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For all the Chicagoland people
by pippin518
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Dec 16, 2006 (9:30 pm)
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Just picked up my fully loaded XLS in graphite gray today. I tried to get something to work with any of the dealers in Chicagoland with no luck, so I went to O'Brien Auto Team in Normal, IL. The came in under invoice and I worked everything out over email ...the most painless process ever after I got there. I would recommend that if you don't mind taking a little road trip to Peoria, Bloomington or Urbana...go check them out.
Bluetooth phone system works great, the navi is easy to work and very accurate. Went around tonight to look at Christmas lights and punched in a list of ten addresses ....works perfectly. I agree on the wind noise...it was more than the 04 CRV that I traded from, but that stereo system makes up for it and that will be up most of the time anyway, so I'm not worried about that.
Will report back later with some mileage estimates for the wonderful suburban traffic around here.
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- #168 of 824
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [pippin518]
by rcpax
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Dec 16, 2006 (10:47 pm)
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Replying to: pippin518 (Dec 16, 2006 9:30 pm)
Congrats, that's a good buy. The one I bought was actually from O'Brien Urbana, which was dealerswapped by South Holland. I might have gotten a better deal if I did a commute, but at that time there was just a shortage of fully loaded XLS, in any color.
Please note if you also got that front end cluck on turning, especially if you've parked the vehicle overnight. So just we can document it. The "clunk" in my Outlander seemed to have lessen, it just might be because it's new and still in break-in. The dealer told me to just observe if it persists. Maybe it's just something that wears over time when the vehicle is past the break in period.
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- #169 of 824
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [rcpax]
by madisonmini
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Dec 17, 2006 (11:33 am)
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Replying to: rcpax (Dec 16, 2006 10:47 pm)
I'm in Madison, WI. Chicago not far away. I want XLS AWD with everything, and my local dealer told me the Nav and rear DVD won't be arriving here until Feb. Are these hard to find now? Anyone with advice about how I can find one quickly?
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- #170 of 824
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [madisonmini]
by rcpax
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Dec 17, 2006 (12:08 pm)
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Replying to: madisonmini (Dec 17, 2006 11:33 am)
The ones available for the meantime are those with Navi, Luxury, and Sun and Sound packages. I haven't seen a factory installed Rear DVD in an XLS yet. Yep the XLS with Navi is somewhat a hard to find. I suggest you do a search for Mitsu dealers in a far greater radius, maybe 300 miles, and give them all a call. Or if they have a website, you can search their new inventories, but only a handful maintains a current inventory so it is best to call.
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- #171 of 824
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [rcpax]
by pippin518
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Dec 17, 2006 (12:23 pm)
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Replying to: rcpax (Dec 17, 2006 12:08 pm)
No front end 'clunk' here that I can tell so far. It already had 300 miles on it when I picked it up though and I'm already over 500 now with coming back with it.
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [rcpax]
by madisonmini
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Dec 17, 2006 (12:26 pm)
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Replying to: rcpax (Dec 17, 2006 12:08 pm)
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I've been searching all the online inventory essentially in the country and haven't seen one car any lot yet. What a drag. The 3.9% interest rate deal is up at the end of the month, wonder if I can lock in now to buy a car at a later date. I checked all the Illinois dealers online and so far nothing.
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [rcpax]
by ken4ny
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Dec 17, 2006 (4:47 pm)
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Replying to: rcpax (Dec 17, 2006 12:08 pm)
Am I paying too much for the XLS AWD that I ordered 2 weeks ago? Mine with Navi, Luxury and Sun & Sound packages also. The estimate delivery day is early to mid January. I'm in NY and going to pay for the Outie in full. It'll cost me $28,595 before tax. Some people in the forum pay less than invoice. Maybe I should cancel the deal, shop around some more and save few hundred here and there. What do you think?
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- #174 of 824
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [ken4ny]
by rcpax
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Dec 17, 2006 (8:23 pm)
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Replying to: ken4ny (Dec 17, 2006 4:47 pm)
If you cancel your deal, I doubt you'll find a similar spec, color or similar offering anytime soon. Invoice price is OK (IMO). I paid 28,800 for mine, and I don't feel ripped off at all. The dealership I bought it from is 15mi from our apartment. Had the car of exact spec (except color) that I wanted. Turns out, I really liked the black color now instead of gray which was my 1st preference. IMO, it isn't worth cancelling the deal for 100$ less and start the haggling again at some dealer 50-100mi away, granting you'll find another dealer who would offer it to you at 28,495, because the car of that spec is a bit difficult to find and are in limited numbers. You might actually end up with one that isn't your choice of color. So stick with the deal, I think it's a steal to have it at that price.
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [rcpax]
by ken4ny
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Dec 17, 2006 (8:48 pm)
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Replying to: rcpax (Dec 17, 2006 8:23 pm)
Thank you, it was just a thought. I'm pretty happy with the deal I got. Originally, I want it before the holiday. I went to 2 closer dealers (one 6 miles and the other was 7 miles away) but both want sticker price. The current one is 28 miles away and the only draw back was I have to wait for the shipment. Rcpax, thank you again, you gave a lot of good info and advices.
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Re: For all the Chicagoland people [ken4ny]
by rcpax
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Dec 17, 2006 (8:59 pm)
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Replying to: ken4ny (Dec 17, 2006 8:48 pm)
you're welcome. it is our little community of outlander owners here at edmunds. I'm always happy to help whenever i can 
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