Chrysler Town & Country Prices Paid and Buying Experience

boesman1

I wouldn't touch an 08, unless it was 10k below sticker which is what it will depreciate within 3 weeks of driving it off the dealers lot. Do not even entertain the idea for any less of a deal. You could easily strike the same deal on an 09, which might be better as the first year of production always seems to have issues (small and large)

Read the edmunds blog "confessions of a carsalesman" before going to the dealer as it may save you thousands

Good Luck

icevan

Would you mind sending me your dealer info, i am in the Market, and Just got quoted $23800 before taxes, in the Long Island Area, and would really appreciate the name of your Salemans/Dealer.

Please send info to porkm73-edmunds at yahoo.com

Thanks
Chris

atrajan

Hello Chris,

is $23800 for the 25M package + navigation? If so i think it is a terrific deal.

-Rajan

icevan

its the signature package (25M), loaded w/everything but nav.

frechettegirl

i just got a quote today for a Limited Edition Anniversary model for 25,891.00 out the door (includes tax title etc.) is this a good deal? i want to close the deal at the end of the month because of the 2000.00 for having a Toyota.

anneannahs

Chris, could you please send me the info where you got your quote? I would like to buy before the end of the month also. I am in PA but might travel if I can get a good deal.

Thanks very much 97anne91@gmail.com

nursekev

Frechettgirl,

A loaded touring in my area (Maryland) is around 31,000. That includes the 4.0 engine, security package, premium package, navigation, satellite TV/radio, blind spot motion detector, etc. The only options it doesn't have are a sunroof and the towing package. So I would really love to know where you got that quote from so I can call immediately! Please email me at nursekev@comcast.net. Thank you.

Kevin

frechettegirl

Kevin,
The T&C 25 anniversary model comes with a 3.8 engine. I'm here in Michigan. I will meet with the woman tomorrow to see the Van and get all the details. I don't know if it has a blind spot motion detector. I did get a quote from a dealer about 30 miles away and it was 3500.00 more.

joshdavis82

Frechettgirl,
That sounds like a deal and the 3,500 is nice validation. Would you mind emailing the dealer and salesperson to me. I'm in Illinois and that deal might be worth the drive. * josh davis 82 at@# gmail.*com * a little deciphering needed to avoid the spam bots. Thanks!

nursekev

Frechettegirl,

Ok. thank you. I'd be interested in knowing about the details if you get a chance to post them.

Kevin

amotanis

I'd like the dealership/salesperson information as well if you dont mind. amotanis@yahoo.com such a great deal, nice find!

amotanis

If i could get the dealership,salesperson, info it would help me out alot. amotanis@yahoo.com

frechettegirl

We just looked at the Van it did not have Nav or blind spot motion detectors in the front or on the back door when in reverse, no sunroof or towing package.
It did have pretty much everything else. Leather, heated 1,2 row, dual dvd players,auto start. it was the 25th anniversary edition which is the 25M package with some extras i think that's what she said. Is 25,800 a good price? i haven't compared the Sticker price was 34XXX.XX. let me know since we only have until Tuesday.

anneannahs

Hi,
Could you please send me the name of this salesman and the dealership?

Thanks very much 97anne91@gmail.com

momof8

Price given include navigation, leather, heated 1st and 2nd row seats, and financed 0% for 36 months. I'm in MI, does this sound like a good deal?
I really want a sunroof, but it seems only Limited have sunroofs? Are there any tourings with sunroof?

jktm

We were able to get a 2008 with 6 miles on it last month, with the all you mention, plus duel dvd's, blue tooth sync for $23,500 OTD (we pay 6% tax in CT0

so you might be able to talk them down some more.

momof8

But isn't there a different in price between the 08s and 09s?

frechettegirl

Can anyone tell me what the current rebates are??? I can't find them and i want to make sure i'm Getting them ALL!!!!

phani119

Frechettegirl,

I too am in Ann Arbor, MI. Could you please also send me the dealer info.

