highslice
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- Mar 28, 2008
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Unfortunately we were in the position that we HAD to replace my wife's CX 9. The Volkswagen dealer had a fair amount of inventory with deliveries increasing. So we gat a fair discount from sticker. We paid less than the Edmund's survey for our area said we should pay. Not like the old days when I would start at the invoice amount and negotiate down from there.Compared to the Explorer it would be about $10K less for a comparably equipped vehicle.
I "had" an in at a dealer. My son-in-law's college roommate and best friend married the daughter of a guy who owns a Ford & Hyundai dealership in another state. Back in 2016 when I got my Escape, they gave me a hot deal that was about $4.5K better than what anyone here in Chicago offered me.
So when I started looking at the Palisades I contacted them. Got a response of "No Deals, Sticker price" and "People are giving us deposits for vehicles and we do not even know what is coming in. Inventory is gone before we receive it."
OK, Fine... I do not need a new car, I only would like one...
With inflation and higher interest rates, I am hearing auto sales are slowing (As a cutting tool manufacturer, we review that type of market data).
Lastly, the first Hyundai dealer keeps calling and sending emails now... after 6 months of silence. I think they are getting hungry...
The interest rates do suck. We financed part of the purchase, but I suspect my wife will tire of making those payments and just write a check for the balance.
So the Kia we looked at was their top of the line with a sticker price of $50K. I have not looked at the Explorer (my wife had a bad experience with one in the mid 90s and refuses to even consider another Ford). Are you saying a similarly equipped Explorer would be $60K?