Do I want the GL550 that's been on the lot for 150 days?
04-30-2008, 12:04 PM
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Do I want the GL550 that's been on the lot for 150 days?
Armed with your tips for negotiating, my husband went down to the dealer and negotiated a very good price for the GL450. Before he went, I reminded him to ask about the 550 and he said they told him it's been sitting there for 150 days. So when the guy said "we only get 5 of those a year" I guess he was really talking about the lack of demand on the island rather than exclusivity. Anyway, he indicated he could make us a good deal on the 550. Is there any reason not to take the 550 that's been sitting over the 450 which just came in?
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Armed with your tips for negotiating, my husband went down to the dealer and negotiated a very good price for the GL450. Before he went, I reminded him to ask about the 550 and he said they told him it's been sitting there for 150 days. So when the guy said "we only get 5 of those a year" I guess he was really talking about the lack of demand on the island rather than exclusivity. Anyway, he indicated he could make us a good deal on the 550. Is there any reason not to take the 550 that's been sitting over the 450 which just came in?
The 450's an '08, yes? And the 550? I don't know many people who say, "Gee, I wish I'd gotten the smaller engine." (Even us kerosene freaks want the 420 to come to the US, which it'll never do.)
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Originally Posted by shoozlover;
I reminded him to ask about the 550 and he said they told him it's been sitting there for 150 days. So when the guy said "we only get 5 of those a year" I guess he was really talking about the lack of demand on the island rather than exclusivity. Anyway, he indicated he could make us a good deal on the 550. Is there any reason not to take the 550 that's been sitting over the 450 which just came in?
I doubt if you will get 550 for the same price as 450 but it's worth a try and at least gives you an opening price.
I would check the paint on the 550 very carefully to make sure it is in good shape. A car that has been on lot for 150 days must have been washed countless times and you don't want a new car with scratched paint. At the very least, have the dealer throw in a complete wash/clay/wax detail.
Good luck.
Last edited by oknish; 04-30-2008 at 01:22 PM.
04-30-2008, 04:49 PM
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that's great advice! also look for other signs of "lot rot" like very rusty brake rotors, dirt built up in dash vents etc... but it sounds like a great deal.
04-30-2008, 10:24 PM
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150 days is a clue:
source = Autoextremist
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source = Autoextremist
The SUV hangover gets U-G-L-Y.
Much has been written about the rapidly changing tastes of the American car-buying public over the last six months – as in the exodus away from big SUVs and pickups - but it was hard to anticipate just how dramatic it was going to be, until now. GM announced on Monday that it would cut production schedules at four plants - its full-size pickup truck assembly plants in Pontiac, Mich.; Flint, Mich.; and Oshawa, Ontario; and its full-size SUV assembly plant in Janesville, Wis. – to the tune of around 140,000 units, while costing 3,500 employees their jobs.
Gas prices aren’t helping, of course, but the painful reality is that a lot of American consumers who bought large SUVs at their faddish peak (and who never needed them to begin with) are now bailing out of that segment for good. GM and Ford in particular are struggling with the transition to make more cars and crossovers in order to keep these buyers from abandoning their companies completely, while their dealers are being inundated with used SUVs and big pickups that are piling up daily - and plummeting in value.
