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Maybe I am just not supposed to ba an Avy kinda guy

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TheBobman

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:needhug: So...last summer, after a new boat purchase, I was searchin' for a proper vehicle to tow the boat and haul the family. Naturally, the best, and only choice was the Avy. Using some finely honed negotiating skills recently sharpened at the boat dealer, I acquired a nifty new '06 LT, loaded, for 29K...a great deal I thought, as it was 11K under sticker (included that FABULOUS 6K rebate). A mere 3 weeks ans 800 miles later...WAMMO. Ugly crash on I95, not my fault, bye bye Avy. Three weeks of wrangling with the insurance folks, and back I go to the market. This time...I negotiated a 31K deal on an '06 LT Z71...13.5 under sticker.(the 07's were on the lot already) I was very pleased. I have owned various hondas, a lexus or two, and a large number of GM iron...this Avy won hands down as my favorite vehicle. So...yesterday, I walked out my door to an empty driveway. Apparently, the local car thief ring was equally impressed with the Avy.

Now to my point. Is the collective wisdom (I know, no one really knows) that the 2K rebate is as good as it gets? Will it get better as the '08's get on the lot? I was surprised, as I thought the car industry was having a rough time, to see that it was that low. Guess I was spoiled after my last two deals. I am trying to find a way to get something close to the same level of vehicle at something close to the same price, but not having much luck....
 
Dang, you have had some bad luck.  Good luck with your search for a new one. 

As for the rebate, talk to AvFox.  She stays on top of all of that stuff.
 
bummer dude, what a shot of bad luck, glad I don't live next door to you for fear it would wear off , hehehe

best of luck in your new search

Didit
 
Wishing you better luck with your next one!
 
keep your head up. I just moved away from Pembroke Pines so I know how crazy it is down there.And yes you are supposed to have an Avy!!Thats the Devil trying to keep you from it.  :B:
 
TheBobman said:
:needhug: So...last summer, after a new boat purchase, I was searchin' for a proper vehicle to tow the boat and haul the family. Naturally, the best, and only choice was the Avy. Using some finely honed negotiating skills recently sharpened at the boat dealer, I acquired a nifty new '06 LT, loaded, for 29K...a great deal I thought, as it was 11K under sticker (included that FABULOUS 6K rebate). A mere 3 weeks ans 800 miles later...WAMMO. Ugly crash on I95, not my fault, bye bye Avy. Three weeks of wrangling with the insurance folks, and back I go to the market. This time...I negotiated a 31K deal on an '06 LT Z71...13.5 under sticker.(the 07's were on the lot already) I was very pleased. I have owned various hondas, a lexus or two, and a large number of GM iron...this Avy won hands down as my favorite vehicle. So...yesterday, I walked out my door to an empty driveway. Apparently, the local car thief ring was equally impressed with the Avy.

Now to my point. Is the collective wisdom (I know, no one really knows) that the 2K rebate is as good as it gets? Will it get better as the '08's get on the lot? I was surprised, as I thought the car industry was having a rough time, to see that it was that low. Guess I was spoiled after my last two deals. I am trying to find a way to get something close to the same level of vehicle at something close to the same price, but not having much luck....
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unfortunately, it's terrible w/ rebates/incentives right now.  i'm sure once labor day gets here, it'll improve a bit but i'm hesitant to guess how much.  the biggest deals are on the '06's right now.  great price but u're basically buying a 2yr old vehicle... some are ok w/ that... others, not so much.... plus, there's not so many around.  i do know from having done locates for others, there are a handful scattered around the country.

IF u can wait, i'd suggest waiting till then... of course that'll just make the supply deminish more :E:

lemme know if i can help in any way... we're all here for ya (y)
 
Thanks for all the kind words...I am hoping I can wait til there are some better incentives. I have at least a few weeks anyway to let the insurance folks get me a check. I am just sooo disappointed. I went out today to look at the 07's, and have mixed feelings there. I like the exterior of the 07 better (my 06's were nekkid too). But I found that I prefer the interior, especially the comfort level of the seats, of the 06's. Sigh...sometimes I just do not get this world. 150 years ago, a man stole yer horse, you would round up some amigos, find him, and string him up to a tree with a sign around his neck declaring him a horse thief. Nowadays, it is two slaps on the wrist, oops, no no, that would be torture, ...a shame on you, and on your way if you get caught. :E:

Ok...all done with my rant. I am just a little bitter. But tomorrow, the sun will come up, and this too shall pass....
 
TheBobman said:
Thanks for all the kind words...I am hoping I can wait til there are some better incentives. I have at least a few weeks anyway to let the insurance folks get me a check. I am just sooo disappointed. I went out today to look at the 07's, and have mixed feelings there. I like the exterior of the 07 better (my 06's were nekkid too). But I found that I prefer the interior, especially the comfort level of the seats, of the 06's. Sigh...sometimes I just do not get this world. 150 years ago, a man stole yer horse, you would round up some amigos, find him, and string him up to a tree with a sign around his neck declaring him a horse thief. Nowadays, it is two slaps on the wrist, oops, no no, that would be torture, ...a shame on you, and on your way if you get caught. :E:

Ok...all done with my rant. I am just a little bitter. But tomorrow, the sun will come up, and this too shall pass....
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have u seen the new two tone interior?  that's GORGEOUS... that's what we've got and we luv it... :love:
 
TheBobman said:
Thanks for all the kind words...I am hoping I can wait til there are some better incentives. I have at least a few weeks anyway to let the insurance folks get me a check. I am just sooo disappointed. I went out today to look at the 07's, and have mixed feelings there. I like the exterior of the 07 better (my 06's were nekkid too). But I found that I prefer the interior, especially the comfort level of the seats, of the 06's. Sigh...sometimes I just do not get this world. 150 years ago, a man stole yer horse, you would round up some amigos, find him, and string him up to a tree with a sign around his neck declaring him a horse thief. Nowadays, it is two slaps on the wrist, oops, no no, that would be torture, ...a shame on you, and on your way if you get caught. :E:

Ok...all done with my rant. I am just a little bitter. But tomorrow, the sun will come up, and this too shall pass....
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Rough luck there Bobman, sometime life just tests you don't it? The wif and I went through a rough patch a couple of years ago, and actually one of the things that has helped us recover from it was the purchase of the Av !! I've since discovered this Fan Club, the great people that particpate in it, and I'm going to my first "official" group dinner and GTG tomorrow.

I had wanted an Av for quite a while, forementioned "rough patch" preventing that, but once I started looking, and we looked at a lot of them, being in the metro Detroit area, obviously there's Chevy dealers up the ying yang, I found a DEMO, LTZ that had 4800 miles on it, that the Service Manager at the dealership had been driving, sticker at a few bucks under 50K, has just about evreything you can get on an Av, thye knocked 6K off for it being a demo, then I got employee discount, my wife is a Deplhi employee, AND a 2K rebate.

So, maybe you can find a demo down there and get another good deal. (y)
 
sorry to hear about your luck... Wishing you the best in your future AV purchase...

Btw, Welcome to the Club... and more importantly... welcome to the FL group!s
 
Well you could order an 08 now if you can wait and get what you want, unfortunatly ordering today you would get it near the end of September +/- a week.
 
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