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Just had to share my good news!
P.S. Sorry they are so big, I'm still new at this! If you click on a picture it'll take you to my photobucket page so you can see them at a normal size.
Looking at the pictures, it doesn't appear you have the chrome package option.
I thought the power liftgate option goes hand-in-hand with the chrome package option.
Read where Conquest Cash was extended through end of year...sure hope so.
The list price was $27,050. I was able to get deductions for my GMCard ($4550), credit union member ($250), ca$h for Clunkers ($4500- 2000 Dodge Durango), and the dealer took off another $500 or so, total deductions from list price was approx $9800.
I did all this a day before the clunker program ended, and with the Durango worth about $1,000 (my son modified it, raised the body, huge wheels and tires, off roaded, burnt out the electronics such as radio, defrost, etc.- generally dogged the Durango) I was very eager to finalize deal, plus only a couple Equinoxes avail in DC area by then. I guess I could have gotten a little bit better deal, but not worth the risk of losing clunker cash.. I guess I may have left a few dollars on the table, but with all the deductions I got, I was ready, willing and did the deed. I am very, very happy... if anyone wants a good dealer in DC area, Jack Winegartner Chevrolet in Fort Washington, MD did a great job for me.
what a great vehicle..funny, dont know whether to call it a car, wagon, truck, SUV... my Equinox rides great, perfect on a long distance trip, good for around town too. I have the 3.0 engine>> wanted the 4 cyl but there was only one Equinox within 30 miles when I purchased mid August 2009.
Moonroof, upgraded stereo system, great seats, the interior colors and design are fantastic. My MPG was approx 24 mpg on the long distance trip, mostly freeways for 600 mi, but the wife drives like a jack rabbit, kept downshifting the 6 speed tranny every time she mashes the gas peddle down (sorry honey, no finesse!!) My around town milage is 21.6 mpg. Not too bad, but I am hoping it improves (only 2k miles). (Comparable in weekly cost to my luxury import car @ 25 mpg w/high test gas). This beats the 12 mpg Dodge Durango (2000) we $-4-clunkered in.
Anyone looking to purchase a CR-V, Ford Edge, any Chrysler product, or needing to easily transport up to 5 adults at a time, should test the Equinox.
I am very happy with my Equinoxee. Best features for me: 1. Size is perfect. Not too big, not too small. 2. Great job on exterior and interior design. Cabin is very pleasing to my eye with color/layout. 3. Decent gas milage for vehicle this size. 4. Adjustable rear seat with tilt.. very nice. 5. Great ride. I feel very safe, I like all the air bags- hope I dont need them.
My complaints in case GM is listening: 1. I like to drive with arm on window sill> uncomfortable for me. The curve of door is too sharp by the window. 2. Radio controls should be in steering wheel. 3. Should have fog lights standard on all trim levels. 4. I hate daytime running lights. 5. I dont like doors auto unlocking when drive placed in Park. 6. I would like master door lock/unlock button on front doors not in center of dash. Thats it. I really like the car, and I am glad I purchased the Equinox, but as with anything, there could be some positive changes.
I have not driven my 2005 Mercedes C230 since getting the Equinox !! I really like this ride.
Sticker price $28,530. Our "Credit Union Discount" took us down to 27,470. $1,000.00 for conquest (husband has a ford ranger truck) and then $500.00 for signing off on the 2 month return deal (as much as I put up with to get this car, I'm not going to return it), it took us down to $25,970. Then, since my dealer screwed up my order (I wanted cloth, but the order couldn't be changed from leather, even though my dealer guaranteed it to get the deal) they gave me the leather for free, deducting an extra $932 (or around there, which is the cost of the leather at supplier discount). That left me with a final bill of $25,038.
In Missouri you pay TTL separately at the DMV instead of through your dealer. So I am waiting on the paperwork to arrive in the mail to do that. Those costs are estimated at $1300.00. So, including everything the car will cost us $26,338.00 (approx). Coming in almost $2200 under the sticker, I'm very happy with the deal and my car.
Sticker $23,265
- $1000 Rebate
- $500 Wave 60 day return option
- $856 haggle
+ $129 "service fee"
Total Before TTL = $21038
+ 5.6% sales tax = $1262.13 (the $1500 in rebates was not sales tax free)
New Title + License Plate Transfer from old vehicle $93
Out the door = $22393.13
Only drove it about 25 miles so far but love it to peices.
I was pleased that my dealer did not drop the value of my trade-in although I know it did go down from checking Kelley Blue Book on line. Total came to $27,430. Didn't qualify for most discounts but did get the $500 for waiving the 60 days. OTD was $24,223. Happy with that.
