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What s a viable lower-end cost for a 2015 Chevy Sonic base model?
I ll preface this by saying maybe I m crazy. I ve never bought a new car before, but I have lived in countries where bartering is big. Maybe that s why I m thinking like this.
I m looking at buying a new 2015 Sonic (though would also gladly consider a 2014 if it were new) with just the bare minimum as far as bells and whistles. I saw somewhere that the invoice was $13,888. How reasonable is it to ask for $12,000 before rebates? If not $12,000, how far can I expect to drop pre-rebate?
The goal here, in an ideal world, is to drop the invoice to 12, then cash in on a $2000 cash advance rebate and a $1000 recent grad rebate. Maybe I m completely insane.
Thoughts?
5 Answers
- ?Lv 66 years ago
If you shop around you MIGHT find one that cheap but depends how bad the dealer wants rid of the car and the sale! Being your looking for a base model Sonic which would be a 5 speed manual transmission (if you can find one) you could get a really good deal on it as many don't want a stick shift and base model. You might find a base model with an automatic but will be another 800 to 1000 dollars but manuals are better anyways!
- ?Lv 76 years ago
FIRST, you're going to have to FIND a car that matches your specifications, and THEN you can try to haggle over price. This late In the season, you're NOT going to find a left-over 2014 model, and it's ALMOST too late in the year to find an el-cheapo 2015 model. Dealer's usually don't like keeping stripped-down base model cars on their sales lots. They make money on accessories and options, so they order cars that have all the whistles and bells included.
While you CAN sometimes find a no-options base model car on a sales lot, that's NOT the one that the salesman is going to show you first.
Good luck in your search.
- Anonymous6 years ago
Low end cars have the smallest markups. So your expectations are probably not realistic.
Buy a used car. From a private party still under warranty.
Besides, most dealers don't stock the low end cars because almost nobody buys them for a reason.
- TheRealLv 66 years ago
You are NOT going to "drop the invoice" to anything. The dealer actually pays the invoice price for the car. Selling a car for $2000 below invoice would be like selling a $100 bill for $70. Invoice minus rebates is as good as you're going to get. Forget the ideal world, this is the REAL world...
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- ?Lv 76 years ago
Remember, you lose ALL that price advantage if you finance ANY of the purchase (you make up for it in interest and finance fees). Your best price will usually be invoice less any rebates or promotional incentives.
Remember, they pay for those showrooms, lights, computers and salesmen somehow. They are not in business to give things away, for under what they paid for them.
