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Chevrolet Silverado Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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'03 Chevy Silverado w/ 3 miles in Boston, MA
Extended cab
Short back
Z71 package
LS package
Power seats and alluminum rims
5300 engine
Sticker: 33146
discount -5146
Rebate -3000 (this was the rebate at time)
GM card -2500
Purchases a car on lot and delivered price:
$22,500 was the final price. (No trade-in).
Negotiated a spray on bedliner over the rails for
$400.00 (this was extra).
GMS discount ~34K
Rebate + Conquest + GM employee Bonus cash = 5K
~2K WRX trade in equity
Financed ~$27K with TTL @ 3.9%/60 months and pay
$498.29 monthly
FXS
Sticker was $41,800US.
Paid (after rebates and discount) $34,578US.
Brown & Brown Chev, Mesa, AZ
Thanks in advance for your help.
I went through the same thing when I was considering trading in my '99 for an '02 CC. No regrets and the better half finally agreed it is the better truck.
You only live once - Good luck.
it's flat out the better truck and you can get them for $8,000 off MSRP at the end of the month (or now if you can haggle)
I drove the Silverado first, was even eligible for the GM family discount (joke) and passed for the F150.
At least take a test drive.
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For example, the Northeast states have a 5k rebate on the 2004 Silverado thru 9/7/4 for cash deals.
I went to Ford and found the 1/2 ton can pull 9500 pounds (seems like a lot to me), but have read some Edmunds test drivers and they have different opinions. I sure would like some opinions on either or both brands.
walked on the Paradise Chev lot in Temecula, Ca. at 09:00; asked the sales guy to give me the same deal Power Chev in Irvine is advertising and save me the drive. His reply: okay.
sticker price with bed liner $28,616.
minus $3500 rebate.
minus $1500 finance rebate
minus $4000 discount equals offer by Irvine dealer
so, now I'm at $19616
I say drop the alarm they just make noise.
His reply: okay.
minus about $300
We take the test drive. I say drop the bed liner and we have a deal.
His reply: okay.
minus $299
equals $9,600 of the MSRP sticker
So, I'm out the door at $21,500 at 11:00
Done deal.
I go home. My neighbor says: Hey, nice truck, I was thinking of getting a new one this weekend too. So, I give him the add and my story.
He drives up the next day in his new LS 1500 extended cab with deep tinted windows and fog lights all happy with the same deal. So, I say you could have at least got a different color. His reply: But now I have a body parts source close to home.
So, now I trust my car dealer more than my friendly neighbor. Go figure.
Can't give any advice on the Ford, never owned one.
Hope that helps. Bud
A dealer here in Houston was advertising the 2004 Silverado Crew Cabs (4 only) for $19,977. The total GM to dealer rebate to get to that price was $6,000 which required me to finance through GMAC.
I had additional rebates/discounts of:
$1,562 in GM credit card earnings.
GM also gave me $1,000 in credit card bonus earnings for purchase & delivery between Aug 18 & Sept 30.
I also had a $1,000 24 test drive certificate.
My total additional rebates = $3,562, so my total cost was $16,415.00 + TT&L. There were no dealer ad ons to the price.
I also got stuck with the 7.99% interest rate from GMAC (my current GMAC rate is 6.25%). The finance guy told me there was no prepayment penalty - but when I told him then that I intended to refinance the note if that was the best rate I could get, he got agitated and said I had to make 3 payments or GMAC would tack the $1,500 to the payoff amount. He also asked why I would want to cheat GM on the note. Huh? Said GM uses my interest to help others including those upside down on their loans. I couldn't believe he was arguing with me. My guess is they lose something if I refinance. He also could not give me anything in writing in regards to the 3 payments required to refinance (see lower paragraph).
My note does say at the top "Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sale Contract - Simple Finance Charge", so no Rule of 78 in my case.
I just called GMAC and asked about having to pay back any of the $1,500 rebate if I refinance and the person I talked to said no, there would be no rebate to repay. Maybe someone else can also call and see what they say. My bank will finance 60 mo @ 5.9%, so in my case that makes a $14/mo savings or over $800 over the life of the loan. Sorry, finance guy.
This truck will replace my 2002 Chev Silverado LS Ext Cab that I've been very happy with. Hopefully my 2004 will be similar.
