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One funny thing I noticed that I plan to check up on is the dealer called me up and quoted a monthly payment of $503 on 17k being financed for 36 months at 2.9%. Now using Acura's cost calculator on their website, the monthly payment comes to $493. Not that big of a different, but it adds up to $360 dollars more than what I should be paying. Anyone have any insight into what this extra money could be or is the dealer trying to "pack?"
I heard some people let CD deliver their car to their home. How much for the charge?
To buy other goods: Check prices at Local Stores, buy over the Internet.
CarsDirect had it for $250 OVER MSRP!!! I feel sorry for anyone who actually bought stock in a company that's goint to have a business model of selling cars for greater than MSRP.
At the same time, CarOrder can be beat too. A local dealer is listing all 00 Maximas for $49 over invoice. CarOrder is $100 over.
Still, comparing the two, CarsDirect is not even worth considering.
Does anybody have the similar experience before? I don't know what I should do about it.
Thanks for any information
I took the advice of this chain and argued with carsdirect about the $500 guarantee and the dealer had this second check in his hands by the time I arrived. CD really lost a big chunk of change on me.
My advice on carsdirect: you can get an awesome deal from them, but don't use their service unless you can be demanding and persistent. They seem to use some of the same tactics as regular car dealers, ie, if you're not aggressive with them, they will keep you waiting, try to twist you into different option packages/color schemes than you wanted, and even play with the price/guarantee.
Bottom line is that I'm happy with my new car and I would not hesitate to use CD again if the price was right.
Three days later I still didn't hear from carsdirect.com and instead called them. Found out my representative was Marc Nealey who promised a lot, but couldn't deliver let alone respond to my daily messages to him.
Their Operations Manager, Joseph Brinson sent a nice gift basket apologizing for the poor service. I even found the car at a local dealer that they did business with and notified them. Still no callbacks or action from either Marc or Joseph.
I ultimately resorted to the option of using carorder.com. They cut the check for the difference between my quoted price of $1000 above invoice and the MSRP that the dealer wanted and even provided a limousine to take my family and I to the dealer 50 miles away. It was a challenge working with them too, but they met their commitments.
- The Merg
I will keep all posted on the progress.
I'm considering to order mine(EX)from them.I live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Any response will be appreciated!
Also, many posts on this board indicates that Cars Direct would sell cars at invoice price. Was that just some promotion that they had, or am I missing some thing?
Also, when buying a car from CD, can we still get financing from other sources such as credit unions?
If you really want to buy a 2000 car, you would be better off by negotiating with dealers face to face. The price you will get from them will definitely better than from Carsdirect or Carorder, especially prices quoted by Carorder.com are way too high. That was the impression from my recent car shopping.
Use CarsDirect, or CarOrder as a baseline, and shop down from there!
My CD rep was very nice. If you want to speak to him, his name is Shawn and he's at x4243. He called me back every time he said he would and worked hard to find a vehicle to my liking. (He did find some close matches, but I'm very anal and wanted one with only what I originally asked for.)
- The Merg
The proces they offer are great but color and number of days they take is not reasonable.
***Rizzo, are you ex-Army Aviation?
Chuckee
I ordered Lexus RX300 today around 11am. Got a call at 4pm from the rep and he said that they will start searching. Got a call from him at 10pm saying that he located the car (30 mi away) and it will arrive in 3 weeks. I will get a VIN in 2 weeks or so.
The price was 36.4 (dealer cost 34.2, MSRP 39.8).
Most dealers wanted between 38 and 38.5. RX300 is selling like hot cakes in NJ. They come on east cost on 1 configuration (fully loaded) so color is the only choice. I talked to Bill from FLA who is on this board but his price was 37.9 and a dealer in PA that had good reviews here wanted 37K, but it is about 150 mi away. My rep was Marc Lehman.
I will definitely follow up if I get any "surprises"...
me a VIN number. I think "Oh, great."
Couple of days ago, he calls back and says, oh
that vehicle has been sold, but I have a different
one that "just rolled off the truck." I inquire
further and find that it has around 30 miles on it.I object, telling him I want a "new" vehicle. He says OK.....come down (today) and it will be ready. So I get down there today and surprise, its NOT ready.....it will take about 3 or 4 hours to "prep it." But I can have the other CR-V (with 30 miles on it) if I want. I walked with my cashiers check in hand. I am done with new car dealers.
