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Replying to: waterdr (Dec 31, 2007 9:45 am) http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ee9c851/34544 Sad....very sad, indeed if you ask me. Go to the last page. |
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Currently the deals on left over 2007's are very good, but the deals on 2008 are not that special. However a dealer told me that great deals on 2008's will start after January 1, 2008. Anyone heard about great deals on 2008's? I like Saabs but will not buy one unless a special deal due to rapid depreciation in early years of ownership. On the left over 2007's, does the $4000 rebate for 9-3's apply after you negotiate a deal with a dealer?
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Replying to: obrientwo (Jan 01, 2008 1:02 pm) I would try to get invoice price, and then subtract the $4000 from that. |
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While I am no "car buying expert", there appears to be three kinds of rebates. The straight forward "rebate" is advertised and then there is also sometimes "factory to dealer cash" which is not. I recently purchased a vehicle that had no rebates, but had $5500 in factory to dealer cash. I tried to buy the car from 4 different dealerships. One of them flat out told me how much money there was w/o me even asking and graciously deducted it from the 1% under invoice price. Two of the other dealers when asked by me simply stated that there was some money to "play with" but never disclosed the amount. The last dealer outright denied that any money existed even after telling them that I had confirmed this fact with a different dealer. They were either not aware, or chose to not allow me to have the money. The third type of "rebate" I become aware of only after having a friend who was a finance manager for a Mistubishi dealer. He claimed that Mitsubishi would give them special incentives for moving a certain number of vehicles in a specified period of time. If they did, they got cash back or even a "free" car from the manufacturer. The numbers were rather large if I recall....something like 25 - 30 cars in a short period of time....something that only a big volume dealer could do. He further indicated that if you caught the dealer at the correct time such as perhaps needing to sell one or two more cars in a day or two in order to get the big bonus, the dealer might extend closing incentives to the customer. All this makes trying to get the best deal possible hard to do. At some point, you just need to buy the thing and not look back. Apparently everyone must get a great deal anyway because I have never heard anyone ever say that they got screwed - lol |
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A dealer near me has a few '07 9-3 sedans w/about 5k miles but none are certified pre-owned...Do you think this is because they won't be made CPO until the incentives on the '07s (4k customer cash) expire? If so I'd rather just wait to get the CPO warranty.
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the $4,000 cash will expire until they clear most of the leftover 2007 inventory. Try asking them if they'll CPO it for you.. Or maybe they're not CPOed because they wouldn't pass the inspection. |
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Replying to: pregan3 (Jan 17, 2008 1:45 pm)
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Replying to: waterdr (Jan 17, 2008 9:32 pm) You can however buy a extended warranty or have one included in whatever price you negotiate. |
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Hi, I recently purchased a new 2007 9-3 SportCombi. $32400 (msrp) - $1k (gm supplier discount--I bet anyone could get this with a big of haggling) - $650 (extra negotiation) - $5500 (GM '07 incentive--remember this comes off *after* taxes!) I had to find a dealer that was willing to search national inventory for the car I wanted. My local dealer only seemed interested in selling what was on the lot. The car is great so far, I feel the price was good. I don't worry about depreciation, I hope to keep this car 8 years. Without the incentive I think these cars are horribly over-priced.
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Hi. I just purchased a 2007 electric blue automatic areo convertible. It was driven 5000 miles by the owner's wife, has the balance of the warranty, and has been on the showroom floor since September '07. I've been looking at it since last summer. A few weeks ago, the salesman called me and told me they were taking an additional $2000 off for president's week. The deal I made totaled $15,0000 off the purchase price - $7,000 from Saab and $8,000 from the dealer. I sat down with the car salesman, he gave me a price of $38,600 including tax. I told him I couldn't go over $35,000 total. He came back in in about five minutes with a price of $35,600. (I may still get another $500 discount from going to a local auto show - we will be closing the deal in a week.) I told him I'd take the car for $35,600. I was so surprised at how much he came down in price and how easy the deal was to make. Now I'm wondering if I could have gotten more off if I played harder. What do you think? The car is just exactly what I've wanted for years. Judy |
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