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#13 of 232 Re: Chevrolet Equinox: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [lee_w] by buyatinvoice Oct 12, 2004 (8:41 am)
Replying to: lee_w (May 20, 2004 11:43 am) I contacted the GM Buy Power Manager at AMHERST CHEVROLET in AMHERST, NEW YORK and got a terrific buying experience from the gentleman there who'd been handling Internet Customers for about 5 years. He was highly informative, and disarmed my apprehensions based on past experiences elsewhere at the Mega Dealers who seem to make more people upset because they can afford to blow off so many people. I made the right choice seeing this guy and knew I could have taken his quote elsewhere to shop it some more, but I also know salespeople make maybe $75 to $100 commission selling a vehicle at or near invoice, that's all. I highly advise everyone to do the same as I did, and not take advantage of the Internet people who send out quotes. I knew kind of what I wanted in a vehicle but wanted a specific color, and didn't want some options. I want to make sure people GO SEE THE GM BUY POWER MANAGER at the dealership you got the quote from because these people will give you the best deal up front, as if you knew the dealer yourself! I ended up having him find me the Equinox I wanted and felt I could pay up to $200 over invoice which is great (and under 1% over invoice), but I ended up getting it right at invoice any ways. I did a SmartBuy and got some additional money from GMAC. Great payment on an AWD, GMAC approved me on the spot, and I also put zero cash down which I also reccomend if you consider a SmartBuy. I did a 20,000 mile a year SmartBuy, and found out you can do up to 30,000 miles a year, which is great for me, so I can put the miles on, and not worry about getting crushed when it's time to get a new vehicle in 3 years.
#14 of 232 Re: Purchased 05 Equinox [JNorthstar] by balich Oct 12, 2004 (9:35 am)
Replying to: JNorthstar (Sep 30, 2004 1:52 pm) FWIW: The rebate on a '05 Equinox (any style) is $2k.   I hope you did not get ripped off.   Your final price should of been $24,100. Replies to this message: hardhawk (Oct 12, 2004 12:48 pm)
#15 of 232 Re: Purchased 05 Equinox [balich] by hardhawk Oct 12, 2004 (12:48 pm)
Replying to: balich (Oct 12, 2004 9:35 am) Rebate on the 05 Equinox in South Central zone is only $1500. Has there been a change?
#16 of 232 My Brand New Equinox by thundergod Nov 29, 2004 (10:00 am)
We just purchased a 2005 LT-SD Package Equinox. We purchased from Community Chevrolet in Burbank, initial contact was made via email. They were very helpful. I got the SD package in Galaxy Silver with 17" rims, total before tax and fees was $21,300.00, they financed us for 4.5%   Very happy with the dealer experience, love the car. The cloth interior is a little blah, but love everything else.
#17 of 232 my new Equinox by ramblingrose Dec 07, 2004 (9:48 am)
I just got my fully loaded LT AWD (1SE + trailer hitch and XM radio). MSRP was $29545. GM Incentive was down to only $1000 in the NorthEast. My final cost was $24315.
#18 of 232 I guess now is the time by jim22 Dec 20, 2004 (5:39 pm)
I requested prices and they seem to be pretty good now. The highest I got was at John Elway (obviously Denver) - 1% over invoice on any. The lowest (I'm still working) is 22300 on an AWD LT 1SD - MSRP 25,700 (about $2500 under invoice) - two came in at about $1500 under invoice {$1000 of this is rebate) and one came in $500 under invoice. One won't even give me a price via e-mail so I quit trying (Century Auto in Broomfield just gave me MSRP and Invoice prices - like I didn't already have them). Should have one by Thursday.
#19 of 232 Incentives and rebates by purpleeagle Feb 14, 2005 (9:04 am)
I plan on buying an Equinox any time now. The incentive rebate is staying at $1000. Any opinions if it will ever go higher or am I waiting for nothing.
#20 of 232 Read this before buying an Equinox - CD player by sbanda Mar 10, 2005 (7:18 am)
Just wanted everyone to know this when considering buying an Equinox. First let me say that I love my Equinox - purchased last November. However, I am extremely disappointed with the CD player and the dealership. After less than a month of owning my car, the cd player broke. I don't mean it locks up or gives an error occasionally. I mean that I can't play CD's at all! If I try to put one in, it gets stuck and won't play. I have the 6 cd changer and at one time I had 6 cd's stuck at once. I have to wait a few days and then I can eject them, but they will never play. I am very upset about paying for something that is useless and apparently can't be fixed. The sales and service people apparently know nothing about this problem. I was given a copy of a GM bulletin on my last visit to the service department - Document #1580349 about "2005 Chevrolet Equinox Inoperative 6 Disc CD Player and MP3 CD Player Investigation". To summarize what it says: Dealers with in 2 hours of Toronto, Detroit or Kokomo can contact an engineer who will come to the dealership to examine and perhaps repair the cd player. Otherwise, no repairs can be made. "Engineering is working on a fix". I have already been told that to fix the CD player in an Equinox, it will have to be removed and sent out - leaving you without a radio, on-star, cd player etc for at least a week, possibly longer. And, who knows when a fix is going to be available. Replies to this message: Sylvia (Mar 11, 2005 7:51 am) d_sanders (Nov 10, 2006 10:27 am)
#21 of 232 discussion by reuel3 Mar 10, 2005 (11:50 am)
sbanda --   Sorry to hear about your bad luck. Your comments are probably more appropriate for the regular Equinox forum, which you can find using the drop down menus at the left of the page, or you may find an appropriate discussion in the "Problems" forum.
#22 of 232 Re: Read this before buying an Equinox - CD player [sbanda] by Sylvia STAFF Mar 11, 2005 (7:51 am)
Replying to: sbanda (Mar 10, 2005 7:18 am) Please re-post your comments to share with others and discuss this issue in the Chevrolet Equinox Problems and Solutions discussion.   Thanks!

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