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The wife and I also talked about the new Accent earlier and she prefers the sedan but I prefer the 5 door. Think she'd be happier in the Elantra but we'll have to wait & see. Hoping to squeak out another 6 to 12 months if possible. But the a/c has been acting up lately and the tires are starting to look a bit worn. We're already past 92k and we'd really like to get it over 100k. Due to the small amount of compact & sub compact models available, getting these things fixed will probably become necessary at some point. Again, we'll have to see how lucky we are. We still love the Mazda though.
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Before this car became popular, my wife and I were looking at a white GLS and a desert bronze Limited with navigation in our dealer's backlot back in December. Both cars were side by side unprepped with tan interiors! We bought the Limited! Would have bought both if the white was a Limited with navigation! Got a great deal too!
FWIW, MSRP isn't really that much over invoice... last I checked on a GLS it's about $400 give or take depending on accessories.
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Rule one when purchasing a car is to never go to the dealership first and work with a salesman because the internet always ALWAYS will get you the better price.
I used USAA car buying service and it was easy, free, and didnt need to haggle.
( My sales tax is a beast at like 7.5% )
regarding my price
purchased in maryland and registered in virginia
21800 - 400 graduate discount = 21400 msrp
tax & others - 1000
total - 22400.
i dont know its a good deal or not. i relied on USAA and this forum for an estimate before going to the showroom. what i feel is price on USAA is more.one of the dealers website has this car on sale for 18700 and i know its not the real price so when i called them they told it that its the price after all available rebates (500 -military,1000- disability, 400 graduate,760 frieght)even after adding all those its around 21360 ,so i thought its a good price and went to the showroom with the print out from the website. but they showed me their website which say its their official website which shows price as "contact dealer". i told them i got this from hyundaiusa.com, dealers inventory search. the sp had some 30 min discussion with the manager finally came out adding 500 to it and said its the final price they can give. so the final price is 21860 before graduate discount of 400.finally i said ok. at the end what i feel is it can be easily a couple of hundred less. but thats ok i am happy with what i got since its my first car. any questions welcome
BTW, since I wrote that post we got 6 Elantras in. 4 gone, 2 washed up and awaiting delivery.. I haven't seen a car this hot in the 16 years I've been in the business! Saw a used one at the auction... both left doors painted, 8k miles, it broke $17k!
2012 Elantra GLS with preferred package $17985 plus tax and tags. The Limited is $2000 more.
I was stunned that this was the opening offer. The GLS is $950 below MSRP. With all the messages on this board saying most dealers were selling at MSRP I was surprised. The offer includes 1 year of free maintenance. The opening offer for my trade was also great.
The only reason I didn't buy was because I wanted to sit in and test the Limited. The only 4 Elantras they has were GLS with preferred. I want the Limited and needed to make sure the head room with the sun roof was ok. Luckily, I was able to drive our friends Limited which they bought a few months ago. The head room is fine. So I am going to call up the dealer tomorrow and see how long it will be get a Limited.
Thanks to the board for the great information.
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From a dealer perspective, what would a 2011 Elantra Limited (no nav) bring as a trade in . 8K miles, no damage, a few scratches.
I am considering trading up, but not if I cant get a good deal back on it.
We emailed every Hyundai dealership within a 200 mile radius (turned out to be a about 24 dealerships) and had them competing with one another for the best price. We found the method to be very low hassle and very effective. It took one day for us to reach that price, and they even delivered the car to our front door (saving us a 3 hour road trip).
Cheers to my fellow Elantra owners!
After we sent our initial mass email (and after some negotiating), we had a standing offer for 17250 which the Internet sales manager at St Augustine said that he would match. I told him that I would have to get back to him. He then went to the GM, who went down to 17000 (which was our initial starting point for negotiations in the email). Eventually we got them down to 16,900, and like I said, they were a pleasure to deal with -- there was no animosity or belligerence from the sales team whatsoever.
Most 2011 GLS Automatics are bringing in the high 15s to mid 16s at auction depending on color and miles so I'd have to be $500 back of auction hammer price at least.
I'd think... tough to say but probably 17k should be safe, depending on color.
How do you collect the email addresses of all the dealerships in the 200 mile radius ?
What do you email them, so that you get a response ?
Thanks.
I figured for the 11 Limited I could get at least 17 in trade, but probably above 18 in private sale.
It's a great car, just miss a bigger engine with more torque. If they had a nice turbo in this car putting out 170 or 180hp, it would be a dream
What dealer did you go to? After looking around, out-the-door in 20k is what we were looking at, too.
