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Re: New Purchase [storrnyc]

by indysabre on Fri Nov 14 18:08:22 PST 2008

We lucked into this deal. We were looking hard at new Santa Fe this week at Butler Hyundai in Indianapolis. They were right at invoice - 3500 dealer cash. We had seen the Veracruz and asked what they had in stock to see how it would compare price wise. Our Salesman Jason told us they had just gotten a demo Veracruz from Hyundai that came from Family Hyundai that day and we would recommend we ask to see the price on that one. I asked him to price it out to see how it compared. After a few minutes he came back with: 34525 MSRP Sale price of 29,284 - 4000 dealer cash Cost of: 25,284 + tax, 149 doc fee and 50 title, plus tax. This was for a Limited front wheel drive with 1280 miles on it. (it had a manufacture date of 3/28/08). Our sales man was shocked at the price the manager gave and so were we. We put 500 down and came back the next day (this last Wednesday) to buy it. They ran a carfax that verified it had never been sold before but I still wonder about the history of this car. Everything he said and that i could tell indicated it didn't have a history of any type of problems. He told us they were able to do it because Hyundai had bought the car back from Family Hyundai and then sold it Butler for a discounted price. I would look for a similar situation. I don't know how you can find the same type deal but if do it might make sense. Good luck and call Jason at Butler if you want. We were shocked that we got this type of car for the same price as a new 0 mile AWD limited Santa Fe or a Honda wanted for a CR_V EXL with leather.

oldfarmer..

by iluvmysephia1 on Sat Aug 23 13:16:55 PDT 2008

I gotta say that if I was the sort of bloke that didn't study cars on the net before they came out Mitsubishi's commercials would help starting me focus on the Lancer, Eclipse or Outlander SUV. I don't mind this latest "Phenomenal Four" deal going, but, like I say, commercials can only edumacate us so much, eh? It's about time to take my '08 Lancer GTS in for another 'Auto Butler' paint polishing and protectant treatment. This will be the third one applied. And by the time I go in there, I'm almost happy to pay them the $9.95 to clean the car real well beforehand, too. :P With the nasty bug guts accumulated on the front of my baby. :D

Drive on!

by iluvmysephia1 on Fri Sep 26 12:43:52 PDT 2008

cdnpinhead, I just noticed you're another one of us Arizona Edmunds members. I'm heading up there towards your area from Willcox on Monday, to get my '08 Lancer GTS detailed with an 'Auto Butler' paint protectant treatment. I get it every 6 months from the dealer I bought the Lancer from, Avondale Mitsubishi in Avondale, AZ. But what I wanted to comment on was your statement on driving and how much you like it. Drive on, because driving is not illegal, there's an oil company around that wants your ghastly dollar and a service station that wants your ghastly dollar, too. But driving is fun and a form of entertainment for a lot of us automotive enthusiasts. And whether we drive a rig with an ICE, hybrid, or all-electric, I believe it is important to be able to feel free to do just that. Drive our rigs with glee...I love driving around Arizona and New Mexico seeing new places and learning about the people of that land. Around here are the Chiricahua National Monument(the "land of standing rocks" the native Indians called them) with their enchanting rock spire formations, that are truly fascinating to see. Only about 37 miles south of Willcox, too. There is Fort Bowie, where Geronimo was held by the U.S. Army, after finally catching the great Apache warrior, back in 1886. Fort Bowie's ruins are available for viewing and they are only 25 miles SE of my home. More interesting rock formations are found in Texas Canyon with the Dragoon Mountain range and their rocks resting on top of other rocks and abnormalities are great to visit. I-10 actually runs right between the formations. Cochise Stronghold is about 45 miles west of me here in Willcox, and that is the proud Chief Cochise's old hiding place from the Cavalry and anyone else he didn't want to find him. We drove up to see a Foghat concert in October of '07 near Wickenburg, AZ, about 60 miles or so NW of Phoenix. The next day we left our motel and drove up to the Grand Canyon. I have never seen anything like that place and heartily await our next visit. When my son ran up to the edge on the SE area of the South Rim, he just stopped in his tracks and stared in amazement. "Dad, you're not gonna believe this!" He's right, I couldn't believe the beauty I was staring at. Incredible, awe-inspiring natural beauty that just went on and on. Point is, fact is, this country has benefited greatly from the automobile and it's availability to people. It's given us freedom and mobility that can't be rivalled by the horses and the carriages. Agreed? If we still have a rig with a ICE, and most of us do, I am for driving as much as we can afford to drive and for as long and far as we want. Restricting that idea is bad for business, bad for the economy and bad for our emotional health collectively. But it's an individual thing that varies according to the person, agreed. The environmentalists will never be satisfied, whatever propels our automobiles. You realize that, don't y'all? And if you love a manual-trannied rig way more than an automatic-trannied rig, ya know what, you've got that right. Once again, it's an individual thing. I think that with the advent of hybrid and all-electric propulsion technology you're gonna have to be ready to abandon your stickshift vehicle, however. Reading up on the subject points me to things like automatic push-button starts for new world order rigs like this. And after starting the rigs, I am reading of the implementation of simple levers for putting the power to the wheels, like "forward" and "reverse" buttons. Does that doom the manual tranny? I don't think so. Especially if you've got some awesome backyard mechanical skills, gentlemen. I am starting to see the end of the manual transmission. But that's just my view, my car-nut buddies. Think I'll go exploring in the Lancer GTS. And I'll feel good about doing just that, too. :shades:

Re: Corolla 08 or 09? [clemence]

by irismg on Sun Aug 10 19:18:49 PDT 2008

I personally would get a very low-mileage 08 program car that still had the full factory warranty - which means buy it from a dealer. That's what I did when I bought my Corolla ten years ago July with only 9500 miles on it. I was the first non-corporate owner and thus could get the full factory warranty (at least, that's what they told me when they gave it to me - I didn't have to buy it). The price point is much better, and the design has proven itself for the last six model years, so there are plenty of parts for it as well as aftermarket toys. Find the best-equipped car you can afford to get the best materials. That way, if it's a matter of changing the radio, the wiring will be in place, and Circuit City can do that for you relatively easily. However, they discontinued leather seats for the '08 model, I believe. Unless you have to buy brand-spanking new, that's what I'd do. Otherwise, Toyota of Plano, Texas still has a new '08, Butler Toyota of Indianapolis has two, Superior Toyota of West Virginia has one, Herb Chambers of Boston has two, Harrisburg Toyota in Pennsylvania has five...so I wouldn't say that nobody has any left. It's more a matter of how far are you willing to go to get one!

Re: Finally did it! [kld4]

by cheapchink on Sun Aug 24 23:57:13 PDT 2008

Hi Kim, I live close to Sacramento and sent an email blast to every dealership within 100 miles. So far the best deal I found was Livermore Honda's special pricing on a 09 EX-L 2wd for $28,388. They only had one which was white with black/dark dark blue interior. I pulled the trigger this evening and drove it back home. OTD was a little over 30k. (7.75% tax). The next best thing I found right now in Nor Cal is the same dealership selling the 2WD touring w/Nav and RES for approx $33400 (with destination) another is Auburn Honda, ask for Steve Butler. He's a straight shooter and has a few of the touring models. Hope this helps, good luck and post your deal once you drive it home ! :shades:

low boost code do to resonator problem

by fyngrynd on Tue Jul 29 18:57:39 PDT 2008

Just had my first repair on my 06 sprinter with 32k on it. On my way from fl. to oh. in ga. it went in to limp mode 3 times within a 100 miles before the check engine light came on. I Went to Bill Butler Dodge in Warner Robbins, Ga. They Could not have been better. I was in and out in 1 1/2 hrs with a new resonator installed. They said that they have replaced a few of them. Is that 2 or 200, he would'nt say. I know i was very pleased with thier service on my sprinter.