Advantage of dealership on 03?
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Advantage of dealership on 03?
Hey everyone. wow this thread is helpful.
Well as much as I'd like to dream an 04 seems out of reach. Unless the dealerships will do 1.9% for 84 months i can't do $350 payments. So I'm looking for an 03 (clutch shudder problem gone and whatnot). My question is dealership are selling 03s with 15k to 20k miles for over $20k. But private sellers are selling the same car for around $17 - 19k. Why the difference? Is it better to buy from a dealer? Safer? Im thinking of buying an already modded 03 since it'll save money on mods too. Any info is helpful.
Does anyone know how long that 1.9% can go for? If i could do 72 or 84 months i'd be all over an 04 but it seems a dealership wouldn't do that for such a long time.
And what is clutch shudder?
Well as much as I'd like to dream an 04 seems out of reach. Unless the dealerships will do 1.9% for 84 months i can't do $350 payments. So I'm looking for an 03 (clutch shudder problem gone and whatnot). My question is dealership are selling 03s with 15k to 20k miles for over $20k. But private sellers are selling the same car for around $17 - 19k. Why the difference? Is it better to buy from a dealer? Safer? Im thinking of buying an already modded 03 since it'll save money on mods too. Any info is helpful.
Does anyone know how long that 1.9% can go for? If i could do 72 or 84 months i'd be all over an 04 but it seems a dealership wouldn't do that for such a long time.
And what is clutch shudder?
Last edited by NorCALSpeed; Mar 6, 2004 at 02:35 AM.
i would buy from private seller. just make sure no accident and good service record. also bring it to AAA or dealership for a full inspection of the vehicle before the purchase. the 1.9 is until the end of the month with max 63 months finance.
clutch shudder is when you first engage the clutch it shakes like there is no tomorrow. especially when it's cold. I only had it in cold morning and only in first gear. Some people have it in even reverse. Until I had to replace under warranty, I had to either just take off really fast or slip in at 1.8k-2k rpm.
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Originally posted by iBlueVirus
clutch shudder is when you first engage the clutch it shakes like there is no tomorrow. .
clutch shudder is when you first engage the clutch it shakes like there is no tomorrow. .
just because you buy from a private seller doesn't always guarantee that the sale is a good one. you might be able to save a few thousand. but make sure you can trust that seller. buying from a dealer does have its benefits. a private seller cannot offer you a ext. warranty like a dealer nor is the private seller bound by law to extend a professianal business service. just say you find something wrong with the car(not covered under warranty) but the private seller never disclosed it to you. yeah, you might be able to get compaensated for your troubles, but the reality is- buying from a private seller is typically "as-is". its not like they can say "okay, bring the car in and we'll have our service dept. look at it."
not trying to promote buying from a dealership just because i work @ one... but make sure that you can TRUST the private seller(whether its a friend or not) because whether you buy from a dealer or P.O. it still a lot of money no matter how you look at it.
either way- use your resources(carfax.com, DMV, kbb.com, edmunds)
hope that helps
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