Thanks,

Phani

atrajan

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20647.html

I was planning on purchasing tomorrow. Now i think i will have to wait and see.

phani119

I think the government is guaranteeing all warranties until GM and Chrysler become viable again.

frechettegirl

The Name of the Dealership is Jim Riehl's Friendly 1515 s. Lapeer Rd. Lapeer MI 48446. The woman that helped me is known as doing internet sales.

qwikdrip

Just purchased today in Staten Island, NY.
OTD w/ taxes & MV/Doc fees for 26,785.
How did I do?

justynthyme

I'm shopping for a Dodge Grand Caravan SXT or Town and Country with at least a 3.8 engine. No frills needed. I have 14k to buy it outright. Is a new 2009 one possible? If not, is it possible to find a 2008 one with 10,000 or less miles on it for that price OR LESS? I need to walk out with the car at that price after all closing fees.. taxes included. What would be some approximate best deals I should be able to get with that cash.. thanks for any replies... I'm not that experienced with this so any advice would be appreciated.. I'm not looking to do any financing.

frechettegirl

Anyone know what the difference is between the control numbers for Chrysler

EP-
FP-
EC-

Just wondering.

wp746911

So previously I was looking at the toyota sienna. Its a nice van, but IMHO you pay out the nose for any options- it can be pretty bare. The chrysler is much cheaper for better options so recently I was leaning that way(plus lifetime powertrain). But then with alll this bankrupt stuff, I'm pretty gun-shy. Anyone else? I know the govt says they will honor it... but I'm still pretty nervous... I don't want a 1-2 year old van with no warranty...

jillmi

Hi, Frechettegirl,
I'm in Ann Arbor, Mi and looking for the best deal of 2009 T&C. Phani is near Ann Arbor. Could we work together to bargain with the local dealer to get a big deal?
My email jillsd@hotmail.com

Jill

artgpo

Who is going to be doing these warranty repairs if Chrysler goes out of business? It is one thing for the government to back the warranty and other to get parts and service. Will you be directed to the nearest military base's motor pool?

What you really need to consider is how long you intend to keep the van because if Chrysler goes away your future trade will be worth nothing. The resale value on used Chrysler minis is already low. I had a 2003 Olds Silhouette and its value plunged when GM dropped the Olds line, not that it ever was high.

wp746911

I keep my cars for 10 years or until they explode, whichever comes first. I've got a 12 year old corolla it will replace, if that tells you anything. With GM I would feel pretty good that if they do (which they prob. will) go bankrupt they will be restructured and arise out of bankruptcy. So the dealer network will likely continue. With chrysler though, it seems that obama has shifted more to letting them fail- and my concern is there would be no resurrection from bankruptcy- meaning no dealers (as you pointed out). So your right, the govt honoring the warranty may or may not be that good (also can't the govt just say- oh no more warranty sorry).

Im this ' ' close to buying one- they have some amazing deals, but I just feel nervous inside.

artgpo

Warranty claims are down 30% so reports Chrysler. Down from what, 90%? I would be very careful buying anything produced at a factory full of disgruntled employees.

nursekev

qwikdrip,

Wow, I'm impressed. What options did you get? I'm feeling like I didn't do so well on my deal. I bought an 09 Town and Country with the following:

28L Package
4.0 engine
Security group
Premium Group
Backseat TV
uconnect GPS

The MSRP was $38310. We got it for 30,700, and that's before any taxes or doc fees. Did you have to bargain much? Sounds like you got a steal to me. Congratulations.