The total interest paid under simple interest or Rule of 78's is the same. Rule of 78's simply calculates more of the interest in the front part of the loan so that if you pay the loan off early the payoff is higher then if using simple interest. It does not create negative amortization. If a person ends up making all of the loan payments it doesn't matter how the interest is calculated.
Nothing I signed indicated an interest calculation other then simple interest and it says "You may prepay all or part of the unpaid part of the Amount Financed at any time without penalty." The GMAC person I spoke to also stated the same.
I plan to make my first payment to GMAC and have my bank refinance the note at that time. If the result is anything other then what I expect I will raise my voice loudly. After all, there are Truth In Lending laws. And what I signed says simple interest and no prepayment penalty. I will let this group know of the outcome.
I am interested in a new truck, possibly a Silverado. Did you get the $1000 24 hour test drive incentive because you did the Test Drive and did NOT buy at that time or did you just happen to get it in the mail?
Also, regarding the $1000 GM credit card incentive - do you have the GM Gold Card or the GM Blue card or what? What card is providing the $1000 incentive?
Thanks,
Fritz
GM is one hurting car company if they need
incentives this high on '04 and '05's to
move the iron.
The $1,000 24 hour test drive was a certificate they sent me in the mail. Also I did not have to do the test drive, just present the dealer with the certificate at time of purchase.
Not sure which GM card I have, my GM card has no annual limit on how much rebate I can accrue in one year, but does have a limit on how much can be applied to a particular vehicle. I was again mailed a promotion from GM adding $500 or $1,000 on a purchase and delivery between Aug 18 & Sept 30th depending on vehicle.
A note: Make sure that if you are going to purchase a GM vehicle and apply a GM card rebate that you check with GM and see if you've been given a bonus rebate amount, it's possible a mailing may not have gotten to you and if you don't know about it don't count on the dealer to let you know (meaning they may keep the bonus amount themselves).
I used the GMAC financing in order to get the rebate and the rate that I received was 7.75. The contract does state that "in the event of early payoff, some of the interest may be refunded." I guess I do have a rule of 78 contract. After learning this, I contacted GMAC to find out about refinancing. They have not received my information yet, but I asked if there was any minimum length I was required to keep the contract. The lady told me that there was a six month requirement. I replied that I didn't see it anywhere on the contract and asked her to point it out to me. She then puts me on hold for a couple of minutes. She comes back and says that her supervisor told her that there is no minimum contract length.
I am happy with my purchase and the dealership, but the GMAC financing seems to be kind of shady. I wish I would have read these boards before signing that financing contract, however I plan on refinancing asap.
Cost:
$25477.31 (Stated Invoice) + $300 + $159 DOC Fee + $350 (spray in bedliner) + Tax = Total: $27863 - $5000 rebates - $750 military discount - GM Card Earnings $723 - $1000 bonus earnings (received in the mail) + title, and some other $3 fee = $20410 total financed (no down payment)
Options:
2wd ext. cab LS (4.8L), two-tone paint (black and silver), steering wheel mounted radio controls, spray in bedliner, spare tire lock, cd & cass., Fog lights, high capacity air cleaner, 16" aluminum wheels, white letter tires
Like WILDMAN above I'm glad I waited - -almost pulled the trigger 3 months ago and then the truck would have been $3K more.
onstar,bose system paid 24495 plus got $200 free
gas doc fee was 299 plus tax and title i was charged no other fees i used gmac financing got 6.99 was told by finance manager i can pay loan off at any time with no penalty also states that in the "fine print" my credit union has 4.0 apr so i plan on making 1 payment then refinancing i bought this truck in portland maine, there is a law i believe in this state, rule of 78 can not be used on any auto loan 60 months less or more
every state is different easy to find info about your state online oh yeah i love my tuck test drove everything no better value,no first year problems, third chevy truck i have owned every one was basicly trouble free
it's on pretty good authority. I couldn't believe the incentives part - but my contact stands by it
That is not true .. if you take the 0% you DO NOT
GET THE REBATE AS WELL. One or the other only.
Go to GM.COM to verify ..
If that was the case 0% and 5k in rebates .. that would be too good to be true.