The wife and I went and test drove minivans last night. We liked the Kia Sedona L trim and the Dodge Grand Caravan SE plus trim the most. Both are almost the the same price, the Dodge was quoted at $23,500 and the Kia $23,999 before TTL, MSRP on both is right around $27,500. The wife likes the Kia more and I like the Dodge more due to its simplicity and greater dealer presence in our area. I also think the Dodge was smoother both in power and ride.
The dealer showed us the msrp of both as well as the "this is the best we can do" numbers with rebates etc above.
How do you go about shopping around and or start a bidding war between dealers? Do you just email the dealers in your area with specifics on what you are looking for as well as the numbers the other dealers give you? Or, do you just ask what is the best they can do and counter their best price?
This is my first new car purchase, my last was a lease and every other car has been used which I can get a much better idea what the going rate is when shopping. The dealer also mentioned that it is year end and that they probably won't get a whole lot more vans in this year. Would we be better to wait until later in the year to get better prices? I don't watch the car market much so I don;t know exactly how these things work. It would be nice to get into a van soon but we can wait a few months if that means a better deal.
The dealer showed us the msrp of both as well as the "this is the best we can do" numbers with rebates etc above.
How do you go about shopping around and or start a bidding war between dealers? Do you just email the dealers in your area with specifics on what you are looking for as well as the numbers the other dealers give you? Or, do you just ask what is the best they can do and counter their best price?
This is my first new car purchase, my last was a lease and every other car has been used which I can get a much better idea what the going rate is when shopping. The dealer also mentioned that it is year end and that they probably won't get a whole lot more vans in this year. Would we be better to wait until later in the year to get better prices? I don't watch the car market much so I don;t know exactly how these things work. It would be nice to get into a van soon but we can wait a few months if that means a better deal.