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GMC Acadia Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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power liftgate, remote start
convience package
115 volt outlet
moonroof
DVD
leather
captain's chairs
carbon metalic, ebony interior
trailering package and XM radio
This is as ordered to the best of my knowledge at 34,000 before TTL.
This is in Lafayette, LA at Courtesy GMC
I got the following lease quote for an Acadia SLT w/ Nav, DVD Pkg, 19" wheel, HUD and trailer pkg;
Term: 36 months, 15K mi/yr
Price: $40,844($500 over invoice)
Residual: $23,201
GMAC Rate: 8.05%
Drive-off Due: $1,454
Monthly Lease Payment: 785(including insurance)
Is this a good deal? Pls advise. Thank You
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SLT-2 AWD Carbon Metallic/Titanium Leather
19" alum tires
sunroof
cargo audio
HID headlamps
DVD/Nav/XM
Heads up display
Trailer package
for 41,129 after 1,500 of dealer rebates
SLT-2
Dual Sunroof
DVD System
19" wheels
8 passenger seating
MSRP - $38,900
Edmunds Invoice - 36,126
Dealer Invoice (with regional advertising) - $36714.78
Sale Price (before rebates) - $37,014.78
Rebates: $1,000 conquest & $1,000 GM Card Bonus and 4.9% financing for 36 months (just missed out on $500 bonus cash)
THe killer with your lease is the interest rate. The residual isn't great, either, but that's a brand new model for you. Does GMAC offer Multiple Security Deposits? If you are unfamiliar, this means you can make several fully refundable security deposits and buy down the money rate. It can save you $30-50/month or more and equates to 10-15% tax free guaranteed return on your money.
My father just bought an Acadia, beautiful truck. But don't pay a lease price equivilent to a car $15,000 more expensive.
Thanks! :confuse:
- Sunroof
- DVD Entertainment
- Trailering Pkg
- Pwr Liftgate
- XM Radio
MSRP: 37,964.00
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Price Paid: $500 over invoice - $35,919 less $1000 Conquest and $1000 rebates/incentives. Total: $33,919.
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Excellent buying experience - dealer gave me highest trade-in allowance compared with 4 other dealers and CarMax. I am very happy with my Acadia - it's a great upgrade from a minivan!!!!!!
An Outlook at MSRP (- incentives) or an Acadia at Invoice (-incentives).
Interesting dilemma.
If you ask the Saturn salesperson and they will tell you that the Outlook will give you more car for money, while GMC states that Acadia has more option configurations and is the best deal for the money.
Who is right?
Why bother with a 'no hassle' Saturn deal?
Does anyone else have a perspective on this issue?
You can get the $1,000 Conquest cash on either vehicle, so I'll ignore that. However, there is a $500 bonus cash available in my region ($1000 in certain other regions) on the Acadia that apparently is not available on the Outlook. So if you could really get invoice price before incentives on the Acadia (which I doubt you can - yet) you would be paying at least $1,424 less than the Outlook in my example. But, even if you paid $1000 over invoice, you'd still be $424 ahead with the Acadia.
I haven't mentioned that my Outlook example doesn't include dual exhaust, which is standard on the Acadia but you need to buy the Touring pkg with 19" wheels to get on the Outlook. Also on the Acadia, you can get the head-up display (at additional cost of course) that is not available on the Outlook (and not included in my example above).
If you have any GM Card earnings to use, the Acadia starts becoming a lot cheaper because you can't use those on Saturn either.
As for invoice pricing, aggressive buyers from other forums state that $500 above invoice is a common deal, but some claim to be getting the cars at invoice (then minus the incentives).
Very interesting.
Most of the seemingly credible posts I've seen tend to be between $500 and $1,000 over invoice before incentives, with some claiming to be lower and some even admitting to paying MSRP.
MSRP was 38,080..their price was was 36,521 + $397 dealer fee.
Another dealer quoted invoice + dealer fee, but could not deliver the vehicle we negotiated (claimed he had assurances from another dealer to obtain it via trade, and they sold it out from under him). So, I wouldn't count that as an actual invoice deal.
