Chrysler Pacifica Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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This week, I expect to hear from my dealer about a Pacifica on its way in that meets my specs. We have yet to negotiate the price, since the dealer said he needed to wait on the invoice.
I guess its a good thing I haven't made the deal yet since now there's a $1,000 rebate available.
My question...since I've never done a deal with a rebate before...do I negotiate price first then ask for the rebate, or is the dealer going to assume that part of the rebate is his way of coming down off MSRP?
We got ours at invoice, and I am "discussing" the rebate with Chrysler, as they stated up front they would not have rebates on the Pacifica.
Good luck with yours!
Before the rebate issue came up, and based posts I've seen, I am determined not to pay over invoice. I'll use the rebate toward my downpayment. I'll let you know how I make out, and hope you get satisfaction on your quest for the $1000.
Thanks for your posts...you've been very helpful!
I'd be real curious on the progress either Russklass or Patty64 are making in trying to get anything from Chrysler. Thanks for your help.
If I don't get anything I'm thinking of sticking lemon stickers all over my car and writing lemon on the windows and parking it right in front of the dealership, which by the way does have available street parking in front of it so I wouldn't be breaking any laws by leaving it there daily.
Sure ruined my vacation and is certainly leaving a bad taste in my mouth regarding the dealership who told me as others that surely no rebates were coming and that Chrysler wants this to be there flagship vehicle along with the upcoming Crossfire and wouldn't settle for any discounting. If anything they should reward the early buyers who have taken the chance on a completely new type of car style especially if they are already lowering the value of my resale by $1,000 probably more in less than a month.
I'll try calling the dealership, incentive lines, customer service and write the letters. I'm curious where Russklass got the address posted on the other board since it isn't any of the ones listed on the Chrysler website for contact information.
Let's hope we see some type of action by Chrysler, but in my opinion we probably won't. Will wait for the day to see a success story posted on the board.
Thanks.
P.S. Saw a whole truckload Cadillac SRX's on the road when driving home. Sure looks similar to the Pacifica with an even higher price tag. Power 3rd row seats would be nice.
As a matter of fact, I don't even recall asking specifically about the rebate...it was brought up by the salesman while we discussed my trade and allowance as part of my downpayment.
Here's the rub:
When I negotiated my best deal and ordered my car back in early May, there were no incentives and no plan to offer any on the Pacifica for 6-12 months. Now, just before mine arrives, Chrysler has added the $1,000 incentive.
Should I mention it? Should I let it go? Does the incentive come directly from the manufacturer or from the dealer?
My heart says be happy with the good deal which I negotiated. My head says don't leave a $1,000 on the table.
Anyone out there navigating the same waters on a special order?
Any knowledgeable insight will be appreciated.
Hope this helps.
You haven't paid or taken delivery yet, so you should certainly qualify as long as delivery occurs before the end of the rebate period.
It shouldn't have any effect on the profit the dealer expects to make...the rebate is coming from corporate.
Good luck!
ms mayor - I haven't heard or maybe I just missed it, did you take delivery? If so, let's hear the specifics, color, etc, . . .
I'm actually waiting on pins and needles to get mine. One was on its way in from Windsor, I negotiated and signed a purchase agreement a week ago. It was delivered to the dealer yesterday and I have to wait until Saturday to get it (scheduling problems...boo hoo!).
I'll post on the 'Owners' board with all the details once I have it!
Can't wait to hear the details. You must have purchased from a very busy dealership! I think my guys will call me to come get mine as soon as it rolls off the truck. Please keep me posted.
pssimon - Mine was ordered on May 8. Tomorrow was the day they gave me for delivery, but I know that is not concrete. As long as they get it here without breaking it, I'll not complain.
Since I am in NYS, they are not talking leases anymore (vicarious libility laws in NYS, don't ask!) so they offered me their new deal, which resembles a lease but you hold the title and have a choice of a balloon payment at the end or turning in the vehicle.
