Homestretch negotiations?

awshepard

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.

Corbitt

To be honest, that sounds like an awful price for that car. Did you mean that is what they have it listed at, and you haven't done any negotiations? Or is the 35K after you've talked them down?

Sounds like its had a very rough life so far...