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Price On 2002

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Michael Snowdon

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Hello,

I am considering the 1500 4x2 loaded, and would paint the plastic.

I don't see many selling in the area, and with the 2002 rebate back, thinking it might be a good time to get into one.

What are they going for, was talking with a dealer today, and he was saying maybe $200 under invoice plus the rebate.

I am in Orange County, CA

Thanks
 
Michael -

You should hold out for more like $5000 - 7000 off MSRP. They were doing that at the end of the year, and I would think you should still be able to get that.
 
Hey Michael,
I am in Orange County also and I got my Z71 in November. I paid $200.00 over invoice. MSRP was $38,000 and I got it for $32,000.

I got mine from Newport Auto Center.
 
Michael,


? ? ?I got mine for $30,000 and this included smoothed & painted cladding, 18" wheele & tires and cutom grill. Bought it at Corona Chevrolet in Corona Ca. We got the $2002 rebate at the time of the purchase then recieved another certificate from Chevy 3 weeks later for a lease we have. With a little grumbling they honored the certificate and paid out another $750 by check. Anyway good luck buying yours no matter what you pay you will love this vehicle. ;D My Sale Price $29,382 after rebates.
 
2002 Avalanche 1500 (4x4) sticker $37,213. Advertised invoice $33,000. BACK out the (3%) holdback, $1,094 AND the (1%) advertsising fee, $364 and you get an ACT of about $31,500. THIS IS THE ACTUAL DEALERS COST NUMBER that is used to calculate the "floor plan" GM interest charges. So $33,000-$31592=PROFIT of about $1,461 or 4.6% "on their money." You should PAY $33,000 (+ sales tax on $33,000) MINUS $2002 rebate. In essence we're talking about $6k OFF the sticker after all's said and done. These numbers ARE legite and dealers DON'T really deviate much from the "mean."
 
naylor99 said:
Michael -

You should hold out for more like $5000 - 7000 off MSRP. They were doing that at the end of the year, and I would think you should still be able to get that.

But depending on the model truck, $5K to $7K off is about paying invoice. Also at end of the year dealers have big incentives to move inventory. They have money they can keep from the General, and it lowers taxes in some states on inventory on hand, depending on how they, or the General do accounting. You won't find as good a deal as you did in October to December when dealers were sitting on inventory and worried about moving what they had. The dealers I've talked to said volume has really picked up...
 
I'll give you two answers here. First what is fair and second what is a great deal.

A fair, good deal is $500 to $1,000 over invoice. The dealer makes some bucks, you get a deep discount (around 4K-ish) everyone is happy.

Many people here, especially those who purchased from late October to year end got below invoice deals (I got at invoice). Because popularity of the Avalanche is increasing and the economy is picking up, those deals are going to be a bit harder to find.

The next issue - getting what you want. My strong recommendation is go to http://www.gmbuypower.com Build the Avalanche you want online and then have it find them in your local area. Unless you want something like cloth bench seats with a neutral interior, you'll find one on a lot. Print it out and keep it with you. Go to a dealer and pick out any old Avalanche. Drive around, love it, seem interested, and then when you go back to talk deal you can say, "you know, I really like that one but it just isn't equipped the way I'd like. If I'm going to be spending 30K on a vehicle I want to get what I want."

Watch 'em dance then! Tell them what you want, they'll do a vehicle search and either a) lie to you about availability when you then walk or b) tell you that so and so has exactly what you want and they could do a dealer swap (but you already knew that part).

I also suggest you go to Edmunds, build exactly what you want and note what the invoice price is. Please note that the Edmunds calculator is kind of messed up, there is no conveinience [sic] package WITH a sunroof as an option so you have to check off conveinence package and sunroof as separate items.

Good luck!
 
SoCalCindy said:
Michael,


? ? ?I got mine for $30,000 and this included smoothed & painted cladding, 18" wheele & tires and cutom grill. Bought it at Corona Chevrolet in Corona Ca. We got the $2002 rebate at the time of the purchase then recieved another certificate from Chevy 3 weeks later for a lease we have. With a little grumbling they honored the certificate and paid out another $750 by check. Anyway good luck buying yours no matter what you pay you will love this vehicle. ;D My Sale Price $29,382 after rebates.

Wind4Power! Good for you - you went back and asked!!! As I also found out after I bought my Avalanche and they added $1,000 cashback with the 0.0% and honored it after the sale.
 
Thanks,

I am going to wait tell the 2003 hits the floor, like the new interior and seats.

Michael
 
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