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Replying to: jfritsch (May 15, 2008 9:39 pm) What do I need to do to get it down to that price? (16300)? Mention the Carspace community? Beg? Tips or tricks people? I already know whats in the Edmunds.com buyers guides... |
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Note that I have no trade...
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Replying to: scryer_360 (May 16, 2008 3:29 pm) After all the crap I gave him on the phone, I'm pretty sure I can't get more out of him. That price + finance charge + taxes = my OTD price. What else should I do?
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Replying to: scryer_360 (May 16, 2008 11:31 pm) Working with one dealer is like an auction with one bidder. It is like one hand clapping. Leave the S plan or whatever they have for whatever companies in your area out of it. It is usually a marketing gimmick. You can always mention it later. Do 95 % of your work by computer and phone lying on the couch. I've read many messages of folks, some buying a 40000 otd luxury brand and beating their head against the wall with some mgr for hours to produce a coffee mug and a free oil change...must be great entertainment for break room chats. Its worth doing regardless if you need a car right now or not because the price they are giving is hardly anything to worry about losing. Good luck --jjf |
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Replying to: scryer_360 (May 15, 2008 8:24 pm) 16.8K plus tax/TL/Reg. Definitely can get below 17K easily. Likely can get a lot lower if I have time. However, I need a car for work since my previous one is totaled and renting is getting very expensive for me. Pick a price ( if I have do it again, 16.3K to 16.5K, base on the post in this forum) and email the dealers around your area. Ask them to match or beat this price. Have couple dealers bid each other. From past experience, there is advantage to wait until the end of the month when there is quota to be met by the dealership. |
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I've been looking at the 2008 iTouring Value, and I was quoted $16130 before taxes and fees and $17,697 OTD. I checked the fees and it seems ill pretty much only be charged for sales tax and other dmv fees (from the dmv website it says that fees should be $1500, which is only 67 bucks more at the dealer). The car has no added options. What do you guys think of this price? He said it was only good today, but I know that's not true. |
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Replying to: dizbmikuni (May 18, 2008 10:24 am) Seems like an average deal, now though, unless it is a manual then it is 1000 too high. A rare color/interior combination could be a factor purchasing quick. Good luck --jjf
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Replying to: jfritsch (May 18, 2008 11:23 am) Yeah, I just started to try a bidding contest. However, already one dealer said that I got an 'amazing' deal from that place and he couldn't match the price. All the other dealers quoted me like $17,100 before taxes and fees. I'm in no real rush, wondering if there are going to be any memorial day sales however. |
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I recently purchased a used 2006 Mazda3 i with 31,800 miles from a Honda dealership. It was a 5spd manual and I think the only additional feature was having AC. Carfacts report came back clean. The interior and exterior were in excellent condition (looked like new). I've had it a few weeks now and there are no shakes or rattles. The out the door price I got on it was $12,500 (technically $12,800 as I traded in a 1993 Civic DX in rough shape for $300; think rust + front fender damage + 144k miles). The sales associate was pretty agreeable and even called me a few days after my purchase to make sure everything was okay with the vehicle. I feel like I got a really good deal. According to the salesman who sold me the car, the previous owner was a middle-aged female university professor that got tired of driving a manual in traffic. Assuming what he said was true, did I get a good deal? The only negative I can say so far is the $100 I had to spend getting a spare key made as the previous owner lost the extra(s).
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Replying to: hedgeshot (May 19, 2008 1:20 am) Good luck --jjf
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