When I asked about the $1000 rebate, they told me two things: (a) the $1000 is only for lease loyalty, and since I do not currently own or lease a Chrysler vehicle, it does not apply to me, and (b) the dealership is giving an instant $1000 off their price as an incentive, unrelated to the lease loyalty deal. From the posts above, I think I can probably get another $1000 out of them even though I do not have lease loyalty, but I do not see it in any of the fine print in the newspaper ads or on the website.
I tried to negotiate more, since these posts say that the Pacifica is not selling well and more incentives are to come (I have not seen even one on the road), but they shot that down by saying that they have been selling lots of them, and that it is 39% Mercedes, yadda yadda yadda.
I think that if I lay low for a couple of months (my VW lease is not up until December), prices will continue to drop and incentives will continue to grow (unless Celine Dion offers to cover their losses)!
Current owners or lessees of any competitive vehicle also qualify for this incentive.
Go back to them with your info in print or find another dealer.
Check out this Edmunds page.
http://apps.edmunds.com/new/2004/chrysler/pacifica/100218686/ince- ntives.html
From the Edmonds listing of rebates it list no restrictions as well.
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Rebates $1000 Cash to Customer start: 05/28/2003 end: 06/30/2003 Get Dealer Pricing
Restrictions None.
Comments None.
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My vehicle I got at Dealer invoice (the next best price I got was 4% over dealer invoice) ... They still get about 3% holdback on dealer invoice since I am ordering mine in and it wont sit on their floor. I also got any parts at dealer cost if bought at the same time. Got the mudflaps and skuf guard and U Connect (because they are not building Pacificas with Uconnect right now)
that third row better be worth it..
I have a Kia Sedona van and it seats 7 and have front&rear air , plus the other items, including a great 5 star rating for side impact even. It also has been getting about 23-26 MPG even though it is a 4700 lb van!
The money I saved , abourt $ 17,000 , could buy a second KIA which I could donate to a worthy Church group !! WOW.
I guess for me, the way I look at it, by purchasing my Pacifica I saved $12,000 since was also interested in the Acura MDX.
It's all relative.
So... and really, I am not trying to be mean... if you want to praise your Kia, please do so in the Kia area, and let us Pacifica owners stick to our own discussions.
Thanks.... and lets get back to some constructive Pacifica discussions!
just curious if the coupon for the NAV says can not be combined with other rebates or offers ??
The fine print at the bottom reads:
"Only one certificate/allowance can be applied to the retail purchaser or lease of an eligible vehicle and only one certificate/allowance per person."
That seems pretty vague to me! My personal opinion is that the dealership will do what it has to do for the deal to work! If I am close to placing an order, and the only way I will place the order is if I get the $1595 NAV + the $500 trade in + the $1000 rebate, they have to decide how badly they want my business!
Narrowed the choices down to the Pacifica, XC-90, ML-320, and Pilot.
I just left the Dealer here in Los Angeles, and after test driving a Black FWD loaded with everything BUT Nav, Heated Seats, Full Sized Spare/Chromes, and U Connect, the salesman tells me that he can give me 6K off of MSRP Sticker. Salesman tells me that this particular car has 45 miles on it, and because it's been driven on test drives and the like it can be sold at as a DEMO so it qualifies for such aggressive discounting by the factory. Salesman claims that only a few cars on the lot qualify for this special program. We priced out another comparably equipped car in a different color and it was more than 4K out the door after taxes.
The sticker on the "demo" model was around 36,500, after tax, prep and license, my cost out the door was just over 33K. I came home tonight and in the mail found an offer for a Chrysler Visa Card with a $500.00 value upon purchase or lease of a Pacifica.
My question is.........is this a good deal? This car has gone from NO INCENTIVES to 6K off sticker in less than 30 days. Anyone know why? It's so cheap that it makes me wonder if there's some type of deeper problem that is making the manufacturer want to unload them.
The Pacifica isn't the first choice, that would be the XC-90, but at nearly 10K less comparably equipped, it seems hard to justify going that direction.
Is the FWD car the reason they are trying to move this car? Is the AWD really worth additional expense?
What am I missing here? This literally seems to good to be true. Is it, or can I get an even BETTER deal by holding the line on price and hammering them harder.
I have to make a decision by Friday evening!!!
H E L P!!!!!
