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SunSeeker

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22. I'll never step foot in a Chevy dealership again so I don't know. But Ford dealers don't do that.
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 03:04 PM
Nov 2021

Right now Ford is running a special with $1k off MSRP and 0% financing. Toyota wants over 3% to finance, even with excellent credit.

Last month, after passing on a RAV4 Prime PHEV, I bought a 2021 Ford Escape PHEV with all the bells and whistles (panoramic sunroof, 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo, hands-free liftgate, etc.) for $39k with $0 money down and 0% financing. It doesn't come in AWD like the RAV4 Prime PHEV, but it handles a LOT better, and gets better mileage. I've been getting over 80 mpg!

For $96,000, it better secretly be a corvette Stingray. LiberatedUSA Nov 2021 #1
For that price you could buy a Mercedes GT63, Audi E-Tron, or a Porsche Taycan. Initech Nov 2021 #25
It's not just an ordinary RAV4. It's a RAV4 Prime, fully loaded. SunSeeker Nov 2021 #2
are Chevy dealers any beter? pstokely Nov 2021 #4
I'll never step foot in a Chevy dealership again so I don't know. But Ford dealers don't do that. SunSeeker Nov 2021 #22
The fact is the mark up was 40K, and anyone who pays that is an idiot. If someone is willing to JohnSJ Nov 2021 #5
True. nt SunSeeker Nov 2021 #24
You can polish a RAV4 and it's still a RAV4. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #13
Yes, it's still all plastic inside, with terrible body roll in corners. SunSeeker Nov 2021 #21
Way, way back around 1980 when there was a gas crisis, Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3
I don't see it as price gouging. Sherman A1 Nov 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Nov 2021 #7
It is a bizarre sense of entitlement claiming that a luxury good should be cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #10
I never heard of Dealer Added Markup DFW Nov 2021 #8
When Buick had the $30K GNX, dealers were marking them up to $45K. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #14
Never even heard of it DFW Nov 2021 #15
I worked for a division of GM and bought a fully loaded Grand National for $12.5K. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #16
Ever since I started spending most of my time here, I only bought locally made cars DFW Nov 2021 #18
There are many times that new Corvette's sell for way over sticker price Bengus81 Nov 2021 #9
I was checking out the prices of new Ravs since the one I have is 9 years old. Vinca Nov 2021 #11
It's a starting price for negotiation Klaralven Nov 2021 #12
Shop at the Hayward or Richmond auto malls like normal people. Sympthsical Nov 2021 #17
It's comes with a free Toyota Corolla in case the Rav 4 breaks down. brooklynite Nov 2021 #19
People sometimes get indignant when dealers charge over MSRP MichMan Nov 2021 #20
Just one example of how the dealer-franchise monopoly system rips off people pecosbob Nov 2021 #23
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