Roadburner440
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DaveinOlyWA said:actually it was $10,000 cash then $7500 added for down payment of $17,500. i had originally wanted to purchase so arranged my finances to maximize the tax credit but was set for 2010. well missed that date by a few weeks, so had to lease. it worked out since i sold my Prius which was good because was hurting after writing Uncle Sam a $4600 check for taxes
Wow that's a lot! So your lease payment must just be the taxes then. We have socked away about $6000 to put down on our Leaf if need be as we have been planning for this for awhile.. The Volt was the experiment to see if we could even handle an electric car (my Volt is the only electric car I have ever seen in the wild, other than 1 other Volt when we were still in Florida)... So far that experiment has been a huge sucess, and has led to us deciding to take the final plunge in to a full EV.
We got a really good deal on the Prius we have. We bought it when gas was still "cheap," and before the Arab revolutions last year that swept the Middle East. That was the foot in the cold water if you will that has now led us to this moment. To think before last year I made fun of people who drove hybrids, and EV's.. Who would of thought.
I have walked away from the demo, and that dealership altogether.. I am guessing since I put my reservation in my dealer only had 24 hours to answer. They sent us a quote for our 2012 SL for $34,181+ anything else I ordered (my mats for another $175).. So I am going to take them at that price. That is far better than I expected. Honestly I expected to pay the full MSRP of $37k and some change. So getting the offer from them for that price was quite a shock. As long as they follow through they have definately earned my business, and it will be worth the 40 mile drive across town to pick my car up.. Plus they said once my reservation comes through they will loan me their demo for a day or two to see how she does in my everyday life. They just want to stop by my house to make sure I have a L2 which is reasonable... All in all if the process goes this smooth to the end I am happy. Just have to call them up tomorrow, and accept and do what I need to do there so the car can be put in line for production I guess? As it seems stalled at the dealer price negotiations (says they have till tomorrow). Suppose after that I will get the cars birth date?