Question: Why are so many Honda dealers so
sleezy????
Also, I was wondering if one chooses home delivery and pays cash, does CD want a check before delivery of the vehicle, or do you pay them after you receive inspect the car? I certainly hope the latter is the case because I am not going to give them the money until the car is in my drive way.
I'd very much appreciate any reponse to these questions since I couldn't get straight answers from CD
It was a very, good experience for me.
Good luck.
with all the trimmings through CarsDirect.com.
I live in Vermont..and the car is to come from
Maine by flatbed truck. I'm worried if the car
arrives with defects or scratches. What insurance
do I have. I have to send the money to carsdirect
before getting the car and I'm worried. Do I have
legal protection if the car comes defective??
I don't have a car now so I can't go pick it up.
Thanks..
Joseph
A car with 30 miles on it IS a new car! This is not at all uncommon. It will always have at least ten miles on it.
What's the big deal, I don't understand...
He kept switching the VIN # and that made me a little suspicious. I had specifically told him that I did not want more than 10 or 15 miles on the vehicle.....I know how I test drive cars and those are some hard miles (at a critical point in the little engine's life)! So I didn't want more than the 10 or 15 that is required to get the car ready to go. And the dealer agreed to that.....and when I went to pick up the new CR-V, well, surprise, it wasn't ready. But I could sure have the one with 30 miles on it. I just had the distinct feeling that something was not right.....and I went with my gut and left. After waiting so long for this vehichle and having so much trouble finding one, it is hard to see the glut of them here now and the feeding frenzy of selling and buying that is going on. People are tripping over one another to buy them and sell them now. I feel bad that I cannot be part of that....but then again, I think I will pay off my mortgage early and keep driving my good old reliable 2WD '91 Previa with 136,000 miles on it....its alot easier!!!! I have sent letters of complaint to the dealership and the Honda District Office in Arlington Heights, Ill. But I really don't expect too much to come out of this.
Again, thanks for all the helpful hints.
3 day registered postal mail to carsdirect. I am praying that
the transaction we have will take place smoothly and correctly.
Based upon much of the posts above..everything will go well,
and I should get a 2000 Camry XLE V6 auto/sedan with
HZ, mudgaurds, alloy wheel locks, traction control, and the
car should be preped, washed, waxed, a full tank of premium
gas, less than 50 miles on the odometer and in PERFECT,
DEFECTLESS condition. The car should be delived to my home
as soon as the dealer gets the check from carsdirect.
If this goes well..I will be a believer in carsdirect..right now I'm nervous. I'll let everyone know how this transaction went.
CARSDIRECT-------I HOPE YOU"RE WATCHING THIS.
Joseph
Tuesday 10/12/99 to purchase a 2000 Camry XLE
V6 auto/sean with the HZ package, traction control,
mud gaurds, and alloy wheel locks. If all goes well, I
should recieve this car, prepped, washed, waxed,
with a tank of premium gas, and in perfect, defectless
condition upon my testdrive of the vehicle. I've put
up my part of the bargin..I hope CARSDIRECT will
honor theirs. I'll let you all know how it goes.
CARSDIRECT<---- I HOPE YOU"RE READING THIS.
Joseph
PS. I certainly thank Edmund for allowing these posts in order
to better inform and impower the consumer.
I got a call from Carsdirect.com just a few
minutes ago. They said that they received the
check and are sending a check to the dealer in
Maine to deliver the car to me in Vermont via
flatbed. Carsdirect called the dealer as well.
The dealer says that I will get my car on
Monday since they can't deliver it on Saturday.
The dealer agreed that the car has all the options
we agreed to and he says that it will come prepped, washed, waxed and with a tank full of gas. He also agreed that I can test drive the car
before signing the release just to check out the car, inside and out. So I just have to wait till
Monday for the delivery.
Thank you for your valuable advice throughout this
long process. You should work for a magazine or
something. I'll let you and the world know how
the deal goes on Monday. So far so good.
Sincerely,
Joseph