I am presently considering buying a 2007 Sonata GLS 4 cyl Automatic.
I have been to Edmunds web pages looking up the prices and features.

I have also watched the dealer ads in the paper very closely. However
the ads in the paper are probably meanlingless when the small print
says "1 at this price" If they can sell one at that price why can
they not sell more at that price? It has got to be a come-on.

So, I would be interested in what price others have bought the same
make and model for.

Old_Timer

<Old_Timer> wrote in message
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>I am presently considering buying a 2007 Sonata GLS 4 cyl Automatic.
> I have been to Edmunds web pages looking up the prices and features.

> So, I would be interested in what price others have bought the same
> make and model for.

I just bought a Sonata Limited. Sticker was 25,300 with the option package.
Dealer took $750 off, rebate was $500 plus 2.9% financing, plus they put in
a remote starter, the cargo net, plus gave my wife a $100 gift card to Wal
Mart.

The option package is of questionable value. The sunroof is $900 alone. Do
I need one? Doubt it. I've opened it twice but saw no reason to keep it
open. When driving, I can't see out of it anyway. That means I paid $850
for the upgraded radio. Worth it? Again, questionable. It is nice to have
the 6 CD changer, it is nice to have Mp3 capability, the Infinity speakers
sound great, but I can live without them too. I'd say it is worth $300 to
me.

Of course, you are asking if that is questionable stuff, why did you buy it?
There was not another 07 Sonata Limited around that did not have it that I
liked; it was the only Silver Blue at any dealer. It may help the resale
value if I do trade it later instead of keeping it for 10 to 15 years like I
often do. My wife likes the sunroof.

One more thing. After making "the deal" they tried to sell me all sorts of
added value stuff. Four different Simonize packages, Lo Jack, Gap insurance,
life insurance. I could have easily spent another $3000. The salesperson I
had was new and this was her first sale. She was fired at the end of the
day.

"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in
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>
> <Old_Timer> wrote in message
> news:2n6bi2dvuhj0ceivjs8nlpaqm54iufkg6d@4ax.com...
>>I am presently considering buying a 2007 Sonata GLS 4 cyl Automatic.
>> I have been to Edmunds web pages looking up the prices and features.
>
>> So, I would be interested in what price others have bought the same
>> make and model for.
>
> I just bought a Sonata Limited. Sticker was 25,300 with the option
> package. Dealer took $750 off, rebate was $500 plus 2.9% financing,
> plus they put in a remote starter, the cargo net, plus gave my wife a
> $100 gift card to Wal Mart.

Edwin, no offense whatsoever, but you got soaked on that deal. I was just
30 seconds away from signing a deal on the '07 Limited with the option
package on 9/28. My deal, after rebates, would have been $20,200, plus tax
and tags. And I really didn't even negotiate much. I just could not pull
the trigger :-)

Back to the OP, with my latest research from several different sources, my
personal opinion is that you can get the GLS with an auto for in the
$16,000 range. Go to Consumer Reports web site and pay the $14 for the new
car report. They will show you the bottom line. Even at that price, the
dealer still makes a decent profit on the car. If you push hard enough,
and you go near or at the end of the month, you will get that price. It
WILL take some negotiating work, but you WILL get it.

Eric

"Eric G." <NgOrSePeAnM99@Zoptonline.Znet> wrote in message
>
> My deal, after rebates, would have been $20,200, plus tax
> and tags. And I really didn't even negotiate much. I just could not pull
> the trigger :-)

Maybe I could have done better, but get back to me when you have a SIGNED
contract. Often the lowball is just step one in the sales procedure.

I bought a 2007 Sonata V6 Limited loaded with the Ultimate Package. I paid
$20,770 which was a steal as the car had an MSRP of $25,595.00.

I think I caught them on a good day to buy a car!

My fiance' purchased a Sonata Limited V6 with the option packages
(moonroof, high end audio system, etc.). I think sticker was something
between 25 and 26K. She had an eleven year old Mercury junker that was
not in very good shape for trade. Basically, a wholesale-out vehicle
that she did not dare sell to a private party.

The walk out price (incl. tax, title, fees, etc.) was $21,465 (and that
was including the rebate which came off the top). I felt we might have
been able to a little better although that old Merc did not help matters
much.

The salesman was the most well versed and knowledgeable person I've ever
met in a showroom. He was also very, very nice. Since the deal we
offered was close to what he came back with she decided to forego the
games and buy it (of course the price of the Milan and Camry were still
fresh in her head and she knew this car ran circles over these others
that she had been interested in).

Was this a great deal? Probably not but it was a good one for what we
got and how we were treated - hell, the Mercury Milan guy did not even
open the hood for us!

MARTY

shortspark wrote:

> My fiance' purchased a Sonata Limited V6 with the option packages
> (moonroof, high end audio system, etc.). I think sticker was something
> between 25 and 26K. She had an eleven year old Mercury junker that was
> not in very good shape for trade. Basically, a wholesale-out vehicle
> that she did not dare sell to a private party.
>
> The walk out price (incl. tax, title, fees, etc.) was $21,465 (and that
> was including the rebate which came off the top). I felt we might have
> been able to a little better although that old Merc did not help matters
> much.
>
> The salesman was the most well versed and knowledgeable person I've ever
> met in a showroom. He was also very, very nice. Since the deal we
> offered was close to what he came back with she decided to forego the
> games and buy it (of course the price of the Milan and Camry were still
> fresh in her head and she knew this car ran circles over these others
> that she had been interested in).
>
> Was this a great deal? Probably not but it was a good one for what we
> got and how we were treated - hell, the Mercury Milan guy did not even
> open the hood for us!
>
> MARTY
>

Is the $21,465 figure the difference after your trade-in was included?
Or did they credit your trade against that price?


Matt

The figure of $21,465 was after everything was said and done - the
bottom line. It included the trade-in value (which was not much but we
knew this going in but they offered us only $141 less then we were
asking for it), the discount we wanted on the new car (almost the figure
we put on paper for the salesman), the rebate, tax, title, fees. It was
the OD (out door) price.

MARTY

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:36:28 -0400, "cableguy3"
<larrygoldman@comcast.net> wrote:

>So it sounds like my out the door price of $22, 196 was pretty darn good
>considering I had no trade.
>
>I'm happy!

Wow! Prices have gone up! I bought Sonata XL 2003 V6 fully loaded -
the works! I paid $18, 600, out the door, no trade-in, and no
Interest on a 3 year loan from the Hyundai Company.
Just completed my last payment in August

shortspark wrote:
> The figure of $21,465 was after everything was said and done - the
> bottom line. It included the trade-in value (which was not much but we
> knew this going in but they offered us only $141 less then we were
> asking for it), the discount we wanted on the new car (almost the figure
> we put on paper for the salesman), the rebate, tax, title, fees. It was
> the OD (out door) price.

That sounds a little high, at least compared to what they were asking
when I bought mine in December of last year, but a lot depends on your
location as well.

Matt