct 21, 2004 (5:28 am)
Replying to: dsilver668 (Sep 23, 2004 4:10 pm) Thanks for the information. It is people like you that share that make Edmunds a valuable source of information!!!
#129 of 177 buying experience and problems by larry503 Oct 25, 2004 (4:59 pm)
I bought my Trailblazer 6-cylinder Ext LT late June 03. MSRP is $36,300. The following is the breakdown of the details: The dealer took off almost $10,000 discount It had a few hail dents on the hood but not any on four doors. several small dents on the roof but you cannot see that also including $4,000 GM manufacturer rebate $500 conquest rebate. I had $4,100 GM credit card including $3,500 accumulated for seven years and $600 bonus GM gave me as incentive. I also had Citibank driver edge credit card which gave me $1,500. It had memory seats, six CD player, heated leather seats two zone automatic temperature control, automatic screen wiper, On-Star, driver information system, dual control button on steering wheel. The price I paid was $20,700 before TT&L. One week after I bought my TB EXT, GM offered some more rebate such On-Star rebate. I missed that chance around another $1,000.   I put more than 20K miles on that. I have had several minor problems so far. Item 1) Tailgate light was flooded at 3,000 miles. The whole light housing was changed within thirty minutes at service dept. Item 2) gear handle came off. Item 3) back license panel gasket was not properly installed. These two items were fixed at dealer within one hour. Item 4) whole front bumper was disfigured very slightly. it was completely changed with a new one. It took dealer three days to finish that job. And I was offered an Envoy as a rental car for three days. Now it looks perfect. Item 5) passenger side strut is slightly leaking. not fixed yet. I am waiting for something that might show up to have them fixed together at one trip. It is not urgent. Item 6) the shift between the first gear and the second gear is not very smooth as I expected and you can feel it very reluctant to switch it forward and backward. So now the acceleration is not good enough and on the other hand when it is coasting on idle it is very reluctant to shift back to the first gear. So that it will stay around 1100 to 900 RPM at the of 30 miles. The real idle rpm when it is at stop either at parking or idle driving is around 600 rpm. Now it is wasting around 5 percent of gas because the most of the mileage I drive is local and have a lot of stops and goes. I have talked to two dealers and had it checked and was told 'no problem. the other Trailblazers also behave in the same way'. I have test-driven several TBs and Envoys before and after my purchase and found them behaving much better than mine. All I have test-driven are regular not extended version. Actually or ironically I did not test drive my vehicle before I bought it, because I thought they should be the same. Now I know there might be and will be some differences between each individual unit even though they are mass manufactured on the same assembly line by same kind of workers and by same kind of parts.   I feel extremely happy with the whole deal including the price, its whole design, all those luxury features and warranty service, because nobody would and could give me such a deal. With all those features, Toyota Sequoia or Acura MDX (both have the third row) will cost around $40,000. Will they give any discount from MSRP? Probably one thousand dollar. That is it. Have All those minor problems bothered me? Not at all. On the contrary, I am really amazed to find actually the vehicle has so few minor problems considering it has more than thirty thousand parts. Replies to this message: big_cat (Oct 26, 2004 9:59 am)
#130 of 177 Re: buying experience and problems [larry503] by big_cat Oct 26, 2004 (9:59 am)
Replying to: larry503 (Oct 25, 2004 4:59 pm) Larry503 Could you say more on that Citibank driver edge credit card $1500 and the on star $1000 rebate? How did you look for all these rebates? Thanks in advance.
#131 of 177 Citibank driver edge credit card by larry503 Oct 26, 2004 (1:26 pm)
Hi bigcat Citibank driver edge credit card 800 967 8500 gives you back 2% on all your purchase. $500 max a year but max you can claim is $1500 for one vehicle. But it can combine with GM card and you can buy any car of brand and of any model even used. After you buy a car, you just fax Citibank your vehicle invoice in sixty days, you will send a check of whatever you have accumulated up to $1500 per vehicle. Actually I accumulated more than $1500.   Onstar rebate is just promotion from GM. You need to watch for it. It is not always on.

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