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Duncan
I only got little discount for my fully loaded Sorento back in 11/02. I am sure people are doing much better these days on all models. I did some research on Edmunds and send emails to several dealers. And I responded to the lowest offer. Good luck.
In my case, with the trade in price agreed on and all paperwork signed I thought time was against me so I sat down with the dealers loan shark and started to talk turkey.I stipulated the interest rate I wanted and got it.No worries there.The hiden cost and charges is what I could'nt see and without any paperwork, could not compair their loan with others.
Had I realised the car delivery date was a lie, i then would of had time to shop around.I did in fact do this after week two of waiting and saved no less than $5000 in interest (Over 60 months)with a credit union compaired to their offering.
As stated, they refused to give me anything on paper at the time, stating that it could be used by third parties to undermine them ??!!
Anyway to cut a long story short the dealer has had enogh of me calling (after 4 weeks) and cant wait till the deal is done and over with.He is prepaired to terminate the deal at anytime because of me hounding him "Wheres my rig at,is it far away ?" His answer "next week mate,maybe next week" !
The fact remains that I did call the dealer prior to going in and i did state that unless they could deliver within a week I would continue to search other dealers untill I found one that had a rig available for imediate delivery (and there were a few).This dealer got me in hook,line and sinker with his lies and his true colours are starting to show ie very short with me and nearly hangs up on me on occations when I call.I would go to another dealer but the contract is binding and I doubt he would let me go that quickly.
Honesty is the best policy i reckon.
If a dealer states that a vehicle will be delivered at a certain mutually agreed time at the time of signing/sale and then dose not deliver (in my case the vehicle is overdue by 3 weeks), is this an offence ?
The dealer makes all sorts of excuses why the car delivery is delayed but Im thinking the car has not even left Korea ?
I've heard that a verbal agreement is binding ? I went into this deal with my eyes open and am being positive but I have missed out on a few opertunities that have arrisen elsewhere and am becoming angry because there is no trust left.
With todays technology ie computor databases to track stock and vehicle port numbers ect then the dealer should be able to give an honest answer within reason ?
When I asked if the dealer could throw in some floor matts as compensation for waiting so long he refuses too ? I know these Sorentos sell themselves but why lie ? Funny thing is that all the other dealers all have at least 10 Sorentos in their respective lots and these are not sold either.
I hope my kids never have to deal with crooks like this when they are old enough to buy their first new car or they with have an angry dad on there case !!
Now I just want to look at some nice after market options, maybe a new exhaust to help with milage?
The price was $14,988 at Car Pros Kia in Carson, CA.
thanks
EX4x4 auto, with the lux package,
4 wheel anti-lock brakes, rear spoiler for 26.2 K,
Is this a good price?
Unfortunately, did not see this forum before...
M
Low mileage EX 4x4 Sorento's are going thru the auctions faster than Ted Kennedy is losing his memory ..... $19,500.? no earthshaker there .. with leather, slider and with the abs, they're only doing the low $17's at the auctions on a reeeeal good day ... $18,5/$18,9 would just about kill em' on the Retail side .....
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very good experiance at burlington kia, burlington, nj
can not say enough good things about these people and i have purchased alot of new vehicles.
these people took the PAIN out of purchasing a new kia. and the price was GREAT
The price for these has really dropped here in the time since he bought mine - as I said with mine under $25,00 and it very nice. You see more and more people driving them now.
Is there any give and take on new car purchases and how do you know low they will go?
Any advice would be appreciated.
TRA
there is always give and take on prices and varies form dealer to dealer and time of month and dealer stock.
and always consider factory rebates.
then there is the question of your requirements.
ours were, 3500lb towing capisity, tailgate window opening separately from tailgate door, part time 4 wheel drive, NO full time 4 wheel drive, NO anti lock brakes, minimum of 8 inches of ground clearance and a few others.
be aware that there are different types of ALL wheel drive systems, some much better than others. then of course there are 2 wd versions also
what are your requirements?
we purchased a 05 sorento EX
a Highlander did not meet our requirements and would have cost around 28-29K
the sorento was 5K under that.
and with the 6/60 10/100 warrantee for us was an easy choise
along with the Highlander and the sorento we researhed many others as well
The only advice I can offer is don't back down! Name the price you want to pay, and if the dealership can't do it, go on to the next one. Someone will work with you; don't let them intimidate you...and have fun car shopping!!
Many thanks!