I think Chrysler just produced too many loaded versions initially with high dollar stickers that spooked their traditional customer. My guess is that as people catch on and recognize the relative value, these deals will be harder to come by. Good luck. :-)
I saw the posting and was excited that the Uconnect is finally shipping on Pacificas. there are some benefits to the factory installed vs the dealer installed UConnect...
I checked with a couple of other dealers regarding the free Nav program that others have mentioned here--no one could tell me how you get eligible for the free nav unit, but another dealer told me that the free nav certs that were mailed to some were not good on cars put in the dealer "demo" program.
Can anyone substantiate that. Also the dealer wouldn't give me the 1000 loyalty incentive on the demo car. Has anyone had any luck getting that with a dealer, or straight from Chrysler.
Some initial impressions.......Car feels extremely safe, and is a pleasure to drive. Kids really enjoy the rear seat entertainment system. Overall quality seems just ok. Traded down from Mercedes to this car and the quality of materials even in a car as expensive as this one was (about $35K out the door including extended warranty) seems a bit questionable. The headliner doesn't fit taught against the interior roof line, the plastic door sils keep popping up, and there's no drivers seat rear map pocket for the 2nd row passenger to put books/paper/magazines in. It may not be fair to try and see good gas mileage, but I drove around 60 miles, filled the car up with around 5 gallons......could 12 miles to the gallon be correct? Please tell me that my mileage will improve.
Heading over to the dealer this week to pick up the mats, bumper scuff guard and rear cargo mat that were out of stock but part of the deal.
Not sure I'm in love with this car all the way.....much of it will depend on how attentive Chrysler will be with the minor service issues that I'll be hitting them with this week.
Anyone out there have similar experience?
As for gas mileage, I really think you need to give it a little more time. 60 miles is not really enough to make a judgement. Over the course of three full tanks of gas, I am averaging 17.3 mpg over mostly local driving.
Good luck with your purchase...I hope you enjoy it.
yes the quality is more of the american type of materials. not the same fit and finish as an Acura or Lexus (both of which I have owned) ... like look at the rear hatch and there is a rubber strip glued on to keep the water from running in... it sometimes doesnt stick well.... I guess it is weird no pocket on driver seat. I guess they feel you will use the hooks for plastic grocery bags and it wouldnt be able to with a pocket on the back...
Question what was the Invoice and how much did you end up paying BEFORE Taxes/Title ect. (as that varies from state to state)
The demo model that we purchased had only 63 miles on it, over half of which that we had put on the car in the several test drives we had given the car over the course of the week of purchase.
The headliner that isn't fitting correctly shouldn't be a demo issue, or a sunroof issue. There's a bit of wrinkling over the second row of seats right in front of the rear seat entertainment screen. I will make a note of that with the dealer....I have no idea of what to expect as I have no prior experience with Chrysler. I do know this....that Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, etc wouldn't flinch about fixing a problem like this. That will be my standard as to how I evaluate Chrysler service.
The rear door step sill that keeps popping off is the same story.
I agree with everyone on this board about removing the license plate frames that advertise the dealer. That was the first thing I did when I got the car home.
Is it just me, or am I the only one who thinks its completely LAME to not have a drivers seat rear seat map pocket. If for no other reason to have both rear passenger's seats have the same level of amenities to them. This is exactly the kind of design flaw that makes me nervous about this car.
At least I got the extended warranty. I hope I dont have to use it.
As to fit and finish, I have ZERO complaints about my car. Well, ok, not zero, but really, really close! The front passenger door lock doesn't work. The electrical lock still works so the car isn't perpetually open. They'll fix it in a few weeks so no big deal.
Other than the lock, everything is tight and squeakless, just the way I'd expect.
Also does anybody think there will be changes for the 2005 model year like a 5 speed transmission that will make it worthwhile to wait a year to purchase this vehicle? I guess the good deals are available now and that it is uncertain what the future will hold, but I would like to see a new model year for Chrysler to work the bugs out before I commit to purchasing or leasing this vehicle.
By the way, does anybody know who is eligible to receive the $1000 lease loyalty credit? I heard that previous owners of Jeeps or Chrysler vehicles or competitive vehicles are eligible.