TheDivaDanielle

Will be putting 5k down and 3500 on a trade in. I was thinking about it, they said they could do it. The salesman actually suggested that because I wanted them to put in lemans stripes prior to delivery, and I guess they don't have a deal setup with anyone locally anymore.

BigDinTexas

If you are going to be putting money down, then I would suggest not including the price of the wheels/tires into your loan... You'll be paying more for them because of dealer markup, then you'll be hit again with the interest... Reduce the amount you are putting down to account for the rims/tires and buy them from a vendor like AM after you drive off the lot. It will be less expensive and you might even recoup some of the cost when you sell your OEM rims/tires.

Don

TheDivaDanielle

good point, I hadn't thought about it like that (the interest) I had actually calculated the exact amount (20" Staggered Anthracite Bullitts, GT500 Spoiler, LeMans Stripes all from AM)

I already have clearance to "pre-purchase" some smaller stuff anyway before we get the car, just hard to set aside 2k, when it would be better served on the principal..

I guess it's no shame in waiting longer to order it. The plan was to start saving this month, then order, and then in two months when it actually arrives, have around 5-6k as a downpayment.