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Started the buying process by visiting the Mitsubishi web site. Located a dealer in my area that had a couple of the '07 Outlanders in stock. Selected the model I was interested in and sent my contact info in. Got an email back the next day with a price. After a week of thinking it over, decided to buy the car.
And the buying process was so smooth. Low key, no pressure and took less than an hour to leave the dealership. Did not have to talk to a parade of clowns, everything was handled by one person, the internet sales manager who had responded to my email. Total contrast to the multitude of sleazy sales people I had to deal with at the Hyundai dealership when I attempted to check out the Santa Fe.
A few banks I've visited are offering anywhere from 5-7% APR, so this is a little bit of good news.
Way cool dude. How about some pics? :P
Are taxes title and license already included in the $23702 price?
No. Just title and license which is additional. (No taxes where I live)
Sorry I beg to differ, it's not on par with the CR-V. That interior is LIGHT YEARS ahead of the Outlander. They had to do that, have you seen the grill?
True the Outlander is faster, but that’s only because it’s lighter. The SF felt heavier and more solid. I never wanted a nav system, so the lack of that feature is of no consequence to me.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Outtie, but right now I can get a Limited SF for the same price as a XL Outlander (with Hyundai’s incentives), it will just comedown to price and gut feeling next month. Also, this extended test drive has me placing the SF 1st by less than an inch over the Outtie.
LOL, did you mean that Honda had to make a nice interior to compensate for the butt-ugly grill? Isn't CRV's interior and door panels made out of hard plastic too? It looks that way to me. I know for sure that this is the case in the RAV4.
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Now, I really like the Outlander and it's at the top of my list, but if it weren't for the fact that I need to get some other bills taken care of first before I invest in a new vehicle I would have probably snatched that Santa Fe up in a jiffy.
Personally, I think the Santa Fe is ever so slightly nicer looking exterior-wise, and a whole lot nicer looking than the Outlander interior-wise. On the other hand, the Outlander has a lot of neat extras, options, and bells and whistles that you could never hope to get with the Santa Fe... so it's a toss-up.
I've been reading some other recent posts and I have to admit that for some reason the Outlander does seem to have a bit of a mini-van'ish appearance, especially when looked at from the back. At all other viewing angles I still think it looks perfectly fine... but there's just something about the way that the back looks that I don't like.
As of right now I'm not sure which of the two vehicles I like more. Being a computer/techie geek puts me in favor of the Outlander, but I also like the look and price (see above) of the Santa Fe. Decisions, decisions...
Ideally, I wish I could buy a compact SUV with Santa Fe's price, Outlander's looks and handling, Honda's quality and Toyota's resale value. But I think at this time I have to compromise to the best overall package which it appears to be the Outlander for me.
I suppose that's my biggest gripe about the Outlander... just that I had expected it to be around $2,000 to $3,000 cheaper than it had actually turned out being for the config that I had wanted. When I saw Mitsu's claims of "fully loaded" for under $30K that's what I had expected... that you could get every available option (sunroof, premium sound, nav system, rear dvd player)and it would still cost less than $30K. This isn't true though... with those options the cost is actually somewhere just shy of $32K. My thought had been that if somebody could get one of these fully-loaded for under $30K (as the early press claims had suggested before the official pricing had been decided) and if one had decided that they didn't need the DVD entertainment system, that would have shaved maybe $1,000 off the price bringing it to around $29,000. But, instead for this config its actually $31,000. Quite a difference. I still don't think the pricing is bad, but an extra $2,000 more than I was expected is enough to make go back to considering other alternatives again.
On an off tangent, last week I had called both Mitsu Customer Service and a local Mitsu dealership to get some info about leasing one of these. When I had asked what the "residual value" was the Customer Service rep thought I was speaking in tongue... and the dealership was like "we can't figure that out on the phone... you would need to come in so we could find that information for you."
Now, the Mitsu execs know full-well what the intended closed-end lease residual value percentages should be for this truck under given circumstances (the residual is usually a firm amount that gets set at around the same time as a vehicle's pricing is decided upon, based on market trends and such)... but it seems they neglected to pass this important information on to anyone else in the Mitsu family. Maybe the residual value of the new Outlander is TOP SECRET? You know things are bad when a Mistubishi Customer Service Representative has to ask you "Sir? What exacly is residual? I've never heard that term before..."
