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Thanks for all great tips and guidance. I finally got my 06 Elantra last Saturday. I got it for 13100 drive out! This includes all NJ state taxes, registration, documentation fees, etc. (after 1000 rebate). I also got floor mats, mud guards, and 4 oil changes. I think I got a good deal!
Thanks again.
Just got back from getting my '06 GLS Elantra with AT, mudguards, mats, and a couple other extras for an OTD price of $13,250. Trade-in numbers might have skewed this a little bit. Purchased it at Fairfax(Virginia) Hyundai.
I realize the '07s are on the horizon, but my old car('97 Explorer) wasn't going to make it another month without some repairs. I test drove a Nissan Sentra and didn't like that very much, it felt a little too cramped. Also looked at the Corolla, but the lowest I could get even a base CE with AT around here was $1,500 more than the Elantra. Add in power windows, locks, Side Airbags, etc... and it went WAY up from there.
Thanks again, and hope to be around here more often.
If you're not worried about head room, the Elantra is a great car! And also... it is one of the top 10 envirnonmentally friendly cars sold in the U.S.
I have a photo that I took of the car with everything that I packed into it for a return from a shopping trip in El Paso. two weeks of groceries, ten gallons of gas, a small DRAFTING TABLE, a 50 pound bag of dog food, etc.
I was thinking of starting a thread entitled "This is what I got into my Elantra" where people could load photos of what the car will carry. I think that this will help people who might be looking at this site see just how useful this little car is. Who knows? They just may buy one.
My question is,how do I load a photo? I'm going to hit the img button that I just saw, but if that doesn't work, someone please tell me how to do it.
was loaded into my Elantra for 900 miles when I brought my son home from college in May:
By the way, to display an image, Brie, you have to have it hosted somewhere on the web Photobucket and Flickr are good, free hosting sites. Once you register with one of those, upload your photos to them, then use the web address of the actual image inside the image tag ("Img" button below the composition window).
The result should look something like this (from the last picture above):
<img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Doohickie/RearView.jpg">
I hope this helps.
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SONATA GL 16,495.00
SONATA GLS 16,948.00
THIS OFFER IS GOOD THRU JUNE 30TH 2006 BECAUSE OF THE REBATE'S
This is what I got from a dealer in IA for 06 Elantra GLS w/o any options.
Is this good as is? What else can I do?
This is my first time buying a new car. I also plan to make monthly payments. (does this affect the price of the car when dealing for a good price?)
I am looking into MO dealers also ..I plan to choose the better deal.
Give me some advice!
Elantra GLS - 12,300
Sonota GL - 15,400
Sonota GLS - 15,900
OTD is another $1200 here. And I was able to get another $1K off between haggling on the price and LOW value trade-in
no, it's not OTD.
I guess my price isn't bad. Will I be able to get more money shaved off of the Elantra GLS (automatic)? The price above does not include matts or any other options.
Should I ask the dealer (via e-mail) for a better price before I go to a Missouri Hyundai dealer to match or beat the above price?
I also have a trade-in...but I don't expect much from my current car (less than a thousand).
Moral of the story: A trade-in, even a crappy one, may be worth more than you think. As we head into the latter parts of the model year, having a trade-in can help a dealer justify a lower price on a 2006 model.
Also, does anyone have experience with this area and Hyundai dealers?
Thanks in advance for any feedback!!
Thanks
You might not have to wait for them to arrive, though. Dealers will have to make room for the new models *before* they arrive after all.
Keep in mind that the 2007 models won't offer a hatchback initially. So if that's something you're interested in, you may not be able to use the same tactics.
And I highly recommend the hatch. It is roomier and more comfortable that just about anything else in its price range. You won't be sorry. If you want to do a comparison, try driving it back to back with a Ford Focus. I bet you'll end up with the Elantra.
While dealers are looking to make room for upcoming 2007s (including the new 2007 Accent hatches soon), now may be a good time to go buying.
I'm responding to my own message just to let you'all know that I ended up buying the GLS w/ABS (manual) for $13,750, so $500 lower than the original price quoted. (This doesn't yet include taxes.) I am pretty happy but think I could have done better on the trade-in. Just said Yes to the first price they named for my old Accord. Oh well. That's old news now!
