Leasing a car
My lease is due on my ’05 Pontiac Grand Prix (check out the new G8′s that took over for that model). Reluctantly I set out to look for a new car. I love this car, nice and big, but not too big. I is sporty yet doesn’t come across as a muscle car. Ride is smooth and overall an outstanding car. I had to make a decision on a car. I read reviews at www.edmunds.com searched google for reviews on cars I might like. I limited my search to US made cars, I shouldn’t get into it but mostly because I know a good 15-20 people who work for GM.
One car I liked was the new Dodge Avenger. Nice solid looking car, manly! Don’t be fooled, it’s the Sebring with some boxy modifications. I liked it because it has the “myGig” option. A stereo that has a 20GB hard drive for your MP3′s and photos. Check it out on the Dodge sight. I had a salesman work up a deal. I told him I want to pay less that $300 / month with no more than $1000 down (on a lease). He came back with $345 on his second attempt. So I told him “well, I guess it just wasn’t meant to be”.
Another car I liked was the Chevy Malabu. I hate the name but the car is nice and it won North American Car of the Year. The story here isn’t the dealer or the car but the salesman. I went to a specific Chevy dealer in the area because I knew a salesman there. He is family removed, flipped over and turned around, but part of the family non-the-less. At very least we know each other more than Joe Schmo on the street. He was aware of my credit issues last year with resulted from the issues my son had at birth. So we agreed that it would be better for him to run the check before we went further. When he came back he said “Well, I cannot tell you your score but I can say that those who come in with a score under 500 get a very high interest rate. Also, if you are going to get a car anywhere it will have to be here because I can talk to the owner an he can talk to GMAC to “push” the deal through”. I’m smarter than the average bear at very least. I got my score it’s well, well over 500. Out with that dealer!
So long story short – I am picking up my brand new 2008 Pontiac G6 tonight! Okay, it’s a step down from the Grand Prix but I really do not need such a large car and I am sure I will get a little better gas mileage. Plus, I got all the fixin’s, remote start, chrome accents, etc. Get this, $500 down I’ll be paying $250 / month. Believe it or not I am paying $215 / month on the Gran Prix. Times were different back then in 2005 I guess. I’ll post a photo when I get it.
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I added the photo. You can see me in the bumper.