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#134 of 138 Re: HOW ON EARTH????? [writerhopeful] by barnowl3 Mar 08, 2008 (6:59 pm)
Replying to: writerhopeful (Feb 22, 2008 8:55 pm) When I bought our Cobalt, I found several 1-2 year old Cobalts costing more than new. Chevy needs to move cars and the key is all the extra incentives, watch for them. Don't trust the dealer to tell you about all of them. Once you build at least $3,000 of incentives, you will be probably be better off buying new. You need to get the dealer to discount the car first, BEFORE the incentives. We got about $750 of a $16,295 MSRP. You may do even better. Our incentives amounted to $5,000, but that included GM card earnings of $1500. In January they doubled the GM earnings, now they are offering these other bonuses. Once you get that far into the deal, watch for the extra charges. Tell them plainly you won't pay them. Prep fees are BS. You obviously need to pay registration and some $ for them to do the paperwork (~$50), but as a dealer, their job is to prep the car and not add it as a charge. To meet their quotas, taking it off their lot by the end of the month is a bonus for them, so time your purchase. If they start tacking on fees and and it is the last week of the month, I am sure if you get up to walk, those fees will quickly disappear. If you don't buy your Cobalt with these incentives, and trade it in 3 years, you will take a beating. Just check the trade in on a 3 year old. Once I saw that, there was no way I would pay $15K for one. Good news is, our mother has been very happy with the car so far. Good Luck and find a dealer you can trust.
#135 of 138 Got my 2008 Cobalt LS for $300 over invoice by tsjay Jun 07, 2008 (1:27 pm)
I was able to get my brand new 2008 Cobalt LS four door sedan with automatic tranny and rear spoiler for $300 over invoice at Browning Chevrolet in Madisonville, KY.   This was a very stripped down car, with no power windows or power locks and no cruise control. The only listed options were the auto tranny and the rear spoiler.   Sticker price was $15,530, including the destination charge, and Browning knocked off $374.40. This left the dealer with a margin of $300 over invoice, and, of course, he got his 3% "hold back." I was actually surprised that they knocked anything off sticker price, since the Cobalts were selling like hot cakes, and I was getting the last one in their inventory.   Sales tax was $677.18, license and registration was $52, and the dealer "document fee" was $199. (Why don't they just call that "document fee" something like "Get your hands up and let me take $200 out of your wallet just cause I can fee?")   A GM rebate of $2000 plus my GM Credit Card earnings of $1869.29 were applied, along with the $500 I was allowed for my 89 S-10 beater pickup with a salvage title that I traded-in with 219,6xx miles on it. (Plus I avoided paying an A/C repair bill in the dealer's service department by trading-in the truck. They were working on my S-10's A/C when I bought the Cobalt.)   I ended up financing only $11,714.49. Not a "killer" deal maybe, but a decent one, I think.   I think I will like this little car just fine, but I know I will miss cruise control when I am traveling. This is my first car with XM radio, and I think it will be hard to give up when the free three month subscription runs out. I might just have to sign up.   Tom Replies to this message: poncho167 (Jun 08, 2008 5:40 am) tsjay (Jun 09, 2008 7:26 pm)
#136 of 138 Re: Got my 2008 Cobalt LS for $300 over invoice [tsjay] by poncho167 Jun 08, 2008 (5:40 am)
Replying to: tsjay (Jun 07, 2008 1:27 pm) You can have an aftermarket cruise control installed. I had one done on my S10 for my highway travels through Canada. It lasted about 8-years before going bad. A lot of sterio stores do it. Look up auto services in your local phone book. If mechanically inclined you can do it yourself otherwise expect around $150 or so to have it done. Replies to this message: tsjay (Jun 09, 2008 7:26 pm)
#137 of 138 Re: Got my 2008 Cobalt LS for $300 over invoice [poncho167] by tsjay Jun 09, 2008 (7:26 pm)
Replying to: poncho167 (Jun 08, 2008 5:40 am) Thanks, Ponch. I'll keep that in mind.   I really don't often take long trips, though. I can probably survive without cruise, but it's nice to know that I can have it without spending a fortune.   Tom

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