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jilybud...i'm here in Rockland County, NY (suburbs of NYC) and I ordered an 08 CTS w/premium luxury package, FE3 summer tires performance package, DI, automatic and bought it for $41800...I think you got a great deal...anyone in NY/NJ area...definately check out Grand Prize Cadillac  32 Route 304, Nanuet NY 10954....ask for Tony or Ed...great people, excellent sales service experience...trying to convince my dad for an 08 Escalade...keep your fingers crossed...hope this helped.
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Greetings all! While shopping around for an 07 XLR, I stumbled upon the 08 CTS. What a CAR!!! OK, not quite as sexy as the XLR, but WAY nicer interior, options, room. Does anyone know if, in fact, there was a price increase since the new year? My MSRP for an 08, DI, Thunder Gray, Premium Luxury, All-Season(F2), compact spare came to $46,940. Perhaps the MSRP is "regionally set" meaning some parts of the country have slightly different figures as a matter of economics. Question: Can anyone please tell me just how light the "Light titanium" leather seats are? I am deployed to Baghdad and have only seen this car via my computer monitor. While the Cadillac.com website pic shows a medium shade grey, a couple of gray interiors I found pics of on cars.com make me think they're much, much lighter, almost off-white. To boot, the GMWorkbench paperwork lists the color as "VERY" light titanium which, to me, when matched up to the ebony dash, moreover ebony carpet, brings a bit too much contrast for my tastes. I have no idea whether the carpet is black (ebony) or titanium. The dealer from whom I ordered yesterday has none in stock to check for me. I'm almost leaning toward the ebony/ebony now - shouldn't be too late to make that change. Thoughts? So, would $4500 off MSRP be considered a good deal? I got in too late for all the GM incentives (ended on 2 Jan 08..darn it!) but was able to manage a $500 military discount, another $500 rebate of some sort, and a 3.9% offer from GMAC. Also, anyone know if the DVD player on the NAV is exclusively for maps or can I play a normal DVD movie as well? I know, my salesman should have these answers but again, this is a retirement community dealership and stock mostly DTS's. Of course, he'll inquire for me, but with the time delay and weekend, I was hoping someone here might help square a soldier away so I can get my order just right. Oh, (last one today...PROMISE!)...any guesses on the wait? He tells me 6-8 weeks, but I find that hard to believe with the popularity of this model. Thanks again!!!
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Replying to: clarkster (Jan 05, 2008 1:59 am) $4500 off of MSRP is an extremely good deal IMO, since it is below invoice. However, I am curious how the dealer agreed to the financing rate and rebate at the time you ordered the car. I was told that those incentives are not determined until the car is actually delivered. I agree that the titanium interior is too light. I ordered the ebony interior with the Light Platinum exterior for that reason. I asked my dealer about delivery and he was uncertain if the car would be delivered in 6-8 weeks. Since the factory was shut down for two weeks for the Holidays, he said that they will likely be behind. Only time will tell. |
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| I finally made a deal on a Fully Loaded '08 CTS DI in White Diamond with cashmere interior this past week. I have been waiting for the best deal and looking for this exact car, and I think I finally got it. They purchased quite a few CTS models from other dealerships, and mine was part of that deal. I saw it on their website the week after Christmas, and I knew it was the one. I had a supplier discount code, but I wasn't for sure if I could use it because it was in my stepdads name. Anyway, I went up to the dealership just to look on New Year's Day even though I knew they were closed. A guy pulled up next to us and asked us if he could answer any questions for us. He was a sales man for Moore, and he was there meeting a customer after hours. I told him that I wanted this car, and I had a discount code. He said I could put down a deposit on it right then, and he would take it off the for sale list. I agreed because I knew that this was hard to find in this color fully loaded. As soon as I did that, another couple came up and said that it was the exact car they were looking for as well, and I told them I had just put a deposit on it. The told the salesman that they would pay $1000 over what I was paying if he would give it to them!!! He told them that it was sold, but he had other fully loaded ones in stock. Fastforward to the next day...the salesman called me at 9:15 just like he promised, and we went over numbers. I was told that since the car was a brokered car and they paid invoice for it, they couldn't give me the discount code. He did agree to give me $1000 over invoice plus $500 more off for military. Since we register our vehicles in Oregon due to my husband being military, we do not pay sales tax and only had to pay a plate transfer fee. They agreed to waive the doc fee as well since we were taking care of all the paperwork for that and already had financing lined up. I did have to pay their "advertising fees" that was part of the invoice and business license fee tax, but I am ok with that because I still got a fantastic deal! MSRP was $49235, and my OTD price was $46203. My husband went in to pick the car up, and the salesman told him that 3 other salesman had "sold" the car as well at FULL PRICE, but I was the only one that put down a deposit. We were also told that there were only 2 models like this on the entire East Coast! I knew where the other one was as well because I had already had their agreement on price as well because I had another discount price I had received through USAA, but I didn't want to drive 4 hours to get the car. I guess I was the lucky one, and I got a fantastic discount with Moore, and I have a GORGEOUS car! We had talked to Moore early on in the month, and they did not want to move more than $500 off MSRP plus our $500 military rebate. I was very surprised that I got the deal I did. I also got 4.5% financing for 72 months at a local credit union, so I couldn't be more pleased! I just had to share my story! | |
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Replying to: ivfmommee (Jan 06, 2008 7:39 am)
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Replying to: ivfmommee (Jan 06, 2008 7:39 am) I paid $42,465, or $1 below invoice - total OTD price was $43,309. Downside I guess is I have to wait a couple of months, which makes it perfect since I'm deployed here in Iraq and won't get home until mid-Feb anyway! Perfect timing! Oh well, I'm sure we're ALL gonna enjoy our new CTSs. My mother said they had about 4 CTS commercials aired during the Giants/Bucs game last night. Enjoy all!!!
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Replying to: clarkster (Jan 06, 2008 11:41 pm)
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Replying to: ivfmommee (Jan 06, 2008 7:39 am) |
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Replying to: ivfmommee (Jan 07, 2008 5:07 am)  Lived in the south all my life. Thanks for "clue'ing" me in. And WOW...takes a strong woman to deal with those deployments...good on you! This is my 3rd and I'll be home this time next month (hopefully a week or so before my new baby gets there. Thanks again...and enjoy your beautiful new ride.
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