Buying a Trailblazer. How'd I do?

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Hi. I'm purchasing a 2003 V8 TrailBlazer EXT...

38,070 MSRP including $650 destination charge.

-2,870 Dealer discount (no trade in)

35,200 Negotiated selling price (2870 Below MSRP)

-4,500 TrailBlazer EXT GM Rebate

-2,608 GM Credit Card Rebate (old card)

28,092 Final selling price after rebates (9978 below MSRP)

51 Documentary fee
80 Title and License transfer

+2,203 Sales tax (ouch!)

30,426 The amount I paid the dealership

According to edmunds.com, the ?True Market Value? price of the Trailblazer should have been 34,570 (which is lower than the 35,200 that I payed), but the dealer said ?no? to that price since their ?invoice? showed two additional charges:

$374 LAM Dealer Contribution $187 LAM Group Contribution

Mike Levy · Accepted Answer

If I understand Edmund's "True Market Value", that's the price youchould be paying BEFORE discounts are applied.  I may not beunderstanding the term correctly though.

Charles H. · Answer

51 for doc fees?WOWhere in my area they start at around 198 and some dealers get 298.

Paul Rybarczyk · Answer

Hi. It's my understanding that the TMV is the negotiated (aka after dealer discount) price, before rebates, and before title, doc fee, sales tax, etc. That's what I'm comparing it to anyway.

Anybody else here purchased a new Chevy lately?

-- Thanks, Paul.

Mike Levy wrote:

Troy · Answer

Didn't know they had a $4500 rebate.  According to the GM website it is only$3500.

Derek Schwartz · Answer

Wow. I swear that I'll never buy a new truck. In Arizona, you can find an older full-size Blazer or pickup for not much more than you just blew in sales tax! ...and it'll definitely be better off-road...

-Derek

Paul Rybarczyk · Answer

Many of the 2003 Chevy rebates in the North Central US increasedon September 2nd. Here they are:Troy wrote:

Paul Rybarczyk · Answer

I assume you realize that if people like me didn't buy new Chevys,people like you would run out of used ones.You should be encouraging me!  :-)--Paul.Derek Schwartz wrote:

sidewinder · Answer

I agree with derek on getting used.  Trucks are getting too expensive thesedays.  But I can't live with out em so I gotta buy em.

Spike13 · Answer

Next thing you know, they'll be breaking out charges for showroom lighting, andcoffee. Jesus H.Christ, it's called overhead!Spike

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