chadwick02
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For the past 6 months I’ve been searching for a fairly specific tahoe (new or used): new body style (07 or 08), black\ebony, LT3, Z71, 2nd & 3rd row bench, Nav, and Rear seat entertainment). No used within 500 miles matching my criteria have been for sale, and a very limited selection of new. And then today happened…
9am: my dealer calls. Says he can bring in (from another dealership) a NEW 08, exactly as above for about $38,500+ TTL (MSRP is about 52K). The ONLY difference is the new one does have a power lift gate.
10am: While pondering the offer my dealer made, I stumbled across a used tahoe about 100 miles away. Exactly as listed above (without power lift gate). It is a 2007 with 26,000 miles on it, private sale (not a dealer). After talking with the guy we agreed that $28,500 was the lowest he could go. Most of the miles are highway, although it is a city car. It appears to be in excellent shape, and I had my dealer run the VIN and there is no repair history other than the keys being locked in it twice
SO, what would you do? Is saving $10,000 worth it to buy a used 07 with 26,000 miles on it? With those miles on it, the bumper to bumper warranty will only last me another 8 or 10 months. If I buy new, I’ll have a fresh 3 year warranty. The used tahoe may only be one year old, but its got roughly 2 years worth of wear and tare miles on it.
The thing that troubles me the most here: my family has done business with the local dealer (think old fashioned small town dealer) for the past 60 years. They have been really, really good to us (sales and especially service). Both will bend over backwards to help us out and take care of whatever needs to be. I really want to buy from them if I can. Their time, willingness, and effort to help all of us is worth a lot to me, but I don’t know if I can put a dollar value on it. I hope I dont sour my relationship with them if I do NOT buy it from them. I’m sure the service guys will take care of me even if I bring a used one to them, and the sales manager will be disappointed I didn’t buy from him, but I’m sure he will understand 10 grand is a lot to save!! I can afford the new one, but I sure could find some good things to do with the money I’d save if I bought used.
My time is worth alot to me, the power lift gate would be nice, buying new (not someone elses headaches) is worth alot to me, a full 3 year warranty is worth alot to me, my relationship with my dealer is worht alot to me. BUT I'm not sure if I can make all that add up 10 grand. Or maybe it is?
Which would you buy and why??
Thanks,
Chad
9am: my dealer calls. Says he can bring in (from another dealership) a NEW 08, exactly as above for about $38,500+ TTL (MSRP is about 52K). The ONLY difference is the new one does have a power lift gate.
10am: While pondering the offer my dealer made, I stumbled across a used tahoe about 100 miles away. Exactly as listed above (without power lift gate). It is a 2007 with 26,000 miles on it, private sale (not a dealer). After talking with the guy we agreed that $28,500 was the lowest he could go. Most of the miles are highway, although it is a city car. It appears to be in excellent shape, and I had my dealer run the VIN and there is no repair history other than the keys being locked in it twice
SO, what would you do? Is saving $10,000 worth it to buy a used 07 with 26,000 miles on it? With those miles on it, the bumper to bumper warranty will only last me another 8 or 10 months. If I buy new, I’ll have a fresh 3 year warranty. The used tahoe may only be one year old, but its got roughly 2 years worth of wear and tare miles on it.
The thing that troubles me the most here: my family has done business with the local dealer (think old fashioned small town dealer) for the past 60 years. They have been really, really good to us (sales and especially service). Both will bend over backwards to help us out and take care of whatever needs to be. I really want to buy from them if I can. Their time, willingness, and effort to help all of us is worth a lot to me, but I don’t know if I can put a dollar value on it. I hope I dont sour my relationship with them if I do NOT buy it from them. I’m sure the service guys will take care of me even if I bring a used one to them, and the sales manager will be disappointed I didn’t buy from him, but I’m sure he will understand 10 grand is a lot to save!! I can afford the new one, but I sure could find some good things to do with the money I’d save if I bought used.
My time is worth alot to me, the power lift gate would be nice, buying new (not someone elses headaches) is worth alot to me, a full 3 year warranty is worth alot to me, my relationship with my dealer is worht alot to me. BUT I'm not sure if I can make all that add up 10 grand. Or maybe it is?
Which would you buy and why??
Thanks,
Chad