Interesting post. I WISH I lived anywhere but here in Northern CA, where dealers WILL NOT DISCOUNT even on leftover Z06s. PERIOD!!!
It is sickening to see them holding out for as much as $10K over sticker. The best I could get one down to was still slightly over and then only if I financed the car through them and bought their "high markup" extended warranty.
NO DEAL you greedy bastards!!! ;-(
I've been shopping all over, mostly out of state, and haven't found anyone willing to sell for anything LESS than MSRP on a 2002 Z06. If there are such dealers out there, please let me know and I'll call them in a heartbeat. But who the hell are they and where are they located???
When you think about this, the Z06 market climate right now is so HOT, it is almost depressing be a potential buyer.
For maybe an hours work on a dealer's part, in order to order a customer his new 2002 Z06, via what amounts to a simple mail order operation, we are expected to pay $7,000 in pure profit to that dealer, and that's only if they will sell the car at MSRP!!! Most want more . . . lots more, and hence want even bigger profit.
If anybody knows of a flexible dealer who can sell to a cash buer next year's Z06, please let me know ASAP. You can call toll free and leave me a message at 1-800-810-4773, mailbox #7307.
I will be more than happy to pay anyone a reasonable "finder fee" in return for info that leads to the purchase of my new Z06.
I will also consider a lead on a great price (as in heavily discounted) for 2001 Z06 anywhere in CA, but that is probably asking way too much. However, I really want a 2002, and willing to pay more to get one, just not an arm and a leg. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif
I don't mind paying close to MSRP on such a great car, but it really tears me up how little "added value" the dealers bring to the table in return for massive amounts of profit. ;-(