Best deals on 2011 GT. What did you pay?
, is the GT and not the higher priced GT Premium.
10-20-2010, 08:53 PM
#55
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: missouri
Posts: 502
True. I could probably get a base 2011 gt for 29kish but not many options. Tonight I told my dad what they cost. My dad thinks getting 4:10 gears, CAI would be wasting my money. I told him thats why I should get a 2011 then because my stock 2006 is slow now.
10-20-2010, 08:58 PM
#56
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,846
I'm gonna come slap you myself.
11-09-2010, 09:04 PM
#58
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 19
I remember that story, and I believe he is stuck with that car. But I wonder if he could take them to civil court for price gouging? He will not be able to return the car at all, but just maybe, he might be able to get a refund of several thousand back so that the price is brought down to a reasonable average selling price given his area.
There are few solutions available for people who pay too much. When I bought my 2007 V6, I walked into the dealship with my laptop and the printout of a big Excel spreadsheet of the comparable cars in the area, and the ones that had been for sale over the previous 6 or so months (it took me that long to find exactly the car I wanted). I think I got somewhere between a fair and a good price, but having the list of nearly-identical cars was a big help.
You can push some of the bargaining chips around afterwards, though. You are welcome to call the dealership and threaten to drive to their lot, give them the car keys back, and default on the car payments. This is known as "strategic default", and is more common with mortgages when people owe more than their house is worth. It's much better to threaten this than to actually do it, because it wrecks your credit score, and they can go after you for the amount of money they lose (but its often expensive to do so). You may be able to squeeze a free extended warranty or servicing from them, but I wouldnt trust that same dealership to service my car anyway.
11-09-2010, 09:31 PM
#59
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: North Fulton, GA
Posts: 2,287
$30.9K GT premium automatic. 'Twas an advertised price that I thought was fair and was the easiest, least pressure purchase I've ever made on any car. They let me test drive cars until I turned blue without rushing me along and didn't give heavy handed pitch in finance either.
11-10-2010, 12:01 AM
#60
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Canada
Posts: 157
i am looking at a couple different 5.0s this weekend
one has 2900km on it, glass roof,premium,IUP,shaker,sync,heated seats,security,3.73s....$30k(Canadian) out the door...sticker is somewhere around the 42k range....is this a good deal?
other one his 5600km on it, no glass roof,brembos,scoop and spoiler,premium,IUP,sync,heated seats,security 3.73 but i haven't got a price on it yet, whats fair?
these cars were supposedly driven by ford "reps" they have 4 total(2 autos and 2 manuals all with under 6000km on them, the two i mentioned are the manuals)
is it worth jumping on now? or wait and see what comes mid winter? spring?
Thanks.
Dustin
one has 2900km on it, glass roof,premium,IUP,shaker,sync,heated seats,security,3.73s....$30k(Canadian) out the door...sticker is somewhere around the 42k range....is this a good deal?
other one his 5600km on it, no glass roof,brembos,scoop and spoiler,premium,IUP,sync,heated seats,security 3.73 but i haven't got a price on it yet, whats fair?
these cars were supposedly driven by ford "reps" they have 4 total(2 autos and 2 manuals all with under 6000km on them, the two i mentioned are the manuals)
is it worth jumping on now? or wait and see what comes mid winter? spring?
Thanks.
Dustin