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LR 3 with V 6...enough power???

28 messages,  Last post on Jan 01, 2007 at 3:27 PM

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#19 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [stillwaters] by british_rover

Dec 12, 2006 (8:24 pm)

Replying to: stillwaters (Dec 12, 2006 7:00 pm)
Oh no once a LR3 is put into service loaner status the dealer cannot transfer it to another dealer.
 
So your car is not a for service loaner. 7,500 dollars is a very good discount for a basicly fresh car with 300 miles on it. The car probably had 30 or 40 miles on it when it got to the dealer then it got driven on test drives a few times and then driven to your dealership so another 50 miles tacked onto it.
 
Real service loaners that have between 4,500 and 6,000 miles normaly have discounts around 10,000 dollars off. You got within 2,500 dollars, 2,000 dollars if you think that it cost the dealer about 500 dollars to move the car, on a car with only 300 miles on it.
 
Sounds like a good deal to me.

#20 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [british_rover] by nikolaya

Dec 13, 2006 (1:33 pm)

Replying to: british_rover (Dec 12, 2006 8:24 pm)
So I picked up my 2006 V6 SE7...and it has only 49 miles on it...it was NOT a service loaner...final price $35,000...they also offered $10,000 off 2006 V8's...
 
I love this truck man...it drives great...

#21 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [nikolaya] by british_rover

Dec 13, 2006 (3:28 pm)

Replying to: nikolaya (Dec 13, 2006 1:33 pm)
You got a good deal. I think the dealers that have any significant 2006 LR3 inventory are just dumping them for net net in order to clear the lot.
 
We only have six or seven left ourselves.

#22 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [nikolaya] by stillwaters

Dec 13, 2006 (3:48 pm)

Replying to: nikolaya (Dec 12, 2006 7:38 pm)
Yeah, you are right. Tell the truth, I do this to myself everytime I buy a new car. I research the car for weeks, negotiate (sometimes for hours) to get the best deal I can, usually get a pretty good deal, then on the way home I start to think "I could have got this car $1,000.00 cheaper. Why did I offer 36? I should have said 35. I bet he would have taken 35." etc, etc, etc. I end up driving myself (and my wife) nuts...
 
Meanwhile in the case of my new LR3... I JUST LOVE THIS TRUCK! So, maybe I will just shut up and enjoy it...
 
Regards...
 
Keith

#23 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [stillwaters] by british_rover

Dec 13, 2006 (3:49 pm)

Replying to: stillwaters (Dec 13, 2006 3:48 pm)
Good Idea

#24 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [stillwaters] by nikolaya

Dec 13, 2006 (4:00 pm)

Replying to: stillwaters (Dec 13, 2006 3:48 pm)
Ha Ha Ha...that's right...it's like psychological game we play with car salesman, catch is to figure out where is the point we get screwed...while signing papers today, I was watching every single number…thinking they will make a “switch” on me in the last moment…waiting to hear about extended warranty, undercarriage protection…but none of that happened…the fact of the meter is, buyers are so much better informed this days that in order to get screwed you really have to fall from the tree into that parking lot...
 
Those guys at Ramsey Land Rover were totally cool…would recommended them anytime…

#25 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [nikolaya] by stillwaters

Dec 13, 2006 (4:23 pm)

Replying to: nikolaya (Dec 13, 2006 4:00 pm)
Okay,
 
Now that I have forced myself to "relax" a little and enjoy my new LR3, I gotta tell you a fast story that happened to me. In 2002, I was trying to decide if I wanted a new Chevy pick-up truck, or if I wanted the Dodge Ram. I finally decided on the Chevy and spent several hours negotiating a VERY sweet deal on a loaded 1500. After we shook hands I was escorted to the closer, who handed me the "usual" stack of papers to sign.
 
I carefully read each document before I signed and as I started getting closer to the middle of the stack I could see the "closer" start to lick his lips nervously.
 
There it was; a $17,000.00 promisory note that said after paying on the truck for three years, I would then owe a balloon payment of $17,000.00.
 
I asked "What the hell is this?"
 
The closer said (trying to sound self assured) "It is a GM "Smart Buy.""
 
I expressed that it did not seem so "smart" to me, that the salesman never told me about this, and DEMANDED my original deal.
 
After going back and forth with the salesman and the closer, the general manager FINALLY walked into the room. I immediately demanded to know why I was being ripped off.
 
The manager said (with a smirk), "You didn't REALLY think you were getting the truck for those numbers, did you?"
 
I walked out, drove down the road, and bought the Ram.
 
Great truck. I still own it...
 
Keith

#26 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [stillwaters] by tidester

Dec 13, 2006 (9:35 pm)

Replying to: stillwaters (Dec 13, 2006 4:23 pm)
You may want to share that story in Stories from the Sales Frontlines!
 
tidester, host

#27 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [nikolaya] by skidadle

Jan 01, 2007 (3:09 pm)

Replying to: nikolaya (Dec 09, 2006 4:28 pm)
I am getting ready to buy this exact model. Can you tell me where you got yours?
 
Thanks

#28 of 28 Re: LR 3 with V 6...enough power??? [skidadle] by nikolaya

Jan 01, 2007 (3:27 pm)

Replying to: skidadle (Jan 01, 2007 3:09 pm)
Ramsey New Jersey...

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