just wondering? why SHOULDN'T YOU PAY OVER MSRP? What reason do u have that u absolutely shouldnt pay over MSRP, I personally wouldnt but where did u get that idea from? and by the way cash doesnt make a difference...limited production or sporty cars will have a markup we have an e46 m3 at home, and used to have a type R, they had markups(doesnt mean we paid for it, i got mine at 28 OTD) because they were limited production sports cars with high demand, they mark it up whatever people will pay, and for the type R people did pay an extra 3 grand because they paid whatever it takes to have 1 of the 1500 made

btw if u came to my dealership i could have gotten u what ur looking for

 

gee.. why shouldn't we pay over msrp...


yeah, i guess you're right. i never thought about it that way. let me just return my car and go elsewhere and look for a 5k markup and ask for them to further take advantage of us.

it's supply and demand.. the msrp is around 28k starting.. why should we be taken advantage of and just bend over and lose 5 k? what logic is there in buying a car for OVER msrp? mitsu feels that this is what the car should go for, and are we really going to go to a dealer that undermines the manufacturer sentiment and simply looks to make money by screwing people over?

 

Because when you dealers mark up the cars for a huge profit to yourselves you FAIL TO SELL all the cars that Mitsu produces. They (Mitsubishi) then put incentives on the car to try and get them to move and don't make much profit themselves on the car.... then they stop importing it to the US.

Mitsubishi canceled the AWD turbo DSM's because they were not able to sell them. MSRP was 25K and dealers were selling them for 29K....but Mitsubishi the parent company was losing money on them....thanks to the dealerships. So they ended up canceled.

Keith

 

Are you kidding? Three months ago you could get one at $500 over invoice. Today they should be below invoice, especially considering it's now TWO model years old.

 

Buck on dem h0es.

 

thats weird man... some peeps are proud they got the evo for 30k? geez thats not even close to invoice... oh well... i got mine for 28.2k... now THATS a deal

 

31k otd IS UNDER INVOICE for many parts of the country, including florida.

 

I've seen this exact post in two threads now and it reminds me of the quote "better to keep quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and eliminate all doubt.". I guess this post is the typed equivalent to opening one's mouth.

 

So you're quick to point out that msrp is what Mitsu thinks the car should go for and the dealer shouldn't mark it up beyond that even if the market supports it. Are you just as quick to turn the coin over and say that msrp is what the car should go for and people should just pay it? If it's fair in one direction is it not equally fair in the other direction?

I already know the answer... the wailing and gnashing of teeth to think one should pay msrp. I'm just pointing out that one should consider it equally fair for a dealer to make over msrp if they think it's fair for the dealer to make less than msrp. Personally I wish there had never been any negotiating or haggling since it would be so much simpler... here's the price... affordable or not... buy it or look at other cars... quick and simple.

 

wait wait... i thought invoice was invoice... no matter what part of the country... minus destination.. which isnt even part of the invoice anywayz.

 

If you are referring to my post, you are correct. Some places, however, pay up to 9% sales tax, while some don't pay ANY. This is why you can't throw around the phrase OTD without causing confusion and misunderstandings.

 

I have come to see your point about it working both ways. Just not on an 03 EVO, at least not anymore. When they first came out, they went for more than sticker if I read correctly. The dealers and manufacturers just need to be careful about judging the demand correctly-for example just look at the thunderbird. Ford dealers asked way too much, and now the car is gone.

Of course...there could be other factors in the demise of the tbird, but the evo isn't exactly moving fast either.

 

Well, I'm not advocating prices higher than msrp. I'm just pointing out to those who denounce the dealers so heavily that they are exactly the same as the dealer except in reverse.

MSRP is great and accurate and wonderful when it's a hot new car fresh off the trucks and that's all that should be charged. Months later, when the new has worn off and the hafta be first crowd is satisfied then the song changes and msrp is now an evil thing.

I just don't like those guys who cry and moan over one discrimination and then turn around and do the reverse discrimination... and even though it is price and not person it's still the same thing.

 

Concord Mitsubishi; Kevin Hamlin. Should be able to put you otd for $31k or close to it w/ Cf, no sunroof. They had great inventory in December and quoted me that price then. 925-682-7100.

Good luck!

 

Concord Mitsubishi gets my vote too. I picked up a Blue By You EVO with sunroof and small spoiler for invoice - that was back in July 2003. I'm sure you'll easily get that deal given the 2004's are just around the corner.

I paid cash for mine on the last day of the month, so they were keen to deal.