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I recently have been looking hard at the Renegade Trailhawk and think I have one bought- haven't seen it yet, it came from another dealer, but assuming it is what it is suppose to be, well...
Not the point of this post. I last bought/dealt with car dealers when I bought my 2008 Compass in the spring of 2008. I have noticed the approach has changing. In 2008, there was just a little play in the MSRP, but dealers were willing to give me above Kelly Blue book for my trade- in other words, they were offering to lose money on the trade to make a new car sale.
In 2016, no so at the three dealership I have spoken with! Everyone one of the is low balling my trade and in fact, one dealership back out on a new car price when I told them I would just sell my trade vehicle myself. The sales rep told me he could no longer let me have the new car at just a few dollars over invoice if the trade was not in the mix. They wanted to give me 2,500 for a Compass that KBB says is worth 6500-7000. Anyone else notice this, or is this specific to my area/the dealership I visit (n=3, so no statistical power to my hypothesis!)
Not the point of this post. I last bought/dealt with car dealers when I bought my 2008 Compass in the spring of 2008. I have noticed the approach has changing. In 2008, there was just a little play in the MSRP, but dealers were willing to give me above Kelly Blue book for my trade- in other words, they were offering to lose money on the trade to make a new car sale.
In 2016, no so at the three dealership I have spoken with! Everyone one of the is low balling my trade and in fact, one dealership back out on a new car price when I told them I would just sell my trade vehicle myself. The sales rep told me he could no longer let me have the new car at just a few dollars over invoice if the trade was not in the mix. They wanted to give me 2,500 for a Compass that KBB says is worth 6500-7000. Anyone else notice this, or is this specific to my area/the dealership I visit (n=3, so no statistical power to my hypothesis!)