Nick1994
$100 site donor 2024
I figured I'd make 1 more post showing what she got, since I made several posts about looking for certain cars.
My grandmother picked up this 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 27k miles, $16,488. Was $18,740 out the door. Yes, it was previously a rental car, then someone else owned it and traded it in on a Wrangler. It actually has no scratches or dents at all, is totally clean. It's also a Certified used Dodge so it has a 7 year/100k mile powertrain warranty. Still 8,500 miles left on the bumper-to-bumper warranty. Has electric sliding doors and liftgate, stow-n-go seats, rear-A/C, power seat, and backup sensors. We looked at the 2016 base model, but they had no rear A/C and being Phoenix, that was a deal-breaker.
The dealer tried to get real sneaky. They say when paying cash for a car, they HAVE to include a $599 maintenance package which was just 10 oil changes. So it was much cheaper to put $12k down and finance the rest, she can pay it off next month. The finance guy also showed a brochure of their extended warranty and then kept talking. Then when signing papers, he slips her a paper for the $2,540 extended warranty. That really didn't make me happy with him, he had to re-do the paper because he factored that into the loan without telling her at all. They also tried to charge $299 for tinted windows, which the van already had so he removed that. Also there was a $199 charge for the paint sealant which they say they charge for every single car they sell. He took that off as well.
All said in done, she's a happy camper. Paid a decent price, and also got the lowest mileage van in town that was optioned well and was a great price.
Here's the link to the ad
Link to AutoTrader Ad
My grandmother picked up this 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 27k miles, $16,488. Was $18,740 out the door. Yes, it was previously a rental car, then someone else owned it and traded it in on a Wrangler. It actually has no scratches or dents at all, is totally clean. It's also a Certified used Dodge so it has a 7 year/100k mile powertrain warranty. Still 8,500 miles left on the bumper-to-bumper warranty. Has electric sliding doors and liftgate, stow-n-go seats, rear-A/C, power seat, and backup sensors. We looked at the 2016 base model, but they had no rear A/C and being Phoenix, that was a deal-breaker.
The dealer tried to get real sneaky. They say when paying cash for a car, they HAVE to include a $599 maintenance package which was just 10 oil changes. So it was much cheaper to put $12k down and finance the rest, she can pay it off next month. The finance guy also showed a brochure of their extended warranty and then kept talking. Then when signing papers, he slips her a paper for the $2,540 extended warranty. That really didn't make me happy with him, he had to re-do the paper because he factored that into the loan without telling her at all. They also tried to charge $299 for tinted windows, which the van already had so he removed that. Also there was a $199 charge for the paint sealant which they say they charge for every single car they sell. He took that off as well.
All said in done, she's a happy camper. Paid a decent price, and also got the lowest mileage van in town that was optioned well and was a great price.
Here's the link to the ad
Link to AutoTrader Ad
