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I need people to tell me how great their C6 autos are. I went and looked at one. I was 2k away from being where I want to be on my trade. Help me justify to my fiance and myself the extra 2k
Racer
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Originally Posted by fright88
I need people to tell me how great their C6 autos are. I went and looked at one. I was 2k away from being where I want to be on my trade. Help me justify to my fiance and myself the extra 2k
Safety Car
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No matter how much you want one, make sure you are still trying to work the best deal you can.
Regarding how great this car is...the car kicks major ***, and I sometimes have to laugh out loud when driving it because it is so damn much fun.
Regarding how great this car is...the car kicks major ***, and I sometimes have to laugh out loud when driving it because it is so damn much fun.
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LOL
Actually it isn't a bad deal.
They offered to order me one at GM supplier price. Most dealerships here won't even budge off of MSRP. To be honest I should have just gone straight from my stang to a C6 but I didn't I just pad 35 for my C5 6 weeks ago. They wanted to give me 28. I would have taken 30k but they wouldn't budge
Actually it isn't a bad deal.
They offered to order me one at GM supplier price. Most dealerships here won't even budge off of MSRP. To be honest I should have just gone straight from my stang to a C6 but I didn't I just pad 35 for my C5 6 weeks ago. They wanted to give me 28. I would have taken 30k but they wouldn't budge
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From: Tucson Arizona
Originally Posted by 1268
Only need to justify when she is your wife....and that's only is she finds out.
fright88.....virtually everyone on this forum will tell you the C6 is great (which it truly is). You know your financial situation. If you cannot comfortably afford a C6, I'd say wait until you can. Marriage entails responsibilities....don't buy it and then find out you need a family car next year.
My Dad lecture is over.
Simply tell the salesman it's $2K more for the trade-in or you walk. If he doesn't blink....walk and keep looking. Things have a way of working out for the best. Good luck with the car and your fiance.
Instructor
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From: Tampa Florida
I know how you feel...just need that push and someone to tell you to go for it. Ask your fiance if she would like you to get it...she'll probably say it's up to you and it really is. If you feel your getting a good deal without the $2000 then go for it or call another dealership and tell them you got the deal at another dealership...can they do better. If you can do better they'll usually offer you some reason to visit them...if not maybe it really is a good deal. 
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For Christ sake! Please don't start this "I gotta get permission" crap. You're not even married yet. If you want the car, buy it. You have to be the man of the house. Now is the time to start. Been married over thirty years. Never asked the wife permission to do squat! Just do it!
I don't mean to be irrational or mean spirted, just be the decission maker. Of course, listen to her input, but the final decission should always be the husband's. If you don't set this straight now, good chance you'll be miserable or divorced. You can't run a household by committee. It needs a decission maker. You be it!
I don't mean to be irrational or mean spirted, just be the decission maker. Of course, listen to her input, but the final decission should always be the husband's. If you don't set this straight now, good chance you'll be miserable or divorced. You can't run a household by committee. It needs a decission maker. You be it!
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Originally Posted by EuroRod
For Christ sake! Please don't start this "I gotta get permission" crap. You're not even married yet. If you want the car, buy it. You have to be the man of the house. Now is the time to start. Been married over thirty years. Never asked the wife permission to do squat! Just do it!
I don't mean to be irrational or mean spirted, just be the decission maker. Of course, listen to her input, but the final decission should always be the husband's. If you don't set this straight now, good chance you'll be miserable or divorced. You can't run a household by committee. It needs a decission maker. You be it!
I don't mean to be irrational or mean spirted, just be the decission maker. Of course, listen to her input, but the final decission should always be the husband's. If you don't set this straight now, good chance you'll be miserable or divorced. You can't run a household by committee. It needs a decission maker. You be it!
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To be honest it is my choice. In our relationship I do make the decisions. But the fact that we are 2 different people means sometimes we don't agree on my decisions.
The basic deal is I just can't justify the 7k loss.
The basic deal is I just can't justify the 7k loss.
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Originally Posted by fright88
I need people to tell me how great their C6 autos are. I went and looked at one. I was 2k away from being where I want to be on my trade. Help me justify to my fiance and myself the extra 2k
at first I was reluctant I loved my C5 . The look the feel the comp-liments but then I just did the change. WOW WOW WOW the C6 is tight and smoothe and more quiet with the windows up then my Mercedes. The C5 always rattled a bit and honeslty never handled well at high speeds over 75 But the C6 is a finely tuned machine made to be driven hard and fast. Go for it and don't look back.
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From: Roseville CA
I personally have never owned a C5, but considered it a lot when purchasing my first vette. They are both great cars and try toying with this idea in your mind a little. What would my C5 be like if I saved the $2k and actually put in another $4-5k for mods, total of $7k in goodies. It would probably be just as bitchin as the C6.
We all earn our money the hard way, the stealerships always make $2000 sound like it is no big deal. At an avg of $20/hr and an overall tax rate of 33-40%, that comes down to ~$12/hour. It would take this person 167 hours worth of work to make $2000 after tax.
Food for thought.
We all earn our money the hard way, the stealerships always make $2000 sound like it is no big deal. At an avg of $20/hr and an overall tax rate of 33-40%, that comes down to ~$12/hour. It would take this person 167 hours worth of work to make $2000 after tax.
Food for thought.
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From: Denham Springs Louisiana
Wrong Tactic
Originally Posted by Maybesomeday312
Dude, the chicks will throw themselves at you with this car! Do it! (I'm only 21, don't know if the older guys have the same experience?)
I've driven a few C5s, and was thinking of buying one until I drove the C6. WOW, what a car.