Saturday evening, another dealer's salesman had said they likely made a low-ball offer to lure me into their store knowing they already had a buyer on that car. Other dealers would not match their offer and also would not give me an offer via email so I think his impression may have been accurate.
Below are extracts of two of the emails....
I shopped around quite a bit and could not find a Elantra GLS in the color we wanted. Weary of the search we went ahead and visited a dealer with a good inventory and purchased a 2011 Elantra Limited PZEV (options floor mats and wheel locks) at Hyundai of Orange Park (Jacksonville). The car's sticker price was $20,845 (which included the dubious Inland freight & handling charge of $720). They agreed to take $1200 off for a cash price of $19845, and gave me a retired military discount of $500.
My out-the-door price with $699 dealer prep, new tag, tax, and other junk fees was $22,106. Although we really like the car and the salesman, thinking about this the next morning I wonder if I should not have worked this deal a bit harder.
However, I hope these data help other buyers.
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From: xxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 12:27 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Hyundai Elantra
Mr. xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
I apologize, a deposit was just placed on VIN ending in xxxxxx. It is scheduled for a Tuesday delivery, if something falls through I will be sure to let you know.
Best Regards,
xxxxxx
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From: xxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 5:23 PM
To: xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Hyundai Elantra - follow up from the owner of Hyundai of St.Augustine
Mr. xxxxx,
Thank you for considering Hyundai of St. Augustine and forwarding us the post one of our valued guests wrote on the Internet.
We'd be happy to honor the deal the customer wrote about, which was actually a selling price of 17,000. The VIN you are interested in has a Homelink mirror from the factory, adding $226 to the cost of the vehicle. Here is the line by line breakdown :
MSRP 19,150
Selling price 17,226
Dealer Fee 599.50
Sales Tax 1,119.92 (6% plus $50 out of county tax)
State Tire and Battery Fee 8.50
Estimated cost of tag transfer 162 (462 if purchasing a new tag)
Out the Door 19,115.92
Please note that due to the aggresive nature of this pricing and supply/demand of the Elantra, this offer is good through July 4th at 5 PM or until VIN # xxxxxxxxxxx is sold. It is available as of 5:19 PM on Saturday, July 2nd. Please contact xxxxxxxxxxx immediately if you are interested in securing this VIN at the above pricing.
Best Regards,
xxxxx
xxxxx
Hyundai of St. Augustine
I am looking to buy a new Elantra in Bay Area California.
I contacted a few dealers via email system on hyundai.com. It looks like the inventory is very low. I can't find any 2011 model. Some dealers have sold out.
Is it because of the July 4 holiday? Will I have better chance if I wait until the end of July.
What's your experience? Any advice would be appreciated.
Good deal or got ripped? :confuse:
Tires Plus removed a nail from one of the Mazda 3's tires this morning and told me I need at least 2 new tires. We'll probably get them and fix the a/c if it goes out totally and take her to 100k miles. But since it's the wife's car, she'll make the ultimate decision. Since I'm home now and really don't drive much, we might swap rides for awhile until she's ready and inventory picks up a bit. We'll see. :confuse:
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2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
In all it took 5 days of negotiating and back and forth phone calls. The limbo was partly the dealer checking on pricing and taking hours to get back to me and partly me trying to check around for better pricing, which never panned out. The salesman we dealt with was professional and honest the whole way through. Once we were in the office there was absolutely no pressure. Even the Finance Manager was terrific (we had financing and cash all set ahead of time). The entire process was quick, easy and surprisingly relaxed.
I had test driven the 2011 Chevy Cruze, the 2012 Ford Fiesta and Focus and wasn't impressed. And the only car that would've been cheaper would've been the Cruze and if I put my son's carseat (base and carrier) behind either of the front seats someone would be pushed up into the dashboard... not good! The Elantra has just the right amount of room to be comfy and not squished.
Drove it home last night and loving it ever since. I've heard the light blue isn't as popular and maybe that's why I got a decent deal, but either way I'm super happy with it. Can't wait to save on gas!
Wishing all of you many safe and gas-sipping miles in your new Elantras!
My purpose of commenting on your post tho, was this....if it were my decision to get a new Elantra, the color you got would be my FIRST choice, I have seen them in the "sky blue" and love the look. The Elantra doesn't have a bad angle on it.
Saw a new Elantra at a car show on a turntable going around, and it looks great all the way around. The Sonata front grill kind of looks overcooked to me.
Yes, no dealers nearby seem to have 2011 models left. I will have to go with 2012 models now. I hope the 2012 model is worth the extra money.
Thanks.
That's why I think your paying them for their time to get the vehicle from someone else.