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Jan 28, 2018, 03:46 PM
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Because they haven't sold?
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Simply asking too much and trying to take as small of a hit as possible. Most stores look for an impulse buyer that will overpay for a "new" two year old "used" car......
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It's not rocket science. Trading them or wholesaling them doesn't change anything. They'd still be for sale somewhere, right? The fact is there's little substantive difference between a 2016 and a 2019. They are effectively the same car. Dealers also typically buy 1LT cars with black interiors for their lots because they don't want to offend anyone and they are cheaper. But the converse of that is that they are boring compared to more tricked out models. So dealers are left with the dregs. Add to that the steep discounting we've seen on the newer models and dealers will need to sell them at a loss.
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If they want to sell them, they will eventually lower the prices. For some dealers, it's a long drawn out process trying to sell them at MSRP.
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Price, price, price... pure & simple. 
Had they been priced right along the way they'd have sold a long time ago. You don't see this someplace like Kerbeck's and similar, guess why.
Had they been priced right along the way they'd have sold a long time ago. You don't see this someplace like Kerbeck's and similar, guess why.
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I have a suggestion to the OP, if you don't believe the answers so far: call and ask a dealer that has one. It's really that simple. Trouble is, you'll get some excuse that doesn't match up with reality, or the truth. It, the 2016's that you see still sitting on a website or lot, don't sell because the dealer doesn't want to sell it---at a price a buyer is willing to pay.
Fer' real, that's the way commerce runs in a capitalist nation. You buy wholesale, you sell retail. If your retail selling price isn't what a willing buyer wants to pay, you adjust it, or you don't sell. Period. End of story.
Fer' real, that's the way commerce runs in a capitalist nation. You buy wholesale, you sell retail. If your retail selling price isn't what a willing buyer wants to pay, you adjust it, or you don't sell. Period. End of story.
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Forum dealers selling 2017’s for up to 25% off and 18’s for 16 % off. I imagine you could get a decent discount on an ordered 19 right now. And actually get it because they have allocation.
Compare that to our moronic local dealers that still price their 17’s at 8k over MSRP.
And there ya go.
Compare that to our moronic local dealers that still price their 17’s at 8k over MSRP.
And there ya go.
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I have a suggestion to the OP, if you don't believe the answers so far: call and ask a dealer that has one. It's really that simple. Trouble is, you'll get some excuse that doesn't match up with reality, or the truth. It, the 2016's that you see still sitting on a website or lot, don't sell because the dealer doesn't want to sell it---at a price a buyer is willing to pay.
Fer' real, that's the way commerce runs in a capitalist nation. You buy wholesale, you sell retail. If your retail selling price isn't what a willing buyer wants to pay, you adjust it, or you don't sell. Period. End of story.
Fer' real, that's the way commerce runs in a capitalist nation. You buy wholesale, you sell retail. If your retail selling price isn't what a willing buyer wants to pay, you adjust it, or you don't sell. Period. End of story.
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Yep. Do this. Use the dealers trade in estimate tool. Enter his car in to it and print it out. Basically it becomes a 2 to 3 year old used car the minute it leaves the lot and will be priced accordingly. Hand him his trade estimate on his car and tell him that sounds like a fair price.
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And after a certain amount of time, GM stops supporting an old model year [ie, no rebates etc] and the result is that you may get better factory incentives on the later model which makes it a more attractive purchase
