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#7 of 219 Bought a 2005 Equinox today! by hoppyalong Jul 18, 2004 (6:00 pm)
After reading many comments here at Edmonds on many cars, I finally went out and bought a fully loaded Equinox. Dealers say they won't deal on this car here in So Cal, so I used my Costco card and got the car at $300.00 over manufacturing invoice. I used the print out from Edmonds to check the invoice vs msrp and except for minor differences, the prices where the same. I got everthing except satelite radio. Color is Sandstone metalic per my wife. I ordered it to be delivered in 8 weeks or sooner. The day before I got an offer to get up to $2000 to pay off my car lease and that worked just great as my Jeep lease is up in December. I'm glad I did't buy the Jeep as you almost have to give it away to sell. I verified the offer with GM to make sure it covered the Equinox. I have almost $800.00 on my GM card. They will go up to $1000 on the card. They have no cash incentives right now but give 2.9% for 36 months or less. So I paid $27,600 before taxes and licence but before GM card and Jeep pay off. Invoice price was $27,300 plus $300 for Costco. Msrp was $29,390. I believe this is the best I could do. GM said they would honor the Jeep pay off $$$ but not the 2.9% as the 8 weeks goes beyond the end period for the benefit. Incentive should be better toward the end of the year, too, I hope. How does this compare with all of you? For me it's a done deal. Waiting is going to be hard to do. Replies to this message: jrest (Jul 20, 2004 8:08 am)
#8 of 219 Re: Bought a 2005 Equinox today! [hoppyalong] by jrest Jul 20, 2004 (8:08 am)
Replying to: hoppyalong (Jul 18, 2004 6:00 pm) Like Hoppyalong, the hard part is waiting...but I guess it's a good thing because I'm enjoying not having car payments at the moment.   Anyway, I did my initial communication over the internet, knowing that I had the invoice price (from cars.com) with my configuration. I got a response from the GM Buypower internet guy at one of the dealers and went and spoke with him about getting an equinox my way, and ordered my equinox on June 14th and was told it would be 8-10 weeks. I got the salsa red LT with the 1SD package, XM Radio, CD/MP3 Player, Premium 7 speaker sound with 180watt amplifier and subwoofer (professional musician so I had to get that, since I spend more time in my car than I do at home), and the sunroof.   Cars.com had the invoice price with my configuration at $24,712. MSRP was 26,800. I got mine $25,237. I got mine (before tax,licence,etc.) Incentives not known until the car arrives. I am pouring on charges on my gmcard so I can cash that in, Last check, I had about $700 on it. I wasn't planning on buying a car but my 98 cavalier just turned the big 100,000 and was giving me problems + I need peace of mind that my car turns on at 2am, after a gig. Plus we had a huge hail storm in St.Louis in May, and my cavalier was declared totalled since it would cost $6,000 to repair a car that's worth $3500 so I got the settlement for my cavalier. I will report back with the final total, if anybody really cares.
#9 of 219 My 2005 Chevy Equinox experience by bobbi Aug 10, 2004 (6:42 am)
Now that i have had my equinox for a month, i am over all very pleased. There are a few hold backs, such as the roof falling down, and the front pssngr leather seat whistles as you sit in it, everything is great. It rides great. Sticker on it was 28900, i paid about 27500, without trade in and rebate. Its an LT All wheel drive fully loaded. Some of the options aren't worth it, such as the XM radio, It only works where there are no trees. Every once in a while the six in dash cd changer doesn't work, and there is an error. The gear selector is a little lose, but the dealer said there was nothing they could do about that. They also didn't fix the roof. The Dealer i bought it from was Artioli Chevy in Stafford springs CT. A great dealership, very willing to help you, or me (a girl). However, very cocky. All in all i am happy, its fun to drive and awe full on gas (about 12 miles per gallon on city roads).
#10 of 219 Re: Chevrolet Equinox: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [lee_w] by goingcoastal Sep 02, 2004 (2:10 pm)
Replying to: lee_w (May 20, 2004 11:43 am) Just bought my Equinox last night - Southern California and was able to negotiate. My LT with leather was approx $24,550 MSRP and I got it for $22,800. The dealer cost was listed as $22,746. While it's not fully loaded, it does have the luxury package and a few other bells & whistles. So far, I'm pretty pleased and the overall buying experience at Connell Chevrolet in Costa Mesa, CA was excellent.
#11 of 219 '05 Equinox's have 2k rebates going on ... by balich Sep 08, 2004 (7:06 am)
Can you believe .. the '05 Equinox's already have a 2k rebate ... its not even '05 yet and its a new model .. I *bet* towards end of '05 .. the rebates will be close if not up to 5k.   I hear they are selling well but not well enough to exclude rebates .. my feeling once the initial hype of a new model dies down .. they will start piling up on dealer lots.   ps. If you are considering this model .. I urge you to wait. Deals will get better. Also you will be able to get a better discount off sticker (this is before rebate deduction) because dealer lots will fill up and dealers will want to move these out of their lots.   Hope this helps .. WAIT it out is key ...
#12 of 219 Purchased 05 Equinox by JNorthstar Sep 30, 2004 (1:52 pm)
Color is White. LT AWD with all options, the 1SE package, XM satellite radio and the trailering package.   Sticker was $29,300, received $1700.00 dealer discount, and $2500.00 from GM. for a total off sticker of $4200.00. Final price was $25,100.   The break down of the $2500.00 from GM is $1500.00 in GM card earnings, and $1000.00 rebate. Replies to this message: balich (Oct 12, 2004 9:35 am) hardhawk (Oct 12, 2004 12:48 pm)
#13 of 219 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 219 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 219 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 219 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.

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