The deals are out there, you just have to travel a little.

[Hoonin]

I highly suggest figuring out a price you guys want to spend on a Stinger and offering multiple dealers the price. I did it and couldn’t be happier. I stuck to my price of $34,500 out the door (w/taxes, title, registration etc), for a clean car fax, 1 owner, GT2 AWD. It took 1 day for 1 of 7 dealers to bite. I had to drive 400 miles, but it was well worth it. I even stuck to just offering on Hichroma red ones, which is what I wanted.

Dealers are forecasting a hard sell on these cars... at least until tax returns start coming back. Now is your chance to walk away with some good deals. My bank was happier than hell to right me a check for the car since I would instantly have equity in it (they valued it at $38,00).

Edit: car had 18,000 miles on it and services performed on time.

 

[Hoonin]

Also, I suggest using a hertz 1 way deal. Sometimes hertz needs cars taken back to their original locations or closer to their original location. You are more likely to find these deals if you set your pickup at a major airport or major city and destination at a major city or airport. I’ve gotten lucky and have had $40 luxury vehicles doing this. My previous one for the stinger was a $140 luxury. And they pickup from most dealerships for free.

hertz(dot)com/rentacar/rental-car-deals/one-way-deals

 

[Sabs]

The big takeaway here is to make offers to dealers, rather than requesting numbers.

If you make calls or emails saying you'll sign today for $XX,XXX, somebody will take you up on it if you're not being unreasonable.

On the other hand, if you simply ask for dealers' best prices, the number they get back to you with will probably leave further room for negotiation.

 

[Hoonin]

The big takeaway here is to make offers to dealers, rather than requesting numbers.

If you make calls or emails saying you'll sign today for $XX,XXX, somebody will take you up on it if you're not being unreasonable.

On the other hand, if you simply ask for dealers' best prices, the number they get back to you with will probably leave further room for negotiation.

Exactly! The dealer I ended up buying from came back at me 2 times with higher prices and I stuck to my $34,500 out the door every time. I also told them I would have a check from my bank ready to go and would be there next day. Essentially making myself a low maintenance customer. It took them approximately 1 hour to get me in and out and, while the salesman handled two other sales that requires him to be more involved. I sent them all of my info the day before and they were able to have almost everything ready the day of the sale which helped both parties.

So another tip I would offer, is to present yourself as a low maintenance customer right from the beginning of negotiating. Let them know that you will have everything taken care of on your end, with a check/cash on hand. Also, present yourself as a knowledgeable customer that will require no effort and minimal time on a salesman’s end.

If they claim they are losing money at your price point, keep in mind that they likely made a good amount of money on whatever car they sold to the customer, who traded the stinger into them.