4 weeks ago I bought/stole a USED Pearl White exterior/Saddle interior 2013 3.8L Genesis sedan with premium package (no tech package) with only 400 miles from a new mercedes dealer in Clearwater FL. The mercedes dealer was asking 33K and I ended up buying it for $28,000 plus tax and tag/title on the last day of september.
The first owner or the original Hyundai dealer in New Port Richey had done about 1-2 grand in upgrades including an extravagant pin stripe in real paint (not tape), high quality window tint, some exterior accessories et al. The original owner had only had the car 3 weeks when they traded it in on a new mercedes. The service date on the car was mid september of 2013. Clean carfax history and title. The damn wheel wells weren't even dirty yet!
I'd been watching for a 2012 or 2013 3.8L sedan with premium and Tech packages within 12 hours of orlando. All I was finding were cars in colors I specifically didn't want with more miles than I wanted and further away than I wanted. Additionally, everything I was finding despite being a new listing was invariably sold by the time I called. The only exceptions were a few that the dealer was trying to get new car pricing on the vehicles ($40K plus).
I was watching a variety of used car sites daily for about 5 weeks when this almost new pearl white Genesis with premium package only showed up at a New mercedes dealer in Clearwater FL. It had 400 miles on it. I called within a day or two of the dealer placing the ad. They told me it was considered sold already to a salesmans friend's wife. At the time of my call they said the salesman was showing it to his friends wife over brunch in Sarasota. On a whim I called back 3 hours later to confirm that the car was sold and found out it came back from brunch unsold and was still available. They agreed to hold it for 3 hours for me to take the 120 mile drive to their dealership in clearwater.
When I arrived at the dealer there seemed to be a lot of commotion over my arrival; a lot of angry salesman who were apparently hoping to sell it to one of their clients. My salesman told me at any given time in a used car dept like that at the mercedes dealer there is always a hot car that everyone is calling about for a week. He said that week it was that Genesis and that everyone knew it would go quickly, just a matter of who got the sale. Additionally it was the last day of september (monday the 30th). Obviously the dealer got it at a low trade in price from it's first owner.
I've had the car for less than a month now and have 1100 miles on it. Had it inspected by my frame shop mechanic and no signs of any issues or funny stuff. Just a clean relatively new car.
I think was in the right place at the right time and negotiated an great deal.
The first owner or the original Hyundai dealer in New Port Richey had done about 1-2 grand in upgrades including an extravagant pin stripe in real paint (not tape), high quality window tint, some exterior accessories et al. The original owner had only had the car 3 weeks when they traded it in on a new mercedes. The service date on the car was mid september of 2013. Clean carfax history and title. The damn wheel wells weren't even dirty yet!
I'd been watching for a 2012 or 2013 3.8L sedan with premium and Tech packages within 12 hours of orlando. All I was finding were cars in colors I specifically didn't want with more miles than I wanted and further away than I wanted. Additionally, everything I was finding despite being a new listing was invariably sold by the time I called. The only exceptions were a few that the dealer was trying to get new car pricing on the vehicles ($40K plus).
I was watching a variety of used car sites daily for about 5 weeks when this almost new pearl white Genesis with premium package only showed up at a New mercedes dealer in Clearwater FL. It had 400 miles on it. I called within a day or two of the dealer placing the ad. They told me it was considered sold already to a salesmans friend's wife. At the time of my call they said the salesman was showing it to his friends wife over brunch in Sarasota. On a whim I called back 3 hours later to confirm that the car was sold and found out it came back from brunch unsold and was still available. They agreed to hold it for 3 hours for me to take the 120 mile drive to their dealership in clearwater.
When I arrived at the dealer there seemed to be a lot of commotion over my arrival; a lot of angry salesman who were apparently hoping to sell it to one of their clients. My salesman told me at any given time in a used car dept like that at the mercedes dealer there is always a hot car that everyone is calling about for a week. He said that week it was that Genesis and that everyone knew it would go quickly, just a matter of who got the sale. Additionally it was the last day of september (monday the 30th). Obviously the dealer got it at a low trade in price from it's first owner.
I've had the car for less than a month now and have 1100 miles on it. Had it inspected by my frame shop mechanic and no signs of any issues or funny stuff. Just a clean relatively new car.
I think was in the right place at the right time and negotiated an great deal.
