Locate an Auto Repair Shop in elgin, Illinois

Here's a copy/paste from the original email I got from the dealer: Price Quote Details For Your: 2012 Optima EX MSRP: $27,545.00 (my note: $450 was the pinstriping as shown below) Rebate(s): $1,500.00 inc ...1,000.00 Competitive or Kia Loyalty? & 500.00Kia Finance Assistance! Your Price: $22,406.00 Your Savings: $5,139.00 Equipment/Packages: Double Pinstripe..Door/Whl Pro.. (my note: this turned out to be $450 of pinstiping and door edge guards that I wouldn't have requested, but it was already installed on this particular car...all the Optimas had them at that dealership). PIO's as viewed ...Premium Package (My note: not sure what PIO means - price includes options? maybe? This car has the Premium pkg w/the pano roof, UVO, upgraded audio, etc., but no nav). I then called them (twice, in fact) asking if I would have to pay another $750 destination charge on top of all this, and they assured me it was already rolled into the price and the only thing that was missing was title/tags, doc fees, and tax. I did not finance (paid cash) so I was not eligible for the $500 finance assistance BUT they gave me instead a $500 Auto Show bonus that other dealers had mentioned, so the $1500 in rebates still applied. Even with the price worked out ahead of time, it still was about 4 hours start to finish, with test drive, prepping the car, listening to the finance mgr trying to sell me all kinds of add on stuff, etc. This all started with me finding a car on their web site that was the color & options combo I wanted and sending in their "email us for a price quote" form. As I said in an earlier post, they actually ended up lower than the dealers zag.com referred me to. All this done through Rosen Kia in Elgin, Illinois. Hope this clarifies. Good luck with your shopping!

OK: Reporting back on my experiences today. You were right on quote #1. A callback determined that the $23175 was for a demo (2500 miles) and so the $1500 in incentives would not apply. They offered a new car w/0 miles at essentially the same price. ($24,780-$1500 incentives) Dealer #2 honored the $23906-$1500 price, or $22406, which was the price quoted in the original email. Rosen Kia of Elgin, IL. The finance manager did his best to talk me into financing (no), all kinds of "exterior protection", such as acid-rain insurance (no, no) and the wheel and tire insurance (no). Modest, earnest discussions, but I wouldn't call it hard pressure. Dealer #1 was convinced that Dealer #2 would tack on destination to the $22,406 price, but I was assured it was already accounted for in their quote and the subject did not come up. They did have a pinstriping package already applied and priced in to the window sticker, but the price I quoted and paid was still $750 lower than dealer #1 after I got a revised quote on a new, not demo model. Over the 50 mile drive home, the avg MPG readout was 32.6. Already happy if this keeps up. Expecting mileage to improve after a break in period. Thanks again for everyone's feedback in helping me locate this vehicle.

For those still on the fence about a LEAF in Chicagoland, the dealer I ordered mine from, McGrath Nissan in Elgin has one available for test drives NOW -- just took my first 'real world' test drive this past Saturday and it was great! My car is expected in November, after being one of the first to reserve one back in April of 2010 ! IL was moved up in the queue for the LEAF rollout due to a plan to put many more charging station around the state to make the EV a more viable option even for those with a bit longer commutes. In my own case, a charging station in my own garage will suffice as well as the LEAF will not be our only car. The word on EV's is still slow so mostly 'early adopter's' will be buying these for now -- if you haven't tried an EV you owe it to yourself to check them out -- car is so quiet and no more trips to the gas station (my rate for electricity is 6.6 cents/KwH so a little more than half the national rate -- still quite cheap compared to our current $4/gal gas average here in Chicago). They may not be for everyone but for many it could be a good choice.

This was the 4WD - I know the difference in pricing. I got a purchase quote for $28475 with destination on the EXL Navi 4WD from Honda on Grand. No one at the time could get the color combo I wanted, nor did they have any for me to test drive. All wanted a deposit to order colors I was not interested in and still had nothing for me to test drive. All the others - Schaumburg, O'Hare, Lisle and Elgin were much higher and more interested in playing games. Sad since I purchased two other Hondas (very good deals) from Schaumburg in the past. I get that the CR-V's sell like hotcakes, but too much garbage and hardball is going to send a buyer walking regardless. They want to make money and I don't want to waste my time and over spend. Grand was the most straightforward and the least amount of hassle. Since I had a CR-V before (2008) and had lots of trouble, including the horrid OEM tires on top of the run around looking this time for another CR-V, I decided to go a different direction (Acura). Much happier with my experience and vehicle.

The $500 Financing is until 5-2-11 so not much time left I also got a $500 because we owned a 2000 Intrepid and they offer it for some other cars so ask about that. Good luck I love my Kia Optima Lx I just purchased it two days ago In Elgin IL (Rosen Dealership) and Sales persons name is Adrian was very pleasant person and gave me great Deal