At this point, I would probably write a review close to a 10, but I will wait and write a review on line in a few months to see if that holds up. Very happy right now.
Enjoy your NOX and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and MPG's further down the road!
A couple of things to note: A) I live in SoCal and the Equinox is extremely difficult to find (taking into account your trim, color, and package preference). Most dealerships either have none, or 1 or 2 in stock; and, as a result of this supply and demand issue, the dealer where I purchased my vehicle added a "Market Value Adjustment" of $2,995 to the MSRP of $24,600. So the total sticker price was $27,595. I'll have to remember this the next time I see someone complaining about "socialism" ruining their America. Capitalism is alive and well my friends. Anyways, I don't know if anyone has experienced this yet, but it could become more common if the supply doesn't catch up.
But because I utilized the Auto Buying Program offered through Costco, I was able to disregard the sticker price. I won't go into too much detail, but:
The Costco price of the car was $600 over the "invoice" --> $23,973 (including $745 Dest. fee).
Though I was able to utilize the Conquest Cash of $1,000, I got nailed with advertising fees (both national and regional) to the tune of $476. I could only "haggle" half-heartedly over this because both the dealer and I knew that (because of supply and demand), he could eventually sell the car to someone else over the weekend for a higher price than the Costco offer. The car had been unloaded off the truck the night before. If I ever see Howie Long again for the rest of my life, it will be too soon!
I declined to take the $500 cash back offer in lieu of the 60-day return policy. The car is for my wife and I wanted to reserve the right to take it back should she want another color (she's gonna learn that black looks nice, but is impossible to keep clean) or option. The Conquest deal should still be available.
All in all, I paid $24,332 (before ridiculous CA sales tax, of which I will try to claim a deduction on my income taxes) for the car which is still $300 below MSRP and $3,263 below artificially-inflated dealer mark-up. It's more than what we initially wanted to pay for a car, but both my wife an I really like the new style and options. BTW...the car did, in fact, come with the USB port (as it had been reported that others with the same option package did not) and it is a great option to have. I don't know why the car came with a CD player as the USB port renders it virtually obsolete.
Costco really saved me some time and money on this one.
I am sad for you that your NOX is in the shop already due to that small mishap, but hopefully the week will pass quickly and soon you'll be back in NOX Heaven (where I am) !
We absolutely love our Equinox. Cyber Gray Metallic rawks!
Any reason you can't tell them that if they don't change the color that you'll cancel your order and go to another dealer ?
Thanks
Love the car! (LT2 Mocha steel metallic, moonroof and heated, leather seats)
Maybe they will have a build date.
Good luck to you!
IE: to get bluetooth and the rear view camera, you have to go LT1.. sometimes i'd find an 1LT with bluetooth but no camera etc..(cant add camera later, unless go with a dashboard type) Finding red with this combo has been hard too (no time to order, trying to wrap up purchase in the next week or so)..
The best price i have been able to get has been 25,298 after a $900 credit union discount and the $500 60 day deal (off msrp of 26,670).. actually, originally i think i had this quote on an msrp of 26,320 or so.. so maybe this isnt so bad..
My current price on a vehicle i can find, which has msrp of 26,950 or so (has cargo package).. is 25,555..
Does anyone know if this is a good price and exactly what is the supplier discount.. does this vary from dealer to dealer? so is mine $400+500 (supplier discount + 500?) + 500..
Anyone know of any other tricks to get them to lower the price a bit more?
Thanks for any help
The supplier discount varies based on the trim level and any optional features. We got a 1LT with vehicle interface pkg, backup camera, moonroof, and power seat and it took almost $1000 off (MSRP was just over $26k). Then we got Conquest (dealer honored it even though our trade was older than 1999, and technically you can't do Conquest with supplier through GM itself), C4C, and they took off about another $700 (though their Doc fee was high, almost $350 and that is non negotiable at that dealer). It was a more expensive vehicle in terms of options than we wanted, but with all the discounts it turned out alright. We were lucky the dealer worked with us considering the lack of availability of these, especially at that time.
Anyway, the take home point is to be the least picky you can be regarding your vehicle choice, thus the suggestion to get a 2LT. Also you can email several dealers and see what they can do regarding dealer trades for said vehicle. The more competition you can create the better. And the more you can do via internet/fax the better (in most cases).
With the supplier discount there really isn't a huge difference in cost between the two models (when keeping in mind the total amount you're spending). Yet there are some significant differences between the 1LT and the 2LT vehicles themselves. You can go to www.gmsupplierdiscount.com and build your vehicle. Then you will know your exact supplier rate and can compare the 1LT to the 2LT.