My husband and I are looking at purchasing an Elantra GLS sometime in the next few weeks. I've gotten a few Internet quotes and the 2 that gave an actual price are starting at around the $13,500 mark (that's after the $1000 rebate and before taxes and such). This seems to already be in line with the price edmunds shows people paying in our area. Question is, is that a pretty good price at this point in the model year, or should I try to get them down lower? I have a junky trade in (a well-loved 1997 Nissan Sentra with 158K miles) that they'll likely give me a little bit of money on. With my trade in and taxes and everything, it would be nice to walk out with something in the 13K or maybe even the upper 12K range. Do you folks think that's reasonable?
Thanks much,
Jeannie
Hope this helps.
I am in exactly your spot except no trade and I have my own finances.My best offer is 13,650,after rebate. With 2007's hitting the lots I would think we could do better. Invoice is around 12,964. My dealer has quite a few cars on his lot also.I live in Western MA.
Good luck to you
Gail
Thanks for the North VA prices Doesn't seem like they'd be that far from GA's.
I would think we could get a little bit better deal than this too. My understanding is that the Elantra '07s are a model change too so it would seem that we could get pretty darn close to invoice on these '06s. I saw the invoice price listed as $12,964 but was wondering if that was the price before or after the $1000 rebate. Do you know?
Thanks for the reply and good luck on your purchase.
Jeannie
Not sure about the rebate but if I could get them down to invoice I would be happy. Maybe someone with a bit more knowledge could chime in. Boy this car buying is a pain! I might just hold off a bit longer if i do not get a better price.
Have a great day and stay cool everyone
Gail
Gosh, I was in the same situation a few weeks ago. I also had a Nissan Sentra...similar model year, but little less mileage. My car was great (from the outside) but had a few problems that I was not willing to fix.
With the trade in, I got the new car for $12000 even. This is with the 1000 rebate, trade in, doc fees...and such. Of course, I had to pay taxes on top of that.
My new car is an Automatic with mud guards, matts, trunk net and trunk matt(?). I had contacted a lot of dealers in my area (IA/MO/IL). My town is pretty small...I would have gotten a better deal if I wanted to drive out to Chicago.
The dealer I ended up buying from was not my lowest quote. I bought it from them because they were really nice and polite and also offered to deliver the car to me (a few hours drive).
My lowest quote was from Iowa and St. Louis (internet quotes) : 12,598 and 12,680
I hope this helps. Good luck. It took me about three weeks to get my car.
I purchased my car in 2-2006, new and I paid sixteen thousand dollars.
I have three thousand miles on the car and would also like to know when the first oil change is due.
According to the manufacturer's book, it says 7500 miles or 6 months-whichever occurs first.
I always changed my oil in previous Hyundai's that I owned every three thousand miles.
About oil changes, I thought it was every 3thousand. Hmmm.. but I would call Hyundai to make sure.
They can't ding you for warranty problems for doing it only every 7500 miles. But, you might not have to worry about warranty problems if you bring it in at 3k.
I do not like to take the car to the dealer I purchased this from as they have a high hourly rate.
After I had first picked up the car, I had the dealer install Lojack security system in the car-this was done two days after I took possession of the car.
My husband took the car to have this done and when I got into the car I found that my cd case with all my cd's were not in the car.
I was informed by the financing manager of the dealership that the case and my cd's were taken to his house since he did not want to leave them in the dealership unlocked.
The financing manager also said that since he is in the midst of redecorating his house, he cannot find the case nor the cds.
P.S. I am still minus my cd's and the case it came in from Feb.
I had first called Hyundai corporate headquarters about this problem and they said I had to deal with the dealership directly.
I told the financing manager that I would never recommend this dealership for future car purchases since this happened.
This is another reason that I will not take my car to be serviced at this dealership, I don't want a problem like this again.
I believe that I will be alright with my warranty by taking it to Jiffy Lube for the oil change.
I also do low mileage about five thousand miles a year, I am in New York.
Thanks for your quick response.