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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [boomzer]
by glimo
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May 10, 2007 (12:00 pm)
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Replying to: boomzer (May 10, 2007 8:55 am)
Boomzer, definitely shop around a little bit before you firm up the deal. We found the internet quote solicitation to be the least stressful and most effective in our case. When you have several signed fax quotes, you can show the lowest one to the others so they can compete and beat the price. This is much easier than the last time when I purchased a Ford, I had to stay in the dealership for five hours to haggle down the price to my bottomline. I carefully went through every bit of info on carbuyingtips.com and i think it helped.
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [glimo]
by boomzer
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May 10, 2007 (1:04 pm)
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Replying to: glimo (May 10, 2007 12:00 pm)
Thanks glimo, I'm in the process of doing that now. It really annoys me, that you ask for a quote and they ask you to come in. I feel like screaming what is the point of an internet request. If I can match your deal, any hesitation on ordering will be gone. I see you only paid 5% tax, your not in Jersey are you? What state did you purchase in?
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [boomzer]
by glimo
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May 10, 2007 (1:42 pm)
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Replying to: boomzer (May 10, 2007 1:04 pm)
We are in MD. A couple of dealers asked us to come in and discuss the price or test drive, blah, blah. And I rejected them up front. We've done our homework, so just fax me the base price with all my options, the selling price, estimated tax and whatever fee the dealer need to include and give me an OTD price. Took me 3 days to collect all the quotes and bargain the price. Your patience will pay off 
BTW, didn't you already place the order?
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [glimo]
by boomzer
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May 10, 2007 (4:16 pm)
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Replying to: glimo (May 10, 2007 1:42 pm)
I placed an order, but no strings attached. It is marked sold to me, but I gave them no money. They will call me when it comes in and if I don't like the deal or color combo, I can just walk away. Wanted to get in on order to see if I can beat the Conquest deadline. Can you let me know the dealer, maybe I can use a fax quote from them to lower my price in Jersey. I went to Mass to buy my Odyssey to save a lot of money, I don't think I would drive to MD to save $800, but it might be good leverage.
Thanks
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [boomzer]
by glimo
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May 11, 2007 (5:23 am)
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Replying to: boomzer (May 10, 2007 4:16 pm)
Boomzer, I sent an email to your carspace.com email address on the dealer information. Go to Mailbox and you'll see it.
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [glimo]
by boomzer
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May 11, 2007 (5:37 am)
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Replying to: glimo (May 11, 2007 5:23 am)
Got it, thanks very much
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [glimo]
by ody02tjk
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May 14, 2007 (5:05 pm)
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Replying to: glimo (May 10, 2007 1:42 pm)
I am in (north central) MD as well. I have had several dealers give me the run around on what they have in stock One called me Saturday AM, with a "one day only" offer on a cocoa brown Enclave CXL. Can you let me know which dealers you dealt with, and who gave you the best deal? Were you able to get under invoice? I can get the GM supplier pricing, but that means losing the conquest rebate. I am also concerned about getting the car before the 7/9/07 deadline for the rebate.
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Re: Buick Enclave: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [boomzer]
by ody02tjk
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May 14, 2007 (5:08 pm)
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Replying to: boomzer (May 09, 2007 3:24 am)
Can you tell me what the "special private offer" is from GM? Also, who did you contact, and how did you ge the "hands up rebate"? Was any dealer willing to negotiate the ad fee?
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Re: Firm Invoice Prices [glimo]
by ody02tjk
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May 14, 2007 (5:11 pm)
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Replying to: glimo (May 10, 2007 8:09 am)
Can you tell us where you got pricing that was $350 below invoice? What state are you in?
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Re: Buick Enclave: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [kyfdx]
by axiama
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May 14, 2007 (6:29 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (May 08, 2007 6:32 pm)
I ordered a CX FWD tonight - exactly 8 weeks away from the 7/9 deadline so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I ordered cloth seats, a sunroof, and audio controls for the 2nd row.
I wanted the DVD player until I learned that the one pictured in the large Enclave brochure (2 headrest DVD's) isn't the DVD system that comes with Entertainment package 2. Someone please tell me why the factory brochure shows a DVD system that you can't buy from the factory. Anyone?
So, the MSRP for my vehicle is $35,295. Invoice: 32,785
I'm paying $34,153
- 1,000 conquest cash (again, fingers crossed)
- 1,870 GM Earnings
Final: 31,283 (Plus TTL)
Here's how the purchasing experience went:
Last week I sent an email request to the three local dealerships requesting pricing information on Enclaves. One responded with a series of grammatical errors and incomplete sentences. The second responded with "come in to the dealership." The third actually sent me a price for a similar Enclave they were expecting in 2 weeks. I chose to correspond further with dealer #3. I did not get a price for "my" car online. After I built the car at the dealership they told me that they were only selling cars at sticker price - non-negotiable. I, of course, politely declined and left the dealership. This morning they called and asked what I would like to pay. I chose the Edmunds TMV as my price and I added their advertising fee of $518.40. (I'm not really a hard core stick-it-to-the-dealership kind of shopper - I just want a fair price.) They easily agreed to the price.
Hint for future buyers: The salesman explained that the dealership was only allotted so many Enclaves, thus the sticker price only policy. However, since I was ordering a car, and it didn't count against their allotment, the general sales manager approved my price in hopes of increasing the number of 2009 models they would receive. This might be a line but it sounded reasonable so I bought it.
Now I sit and wait...
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