Originally Posted By: Anduril
Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz
So what's your best price on the leftover 2016 Versa Note? A really good deal on a mostly unpopular (manual shift) model may trump any other concerns. The dealer likely has some heavy incentives. Plus you'd have a new car warranty. Edmunds.com has a lengthy review of the 2016 Versa Note. Another decent option may be a Hyundai Elantra sedan, but it will be pricier.
3 dealers have an "internet price" around 12k. TrueCar claims the car "should" be around 15k for a 2017, but I'm not sure how much I believe that if there are 3 places willing to sell for 12k. Neither of us have ever bought a new car before so any tips would be appreciated.
I just bought a 2017 Elantra for 15k last month. Internet price was not the same as the price most dealerships sold it for. They included discounts I did not qualify for.
What helped was selecting a car I wanted from 3 dealerships through their website. Two emailed and one called. The one dealership that called said no way you could get a Elantra for 15k. The other one emailed back the ad from the 3rd dealership and compared them. They crunched the numbers and put it at around 17K at both dealerships. The 3rd dealership I purchased from had exactly what I wanted. I purchased on last day of month. They had money from Hyundai that allowed me to get the better deal. It was going expire.
I purchased one other vehicle new. It was a 94 B2300 Mazda pick-up. Purchased the last day of the month. I was told they would get extra incentives if sold before end of month.
This was my first new car purchase and I drove a Saturn SL2 for 13 years. I bet you could get a base model Elantra for less than 15K with a manual transmission. My car has cruise and automatic transmission, otherwise it is a base model. It does have a timing chain.
Some owners are getting 48 mpg highway. I won't see that. Too many hills around here. I was looking at some of the base offerings, but glad I paid a little more to get much more car.
Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz
So what's your best price on the leftover 2016 Versa Note? A really good deal on a mostly unpopular (manual shift) model may trump any other concerns. The dealer likely has some heavy incentives. Plus you'd have a new car warranty. Edmunds.com has a lengthy review of the 2016 Versa Note. Another decent option may be a Hyundai Elantra sedan, but it will be pricier.
3 dealers have an "internet price" around 12k. TrueCar claims the car "should" be around 15k for a 2017, but I'm not sure how much I believe that if there are 3 places willing to sell for 12k. Neither of us have ever bought a new car before so any tips would be appreciated.
I just bought a 2017 Elantra for 15k last month. Internet price was not the same as the price most dealerships sold it for. They included discounts I did not qualify for.
What helped was selecting a car I wanted from 3 dealerships through their website. Two emailed and one called. The one dealership that called said no way you could get a Elantra for 15k. The other one emailed back the ad from the 3rd dealership and compared them. They crunched the numbers and put it at around 17K at both dealerships. The 3rd dealership I purchased from had exactly what I wanted. I purchased on last day of month. They had money from Hyundai that allowed me to get the better deal. It was going expire.
I purchased one other vehicle new. It was a 94 B2300 Mazda pick-up. Purchased the last day of the month. I was told they would get extra incentives if sold before end of month.
This was my first new car purchase and I drove a Saturn SL2 for 13 years. I bet you could get a base model Elantra for less than 15K with a manual transmission. My car has cruise and automatic transmission, otherwise it is a base model. It does have a timing chain.
Some owners are getting 48 mpg highway. I won't see that. Too many hills around here. I was looking at some of the base offerings, but glad I paid a little more to get much more car.
