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Replying to: baseballmom97 (Jan 10, 2008 2:03 pm)
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Replying to: waterdr (Jan 10, 2008 7:20 pm) 39 month 12K miles per year 7.25 GMAC lease rate (new today Jan. 8) 62% Residual Value MSRP: 40660 Invoice: 37562 Conquest Rebate: - $500 Dowpayment on Order: - $200 $595 lease aquisition fee (GMAC) $150 Doc. fee $120 (tax, title, license blah, blah, blah) $525 Lease protection plan (protects up to $2000 worth of damage) Payment is $568 per month with nothing down except first payment. Interesting -- this is the exact same monthly payment I had on a 36 month lease on a 2002 Yukon which I leased 6 years ago in 2002 for around $33000. |
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We just bought an Acadia today in Jacksonville, FL 2008 Acadia SLT 2 Silver Metallic color DVD, navigation, back-up camera, Bose, moonroof and extended skylight, leather, windshield display, heated washer fluid, pinstripe, Zilon paint program, door edge guards, pretty much everything you can get except the 19 inch wheels and towing package.... We put $3,000 cash down and purchased an additional 2 year warranty (5 years, 100,000 miles total) for $2,200...had a trade in that we owed $12,500 on and they gave us $11,000 for it which was blue book value, we had checked prior..... Purchase price of car $41,963, MSRP was $42,774...$599 dealer cost Financing at 6.75%, 84 months, $670 a month We actually walked out because we wanted $650 a month and came back after eating lunch....seems like we did pretty good, but not positive..any thoughts? Thanks!
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Replying to: yankee26 (Jan 12, 2008 7:29 pm) Plus, I can't believe people pay anything near MSRP for a GM. Or any car. |
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Yankee, do you really want to hear the truth???? I agree with the post above!
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Replying to: baseballmom97 (Jan 13, 2008 10:35 am) Also why retroactively validate a deal? Did I get a good deal? You can't undo it if you've signed and more than a certain number of days have passed? If you have to ask you haven't. Always better to walk away and shop around. Car dealers aren't exactly wallowing in customers nowdays no matter what they say. |
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Replying to: baseballmom97 (Jan 13, 2008 10:35 am)  ...I just didn't want to lease and I wanted a 5 year warranty...it is a done deal so no I can't go back but do want to learn for next time so please don't beat me up too bad as I am not as smart as all of you when it comes to car buying.... did I pay too much close to the MSRP? Should I have put no money down? I know its too long a finance period, but I figure I can refinance as I mentioned....I had a sports car trade-in and my wife is pregnant and we needed an SUV/crossover so that had something to do with it as well
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Replying to: yankee26 (Jan 13, 2008 11:59 am) So, either go forward, or undue the deal and start over. I am of the opinion that no one ever really gets a "good" deal especially where a trade is involved anymore....someone is always making money on your back. |
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Yankee, didn't mean to make you regretful of your purchase but if you want to learn from it, that's great. If you love the car, then it's a good deal to you. However, it's better to ask for advice and do your homework before you sign the papers. When I started taking over the car buying/leasing/selling/trading about 6 years ago due to my husband's complete lack of patience or interest in the process, I learned tons of things about the whole process from this great website as well as others. Do board searches on info you are interested in and also google searches -- it's amazing how much information is available for car buyers these days. I told my husband that I don't know how people ever bought cars before the info was available on the internet. Anyway, without completely researching your deal, I can offer these tips. 1) Find the Invoice price and True Market Value Price of the car on Edmunds -- this is easy to find if you click on the New Cars tab on the front page of Edmunds. Then read the message board to see what others are paying. Negotiate from the Invoice price -- not the MSRP. 2) If you need to finance your car over such a long period such as 84 months, you need to ask yourself a tough question -- can you really afford the car? 3) Find the Trade-in value of the car you are getting rid of so that you know if what the dealer is offering for your trade-in is fair. 4) Do not purchase pinstripes, paint protectants, fabric protectant and all the other add-ons. This is all pure profit for the dealer and little benefit to you. That's all I can think of right now before my first cup of coffee -- anyone else want to jump in with advice? 
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Replying to: baseballmom97 (Jan 14, 2008 4:57 am)
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