Walking away would have been tough for us, because we would have just driven 3 1/2 hours. We'd have been at their mercy. And it wasn't just the F rating at BBB, it was the reviews. One of the customer reviews had the name of the salesman we were working with. And the guy was literally running...
The deal never happened. After I saw the rating and feedback at BBB I decided to bail. I'm going to stick with my Willys and just put some money into maintaining the old Silverado I have.
Well, I think I just avoided 6-7 hours of driving and a mountain of frustration and anger. My local dealer was offering me about 2% below dealer invoice. They were very courteous and were frankly stunned at the deal Lindsay was offering me. I told them I was still going on Sunday to check out...
I've gone through the window sticker line by line and gotten the numbers to be pretty close. My real concern is that I can't pin the dealership down with anything in writing. He wouldn't even close the deal over the phone. My local dealership will close over the phone and online. Lindsay wants...
Thanks for the feedback. The autoadvocate calculator gave that 4.15% tax rate, and that's the same amount that I see on Virginia's DMV site. The auto tax rate is different than the state sales tax. Here are the figures the salesman gave me this afternoon:
32206 sale price
1985 freight...
Here's my rough math on the fees:
Selling Price $32,206.00
Sales Tax
Average combined sales tax in Virginia
$1,336.55
(4.15%)
Title Fee
$10.00
Registration Fee
$40.75
Doc Fee
$599.00
Estimated Out-the-Door
$34,192.30
I got that from an OTD calculator at yourautoadvocate.com. If I had to...
Finally got an email from the salesman @ Lindsay. The OTD their giving me is $36,696, but they're not willing to send me a breakdown because " I do not send breakdowns via internet because of the different rebates I use to get to my low price. I don't want to teach another dealership how to...
I'm pretty sure that's what Lindsay is doing and I'm more than a little annoyed. They want me to drive 3 hours to their dealership and then I'm basically at their mercy. They know a customer isn't going to make that drive without leaving a dealership with something.
The last conversation I had...
Just got a call back from the manager. It "looks" like they're coming in with the $32,206 online price, but of course after fees, taxes, etc. the OTD is $36,696. So I've asked for a breakdown of everything to be sent to me. I want to see everything down to the penny. I hate dealing with...
I should be getting an OTD from him within the hour. I'm going to walk away if I find out they threw every discount in the book at the online price and then pull most of them when it's time to settle up. It's been over 30 years since I graduated from college and 23 since I left the military. I...
Thanks Kenobi!
I'm trying to do this with a dealership online. I'm waiting on them to get back to me after our initial contact. Their online "true price" is $32,206, but I'm waiting to see what the numbers will really be after taxes and fees.
I'm working on a deal right now for a Sport with a 24B package and a few extras. Here's what's on the sticker:
Granite Crystal Metallic Clear–Coat Exterior Paint $245
Customer Preferred Package 24B
Trailer–Tow Package $350
Class IV Receiver Hitch Trailer Hitch Zoom All–Weather Slush Mats by...
I've decided to hold onto my Willys until the lease expires in May. The current lease offer on the Gladiator isn't going to give me the model I want. My residual is just over 70% and I'm going to be well under the mileage so hopefully I'll be able to make it work then.
I want to thank everyone for taking the time to respond. I got a lot of valuable information from this thread and it's very much appreciated.
I'm currently leasing a 2018 Willy's. The lease expires in May. My plan was always to buy the Willlys at the end of the lease. I can't tell you how much...
I've got a beat up Silverado that's on it's last legs. I'm currently leasing a Willy's and I was thinking of pulling the trigger on the current lease offer on the Gladiator Sport for $249. I'm having trouble finding just what's in this 24B package. Honestly, if it's got AC/Heat and radio and...