You mention a "credit union discount". If this isn't the GM credit card and you're getting a discount through a credit union, that will replace the supplier discount. Essentially, they are the same amout, but you can only use the conquest cash in combo. with the credit union discount. (Technically we used the credit union discount on our buy.. but it's all in the same, just has a different name). So, if you're already getting a discount from a credit union, you won't qualify for the supplier discount. Also, if you have the credit union discount, your C.U. should email or fax you the paperwork that shows their pricing for the vehicle. It will look the same as what you would see on the supplier discount website, and should (was for us) be the same amount.
So in the end our sticker price $28,530. Our "Credit Union Discount" took us down to 27,470. $1,000.00 for conquest (husband has a ford ranger truck) and then $500.00 for signing off on the 2 month return deal (as much as I put up with to get this car, I'm not going to return it), it took us down to $25,970. Then, since my dealer couldn't produce the cloth and I ended up with leather, they gave me the leather for free, deducting an extra $932 (or around there, which is the cost of the leather at supplier discount). That left me with a final bill of $25,038.
In Missouri you pay TTL separately at the DMV instead of through your dealer. So I am waiting on the paperwork to arrive in the mail to do that. Those costs are estimated at $1300.00. So, including everything the car will cost us $26,338.00 (approx). Coming in almost $2200 under the sticker, I'm very happy with the deal and my car.
Best of luck finding your Nox. In the end, don't buy what you won't be truly happy with, and remember that almost everyone is going through an ordeal to get their NOX right now. But trust me, it's truly worth the hassle and wait!!
I basically went to lovemycreditunion.org and saw that it says for the nox.. supplier pricing PLUS 500 (other cars like say the impala say supplier pricing plus $2600)..
Am i to assume this means, whatever the supplier price is, i can then subtract another 500 from that? (and then ontop of that i can subtract another 500 for the 60 day return rebate)?
Ill take a look at the supplier price for the 2lt and see how much more it is.. also.. my dealer said that for the msrp 26,350, the supplier price is 25,379, whereas this gm site shows 25,509, confused on that too...
I got the PLUS $500 from here:
http://www.lovemycreditunion.org/GM_171.html
Halfway down it says equinox: supplier price PLUS $500.. i dont know if this 500 is refererring to just the 60 day rebate or not.
Either way, i checked out the 2LT price.. its 27,074 supplier price.. when taking off the 500 (for 60 day) ontop, it comes out to being about $1000-$1200 more than the LT1, if i could find the lt1 with bluetooth and camera.
IE: if i could find the parts for the mirror and camera, it would simply need wired into the vehicle (hopefully with existing wiring) and replace the standard mirror?
Thanks
I used the supplier discount through the credit union to get them to reduce the sale price to 25,510.
However, when they write up the sales slip they then show a $325 admin fee and a $198 title/plate transfer fee.
I tried to get them to at least get rid of the admin fee but it was a no go.
Is $198 (in PA) typical to transfer the title and plates from my old car? Any tricks to get them to remove this admin fee...
I basically signed a temporary financing paper on Saturday that let me take the car home until wednesday when i get approval on the loan from my other credit union. (I have one already approved but at a higher interest rate, 7.55 while the other is only 5.25 if i get it).
Is it too late to haggle on the admin fee at least? I heard there is a 3 day return period?
Any thoughts..
Thanks
I have no idea about the transfer fee in PA if that is typical or not as I don't live there. That is a question for your local DMV or County Clerk (whoever handles registrations).
Some states have a three day return period. PA may be one, not sure.
IE: whats the best way to propose lowering or dropping the fee (it may not even be possible, since technically i've signed "something" already, in my case, temporary financing till i can pick which credit union i'm going with by weds.. not sure if they would adjust it now, though i havent put the money down i was planning on yet.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO CLAIM SALES TAX ON INCOMETAX THIS YEAR ..
The Equinox had the quietest ride of all 4 and had the most feature we wanted (USB, Bluetooth, remote start). Power Seats would have been nice, but we wanted to stay close to $22,000. The 2 Toyota's had the best seats and interior trim, but lost out on the above checklist and price.
Coming from a "Toyota" guy, deciding on the Equinox was quite easy, since it had what we were looking for.
There was not one in my area that wasn't being marked up $2000 over sticker so I traveled 20 miles to a dealer that had none on the lot, but two already ordered. They actually gave me a discount for AAA or something. I think it was $23100 after doc fees. I got $4500 c4c for my $500 truck and had $2600 on my GM Card, so I was out the door for $15600 plus tax.
I got lucky, I took whatever I could get and actually like the car. I didn't want black again, but that's what I have.
Ontario? Are you too embarrased to admit you got hosed in Canada because you pay 20% more after the exchange rate than Americans!
I would like to know what Canadians are paying for the Equinox!