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#5 of 720 GMS Price Changes by jasmith52 Aug 18, 2003 (12:13 pm)
You are probably comparing cars built at different times of the year. Should there be midyear prices changes (and there are often several) then the MSRP and option prices (and hence GMS price) can go up. The trend is for prices to get somewhat bigger throughout the year.   By the way, I checked the option prices per GM for Yellow paint on the Sonoma and the Corvette as posted above and it's $115 for the Sonoma and $750 for the Corvette. If you just have to have that color then you are going to pay.
#6 of 720 Aha! by lucyjo Aug 18, 2003 (1:15 pm)
Yup, that's it! Older versus newer. Good point. Makes sense. Whew.   And, I really don't care much about color. I guess I just have to keep looking and comparing until I find the cheapest color. Might be that light driftwood.
#7 of 720 Price increases... by Car_man HOST Aug 19, 2003 (3:15 am)
It is unbelievable how many mid-model year price increases manufacturers implement nowadays. By far the most frequent price raisers are GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler. I read somewhere that on average the traditional big three domestic manufacturers have raised prices something like an average of every other month for the past year or so. They seem to be quietly raising prices to help offset their rising incentives costs.   Car_man Host Smart Shoppers / FWI Message Boards
#8 of 720 Did you check... by gmalltheway Aug 19, 2003 (4:39 am)
to see if the prices are different because of other options. The higher priced ones could have other option like Rear spoiler, Gold package, or sunroof.
#9 of 720 ...me check? by lucyjo Aug 19, 2003 (8:07 am)
me check? why, but of course! I'm using the Family First website to look at each car's window sticker individually.   In fact...hate to admit, heehee...I have a stack of notecards here on my desk; one notecard per dealership; each available Malibu LS 1SA add cassette written in black, each available Malibu LS 1SA add cassette add spoiler written in blue; any 1SA with leather interior highlighted.   But, once you get into Leather and Sunroof, this late in the model year, you're pretty much looking at the LS 1SB, which I'm not including for consideration. They are markedly more expensive.
#10 of 720 poor me-- by lucyjo Aug 19, 2003 (8:09 am)
hmmm, now that I think about it, all I have is a crummy stack of colorcoded notecards when all I want is A NEW CAR!!!   rotflmbo.   LucyJo
#11 of 720 by dan165 Dec 16, 2003 (12:18 pm)
What kind of % off have people been getting on 2004s?
#12 of 720 Just bought a new Maxx by oldntired1950 Jan 15, 2004 (5:44 pm)
I just signed on the dotted line yesterday for a new Maxx - an LT completely loaded with every option except the block heater - it has XM, OnStar, DVD, Leather, and on and on! The sticker with everything was $27,500 - the dealer took $1,500 off the sticker and then deducted the $1,000 rebate. I then handed the dealer another $1,000 rebate certificate that I received in the mail from GM so I ended up with $3,500 off the sticker. I don't know how good a deal this is, but I'm satisfied. The Maxx is in transit and I should be driving it by this time next week.... now, if only we can defrost here in the Northeast!
#13 of 720 How was the negotiation? by geneta Jan 15, 2004 (6:20 pm)
Hope you are pleased with your deal oldntired1950. I'm also interested in the same exact car you purchased. What was the dealer experience like? Where in the northeast? Did they wack the $1500 off before you got serious? Did they try and sell an extended warranty? What about service plans for XM and OnStar? Hope you enjoy the car, my family and I are waiting to go to the local dealer for a test drive.

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