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I'm just curious how you came up with these lease figures for a 24K car. Are you saying the residual is only 45% of the car price?
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Can you help me with lease rates and residuals, and perhaps leasing cash, on 2008 Vue.
Looking at 36-39 months I would guess and 12,000 per year.
Do you have any lease info on the '08 Vue XR V6 FWD, such as residual and money factor? I would be interested in 15K miles per year, 36 months.
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Do you the money factor and residual on a 48 month lease? And is it a horribly bad idea to let them roll in neg equity in the 2-3 range.
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I am in the process of obtaining an 08 XR with leather and nav. I was lowballed on my trade, but they came up with some sort of vouchers they threw into the pot to keep me from bolting. Basically, there was 2k for the red tag deal and another 2k for some sort of corporate voucher that this dealership tossed in. I am getting 6K total off the deal because I am lucky enough to get a suppliers discount also.
I was told that certain dealerships get these 1K vouchers to use at will. The dealership is in a questionable part of town with limited traffic. Supposedly those in nicer areas did get as many if at all.
If you are in the market or shopping, it might be worth raising the question if they do not mention it. It helped me get past the low trade.
Good luck.
It now has 4000 miles on it and no problems.
Besides the many technical problems they have had with this vehicle, the most frustrating thing is the paint defects on the driver's side door.
Their Vue is bright yellow. (my parents are pretty hip) A black bubble appeared on the driver's side door and by the time my dad took it to the dealership the next week, a half-dollar sized peel had started, showing the blackness of the door beneath.
The dealership said that the paint wasn't covered under their warranty and that they would have to pay to have it fixed. :mad: Everytime the dealership has his vue, something else happens, so he has chosen not to take the vue back to the dealership. The peeling paint is now out of control and it looks like a yellow vue with a black drivers side door. The ironic part of the story is that my father is a GM retiree from the Columbus Ohio plant. He is very disappointed in the overall quality of this vehicle, especially the paint.
Does anyone here have any history with this problem? Any suggestions on how to get this fixed?
Fast forward to January 21, 2008. For a lark, I decided to check out the new body style. I knew I had a GM Supplier discount of about $1,000 I could use along with GM's loyalty discount for prior leases at $500 and the current "pull ahead" credit of $500. I took another 4cyl for a test drive and it was fine as far as power and the styling both inside and out have been dramatically improved- it's almost downright European! 2008 models have no moonroof due to a supplier problem, but as much as I've loved having one, I could live without it. The 3.5 AWD models are a bit hard to find in Indy and I knew that the XR would be overkill as I was interested in MPG with the current price of fuel.
The dealership had an "exposure vehicle", "first prod run" with four options installed by the dealer, separate from any of the normal packaging: Fog lamps, the annoying as hell reverse echo sensor (I turned that sucker off), roof rails and a remote starter. This vehicle is black with tan interior. I was looking for dark blue or grey/grey or ruby red/grey initially, but as long as it wasn't white, it didn't matter very much. WELLLLLL... I leased this vehicle for under base MSRP with the above mentioned options! The dealership gave an "age credit" (6 mos. on the lot due to demo status) of $1,000 and a mileage credit of $1,350 as it had just a little over 2,200 miles on it. It would have been worth spending some extra money in the GM discounts I did have before the dealership discounts. My preferred options were: 6CD changer, preferred pkg and maybe roof rails and a cargo cover. My 2008 has a single CD and due to first prod. run has no digital compass- which I will miss. It does have outside temp though and that's fine. I've not had a black vehicle since 1989, but that was in CA where I could wash it when I wanted. The midwest has changeable weather...
It was a pleasant experience and I knew what I wanted as far as the XE model- I wouldn't have chosen the reverse sensor, or the fog lamps, but all things being equal, I love this vehicle- it's very sharp looking and drives like a dream. Color wasn't a huge factor and I didn't have to be "sold" since I didn't have to do anything until the end of March with my 2005 Vue. I can scarcely believe the differences in styling inside and out though! This is one vehicle I didn't "settle" on- nor did I with my 2005.
I took possession on the 22nd and am now at just under 3/4 of a tank. We'll see how the mileage is in this one since the EPA finally pulled their collective heads out and rate vehicle mileage differently these days- with real driving conditions such as passengers, a/c, etc.
So, we'll see how it goes... so far, so good!
You definitely would be better off if you didn't roll your negative equity into your new lease.
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I too am looking at leasing a 2008 Saturn Vue XR FWD. Below is the info on the car I am looking to lease:
MSRP = $26,670
Sales Tax = 7%
Down Payment = $2000
Term = 36 months
Mileage = 12,000
We have the GM family discount, which in our experience looking at Equinox's last weekend, knocked about $2,000 off the MSRP (although I don't know if the effect will be the same for the Saturn Vues).
Anyway, I was hoping that you could give me a range of what I should expect for a lease price. Looking online, it currently looks as though Saturn has a 2.25% lease incentive for 36 month Saturn Vue leases. Thus, I'm not sure but I think that would bring the money factor to around .00094.