I am looking at buying a 2005 Automatic LX 4x4 w/ Sports package. The Kia website price is $25,170 before any rebates or dealing. It looks like about $1,000 markup over invoice. I would really like to get this for around $22,200 plus tax (I guess)has anyone recently purchased a 2005 LX Automatic recently, I see a lot of prices on this forum for between 19,700 and 22,300 OTD but I don't know if these are automatic or not. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Thanks for the reply. So I guess that you negotiated about $1400 off of sticker after the rebates then. That isn't too bad, I was only shooting for about $1000 or so though. (But that is on an LX ), so I don't think $1000 or so after rebates is too bad. I never overpay for cars, the only reason I am having any debate at all is I usually buy my cars from one salesman at one dealership, but they don't have Kia and the Sorento is the only vehicle I like right now. I don't know where you live, but Pittsburgh is a bad place to buy cars. Especially lower cost 4WD, everyone here needs 4WD for the snow, but since there is prolific unemployment here, no one has any money to spend, so Kia is doing great sales numbers here Thanks again.
I would strongly recommend the Weston dealerships in the Portland, OR area based on our experience.
I got on the computer at home and searched for every kia dealership I could find in Texas, and sent an email to every one of them. We've used Capitol One auto finance on several vehicles, and had gone online and gotten a loan ahead of time. They send you a blank check for the max amount you applied for (in this case $25,000) and you fill in the final amount, as long as it is for the maximum amount or less, and give it to the dealership when finalizing the purchase. My email to the dealerships said something to the effect of "We are looking for a Kia Sorento, sport package, silver, green or gold, 5 speed, and will drive to any dealership in the state of Texas to buy this car. We have cash in hand and are ready to make a deal. Please let us know if you have this vehicle and what the drive out price after tax title and license is. Thank you."
Then we waited. In a few days replies started to come in, from Dallas, Houston, Granbury, San Antonio, etc. Once I got a price, I would forward it to everyone else and the bidding began. I believe the list on this vehicle was $21,400 or there abouts, plus TTL. As I would get a better bid, I'd forward it to everyone, including the Austin dealership that said they would beat any price, and they would always respond that they would beat it. In about a weeks time, the price was as low as anyone said they could go and even had several dealerships say they couldn't possibly sell us one at that price or they'd be losing money! We took the last quote printed off of email and bought the kia at the Austin dealership for $16,500 drive out! Zero hassle! You could tell they were eating their words as the pale expressions were everywhere, but they stood behind their word. So I filled out my Capitol One check for $16,500 and handed it to them and they gave us the keys. She got the SUV she wanted and we didn't have to drive back and fourth and play games with salespeople and feel uncomfortable--which I hate! Luckily, we didn't have to drive too far to finalize the deal this time, although last time we bought the new vehicle in Dallas.
I highly recommend dealing this way, if at all possible!
Side note: We just got back from a 1500 mile road trip to the Ozarks in Missouri and I have to say, I was very impressed with the performance of the Sorento. I was amazed that in 5th gear, with cruise set at 65 or 70, going up those long mountain climbs, the Sorento stayed right at 65 or 70, which ever I had it set at, never lugged, and I could tell that other vehicles were struggling up those hills, as we would pass them up the hills and they would pass us going down the other side. (how this thing maintains it's speed going down such a long hill without speeding up to 80 is beyond me!) Plus, 20 mpg average on this trip was quite pleasant for a vehicle of this size with that kind of power. It made for a super comfortable trip! Plus, there's lots of power left when you need to pass someone on one of the 2 lane highways! We couldn't be happier!
I believe it is a base model with the sport package, V6 standard 5sp. The sport package included all the add on's we wanted (nice cd cassette radio with bunch of speakers, metal trim interior, padded steering wheel and shift knob, alloy wheels, side step bars, roof rack, fog lights, and blacked out headlights)
sounds around 2000.00 too high too me or as much as 2500.00 too high
just my opinion keep saying no, no ,no
I have been lurking on this forum for a quite a while, and have finally decided to buy an 05 Sorento. I am using fergy's method (message #96) for price shopping: email all the dealers and pit their quote against one another. In any case, I see that some of you have the invoice price listed and I am wondering where you have obtained such information (it is not listed at edmunds.com). I did search for the info on this forum, but I am afraid I did not find it. Thanks in advance!
My wife was offered a 2004 Sorento EX 4x4 for 20500. It was a program car so the Warranty is reduced to 5/60000 for everything including powertrain. It has 8500 miles on it and is perfect other than that.
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