-Can you complete the whole order on-line or do you have to go through a dealership?
.......dealer. thats how Ive ordered my 3 past cars. You can build one online- and take the printout to the dealer...
But Ive always gone to the same guy- and we sat down- and went over what I wanted.
- Are there dealer fees when you order and have it delivered?
Nope. Ive never had any extra fees for ordering.
- Are there additional fees with custom orders that there isn't with just buying from dealer stock?
Nope. Never had any extra fees for ordering.
- I saw a post that the incentives such as the rebates from chevy will not be shown on your order but will be calculated at the dealership?
True... the reason is--- that any inventives available- will apply at the time of delivery---- BUT- I have kept track of the cars as they are built-- and for our 07 Impala- as soon as I found out it was built and had a VIN # assigned-- I took care of the financing. With 1 more day of the offer--- I was able to qualify for 0% loan. The car arrived several weeks later.
- Do you get a final price on-line before submitting your order that includes sales tax, title, and such fees?
I think online you get the MSRP/Invoice only.... they do not include sales tax, title, and other fees-- because it varies from county to county, state to state.
For example- here in Los Angeles- my sales tax was 9.75% on about $31,000..... DMV are more.. (example- I have to renew my plates next week- and the DMV wants $424....
-I'm assuming the financing and all can't be finalized on-line but at the dealership that it is delivered to?
yup--- were it will be delivered.
We went buy a local volume dealership today and the salesman tried to act like he had never heard of someone ordering one??? Thanks in advance for your help!
thats silly....
they pretend because they want to sell you what they have there and then... and make their sales commision today... not in 2 months....
thats the thinking of the floor salesman...
Ive always used the fleet salesman.
Floor salesmen make money by selling a few cars for lots of money...
Fleet salesmen make money by selling ALOT of cars for less money...
The fleet salesman I use will gladly listen to my wants--- he will try to locate one locally--- if not.. **** gladly order...
Some months ago-- my buddy and I built a Silverado online- we knew what he wanted.
a V6 Silverado Work truck-- its a stripped down truck. you know black grille, steel rims- rubber mats, vinly seats,no carpet, no power windows, etc.. BUT you can add a little package for a few hundred more-- that adds cloth seats, carpet, power windows, chrome grille- bumpers- and rims....
We were ready to order--- and he just happened to locate one 16 miles away...
This actually worked out in our favor-- because it was a stripped down version (cheaper than a V8 LS) and he qualified for the truck month $4000 rebate, he also got the credit union rebate, he also got an additional $1000 off for financing thru GMAC-..... the nice thing was-- that he was paying cash.... so he financed got the $1000 off... when the 1st payment came in-- he paid off the truck...
Most people cannot tell this is a Silverado work truck with a V6- because of the way he ordered it...
the point of the story is that if you order it--- you can order it your way- and pay less.
The downside is you dont know what deals/rebates will be available when the car arrives....
Then again- if you buy today-- the dealer may have well equipped vehicles-- meaning more expensive...
I like ordering... I dont like buying stuff that has stuff Ill never use... it would drive me nuts....
another example-- when we were ready to buy our impala-- the dealer only had them with leather sunroof bose and other goodies that raised the price by about $4000. At the time the lowest financing rate was also 5% or so.
We decided to order the vehicle our way--- this allowed us to save about $3000-$4000 (compared to what was sitting on the lot- and what was available by him searching)...
the 2nd good news was when it was built-- we got 0%.. that added to the savings....
the 3rd good news.. is that by waiting-- we sold her used car privately--- rather than trade in...