So based on my caluclations, I should expect somewhere between $329 ($2000 GM family discount) and $359 ($1000 GM family discount) (NOTE: would be $390 with $0 GM family discount).
Let me know what you think. I was hoping not to be too surprised when I go to the dealership. Thanks for your help!
Phil
Please let me know if anybody still have the record of rebate history on 2008 VUE XE FWD.
Thank you very much!
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for a 2009 6 cylinder Vue XR. The current list price is $31000 Can, which brings
the price into line with US prices. Since we rarely get any real incentives in Canada
has anyone heard any more about closing Saturn down. Judging from the lack
of activity on Edmonds Vue Forums, the cars must not be selling.
I am interested because I am in the market for a new small SUV. I currently
have a 2003 FWD 6 cylinder Vue which has been a great vehicle.
In the U.S., a used 08 24000msrp vue has a trade in value of about 13000. That said, A very good price on a new 09 here would be about $16000-17000.
Good luck
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I found the 2009 Vue XR 4-cyl FWD with premium trim package (leather, heated seats, etc.). Sticker was $27,020; I am GM supplier so my discount took it to $25,906.88; $5,500 on my trade-in (2003 Subaru Forester 2.5XS). With 10% down ($2,200) on the subtotal, with 0% for 60 months, I'm looking at $332/month. Here's the official breakdown:
Price: $25,906.88
Trade: -$ 5,500.00
Tax: $ 1,428.48
Tags: $ 65.00
Doc.Fee $ 195.00
TOTAL: $22,095.36
Down: -$ 2,200.00
Finance: $19,895.36
Deal or no deal? Since I'm not buying down any interest on the downpayment, I don't have a problem paying the 10% as it goes directly against the principal.
Aside from the uncertainty of Saturn past 2011, just looking at the deal itself... what do you think? Can I get them to give me more incentive to take delivery by Saturday 2/28?
I was pleasantly surprised, and believe me I went over this at least 5 different times while they waited. Hey, it's my money and I wanted to be sure.
I did opt for the gap insurance, having consulted a good friend who is lawyer who said for the right price it's a good idea. I got them to knock it down about $60 which essentially covered the interest I would pay by rolling it into the 60 month loan. So my total monthly payment is $328.
Finally, I did the car care on a 12-pay to avoid paying interest. So my first year out-of-pocket for the entire package is more, which I expected. But from years 2-5 I'm satisfied with where I landed on the deal. I'm also not overly concerned about maintenance after 2011 when manufacturing stops. Saturn is so entrenched in GM that I would most likely continue my service at a Buick or GMC dealer.
2008 Vue XE AWD (V6)
MSRP: 24,700
Dealer offering Price: $22,475
Rebate: $2,750
Price before Taxes: $19,725 + TTL
My only hesitation is that the V6 in the XE is a little rough. My wife really really wants a hybrid. Have you heard of any rebates on those?
How did you get the dealer to offer it at $22,475? GM supplier discount or employee discount?
I chose the 4-cyl because of the gas mileage - i liked the ride of the V6 better, though. I went with the XR trim to "treat" myself, really.
I also considered total cost of ownership, which you can figure out easily with the saturn when you get a car care package. with the car loan and the car care, plus the gap insurance, the total cost of ownership still ended up being less than my price for the car after my GM supplier discount. That to me sounded like a good deal.
I haven't heard of any rebates on the hybrids. I decided to wait until hybrid technology is more advanced, and cheaper; for that matter, when it's time to get a new car years down the road it may be a hydrogen or electric car, who knows.
This was in houston, at Katy Saturn, once interesting note, on there website the cars where much cheaper then when we got there. So on the website they had it for 18,500 but when we got there it was at 20,500. Just thought I would warn people, but I guess you expect shady practices form a used car dealer.
There is a 2008 Saturn Vue XE V-6 AWD for sale here locally at a small used car dealer. We will be actively looking for a small to mid size SUV in a few weeks. I'd really like to know your heartfelt opinions on this model. I'm not sure of the mileage on this one, but the asking price is $9500. And if it is still there in a few weeks, I may go to see it. What should I keep an eye out for? Has this motor/transmisssion in this model/year been reliable? I know proper maintenance is the key to any vehicles success. I own a '96 SL-1 that has been nearly flawless to me in going on 4 years. But with Saturn now defunct, would any of you consider this vehicle or would you run away from it? Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
With used cars, mileage and condition is everything.... neither of which you have mentioned...
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Click GO, and you will find many, many discussions about the Saturn Vue.. You can do the same thing for the Chevy Equinox, which may have more posts, because it sold in greater numbers, when new.
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What information are you looking for?
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Is this car near the end of it's life or can I get another 40K out of it?
How can I tell if it has a Honda motor in it?
What Vue specific questions should I ask?
What would be a reasonable price?
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Having owned 2 VUEs (2005 and 2008), I can tell you that the service and maintenance history are quite important. Make sure that all maintenance has been done.
172K is quite a few miles for any car ... why do you want to get 40K more out of it? Do you have a specific budget in mind for a car for your son? There are plenty of vehicles available with fewer miles that might be a better choice for your son.
Best of luck, and let us know how it all turns out.