Kevin

nursekev

I guess I should add that the $30,700 price did not include our 1999 Lexus RX 300 trade-in. They originally offered $4900 (115,000 miles). We had a firm offer from We Buy Cars for $6400. They kept bumping up their price and we kept saying no until they finally agreed to the competitor's offer. So, taking that into account, our OTD price was $27088. 0% financing for 36 months.

sadim91

Over here in the chicagoland area i was talking to this dealer and they gave me a price of 24,878 before tax on a 2009 town and country 25th edition with nav and dvd. Msrp was 36,050. Im still gonna shop around though, but that looks like a real good price.

wp746911

In Houston I was given a price quote of 26500 for a 35000 msrp T&C 25th with dvd/nav. I'd say that is a great price in chicagoland.

qwikdrip

Kev,

I only got the 25M package, MSRP 34,180, I didn't get all the toys. I didn't really bargain too much, I was happy with 10,000 below MSRP. I guess I've could have done better, but I was satisfied. It seems you've done well. Congrats to you.

What/Where is We Buy Cars? I'm looking to get rid of my 2002 Ford Explorer XLT with 51,000 miles. When I went to Honda they offered me only $3000. So, I didn't even bother with Chrysler for a trade-in.

I'd appreciate any info, please email me at qwikdrip@msn.com.

Thanks,

Tommy

wp746911

or just list them and sell it yourself- you will almost always get much more.

nursekev

Tommy,

I live in Maryland and I believe "we buy cars" is only around here. They have a website, www.webuycars.org. As an example, carmax offered us $5,000 for our Lexus. We buy cars offered $6400. So it pays to shop around.

Interesting how different areas price the same vehicles differently. We could only find one touring in our area that had the exact features we wanted. The only problem was the color. We wanted black or white and the local dealer had light blue. My wife went in to talk to them and they let her walk out the door at $31,325.
We had to have our car shipped 300 miles away from North Carolina. We're glad we waited because it's just what we wanted but I probably did over pay. What was the amount of your rebates? In Maryland it was 2,000 for March but now it's down to 1,500. The rebate in the northeast region is higher, or at least it was in March.

We're enjoying the car, I'm just kicking myself for not getting a better deal. It's certainly a great time to buy a new car.

Kevin

nursekev

I know I'm beating a dead horse but now I am even more bummed about the price I paid. I just found out about another chrysler minivan forum and was able to link to it through the chrysler web site. Someone bought the exact same vehicle I bought for just under 26,100 back in February. He got an additional 1500 loyalty discount, plus 500 dollars for President's Day. I paid about 4600 more than he did. I hate getting hosed by salespeople but it's my own fault. Why didn't I see that forum before I bought the car, darn!!

wp746911

I'm beginning to wonder about dealer pricing. I've priced 3 vans- all msrp of 35-36k. All 2009 tourings. I've gotten 26.5, 29.5, and 31k as the quoted prices. The 29.5 and the 31k guys, when told of the 26.5 offer, both responsed that their offer was as low as they could go and that maybe the other dealer was doing a bait-n-switch? It just seems odd since it seems that 26.5 is about what others have gotten on this forum. Sure it isn't apples to apples, but is seems that 10k off isn't unheard of on this forum. What gives...

joshdavis82

Hi folks,
This board has been very helpful as I looked for a 2009 Town and Country Touring the last couple months.

Just purchased a 2009 28M Touring, with a 4.0 engine, and uconnect gps for $26,200. The orginial MSRP for this was $36,110. For those of you unfamiliar, the 28M package is the Anniversary edition. This also includes the remote start. I am extremely pleased so far! and 9,910 off MSRP felt good after all the looking around and negotiating I tried with a variety of dealers.

As far as price, my local dealers just could not go down far enough. As "wp746911" said, they just seemed to have no wiggle room whatsoever on lowering the price -- and I felt I tried to beat them up pretty good. My local dealer offered 26,200 for the 25L package on a van. I instead traveled to the Chicago area for the 28M package for the SAME PRICE... so basically traveled for a 4.0 engine, GPS system, remote start system, and all the other goodies in the 28M package.

As I said before, I am very pleased thus far. If you are in the Chicago area, or are willing to travel to Chicago for a deal like this.. Shoot me an email. * josh davis 82 at# gmail.*com * a little deciphering needed to avoid the spam bots.