Come on, Mitsu. You've got a fairly decent new vehicle on your hands... now get on the ball!
If you are test driving, try finding a demo on a dealer's lot. Not a brand new vehicle. That way you get a better feel of the engine after the initial break in period.
Interestingly enough, I used to be completely anti-lease. I've only ever had two cars since I started driving and I've financed/owned each of them. My thought was that it was ridiculous to put money into something which you'll have no equity in. But, now when I think about all of the hassles that I've had with each of the two vehicles that I've owned, leasing starts to sound better and better.
My current truck, a Ford Ranger, has a Bluebook value of maybe only $4,500 and during the past 3 months alone I've spent about $1,000 on necessary mechanical repairs for it... which is crazy considering that I take excellent care of my truck and it only has 47,000 miles on it. My previous car, an '88 Nissan Sentra, was the same way.
Anyways, sorry for going off-topic. I was just curious if anyone else out there is considering leasing one of these instead of buying.
I spent another night last night racking my brains out trying to decide which of the two I might like better. I have purposely been holding off on a test drive of either truck until I have some money saved and put aside first, as being the naturally impulsive person that I am afraid that if I test-drive either one now I will likely end up getting one before I'm in a sound financial position to do so.
Anyway, some of the things that I realized during my "Zen Experience".... The Santa Fe has a more white-collar, professional look to it, inside and out... which I prefer to the Outlander. It really does have the air of a Lexus, in my opinion. However, the Outlander has lots of toys and gadgets to play with on the inside (and I love my toys), so it seems that the Outlander might actually have a greater "excitement factor" overall.
Of course, I'll never know until I finally go to test-drive the two of them, which probably won't be until January at the earliest. And of course pricing and leasing rates will be a big factor in my decision, as well.
Well, thank you! I would greatly appreciate that!
I am considering the exact same configuration as the one which you had ordered, except I think I'm going to go with a 36 month lease, instead of a 24. Had you negotiated a price on the vehicle yet? Or has the haggling yet to commence? LOL
Not at all... for example I've lived in Jersey all my life and I still don't understand the majority of rhe ridiculous laws this state has.
I don't know what about the legality of purchasing a car in the U.S. and then bringing it back to Canada, but I suppose there wouldn't be anything illegal about it. I think the main questions would arise in terms of paying purchase taxes (i.e. what tax rate percentage, who's it paid to?)
Unfortunately I was not in a position to buy. (I will be coming into more $$$ for a larger down payment in late December) I stuck to my guns and I am going to wait until I can make a fair comparison with the XL Outlander with the same options. So, now I know how much I can get it for, I also feel as though I could have got him down lower had I pressed.
Yeah....call me crazy for walking away, but I just don't like making snap decisions. I just hope Mitsu is as flexible or else I might be rollin' in a Santa Fe!
When I first asked for this price the dealer said that they doubted any dlr in the area would be able to make an offer so low. But another dealer 10 minutes from me did offer me 19,993 so I told them that I needed something below that to make the much further drive worth it for me. $500 is a decent incentive so I will go up there tomorrow and probably make a deal. After much research I think this is about as low as I'm gonna get on this vehicle at this time. Pricing comparison research was a little hard since the car is so new. I was thinking about getting the nav system but the price seems a little high just to not get lost a few times a year.
Is this offer for FWD ?
1. You may lose the warranty - US and Canada sales organizations for almost any car manufacturer are usually different entities.
2. You need to pay cash or take a loan from the bank instead of taking advantage of the manufacturer lower interest rates.
Now, in order to import the car into Canada, you have to pay a 6.1% duties and then the 6% federal tax. I don't know how familiar you are with the taxation system in Canada, but we have a provincial tax (8% in Ontario) and a federal tax (6%), for a total of 14% LOL (???!!!...). You don't have to pay the taxes in the States. In this case you only pay the Canadian federal tax. There are few other fees to pay but they are few hundred bucks. And of course some paperwork. In the end, with the two disadvantages I listed at the beginning, I don't think it's worth the effort, unless you buy cash or a bargain used car.
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