needing some input - do i pull the trigger?

[theanxioustahoe]

"i want to hear your opinions on the tahoe. i did check the production date and it's late june 2021. checked the VIN and there are zero recalls. i have heard and been educated on the whole lifter issue, but apparently i am in the clear due to the production date."

Oy

Yes, and if I’m wrong please educate me. I’m repeating what I was told. Don’t be passive aggressive and tell me to educate myself when that’s exactly why I’m on this site. “Oy”.

 

[Quark]

Yes, and if I’m wrong please educate me. I’m repeating what I was told. Don’t be passive aggressive and tell me to educate myself when that’s exactly why I’m on this site. “Oy”.

Just reporting the issue as I see it after studying the issue for several months. Hopefully the odds are in your favor enjoy your new ride.

 

[swathdiver]

so we've been on an extremely wild ride the past few days. for our anniversary, my husband wanted to get me the new 2021 tahoe after i've fallen in love with his brand new suburban. what i dislike about the suburban is how long it is, so we decided on a tahoe.

but we've not had a stellar experience. i should start out and say i don't have a tahoe right now, we didn't buy anything this weekend. my husband found a premier in the color i wanted (black) and we went to the dealership to talk to them about it. in that time we were there, about 5-6 other people came by to get out of their cars and look at it. sticker price was $72k and we made an appointment to come back the next morning to do the deal after they'd done the state inspection, detail/wash, the works. next morning, we get up there for our appointment and they'd raised the sticker price by $15k. they added racks, rims, weathertek mats, you name it. none of this was discussed and we'd even asked if there would be markups, to which they said no. sadly we had to walk away from that whole vehicle because they weren't budging on price and we didn't want to waste anymore of our time.

that same day, we went to a few other dealerships and found a few. not the colors i wanted and trim level (LS) so we finally drove by one last lot and found exactly what i was looking for. LT, black, NO markups, sticker price at $62k. only issue? they don't have the keys. apparently the truck driver that dropped vehicles off that morning had accidentally drove off with the keys and will bring them back monday (today). yet another speed bump we'd come across. so we weren't able to drive it or look inside at the interior. we were left shaking our heads but put down a refundable deposit to go do the deal today IF we liked what we saw on the inside and liked how it drove.

it's been such a huge back and forth thing these past few days that now i am even wondering if getting this vehicle is the best thing for me to do right now. we can very easily afford it - thats not the issue. the issue is that this whole experience has left a really bad taste in my mouth. it feels like any and every thing that could go wrong HAS gone wrong. i remember years back, we'd bought a hyundai elantra and had a really poor experience. every time we set foot in that car we were reminded of that experience and it was almost like it had soured that vehicle for us in a way. i'm not saying this vehicle is soured for me, but the experience makes me want to walk away.

i want to hear your opinions on the tahoe. i did check the production date and it's late june 2021. checked the VIN and there are zero recalls. i have heard and been educated on the whole lifter issue, but apparently i am in the clear due to the production date. another thing we were told is that because there is a chip shortage, this LT model will not have the charging pad in the console (i wouldnt use it, and they did refund that on the sticker) and no powered up and down back seats (to flop down when putting groceries in the back or something) but the sticker shows that was refunded as well. the charging pad not being there is fine but the seats are a bit of a bummer. not the worst thing in the world, but felt like the cherry on top in a way. but i also know this was a very rare find - our area doesn't get them often nor does anything within a 250 mile radius (we've look for a couple weeks). we got lucky finding this one because we followed the fleet truck into the dealership and snatched this one.

what are your thoughts/opinions? tell me some things i should be looking for. out the door would be around $63k after trade in and tax, title, etc. GAP insurance is through our credit union and they're waving the processing fee for us.

Hope you picked it up by now and are loving it. If not, if the truck driver has been delayed, wait for it. It's what you wanted and you are getting a fair price and the dealer is being straight with you. It's a crazy time right now for car buying, the lots are near empty.

Took a little trip today and saw dozens and dozens of the new ones on the road, people love them and they are in high demand.

Post up some photos when you can!

 

[theanxioustahoe]

Hope you picked it up by now and are loving it. If not, if the truck driver has been delayed, wait for it. It's what you wanted and you are getting a fair price and the dealer is being straight with you. It's a crazy time right now for car buying, the lots are near empty.

Took a little trip today and saw dozens and dozens of the new ones on the road, people love them and they are in high demand.

Post up some photos when you can!

Picked her up late last night and will post some pictures this afternoon

 

[ruise]

Picked her up late last night and will post some pictures this afternoon

Great! Looking forward to photos. Enjoy your new Tahoe in great health.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I've historically never had good experiences at dealers, when looking for a new car/truck. It was almost never a 'fun' experience for me.

Now, when I purchase/lease a new car, I take a different approach with the dealer. I first ask the salesperson if they have the personal authority to approve an agreed-upon price, and in most cases, they don't. I then request that they bring over the person/manager who does have the authority to approve the agreed-upon price. Once present, I tell them that I will not 'negotiate' at all with them, and I tell them what I want to pay for the car if purchased, or what I want to pay for the monthly billing if leased. I am always reasonable (at least in my mind) with my requested price/billing number. I then tell them to go and get together and come back with my requested price/billing. I again advise them that there is only one and final round to this discussion. They either meet my cost/billing requirements, or they don't, and I look elsewhere.

In most cases, they don't take me seriously, and they come back with some other price/billing, and I get up and walk out. A third of the time, they follow me to the door, and at the door agree to my requested price/billing. Either way, the overall process duration is short and much less distasteful to me. For the Hondas that my family leases, the dealer that we use knows and accepts my requirements, and the process is short and semi-sweet.

 

[1BADI5]

Picked her up late last night and will post some pictures this afternoon

You beat me to it! I was going to say, pics or it never happened LOL

Congrats on the new Tahoe

 

[Quark]

I've historically never had good experiences at dealers, when looking for a new car/truck. It was almost never a 'fun' experience for me.

Now, when I purchase/lease a new car, I take a different approach with the dealer. I first ask the salesperson if they have the personal authority to approve an agreed-upon price, and in most cases, they don't. I then request that they bring over the person/manager who does have the authority to approve the agreed-upon price. Once present, I tell them that I will not 'negotiate' at all with them, and I tell them what I want to pay for the car if purchased, or what I want to pay for the monthly billing if leased. I am always reasonable (at least in my mind) with my requested price/billing number. I then tell them to go and get together and come back with my requested price/billing. I again advise them that there is only one and final round to this discussion. They either meet my cost/billing requirements, or they don't, and I look elsewhere.

In most cases, they don't take me seriously, and they come back with some other price/billing, and I get up and walk out. A third of the time, they follow me to the door, and at the door agree to my requested price/billing. Either way, the overall process duration is short and much less distasteful to me. For the Hondas that my family leases, the dealer that we use knows and accepts my requirements, and the process is short and semi-sweet.

Sounds resonable to me. When dealing with corporate entities I believe it best to have a strategy and leave emotions out of it just as they do.

 

[theanxioustahoe]

here she is! now to find her a name, haha!

 

[Quark]

Annie for anniversary present.