PS: One link that proved to be INVALUABLE when comparing vehicles at different dealerships was: http://www.chrysler.com/hostc/windowSticker.do?vin=11111111111 (just substitute a VIN at the end)

desi1

2009 T&C 25th Anniv Edition + 4.0 L Upgrade + Customer Preferred Pkg 28M

MSRP 36,335
Anniv Bonus Savings 1,525
Sticker 34,810
Sale Price 25K even + Tax + Title

Don't quality for either Chrysler Employee or current owner discouts.

How did I do?

wp746911

That is a very good price. Good job! I WAS in the market for a new T&C but I couldn't get a 'reasonable' deal on one I liked in the Houston market. I did find some 35k msrp for 26k I liked at certain dealers, but NONE with a 4.0L with the options I wanted that would do a 9-10k off msrp deal.I really really wanted to get the 4.0L but the dealers I found that had something like what desi1 got would only budge to around 29-31k (about 4-5k off msrp). So unfortunately I just gave up and bought a honda odyssey (list 30k, got for 24k). So honda gave me 6k off msrp, while some of the local chrysler dealers (large ones at that) couldn't give me that much off?

avanformywife

Haha. Am also in Houston and had similar experience. Really interested in VW Routan and T&C. But, the dealers only quoted $6K-$7K off, eventhough in some their email letterhead said that they will take up to $12,000 off. Some of their dealers even not giving me price quotes and just asking me just to come to their dealership. Funny....one VW dealership said they have the $12,000 off Routan but was still in the port.

Just like you, I probably going Odyssey EX for $24K.

shamcy

Which forum is that if you don't mind me asking ?

shamcy

Do you mind me asking which dealer in Chitown you are talking about ?
I have been talking to a dealer in Schaumburg and he won't give me more than 5k off MSRP.

$$$$ shAmCy $ AT $ yahoo $ dOt $ cOM $$$$

shamcy

where and which dealer did you get this from ?

hudsonj

We are finally making the move to a minivan since our family is growing. We just got a 2009 T&C Touring 25M package with the upgraded paint (MSRP $34,405) with an advertised employee price (including $1500 customer cash and $1342 off for Anniversary edition/DVD) of $27,248. I also got a direct mail flyer for an additional $500 off. So my final negotiated price is $25,100 plus 7% sales tax and $210 for tax, making my OTD price $27,067. I'm also taking advantage of the 2.9% for 48 months. I checked with a bunch of other dealers from Pittsburgh all the way to Maryland, and none of them could match or beat it. I was warned repeatedly that this must be a bait-and-switch since "they all pay the same price for their vehicles." I'm guessing my guy is trying to make a quota as the end of the month nears, and will get some type of manufacturer bonus if he hits his mark. Did I get as sweet a deal as I think I did? For all my options and upgrades with the 25M, I'd have to shell out $10K+ more for an Odyssey.

drivmywifecrzy

In Atlanta last weekend they were advertising them for $24,998 at yourdodge.com so it seems your price is in the balpark. I want to get them even lower.

hudsonj

Good looking out. I checked out the site, and sure enough, there they are. Must be an additional regional discount for Atlanta? I wanted to wait it out until May 1 to see if the deals get any sweeter, but this whole stimulus package craziness has me worried about what will happen to prices. I'm thinking they might stabilize once Chrysler is forced into bankruptcy or reorganizes with Fiat, which will be determined this week. Even a few hundred dollars of savings isn't worth the stress of waiting it out with fingers crossed, I think.

chitownfamdam

My understanding is that there may be some opportunity existing this weekend if only for a hedge to the uncertainty of the reorganization risk. The source is good and trustworthy, but at the end of the day its still a guess whether buying now vs. one month from now. I'm skeptical of financial predictions unless its from someone like Warren Buffet (unfortunately its not).

2009 Town & Country 4dr Wgn Limited
great credit
Chicago

I'm thinking anything out the door for under 30 would be a huge win. Any thoughts/suggestions? Thanks.