It has been really great to see the transparency here. Also glad to see that Stellantis seems to have figured out how to credit properly on the invoice for sold order protection.
As I've said on another thread, I'm really appreciating the transparency and engagement, @dealerinsider.
no surprises when I got my Jeep there, but they aren’t going as deep as they did when I leased. They’re doing 500 below invoice right now.
if you’re purchasing you could save a bundle with Kent at Petersen in Nampa, ID…
I'm no expert, this is just my general experience having had some talks with various dealer GMs over the years - could be right, wrong, or somewhere in the middle.
My understanding is that every dealer is a little difference but it is usually some combination of:
(1) Bonuses, sometimes...
Fyi Bellevue is doing orders at MSRP. Same with Dwayne Lane.
Bud Clary is at 500 under invoice.
If you’re buying and want to stay local, best bet is Kent at Peterson in Nampa, ID. Leasing he’s at roughly 1.5 under invoice but marks up the money factor.
I did not get from Abe directly, but he has an excellent reputation. The short answer is that most states require you to pay tax on rebates on a lease (I did here in WA) and the Federal EV Credit is being passed on as a rebate from the finance company, so it is taxable, too. Also most dealers...
My Sahara 4xE looked worse than that with only 6 miles on the odometer. I gave it a proper detail top to bottom at home because my own experience is dealer detailers can cause more damage than do good.
Plus one, I had it, too. Now at 250 miles and don’t smell anything anymore. My suspicion is stickers or tape somewhere along the cat or exhaust burning up…
the thing to understand with leasing is you do not own the car, so no, you personally are not able to claim any federal or state rebates (with some exceptions at the state level). However, the leasing bank can and will collect those rebates. The bank can then decide to pass some, all, or none of...