Dammit, none of them are in jersey.
Good post!
Good post!
Dammit, none of them are in jersey.
Good post!
He quoted a bare bones (GSR) at $40,000 USD. He said fully loaded I could expect $50,000 (with TSST, etc)
HAHA. There is no concrete info. My wife spoke to the General Manager of the Annapolis dealership. He said, after meeting with one of the factory representatives, that the GSR premium will be between 33K-35K and the MR Premium will be between 36K-38k.I'm gonna post this to burst all your bubbles because I have concrete information
I just called #25 on the list above (because I live in that area) and the manager has informed me of the following things
1) The car should be out in December for the D.C. Metropolitan area
2) Pre-ordering does not affect pricing at all. I asked him specifically the benefits of pre-ordering, and he informed me there were none price-wise, besides being able to get the first car.
3) Mitsu will be sending the first few cars without any ability to customize them. Those first few cars will be sold as is. Then you can custom order.
4) He quoted a bare bones (GSR) at $40,000 USD. He said fully loaded I could expect $50,000 (with TSST, etc)
This information has been handed to him verbally from the manufacturer. I'm on his contact list and will update this post if any of the information changes as more concrete info arrives.
5) There is no "by-law" sticker price thing at all. It seems like this $40K GSR is probably horrendously marked up already.
6) There is only 1 person on the DC waiting list right now.
I'm having second thoughts about this car, at least buying it in my area...
Perhaps my 135i would even be cheaper than the evo...
Wow... The fleet manager at Don Herring told me to expect the car to be slightly higher than the IX, if higher at all. And the "by-law" sticker price he was referring to is how dealerships buy the car themselves from their lot, so that they can mark up the price and make some more profit from it. This way instead of buying directly from Mitsubishi (as you would be from a pre-order), you're buying from the dealership at whatever price they offer to sell it. My friend pre-ordered an M3 convertible when the E46 body style first came out, and he lucked out by pre-ordering, and getting the car at sticker price (46k, I believe). Afterwards for almost a year, all the M3 convertibles that went through the dealership here were either auctioned off to other lots, or were marked up by at least 10k. I remember someone offered him 55k for that car after he had it for 10 months already. Same thing usually goes for ferraris, lambos, etc. You can always buy them tremendously marked up from a dealer (because unless someone's signed up for a pre-order, they'll buy the car themselves), or you can put your name down for a pre-order, and expect to wait a year or two since they are produced in a limited quantity annually.
I can't imagine spending 50k on the new MR... And the guy over here told me he'll have all the options listed for customizing... Do you know if the guy at your DC store was referring to like basic options like color, sunroof, sound, navi, leather, etc? Or like those accessory things like lighting and stuff they are doing in Japan from that catalog that's floating around? As far as I have known, you should always at least be able to choose your color, transmission, and basic packages like leather and stuff...
I guess time will tell once we get closer.
that sounds about right..but i never heard of dealerships offering at sticker price if you pre-order. Is it the same here in California? I'll probably contact them and ask.HAHA. There is no concrete info. My wife spoke to the General Manager of the Annapolis dealership. He said, after meeting with one of the factory representatives, that the GSR premium will be between 33K-35K and the MR Premium will be between 36K-38k.
I hate to burst your bubble. Do you really trust the stealerships.
It seems to me that if you pre-order you should not pay more than the sticker price. You are providing their market for them, that will lead to scarce supply and will allow them to mark-up later vehicles. If they couldn't give you a price when you put down your deposit, or they didn't tell you how much the mark-up would be, then you should fully expect to only pay MSRP. If they try otherwise I would be on the phone to Mitsu USA and not stop calling until someone high up deals with your greedy dealer.that sounds about right..but i never heard of dealerships offering at sticker price if you pre-order. Is it the same here in California? I'll probably contact them and ask.
Wow... The fleet manager at Don Herring told me to expect the car to be slightly higher than the IX, if higher at all. And the "by-law" sticker price he was referring to is how dealerships buy the car themselves from their lot, so that they can mark up the price and make some more profit from it. This way instead of buying directly from Mitsubishi (as you would be from a pre-order), you're buying from the dealership at whatever price they offer to sell it. My friend pre-ordered an M3 convertible when the E46 body style first came out, and he lucked out by pre-ordering, and getting the car at sticker price (46k, I believe). Afterwards for almost a year, all the M3 convertibles that went through the dealership here were either auctioned off to other lots, or were marked up by at least 10k. I remember someone offered him 55k for that car after he had it for 10 months already. Same thing usually goes for ferraris, lambos, etc. You can always buy them tremendously marked up from a dealer (because unless someone's signed up for a pre-order, they'll buy the car themselves), or you can put your name down for a pre-order, and expect to wait a year or two since they are produced in a limited quantity annually.
I can't imagine spending 50k on the new MR... And the guy over here told me he'll have all the options listed for customizing... Do you know if the guy at your DC store was referring to like basic options like color, sunroof, sound, navi, leather, etc? Or like those accessory things like lighting and stuff they are doing in Japan from that catalog that's floating around? As far as I have known, you should always at least be able to choose your color, transmission, and basic packages like leather and stuff...
I guess time will tell once we get closer.