Looking at buying a car remotely before March, been emailing a few different dealerships for 2023 Pro and Pro S models, which I'm trying to keep under 45k for state tax exemption.
One dealer wrote back, rather brusquely, and said if we wire the full cash amount in the next day, he can get a white Pro MSRP down below 45k. I told him it'd take a few days, if I wanted to move forward. Now I see the dealership has a Pro S at 47k, so thinking of asking him to drop that below MSRP of $45k and can make up the difference with some add ons.
2 questions:
1. I've never bought a new car, how sketchy is it that he's requesting full wire in cash immediately? I'm not trading in, and will need new insurance first, but I don't want to finance, so the idea of paying cash quickly doesn't seem completely outside the norm. I'm also outside the country until April, and he said we could keep it on the lot until then, or have somebody else pick it up if it's paid in full.
2. What would be recommended/resonable add-ons worth negotiating that would keep the dealer interested, and the Pro S MSRP under 45k? Price seems like a good deal, so I'm willing to cover that 2k difference.
Any and all advice much appreciated.
One dealer wrote back, rather brusquely, and said if we wire the full cash amount in the next day, he can get a white Pro MSRP down below 45k. I told him it'd take a few days, if I wanted to move forward. Now I see the dealership has a Pro S at 47k, so thinking of asking him to drop that below MSRP of $45k and can make up the difference with some add ons.
2 questions:
1. I've never bought a new car, how sketchy is it that he's requesting full wire in cash immediately? I'm not trading in, and will need new insurance first, but I don't want to finance, so the idea of paying cash quickly doesn't seem completely outside the norm. I'm also outside the country until April, and he said we could keep it on the lot until then, or have somebody else pick it up if it's paid in full.
2. What would be recommended/resonable add-ons worth negotiating that would keep the dealer interested, and the Pro S MSRP under 45k? Price seems like a good deal, so I'm willing to cover that 2k difference.
Any and all advice much appreciated.
