Ragtop Girl Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Brand new member - glad to find you. I have a 92 SC300 that I've owned since it was new and am ready to go for a new (or slightly used) SC 430. I live in a small town with just one dealer and they will not negotiate on the new SCs. Is this pretty standard around the country right now or would I be better off contacting dealers in larger cities. I'm 175 miles from Atlanta and will be visiting Florida next month on vacation (I'm not in a hurry) and thought I might find a larger market more competitive. Any experience you can share would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 You definately will find a larger market more competative. Even in larger markets dealers don't discount SC430s much, but they will discount them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC4Million Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 From selling cars for a while I can tell you, wait untill the worst cars sales months (Jan + Feb). Plus go right at the end of the month, when the sales manager will be trying to get his "numbers" in...you'll be suprised how far most dealers will move on a car when things are lean. Also, you mentioned Atlanta and Flordia...IF you are planning to travel anywhere that has a REAL winter. Buy your SC430 there. In the afore mentioned months most cold climate dealers won't be able to GIVE AWAY a $50k RWD convertible. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoole Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 I bought a 2002 SC430 in Tampa last March. My experience was that no one wanted to negotiate much on price. I offered $50,000 for a 2002 that was listed at $52750, and the dealer refused and let me walk out. The very next day, I found one on eBay that was being listed by a Suburu dealer in Tampa, and picked it up for $46900. This one was in much better shape, although it had a little more mileage. If you want a used SC430 and you don't want to spend a bundle, watch on eBay. I watched for about three months before I found the color, mileage, price, etc. that I was looking for but it was well worth it. Many dealers will get these cars as trade-ins and some (in the case of the Suburu dealership in Tampa) will basically take wholesale for it in order to clear their inventory of a vehicle their patrons simply are not looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlisted Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 check ny dealers. i just looked at one at a local dealer that had 4k miles and they were asking $45,990 which was reasonable. i bought a ls from then and was satisfied with the service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny3 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Watch autotrader.com as well as Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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