Too good a deal?

There's a 2000 SS with 34k miles on it sitting on a Chrysler dealership used lot for 13900$ a mile from my house
. Leather, cd, ttops, power everything....a car like that KBB's like 16k, is there something that must be wrong or are they just trying to get the car off the lot before snow starts to fall (im in NJ) I mean, I'm sure they paid less for it during trade-in but still....I'm going to look at it on wednesday.

Ask the dealer for a carfax report, all dealers will do a carfax for you.

but also have a mech. inspect it to be 100% sure.
make sure it hasn't been in an ax, etc...

i got a '98z28 w/19,700 mi in 2001 for $14,995

it's fine so far...so good deals are out there

Originally posted by StealthElephant
There's a 2000 SS with 34k miles on it sitting on a Chrysler dealership used lot for 13900$ a mile from my house
. Leather, cd, ttops, power everything....a car like that KBB's like 16k, is there something that must be wrong or are they just trying to get the car off the lot before snow starts to fall (im in NJ) I mean, I'm sure they paid less for it during trade-in but still....I'm going to look at it on wednesday.

where about in jersey ?

I picked up a 2001 Z28 about three weeks ago, leather, loaded, T-tops, the whole nine.
the car had 14,505 miles was super clean and previously owned by a 50yo lady. Are you ready for this, i got them down to $16,500 :eek:

don't rely on carfax, dealers give you one, so it doesn't hurt to check it, but make you get it independently checked out. Also check the VIN for recalls if something does go wrong. A month after my trany had prob, I found out there was a recall, oh well already fixed it.:rolleyes:

That's a good deal.

Sometimes dealers will drastically lower a price if they can't move a car. I bought my car from a dealership that sells primarily Buicks to old people. When my car was in the paper for the first time, it was $17,995, they lowered it to $13,995 5 months later and I bought it. I've had some problems, but it's a fairly solid car.

If you're worried, pay a mechanic to do a thorough inspection and tell them you're coming in advance so they won't do it too fast. If the dealer says it doesn't need to be inspected, then have it inspected.

get a report definately...the dealer might of had it awhile and is just tryin to get rid of it...definately a good deal

I'm definately going to take a look at the car. I can't imagine what could be "wrong" with the car at 34k miles. It's a dealership not some used car lot buying random cars from auctions, my sister leases her jeep from them, so I'm guessing they got the car as a trade in and want to unload it. Like some of you said, I think they know that winter is coming, and probably are trying to unload it.

of the top of my head the titles status will prolly influance the price of a seemingly fine vehicle the most..

salvage titles etc.. get a mech to check it.

/tek.

I am assuming it is an automatic, The manuals In NJ seem to hold a higher resale value.
Also with winter right around the cornor, geting a good deal on a muscle car is very possible.

I walked into the dealer in January of 02 during a BLIZZARD, I saw my car in the showroom, it had every option but the leather seats (just the way I wanted it) and with only 10K miles, took it for a test drive (yes on the snow) and payed $12.2K

"Blizzard", "test drive in the snow" - I love that!

i bought my car from the dealer. when i went to test drive it we had to push 3 inches of snow off it!

Chris: Could I ask what dealer that was?

Assuming the car is in good condition I'll probably try and get the price down at least 1000$. I won't push my luck, cause the current price really is pretty decent, just depends on the condition of the car.

The car is an auto...anything I should look for problem wise?

I dont' need a mechanic to tell me that he smells oil or coolant burning. First thing I do when I go there tomorrow is I'm going to have them start the car...make sure our buddy Mr. Piston Slap is nowhere to be found.

I mean, my parents are friends with the owner of a Mobil station, hes always more then happy to check out cars for us at no charge so it's not really an issue, I can do general mechanical checks myself, unless theres something specific a mechanic should be looking for.

Originally posted by SFB767
That's a good deal.

Sometimes dealers will drastically lower a price if they can't move a car. I bought my car from a dealership that sells primarily Buicks to old people. When my car was in the paper for the first time, it was $17,995, they lowered it to $13,995 5 months later and I bought it. I've had some problems, but it's a fairly solid car.

If you're worried, pay a mechanic to do a thorough inspection and tell them you're coming in advance so they won't do it too fast. If the dealer says it doesn't need to be inspected, then have it inspected.
you are exactly right , if it sits for more then a few months they will slash the price to move it ..............Sounds like a great deal to me , I just got a 99 trans am for 8000 dollars and it looks like it just rolled off the show room , smells like it to !

you guys with your low price treasure finds make me sick!
i paid 17400 for mine with 50k miles. :rolleyes:

but hey, when you need a car, you need a car. So I got the one I wanted after looking for months

Yea, right now basically, I'm going to the dealer tomorrow. My dads coming....he told me he'd cosign, and I know for a fact that if I want to take out a 14k loan, I can get it.

Only thing eating at my mind is having a loan to pay off for the next 4 years. My 87' "runs", but it's all beat, up, needs alot of work and TLC that I don't want to give it at this point, and while the work it needs would be cheaper.....I am almost 100% sure I just want a really nice car that I don't have to work on. I remember when I first got my iroc how proud I was....unfortunately it had to go survive being driven by a 17 year old and 16 months later it shows. I want a nice car again. 34k miles is damn low...I only drive 4000 a year, that means the car will probably only have 50k miles on it by the time I'd pay it off.....I'd still have my roc to work on, and a perfectly good daily driver for a long time that I own. I basically just want people to say "GET IT" as opposed to alot of people I know who are like "dude just fix ur iroc and paint it"

GET IT! if its in good shape you won't be disappointed