I always hear online success stories about what a great deal you can get if you shop online vs the dealer. does anyone have any experience with this? and if so, does anyone think the evo will be difficult to get within 1k or so near invoice by next summer? i mean how high do you think these mark-ups can get??? im also looking at a g37 but the mark-up on that is almost impossible to negotiate -ALMOST 6K OVER

I spoke to one dude who works as a mechanic at a mitsu dealer in miami and he commented that a lot of subie buyers are flocking to the evo for salvation because the new sti's are ugly as sin compared to the evo.

Never really heard of people buying new cars online...could you elaborate?

I'm assuming the online buying process goes like so:

Go to a dealer website, find the car and negotiate via email? OR if Mitsubishi offers a online purchase on their website you can do it there and get it sent to a dealership near you.

Eitherway, I think you can be more intimidating face-to-face with a salesperson. You can REALLY get them wound up when talking new car. Just depends on how you deal with situations like so. If you are a good reader of body language I think you can do more damage that way. I'm not saying going through email or by phone won't work but for me personally, I think it's better face-to-face.

As for the STi comment, yea, I think Subaru really ephed up but I'd still do the STi in the butt.

Maybe ebay?

Ew.

what i hear (and from speaking with friends of mine). you avoid dealer fees* holding fees* etc. on top of that however when you buy a car online -lets say vehix for example, they give you a fleet price. you get within ~500 dollars of the invoice (no haggle). the only problem is the following. once you place the order, the dealer does not have to forfeit the current car on the lot -you have to wait for the next one that gets ordered from port. 2-3weeks on a typical car unless they want to deliver the car in thier inventory. My co-worker from months back scooped up an X5 through fleetrates.com and it worked out seamlessly. the car was delivered from south carolina in 15 days with only three faxes and a trip to the bank.

im wondering however if the evo can submit to this kind of dealings over the internet beiing thats its not a typical car.

edmunds notes that online buying is always a great way to avoid high mark-up.




ebay??? i trust ebay as much as i trust a camel jockey with c4 in his pocket. :uzi: no thanks.


i'd do the sti in the butt too but the whole car looks like ass so i wouldnt know where to put it.
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^ lol

i'd do the sti in the butt too but the whole car looks like ass so i wouldnt know where to put it.
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That is one of the funniest things I've read in awhile! Thank you...

But I would also consider the STi, looks are OK and I do not mind the hatch design too much. Will have to see what they will be bringing to Canada.

I'm also interested in the 135i, except no xDrive.

As a former internet sales department manager for Mitsubishi, I can say that the internet can be a double edged sword. I've seen internet sales people that YES a customer to death just to get them in the door. Others have been as hardnosed as to say "I don't do quotes over the internet, you'll have to come in". And the bottom line is, their job is to get the customer in the door. The birth of internet departments was to address the popularity of people doing their research on the internet and requesting quotes based on their online research. On a mass production car like the Galant, that is a very intelligent strategy to go with. But on something like the Lancer Evolution, your best bet is to go in and see someone face to face, for a few reasons.

As an email address or a phone call, a salesperson cannot qualify you as a serious buyer or not. You might think that every person who calls in should be considered a serious buyer, but here in the NY/NJ metro area, my department gets flooded with about 1,200 calls daily of people who are 'shopping'. A shopper does exactly that: they shop for the best price and go with what they believe to be the best bang for their buck. But on something like the Lancer Evolution, especially with the scarcity of them and mass appeal, I wouldn't expect any one of my sales staff to give information over the phone or email to a prospect based on sheer 'interest' in a vehicle. Your time is money. That's even more true for my internet sales staff who need to move vehicles if they want to make a paycheck. If you have a true intention of buying an Evo: Walk up to the desk manager and ask if they have a salesperson who is Evo certified (as Mitsubishi is now certifying salespeople and managers) and make it a go with him/her. You might even find it more of a pleasant experience talking with someone who knows the 'lingo'.

Perfectly said.

Yay for us former salespeople!

I'd trade you 3 of your Texan salespeople for 3 of my New Jersey salespeople anyday.

Ahh, no way!

They are rather lame here.

You haven't been to Jersey lately, have you?

^She will be in two weeks.

Haha, good call..

Is this the AC meet you told me about, Dino?

Is this the AC meet you told me about, Dino?

Yessir.