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Re: Have you checked CA prices? [elias] by vinnyny
Apr 26, 2007 (5:56 am)

Replying to: elias (Apr 26, 2007 4:57 am)

Elias:
 
As a long-suffering Mets fan, 4 back-to-back jacks versus the Yankees is like Christmas in April.
 
As to private pricing between manufacturers and individual dealers, I'm pretty skeptical that GM can charge different prices to different dealers for the same product. The auto industry is pretty heavily regulated by the Feds. I know that sales volume affects allocation of vehicles, but I think that pricing is an entirely different issue.
 
Even if GM can charge different prices to different dealers, I wouldn't even think of buying a car without seeing the invoice. Any dealer who refused to show me the invoice would not get my business.
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Re: Have you checked CA prices? [vinnyny] by elias
Apr 26, 2007 (6:12 am)

Replying to: vinnyny (Apr 26, 2007 5:56 am)

I hear ya, Vinny the Mets fan! I hope Pedro rehabs nicely and also that he buys a Pontiac GTO for a good price. (gotta relate this to GTO prices somehow).
Invoice price is available via edmunds.com , so you can always see that. But as I've alleged, that's not the price the dealer really pays to the manufacturer. Thankfully private contracts in USA are not(yet) as regulated as you are apparently surmising.
My info about this comes from an industry source who is most familiar with Ford/Mazda. GM could well have a different approach to these private contracts than Ford. Or maybe the situation/policies/private-contracts have changed since I last talked to my industry source a few years ago.
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HAS ANYONE BOUGHT A GOAT LATELY? by vinnyny
Jul 06, 2007 (2:04 pm)
I tried to pick up one of the few remaining GTOs in my area and the dealer acted like he was hanging on to a long lost Picasso or something. He was asking for MSRP minus rebate. He explained (ad nauseum) that this was one of the last of the breed. I replied that it was soon to be a two year old car that was discontinued due to poor sales and the inability to keep up with safety standards. However, I did agree that if he could verify that his was one of the last few to come off the assembly line, that it might have some collector value (in 25 years or so).
 
Since he thought the car was worth so much, I sent him the links for half a dozen new GTOs listed on EBay for thousands less than what he was asking. I figured he could buy 'em all and buy himself a nice 2008 G8 with the profits.
 
All that aside, I'm still looking for good prices if anyone has seen any...
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Re: HAS ANYONE BOUGHT A GOAT LATELY? [vinnyny] by teachermann
Jul 06, 2007 (4:13 pm)

Replying to: vinnyny (Jul 06, 2007 2:04 pm)

I bought a new '06 with auto trans (tired of shifting gears!) from Conkle in Indiana for $28K (not incl. tax). Car is now at Lingenfelter being "modified!"
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Re: HAS ANYONE BOUGHT A GOAT LATELY? [teachermann] by maryowens420
Jul 06, 2007 (6:16 pm)

Replying to: teachermann (Jul 06, 2007 4:13 pm)

Let them keep their picasso. They're obviously running a museum. That's why it's still sitting on their lot two years later.
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Re: HAS ANYONE BOUGHT A GOAT LATELY? [teachermann] by vinnyny
Jul 07, 2007 (10:33 pm)

Replying to: teachermann (Jul 06, 2007 4:13 pm)

I've been thinking about getting a car drop shipped directly to Lingenfelter for years. It hasn't worked out to this point because I've always lived too far away for it to be practical. I may pursue it next time around.
 
It looks like Conkle only has two GTOs left: a black one and another one that they're asking $56K for. I'm not interested in black and I can only guess that the other is modified in some way...
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Re: HAS ANYONE BOUGHT A GOAT LATELY? [maryowens420] by vinnyny
Jul 07, 2007 (10:35 pm)

Replying to: maryowens420 (Jul 06, 2007 6:16 pm)

I can't blame the dealer for trying the old "Collector's item" game, but when a car is sitting on your lot for two whole years, it might be time to change tactics...
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there are some in Illinois by stormdavy
Jul 08, 2007 (5:48 am)
Just yesterday I saw an almost-hidden black 2004 automatic w/ about 10K mi in the back of a dealer's (Tom Sparks) lot. I keep thinking I'll buy one of these (w/ manual trans.)now that they are a few years old and just have something more fun to drive than my 1994 Audi! Concerns about how bad the gas mileage is, and the strut problems: are they fixable or would it be an ongoing issue.
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Re: there are some in Illinois [stormdavy] by ssguy69
Jul 08, 2007 (10:37 am)

Replying to: stormdavy (Jul 08, 2007 5:48 am)

I strongly suggest you avoid it. A 2004 with 10K and it's sitting in the back of the dealership? You didn't say whether it was actually for sale but the dots don't seem to connect. From research done online, it seems the 'tire shredding' and suspension problem was corrected for 2006 models. I live in NYC and waiting until Aug 2008 to see if I can get a dealer here to let one go for $28000.
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NYC GTO.....by mparis1 by mparis1
Jul 09, 2007 (10:07 am)
StormDavy:
 
my cyclone grey GTO 2005 17,000 miles will be ready next year for sale...keep me in mind....
 
any other local GTO guys on line here..?
whats new with the TIRE SHEDDING PROBLEM ?
any local speed shop COMPUTER TUNERS AROUND?

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