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Date Purchased: 2/18/11
Model: 2010 V8
State: Wisconsin
Buy/Lease: Buy
Final Negotiated Price on Sales Invoice: $32,560
This was an Avis car purchased at auction in Lomira, WI. It had app 12K miles on it. While the first few nav destinations were in TN and SC, the vast majority after that were in the northern suburbs of Chicago, and it seems likely the car was based at O'Hare. The purchaser was my secretary's BF, a long-established used car dealer area who likes to find cars that match exactly what his customers are looking for--in my case, he nailed it right down to color (Cabernet) and engine.
The car had what looked like minor front-end damage (all cosmetic, nothing structural or mechanical), and we underestimated what it would cost to repair by almost $2K, much of it due to a headlight. I think Avis sold it early because it knew better than we did what the repair would cost.
The price broke down as follows:
28,067 price paid at auction
2918 damage repair, incl 1474 for Hyundai parts, the biggest part of which
636 for a headlight assembly that we couldn't even see was fractured
before the repairs were begun
474 services done by the purchaser before I had a chance to stop him,
including an unnecessary oil change and tire rotation, a second
smartkey ($309 !!!!), and machining warped front rotors (the only
thing that really needed doing)
100 detailing/polishing
1000 dealer fee (profit)
I'll need to buy a set of snows since this car is downright dangerous on snow-covered roads here in Packerland with the original Dunlops.
I think I got a great price for a V8, mostly due to the very low dealer profit (it's good to know a gal who knows a guy). I couldn't find a similar car for less than $35K at any other dealer.
Model: 2010 V8
State: Wisconsin
Buy/Lease: Buy
Final Negotiated Price on Sales Invoice: $32,560
This was an Avis car purchased at auction in Lomira, WI. It had app 12K miles on it. While the first few nav destinations were in TN and SC, the vast majority after that were in the northern suburbs of Chicago, and it seems likely the car was based at O'Hare. The purchaser was my secretary's BF, a long-established used car dealer area who likes to find cars that match exactly what his customers are looking for--in my case, he nailed it right down to color (Cabernet) and engine.
The car had what looked like minor front-end damage (all cosmetic, nothing structural or mechanical), and we underestimated what it would cost to repair by almost $2K, much of it due to a headlight. I think Avis sold it early because it knew better than we did what the repair would cost.
The price broke down as follows:
28,067 price paid at auction
2918 damage repair, incl 1474 for Hyundai parts, the biggest part of which
636 for a headlight assembly that we couldn't even see was fractured
before the repairs were begun
474 services done by the purchaser before I had a chance to stop him,
including an unnecessary oil change and tire rotation, a second
smartkey ($309 !!!!), and machining warped front rotors (the only
thing that really needed doing)
100 detailing/polishing
1000 dealer fee (profit)
I'll need to buy a set of snows since this car is downright dangerous on snow-covered roads here in Packerland with the original Dunlops.
I think I got a great price for a V8, mostly due to the very low dealer profit (it's good to know a gal who knows a guy). I couldn't find a similar car for less than $35K at any other dealer.
