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192 messages, Last post on Aug 30, 2008 at 10:03 AM
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Now that you can buy any GM for the employee price minus the rebate, what is the best deal out there? One example: Saab 9-7X (TrailBlazer clone). Base model MSRP approx. $42K. Employee price minus rebate = just under $30K. (don't ask about the gas mileage..  ) Got any others?
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 21, 2008 8:33 am) Maybe the Cobalt SS ... but does that even qualify? Welll... OK, a Z06 appeals, but out of my pricerange and usability scale.  I'm hearing of deep discounts on the EX35. Do you NEED something large?
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Replying to: qbrozen (Aug 21, 2008 9:01 am) The wife saw the EX35 when we were in Sarasota on vacation... "But, that isn't an SUV, it's a wagon". Wagons and minivans are out... don't try to make sense of it.. 
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 21, 2008 10:26 am) Last Friday, I contact a Chevy dealer near me with 23 - 2008 Chevy Equinox SUV's on the lot. I was not picky with colors and was even looking at the base model with little to no upgrades. He gave me $1000 off MSRP of $23395 to $22393 as a SPECIAL INTERNET PRICE, then took off the $2500 rebate off for a total of $3500 off. I wrote back and he gave me a sob story of that is $42 above invoice, boo hoo. I told him I wanted $18000 out the door, not picky in color and that I would buy today. He wrote back that if GM has an additional $3144 rebate coming out, he would call me... Instead I went to the Nissan dealer down the street and purchased an 08 Quest S with drivers pkg & seat pkg (not just a base model). They only had 3 on the lot - with an MSRP of $28600 for $17100 (with a $3500 rebate). Now, that is a company willing to make some deals (Nissan) ... GM was NOT! This is just my experience... |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 21, 2008 10:26 am) I was also surprised the Aura Hybrid and Vue Hybrid were included. I thought they were selling well. If you are looking for a Suv a Hummer H2 can be had for $12k off. Maybe double that and I could be interested.
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 21, 2008 10:26 am) Quite attractive, but.. I'm in no need for a new luxury car right now. I will admit, though, the EX35 is one beautiful car, but the fuel economy on all the Infinitis is atrocious, and they all require Premium. Today in the paper I saw the following deal: Buy a 2008 Nissan Quest, Titan, Frontier, Xterra, or Pathfinder, and get a 2009 Nissan Versa 1.8S for free. The tag line was "Drive the Versa when you need to, and the Titan/Quest/Frontier/Xterra/Pathfinder when you want to" Not a bad deal, really, but I'm sure this is all bait and switch. On the GM Employee Pricing, I'm liking the deals on the Saab 9-3, but I'm biased because I like the cars. Nothing else is particularly attractive, though, especially when Nissan's doing some serious dealing.
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Replying to: jchan2 (Aug 22, 2008 8:17 pm) 
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Replying to: corvette (Aug 23, 2008 8:27 am) Now, there's a marketing idea that would get some people in the door.  GM is making deals all over the place. I even saw an ad for something along the lines of $10K off a Tahoe hybrid. Saw some of the same big discounts on Corvettes. It makes me drool just a little bit. kyfdx....I'm with you on the EX 35. I drove one when I was out shopping recently. Although I was impressed, I was left with the idea of "what's the point?" There really isn't enough room in it to even qualify as a wagon.
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Replying to: graphicguy (Aug 24, 2008 8:07 am) Combine that with a higher price, and you're destined to have a product that will be discounted heavily. It's a very beautiful car, though, despite the lack of space, and it does seem more practical than a G35... |
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Hi Everyone, greatings from your friends up North  My mum is looking to upgrade to something new from her current 2001 RAV4, which has about 120,000KM on it (~75K Mi). Anyways, she is trying not to put out too much, and thankfuly these RAVs have a great resale value up here. Couple that with the common border we share with you guys and the knowledge available online, it is easy for us Canucks to buy a car down south (maybe Canadian dealers will stop gouging us if we speak with our wallets and buy down south...). Anyways, long story short - What's the best deal in the 20k (USD, obviously) and below range for something with AWD? I was thinking 2009 Ford Escape, if some serious rebate action opens up on that. Otherwise the 2009 Vibe AWD looks good. It has to be one of these makes (for warranty validity purposes on cross border sales): - Ford - GM - Toyota - Mazda - VW - Volvo - Infiniti Obviously I don't expect to find any $20K or below deals on a volvo or infiniti, but if you guys have seen any smoking deals on something form one of the above manufactures, I would appreciate the heads up! I was also looking, and it seems like the Vue is on a pretty good discount, but its going to be well over $20K still for a decent unit. $20K is about the price ceiling I am looking at.
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