Buy Now or Wait?

[The_Jeff]

Originally Posted By: The Critic


Eh, I wouldn't buy a current-gen Sonata when the next-generation one will be arriving in a few weeks. The loss-leader deals won't cut it for me since I'm looking for a car that is somewhat loaded.


If Vanity > Practicality and there are underhood changes too (lots of suspension stuff probably changes with the new body style) you will have a harder time finding advice online from current owners.

Keep your eye peeled, with the recession going on there may have been a loaded sonata that was ordered six months ago that a dealer may be trying to get rid of. It would be an odd duck in what is still perceived as an economy brand.

When the K-car was introduced it had a ~$5999 MSRP but mopar was making them loaded. People wanted the 6 grand special to seat their six Americans due to the then-current recession. Factory turned around and started making the stripper models.

 

[PT1]

Originally Posted By: rudolphna
2010 Ford fusion 2.5L FWD or the 2010 Mercury Milan 2.5L FWD.


+1 but i would get a 2009...better price. BTW, the Fusion has the lowest warranty numbers out there.

 

[DeeAgeaux]

Originally Posted By: PT1
Originally Posted By: rudolphna
2010 Ford fusion 2.5L FWD or the 2010 Mercury Milan 2.5L FWD.


+1 but i would get a 2009...better price. BTW, the Fusion has the lowest warranty numbers out there.


Is that the Mexican made Fusion?

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted By: DeeAgeaux
Originally Posted By: PT1
Originally Posted By: rudolphna
2010 Ford fusion 2.5L FWD or the 2010 Mercury Milan 2.5L FWD.


+1 but i would get a 2009...better price. BTW, the Fusion has the lowest warranty numbers out there.


Is that the Mexican made Fusion?


one in the same, look at the VIN, they begin in a 3 which indicated production in Mexico.

 

[tenderloin]

Most dealers have very good web sites that tell you what vehicles they have in stock as well as options and sticker price. Let your computer find the dealers,vehicles that you want and deal with their Internet sales person. They will give you a great price with no sales hassle. You can counter offer as well again with no sales person and or closer bugging you.I

MO the only way to go!

 

[JHZR2]

I highly doubt that the '11 sonata will be "light years" ahead... In the domestic arena, late model cars have been pretty decent jumps vs last-gen, but most cars offer just incremental changes.

So, when looking at the sonata, which the '09 is a real nice car... What REALLY are you getting substantially better in the '11 that would cause real remorse?

On the fusion front, what drivetrain combo do you want that is hard to get?

 

[KrisZ]

I would also not hold my breath for 2011 Sonata, it will be an improvement in some areas for sure, but certainly not light years ahead, besides, this car is for OP's parents, so maybe ask them specifically, not just a mid size sedan, what they want and like and go from there.

 

[fdcg27]

I don't think you'll find anything cheaper in the midsize class the a Sonata (maybe an Optima or an Aura?).
If your mother likes the '09 Sonata, you could always wait for the '11 to come out. After that, the remaining '09s should become dirt cheap.
My personal buying strategy is to decide exactly what I want to buy, and then send out a blizzrd of e-mails requesting pricing.
Some dealers do internet quotes freely, while others don't.
However, if dealer X can afford to part with a given car for a given price, so can every other dealer, so you can use a quote from a distant dealer to squeeze a price out of a closer one.

 

[ShiningArcanine]

If I were you, I would wait for the 2011 model. If you buy a 2009 model now and Congress imposes new gasoline taxes, you will regret it. There are plenty of whack jobs (i.e. corporate executives) that are friends with people in Washington that want Congress to tax gasoline to $8 per gallon gasoline or more. Apparently, this is the result of the Government Motors buyout:

http://www.dailytech.com/Auto+Execs+Urge...rticle16727.htm

 

[Drew2000]

Originally Posted By: DeeAgeaux

Is that the Mexican made Fusion?


"Domestically Built" (NAFTA) by a American based Corporation.