eatsleafsandshoots
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We just suffered a terrible hail storm here in western Denver. Luckily, only one of my cars was damaged, and though no glass was broken it now resembles an expensive golf ball in need of paintless dent repair. Sigh.
Turns out, a local dealership was hit very hard by this storm too... and they're willing to move some Leafs at a discount. I just got a quote for a '17 SV for $12,999 + tax + $599 dealer handling, inclusive of all but the Fed tax rebate (yes, I understand that I need to wait until next year to receive it and that it's not a net-refundable credit). Note I am eligible for an Xcel $10k rebate which helps a lot.
That means the price would be $12,999 + $599 - $7,500 = $6,098 plus tax for a hail damaged model which has apparently had everything repaired but the metal. AKA, $6,098 for a brand new car that looks exactly the same as it would have if I had just bought it at a higher price the day before the hail storm.
I haven't seen it yet, but I figure I'll pay $1k at most for paintless dent repair as that where it tends to end up after a bad storm, if not less. If I can actually get the car for this price, it'd be stupid not to, right? I'm pretty sure I'd be able to sell this car for $6k in a few a years, especially if I repaired the dents. I leased a '13 Leaf and liked it a lot... and the fact that I could snag one for damn near scrap value has my eyebrows firmly raised.
Turns out, a local dealership was hit very hard by this storm too... and they're willing to move some Leafs at a discount. I just got a quote for a '17 SV for $12,999 + tax + $599 dealer handling, inclusive of all but the Fed tax rebate (yes, I understand that I need to wait until next year to receive it and that it's not a net-refundable credit). Note I am eligible for an Xcel $10k rebate which helps a lot.
That means the price would be $12,999 + $599 - $7,500 = $6,098 plus tax for a hail damaged model which has apparently had everything repaired but the metal. AKA, $6,098 for a brand new car that looks exactly the same as it would have if I had just bought it at a higher price the day before the hail storm.
I haven't seen it yet, but I figure I'll pay $1k at most for paintless dent repair as that where it tends to end up after a bad storm, if not less. If I can actually get the car for this price, it'd be stupid not to, right? I'm pretty sure I'd be able to sell this car for $6k in a few a years, especially if I repaired the dents. I leased a '13 Leaf and liked it a lot... and the fact that I could snag one for damn near scrap value has my eyebrows firmly raised.