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how about the price? did you get a good price or you had to still pay over MSRP?

by yumraj 4y ago

CamperBob2 4y ago
It depends on where the vehicle is in its life cycle. New Corvettes, for instance, are frequently custom-ordered. The options the buyer has are: 1) Buy off-the-rack from a local Chevy dealer. For the first couple of years after a major revision, the dealers mark up the cars to ridiculous levels. You will pay out the nose for instant gratification. This used to be an issue for high-end sports cars only, but these days even a Honda Civic customer can expect the same treatment. 2) Order from a local dealer. You typically don't have to pay as much for this, depending on your relationship with the dealer. But it can take a very long time for the dealer to get an allocation slot from the factory, especially for smaller stores that don't sell many Corvettes. At the time they take your order (and your deposit), they may not bother telling you that they don't have an allocation yet. You could wait a year or potentially more. 3) Buy off-the-rack from one of a few massive dealers, typically out of state. The dealer's allocation is based on how many Corvettes they sold in previous years, so some dealers specialize in selling from inventory at MSRP or below to achieve the absolute maximize possible sales volume. You will have to drive the car back home or have it shipped. 3a) A subset of these buyers will use a local dealer to accept "courtesy delivery." This means that the car is custom-ordered from the out-of-state volume dealer and shipped directly from the factory to your local dealer for delivery for a relatively-low fixed fee. Local dealers are about as enthusiastic about this as you'd expect, and many will refuse to participate. These buyers save some money initially, but are low on the totem pole when it comes to scheduling service appointments and getting loaner cars. For Corvettes in particular, the custom-order options can be combined with delivery at the factory/museum complex in Bowling Green. European cars are sometimes offered this way as well, where you get to drive the car around for a while before it goes on the boat. Once the car is no longer the hottest new thing on the block, the prices come down for both custom orders and off-the-shelf deals. The same purchase/delivery choices are available, though. Almost everything said about the Corvette purchasing process above applies to new Jeeps and pickups nowadays.
agensaequivocum 4y ago
The dealer I'm getting it at only sells at MSRP.

how about the price? did you get a good price or you had to still pay over MSRP?

by yumraj 4y ago

how about the price? did you get a good price or you had to still pay over MSRP?

It depends on where the vehicle is in its life cycle. New Corvettes, for instance, are frequently custom-ordered. The options the buyer has are: 1) Buy off-the-rack from a local Chevy dealer. For the first couple of years after a major revision, the dealers mark up the cars to ridiculous levels. You will pay out the nose for instant gratification. This used to be an issue for high-end sports cars only, but these days even a Honda Civic customer can expect the same treatment. 2) Order from a local dealer. You typically don't have to pay as much for this, depending on your relationship with the dealer. But it can take a very long time for the dealer to get an allocation slot from the factory, especially for smaller stores that don't sell many Corvettes. At the time they take your order (and your deposit), they may not bother telling you that they don't have an allocation yet. You could wait a year or potentially more. 3) Buy off-the-rack from one of a few massive dealers, typically out of state. The dealer's allocation is based on how many Corvettes they sold in previous years, so some dealers specialize in selling from inventory at MSRP or below to achieve the absolute maximize possible sales volume. You will have to drive the car back home or have it shipped. 3a) A subset of these buyers will use a local dealer to accept "courtesy delivery." This means that the car is custom-ordered from the out-of-state volume dealer and shipped directly from the factory to your local dealer for delivery for a relatively-low fixed fee. Local dealers are about as enthusiastic about this as you'd expect, and many will refuse to participate. These buyers save some money initially, but are low on the totem pole when it comes to scheduling service appointments and getting loaner cars. For Corvettes in particular, the custom-order options can be combined with delivery at the factory/museum complex in Bowling Green. European cars are sometimes offered this way as well, where you get to drive the car around for a while before it goes on the boat. Once the car is no longer the hottest new thing on the block, the prices come down for both custom orders and off-the-shelf deals. The same purchase/delivery choices are available, though. Almost everything said about the Corvette purchasing process above applies to new Jeeps and pickups nowadays.

agensaequivocum 4y ago

The dealer I'm getting it at only sells at MSRP.