Homestretch negotiations?

awshepard · 08-27-2010, 09:53 AM

Haha! You guys are better salesmen than the dealer!

@optiontrader - thanks for all the input. Tax in my area is 6%, so on a 31k sale price, I'm looking at ~1800 in taxes. I guess that takes me up to just under 33k, in which case another few hundred is just icing. I didn't realize the base model didn't have the aluminum pedals - I test drove a nismo (still surprised they let me take that one out

). I guess I'll have to see if I can sit in a base model to compare all the little options.

The dealership does have a 40th, but it's got a history -
- Someone bought it, turned out to be in the process of trying to defraud the dealership. They parked the car on a street that gets cleared for rush hour, so the city towed the car around the corner and dropped it - in the process, they messed up the front bumper (cover). Dealer/cops repo'ed the car, dealer replaced the bumper cover, all was well.
- Then, huge hailstorm came along and dinged up the car, I think the dealer described it as looking like a golf ball. They got their body guys to straighten it all out.
- Then, dealership owner had a buddy in town for two weeks and instead of having him rent a car, he let him use the 40th. Put about 6 or 7 hundred miles on it (who knows how he drives), then gave it back and made it the GM's problem to get rid of.

I think they're offering the car around 35, but is it worth having a car that's had that many problems? I'm a little bit on the OCD side like you - I strongly prefer a car with as low mileage and as little history as possible.

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08-27-2010, 09:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
awshepard Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Coast Posts: 7 Drives: 99 Honda Prelude AT Rep Power: 14	Haha! You guys are better salesmen than the dealer! @optiontrader - thanks for all the input. Tax in my area is 6%, so on a 31k sale price, I'm looking at ~1800 in taxes. I guess that takes me up to just under 33k, in which case another few hundred is just icing. I didn't realize the base model didn't have the aluminum pedals - I test drove a nismo (still surprised they let me take that one out ). I guess I'll have to see if I can sit in a base model to compare all the little options. The dealership does have a 40th, but it's got a history - - Someone bought it, turned out to be in the process of trying to defraud the dealership. They parked the car on a street that gets cleared for rush hour, so the city towed the car around the corner and dropped it - in the process, they messed up the front bumper (cover). Dealer/cops repo'ed the car, dealer replaced the bumper cover, all was well. - Then, huge hailstorm came along and dinged up the car, I think the dealer described it as looking like a golf ball. They got their body guys to straighten it all out. - Then, dealership owner had a buddy in town for two weeks and instead of having him rent a car, he let him use the 40th. Put about 6 or 7 hundred miles on it (who knows how he drives), then gave it back and made it the GM's problem to get rid of. I think they're offering the car around 35, but is it worth having a car that's had that many problems? I'm a little bit on the OCD side like you - I strongly prefer a car with as low mileage and as little history as possible.