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| any one know when the dealers will have more in stock? here in ohio seems there are few in stock if at all. not a good time to deal i reckon. | |
Last Friday (October 2nd) I picked up my new NOX. 2LT, FWD, 4cyl, Cardinal Red, Jet Black Leather, Sunroof and Auto Liftgate. I have to admit, for not having a "clunker" or knowing anyone who is a GM employee, I feel as though I got a good deal.  Sticker price $28,530. Our "Credit Union Discount" took us down to 27,470. $1,000.00 for conquest (husband has a ford ranger truck) and then $500.00 for signing off on the 2 month return deal (as much as I put up with to get this car, I'm not going to return it), it took us down to $25,970. Then, since my dealer screwed up my order (I wanted cloth, but the order couldn't be changed from leather, even though my dealer guaranteed it to get the deal) they gave me the leather for free, deducting an extra $932 (or around there, which is the cost of the leather at supplier discount). That left me with a final bill of $25,038. In Missouri you pay TTL separately at the DMV instead of through your dealer. So I am waiting on the paperwork to arrive in the mail to do that. Those costs are estimated at $1300.00. So, including everything the car will cost us $26,338.00 (approx). Coming in almost $2200 under the sticker, I'm very happy with the deal and my car.
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Base model Equinox LS Sticker $23,265 - $1000 Rebate - $500 Wave 60 day return option - $856 haggle + $129 "service fee" Total Before TTL = $21038 + 5.6% sales tax = $1262.13 (the $1500 in rebates was not sales tax free) New Title + License Plate Transfer from old vehicle $93 Out the door = $22393.13 Only drove it about 25 miles so far but love it to peices.
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Ordered a 2010 Equinox on 7-27-09. LT1 trim, Gold Mist, fully loaded except for sun roof. After a stultifyingly long wait of almost 3 months, it was delivered Friday, and I picked it up yesterday afternoon. So far so good. I am pleased with everything, and it looks beautiful. Has a very luxurious feel, and fun to drive. I was pleased that my dealer did not drop the value of my trade-in although I know it did go down from checking Kelley Blue Book on line. Total came to $27,430. Didn't qualify for most discounts but did get the $500 for waiving the 60 days. OTD was $24,223. Happy with that. At this point, I would probably write a review close to a 10, but I will wait and write a review on line in a few months to see if that holds up. Very happy right now.
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Replying to: roxanne3 (Oct 18, 2009 3:00 pm)  So sad. First 2010 NOX in the shop at my dealer. NOT FUN! Just dropped her off this morning and won't have it back for a week. OUCH! So, 3 weeks in and I'm already in a loaner, a Saturn Outlook, which is just awful compared to my NOX. Yet, whatcha gonna do right!? Enjoy your NOX and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and MPG's further down the road!
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My wife and I just purchased a 2010 Equinox last Saturday. It's a LT1 with the Vehicle Interface Package (i.e. Bluetooth and USB). A couple of things to note: A) I live in SoCal and the Equinox is extremely difficult to find (taking into account your trim, color, and package preference). Most dealerships either have none, or 1 or 2 in stock; and, B) as a result of this supply and demand issue, the dealer where I purchased my vehicle added a "Market Value Adjustment" of $2,995 to the MSRP of $24,600. So the total sticker price was $27,595. I'll have to remember this the next time I see someone complaining about "socialism" ruining their America. Capitalism is alive and well my friends. Anyways, I don't know if anyone has experienced this yet, but it could become more common if the supply doesn't catch up. But because I utilized the Auto Buying Program offered through Costco, I was able to disregard the sticker price. I won't go into too much detail, but: The Costco price of the car was $600 over the "invoice" --> $23,973 (including $745 Dest. fee). Though I was able to utilize the Conquest Cash of $1,000, I got nailed with advertising fees (both national and regional) to the tune of $476. I could only "haggle" half-heartedly over this because both the dealer and I knew that (because of supply and demand), he could eventually sell the car to someone else over the weekend for a higher price than the Costco offer. The car had been unloaded off the truck the night before. If I ever see Howie Long again for the rest of my life, it will be too soon! I declined to take the $500 cash back offer in lieu of the 60-day return policy. The car is for my wife and I wanted to reserve the right to take it back should she want another color (she's gonna learn that black looks nice, but is impossible to keep clean) or option. The Conquest deal should still be available. All in all, I paid $24,332 (before ridiculous CA sales tax, of which I will try to claim a deduction on my income taxes) for the car which is still $300 below MSRP and $3,263 below artificially-inflated dealer mark-up. It's more than what we initially wanted to pay for a car, but both my wife an I really like the new style and options. BTW...the car did, in fact, come with the USB port (as it had been reported that others with the same option package did not) and it is a great option to have. I don't know why the car came with a CD player as the USB port renders it virtually obsolete. Costco really saved me some time and money on this one. |
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Replying to: elisa81 (Oct 19, 2009 8:41 am) I am sad  for you that your NOX is in the shop already due to that small mishap, but hopefully the week will pass quickly and soon you'll be back in NOX Heaven (where I am) !
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Has anyone had a problem with a dealership not willing to change the color on a Nox only 3 days after the order was placed. They told me that it will take 6 to 8 weeks to get the car. I don't understand what the problem is. It should only be a simple change before the car is built...Please advise. 
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Replying to: jimofoakcreek (Oct 08, 2009 5:39 pm) 
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Replying to: jimofoakcreek (Oct 31, 2009 6:41 am)
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