KenK in TX

...and I pretty much soiled myself because I tried to do the same thing earlier this week. The dealer who I initially purchased from offered me $25.5 on the car that I paid $35.5 (invoice) for six months earlier! I just turned 9K miles on the car and its in perfect condition.

I'm beginning to think that revealing what I owed was part of my mistake. They also might have caught on to the fact that I only paid invoice for the car, but who knows.

$10K was way too much to lose on my car, so I scratched that idea completely.

How many miles did you have, and what did you pay for your car?

HappySedan, now with K04 power :)

Never tell 'em what you owe, or how much monthly payment you want.

KenK in TX

...price or payment at all - because the foundation of the deal was my trade in value. That was a bust, so the whole thing went down the tubes!

I went in there with the mind set that a $5K loss would be acceptable, coupled with a good deal on the S4.

HappySedan, now with K04 power :)

I test drove a used red S4 at Park Place a few weeks ago, around $34k.

ArchAudi

I did that once and the guy got so mad he threw the keys to my trade in at me.

S4 Eric

I bought the A4 from a different dealer, if that matters. I'd say they're trying to screw you--look for another dealer. I talked to another dealer in my area and they offered me $30,000 in trade and a $1000 discount.

KenK in TX

...but regained my senses this morning. McGill offered me $28 on my trade in and $2000 off a S4 with Premium and Bose. The S4 price is decent, but nothing spectacular ... and loosing $7,500 on my trade seems excessive to me. Couple that with the additional $2k in interest I'd wind up paying and the extra 18 months of a $800 car payment, and it just doesnt make much sense.

The interesting thing is that McGill treated me much better than the dealship that I initially purchased from. All my service and future business is going to McGill (or Advantage if the buyout goes through!?)