One would not budge off MSRP (which ticked me off a little, as I bought a new vehicle from them some years before and always had it serviced there), one offered invoice and a very nice price on the trade but could not deliver, another offered invoice + dealer fee but could not deliver (the latter two involved dealer trades which fell through).
gmbuypower.com shows both current stock and those in transit. I honestly think the best way to obtain a vehicle is start there - the internet prices are usually very aggressive, as each dealer is in essence competing with all others. I took this route and agreed on the price over the phone pending their offer on my trade.
I worked with a traditional salesman when I got there to work out the trade and paperwork - he indicated he'd been selling cars for 20 years and preffered Internet referrals, as both parties tend to start bargaining at a more reasonable price (he told me half his customers come in asking him to take 3K of MSRP before they'll even consider it...which sometimes they do, but not in the case of high-demand vehicles.
I picked up the vehicle yesterday when it arrived. The only other Acadia they had on the lot was purchased in the same manner - if you work out a deal for an in-transit vehicle, the rest of the sales team can't fight over it. My salesman indicated they are selling them as fast as they come in, regardless of color/options. I feel fortunate to have found one that I liked:
SLT2 Red Jewel
8 passenger seating (bench)
HUD
Trailoring Package
Skyscape sunroof (which is the only thing I didn't really want to pay for...but it is nice).
Oh, one more thing - they told me that dealer hold-back on the vehicle is 3%...which is in-line with other sources I've seen.
So, theoretically, you can get 3% below invoice and the dealer would break even, but I doubt many would even consider going that low. The hold-back essentially represents the interest/financing costs for them to borrow money to pay for the vehicle. GM re-imburses them for this 90 days from when they obtain it (theory being it should not stay in stock for more than that)...its gravy for them if they sell them right away (no carrying costs, and they get the $ from GM anyway)...but I doubt any would put that money on the table unless the vehicle was in stock for over the 90 days, at which point it may become a liability for them.
Heck, they had a GTO sticked for $31K that had been on the lot forever. I joked with him that I'd give him $24K for it, and he told me he'd consider it if I was serious
The smart money will be off the table until more incentives are available, but I am sure once some get the tax refund checks, that money will burn a hole in their pocket and they will be at the dealership.
I believe its $1000 across the board (all vehicles)
The MSRP comes to $44,965.00. The supplier Price right under it is $42,047.03. When you click on the Window Sticker, a lower supplier price $40,092.90 shows up. At what price can I get the car?
One dealer tells me that I have to pay the 42K number because it includes advertising fees, etc for the dealership. Is this true?
Net of incentives, $34,513.83. dealer profit $225 ordered price of $34,738 versus MSRP of $39,024 (plus $399 for 2nd year of onstar)
For the Acadia that I am interested in - AWD Acadia SLT-2 with tow pkg, prem paint, & 8-pass seating (-$411)- the Edmunds TMV, is a paltry $72 under MSRP (invoice is $2544 below MSRP of $38780 (Invoice is $36,236.)
Carbon Metallic with Titanium interior - SLT2 with nav, dvd, hud - front wheel drive.
MSRP $42,965
SELL PRICE: $40,373
PLUS DOC FEE: $395
LESS $1,000 CONQUEST REBATE (GOT BLACK BOOK FOR MY TRADE)
LESS $2,200 GM CARD
Also purchased the GM Extended bumper to bumper (60mo/60k miles) warranty for $1000.
Thoroughly enjoyed all of the people I came in contact with at Capital Buick, Pontiac, GMC.
Looks like you did well.
I really hate those Doc Fees ,it is just plain BS!
Enjoy your new car.
I am still not sure why others would pay MSRP for the Outlook?
Very odd.
It depends on whether you have the original or "old" GM Card or the "new" GM Card. The "new" GM Card (which is not really new, it's just newer) has maximum allowances for each vehicle. It also doesn't limit how much you can earn in any one year.
The "old" card is limited to $500 earnings per year, up to a maximum of 7 years or $3500 total at any one time. You can apply these earnings to any eligible vehicle - no allowances.
I got my card in 1990 and never switched it to the new card, so I have the old card. GM Card customer service can tell you which card you have.