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Volvo S40 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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$34,291 total but not including taxes, registration, conveyance fee
2007 Volvo S40 AWD
T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
Optional Equipment
-- Premium Package
-- Dynamic Trim Package
-- Audio Package
--Climate Package
--Metallic Paint
Color: Silver Metallic/Off-Black Leather
I was also quoted $31,368 for the same car but T5 only and not FWD.
Hope that helps!
P.S. I am a woman too!
Do you know if the $4000 off contains a discount for using Volvo financing? And was the $4000 off a result of mentioning pricing to the "other" dealer? You may be able to get a sweeter deal by presenting the numbers to the "other" dealer. Plus, if you bring them the numbers and they say "No way!" --you know you have the best deal at the first dealership.
Best of luck. Let us all know how you fair.
I say the latter. VW does not charge for metallic paint.
Anybody here recently bought 2007 S40 around Washington, DC area (esp. northern VA area). Which dealership is the best, and what price I can get. I sent out an online request to 3 dealerships (Don Byer in Fulls Church, Dulles, and Fairfax Volov), the response is lukewarm. Thanks very much.
college grads and first time buyers.
-0% financing is available to well qualified buyers.
Does your quote ($22,200) factored these incentives ?
My advice: Take the lowest offer you've received and "shop it around" with other dealers in the area. Give names/details when you quote the figure.
You must have patience with this strategy, but in the end you'll know how low the cars are leaving the lots. I had two different dealers tell me that the low offer from their direct competitor was "an amazing deal" that i should take advantage of it. That made me confident that i had a pretty sweet deal for my market.
Good luck and have patience.
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2.4i,
Titanium Grey with Beige/Quartz leather interior
Select pkg,
Automatic w/geartronic,
Sirius satellite radio
$25,757.00 ($28,310.30 with tax, license, all fee's)
What do you guys think, how much lower will they go?
Price of vehicle: $30228.95
(I think I did well). Opinions?
Have you actually gone into a dealer and test drove an S40?
Have you actually asked for a price from the dealer?
Do you have a trade and have they test drove it and given you an estimate?
If you can answer yes to those questions, and you have not bought the S40, I can help you.
I'd rather not say the dealership where I bought the car - they stated that it was a bad deal for them. Let me say though that I did nothing out of the ordinary, just followed the techniques for purchasing a car. I can be of more help, but what's in it for me?
So did YOU have a trade in? Because that might be why you got such a great price, they low balled you on your trade in to build in their profit margin?
What do you mean, what's in it for you??? Seriously? I thought the purpose of this a site where people help each other and discuss things openly and freely? Seems like asking for the dealership is totally within the purpose of this forum thread... and that being helpful to others is something you would be interested in doing, but I guess not.
The Sandman
I too was turned off by the first dealer I went to ... Long story, but the salesman wouldn't even show me the price of the car, and from his first quote, he at first jumped the price of my trade by $500 then when I told him what I had expected to pay a month, he quickly said, "If you can write me a check for $1000 today, I can match that." I was appalled, this guy just dropped $30 a month for 60 months in like 20 seconds. That's $1800 + interest!!!!! At the end of my negotiation, I completely smoked his offer though, and I have more options than I planned.
This is not rocket science how I approach this. After seeing him, I had an idea that I wanted the car and the exact options that I wanted. I also had an offer for my car. See, kbb and edmunds can give you a number, but you need to have a dealer pay that for the trade. So, I had a good idea what I could get for my car - if you don't have a trade - all the better! You only have to work one angle. I got what I wanted for my car though.
Anyway, go onto volvousa.com build your car exactly how you want it and get bids back. Go to several local dealers, keeping in mind the one you really want to do business with ... I had one guy tell me he'd beat any other offer by $500! The dealer I bought from made a mistake, they forgot to price in a $300 option (blue tooth). So, the first guy who tries to beat their offer gives me a price that's $500 better than the original dealers mistake. I take his offer, my original back to the dealer who made a mistake - said take it or leave it. On the Saturday before the last day of April. I am prepared to leave without a deal - or I can go back to the $500 guy.
In other words, I did some legwork. In the end, I got what I wanted for my trade, and you saw the price of the vehicle with the options.
You must be willing to get up and leave.
Anyway, that said (haa) I am wondering, is it best to first negotiate a decent price on a new car and only then mention that I have a trade in? Otherwise, wouldn't they be apt to quote me a lower new car price, but screw me on my trade in quote? (I have a 1999 Lexus RX300 with 50k miles)
1) The price of the car you are buying.
2) The amount of money they will give you for your trade.
I prefer to work on the price of the car I am buying. I ask them to assume we will work out my trade. It's two confusing if you combine the two.
So after I get the price of the car as low as I possibly think I can, I work on the trade. Going in, I typically have an idea (via Edmunds and kbb) on what I can get for my trade. Another good way is to go get it appraised by a dealer who you are not really negotiating with - you can perhaps can a more realistic appraisal. When you walk into a dealership and you present a hardline on price of the car - watch how quickly the value of the trade drops! It's amazing. Don't be surprised by it though and just let them know you have already been offered x amount for your car - why would you accept thousands less?
This deal on my volvo came down to $500 on my trade. I would have walked for that $500 - it's all that separated us. Stand Tall! Go at the end of the month - they are more desperate - show up on the 29th - ready to buy by the 31st.
Thanks a lot for the help..