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Hey guys, If you take advantage of the cash for clunkers program and take advantage of the 4,500 rebate, are dealers less willing to negotiate the price on a new

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Old 08-17-2009, 08:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys,

If you take advantage of the cash for clunkers program and take advantage of the 4,500 rebate, are dealers less willing to negotiate the price on a new car that you'll be buying as opposed to just buying the car w/out the rebate program? This is fairly urgent so anything would be appreciated. Thanks.

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It shouldn't. The dealers get reimbursed from the government, so they aren't losing any money at all... shouldn't impact your ability to negotiate at all!
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It shouldn't. The dealers get reimbursed from the government, so they aren't losing any money at all... shouldn't impact your ability to negotiate at all!

I know it sounds mean, but you might try to get the deal going and then bring in the CARS program later once you are getting closer to the deal you want. Since you know you have a sure thing with CARS, work on the variable items first.
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I know it sounds mean, but you might try to get the deal going and then bring in the CARS program later once you are getting closer to the deal you want. Since you know you have a sure thing with CARS, work on the variable items first.
Having a clunker or not, does not make a difference in the the final negotiated price. By doing what you said can actually backfire and you can end up paying more without even knowing it. A lot of people come in to us wanting to negotiate "DRIVE-OUT". Drive-out includes TT&L for those of you who don't know. Then if you try to throw in the clunker, we may tell you "Well, your drive out is $20,000 and you qualify for $4,500, so subtracting $4,500 from $20,000, your new drive-out is $15,500". Depending on the state and the law, you can get a tax credit for your clunker. In the state of Texas, automobile sales tax is 6.25%, and you get tax credit for your trade in and rebates. Therefore, if you negotiate a drive-out, then throw in a trade-in or a rebate (CARS program), well, most people won't know, but they will lose $281.25 in the tax savings, which allows the dealership to sell the car for an additional $281.25.

The reason why the dealerships are not discounting cars isn't because of the clunker program. It's because of supply and demand. Right now, there isn't an exact date to when this program will end. Initially, they projected that the initial funds will last through the end of the year, and that each dealership in the US will do an average of 12 clunker deals under the ENTIRE program. We sold 16 cars the FIRST day of the launch. They stopped the program that Thursday because they ran out of money because the response to the program was so massive. They got the approval to keep it going and they are projecting to end it around Labor day, well, the money probably won't last thru Labor day.

Dealerships across America are running out of cars to sell. We normally stock about 600-700 cars on our lot at ALL time, and for the past few weeks, we've been sitting between 150-200 cars. We're on track to sell about 1200 cars this month at my dealership, but that's "projected" numbers IF we have the inventory. Dealerships are not discounting because they will sell out of these cars regardless. And it may sound cocky, but the people with clunkers who are not buying are risking losing out on the program if the program ends ANY DAY now. I have customers coming into the dealership who have been to 2-3 other dealerships pissed off cuz no one is discounting cars. And the more they shop, the more they will spend because all the cars with the cheaper packages are moving first, and the ones that are loaded out are the only ones left...and again, not to sound cocky, but they can either buy it now, or they will lose out on the rebate.

In Texas, we've had a similar program going for the past year called Texas Aircheck where you can apply and get between $3000-$3500 rebate for a 10+ year old car. Well, the federal program and the state program can be combined, thus some of our customers are actually getting $8000 total in rebate. That's insane.

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We have done over 400 CARS deals, we have been paid on 10....I don't even want to start. But it should have no effect on your deal, it always comes down to how good you can negotiate.
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We have done over 400 CARS deals, we have been paid on 10....I don't even want to start. But it should have no effect on your deal, it always comes down to how good you can negotiate.
What do you mean you've been paid on 10? What happened to the 390 that you haven't been paid on? Why would you not get paid on some of them? Can you explain how this works from a dealer's perspective? Thanks!

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What do you mean you've been paid on 10? What happened to the 390 that you haven't been paid on? Why would you not get paid on some of them? Can you explain how this works from a dealer's perspective? Thanks!

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The government is slowly funding us for the rebate. We forward all the necessary paperwork for the rebate, and then we WAIT our turn for THAT particular vehicle to get funded. It's a long drawn out process, that's why some dealerships won't even mess with it. It's not like we can send in an email of 50 deals and they send us all that money at once. Nope, we qualify them, then we send the paperwork in, and then they qualify us.
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The government is slowly funding us for the rebate. We forward all the necessary paperwork for the rebate, and then we WAIT our turn for THAT particular vehicle to get funded. It's a long drawn out process, that's why some dealerships won't even mess with it. It's not like we can send in an email of 50 deals and they send us all that money at once. Nope, we qualify them, then we send the paperwork in, and then they qualify us.
I understand but it has been too long! And I am not talking a week or 2 weeks, but over a month to get paid is too long. Especially for dealers that one or two dealerships that need that cash to pay payroll,bills,ect..
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What do you mean you've been paid on 10? What happened to the 390 that you haven't been paid on? Why would you not get paid on some of them? Can you explain how this works from a dealer's perspective? Thanks!

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We have 390 unpaid deals that have been submitted to the government. 10 of the 400 we have been paid on from the government. We are about to not accept anymore CARS deals. The government is taking too long, and it is tied up $1,000,000.00 in CASH! Good thing we have great cash flow and money in the bank, but I feel for smaller dealers. This has been the most successful catastrophe in the Automotive Industry.
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We have 390 unpaid deals that have been submitted to the government. 10 of the 400 we have been paid on from the government. We are about to not accept anymore CARS deals. The government is taking too long, and it is tied up $1,000,000.00 in CASH! Good thing we have great cash flow and money in the bank, but I feel for smaller dealers. This has been the most successful catastrophe in the Automotive Industry.
Why do you call it the most Successful catastrophe? Cause its good for bigger dealers and bad for smaller dealers?

I wonder if this deal is helping out import car dealers or american car dealers more.
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Just remember you cant trade in a clunker for a 370z, we missed the mark by 1mpg
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Before you come into the dealership, have these items ready:

-proof of insurance coverage for the past FULL year. Meaning, if your policy is per every 6 months, then you will have to bring your current insurance, AND your previous 6 months, AND the previous six months BEFORE that last 6 months. You have to provide proof that your insurance did not lapse. Your other option would be to have your insurance agent write you a letter on letterhead verifying that you have had continuous insurance for over a year.
-Proof of registration for a full year. Bring your receipts that you got after you paid for your yearly registration for the CURRENT registration and the last registration. Another way to show this is to bring your current registration receipt and your title that shows you've owned the vehicle for more than 1 year.
-And of course, your TITLE in hand. I've had a lot of people asking me about paying off their cars and get the difference in the rebate, the answer is NO. You must OWN the car free and clear at the time of trading in your vehicle. Meaning, you MUST have your title already.


One more thing about this program, this rebate is all you are getting for your vehicle. (I'm not talking about rebate incentive from the dealer on the car you purchase, that's different). What I mean is that you are NOT getting a value for your trade, and then get this clunker rebate. So, if your car's trade in value is more than $3500 or $4500, then trade in your car, because you are not getting anything else for your car other than the rebate.

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I hate to say it, but I bet the next bubble that'll pop are people defaulting on these new car loans. =/
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