Buying a Defender without a markup?
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Where?
Who is paying for mark ups on non-limited run vehicles at this point? I test drove something last weekend. Full lot. I was apparently the third person that visited all day with five sales people standing around looking bored. Yes, I saw vehicles with markups on the window but is anyone still paying for it? Seems that demand destruction has started.
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863 available in the US. Not sure what kind of pita it is to transfer, so the number is likely limited to your locale. Link. Possibly some of those are already spoke for and some Dealers likely troll the inventory. But it's still a lot more than last year.
My other random, non-scientific measure is Carmax's inventory. It used to be luck if they showed 2-4. Currently 16. Link. Not a lot of scientific research data, but it feels like there's more available to me. But, I'm sure there are locations with more/less than others.
My other random, non-scientific measure is Carmax's inventory. It used to be luck if they showed 2-4. Currently 16. Link. Not a lot of scientific research data, but it feels like there's more available to me. But, I'm sure there are locations with more/less than others.
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863 available in the US. Not sure what kind of pita it is to transfer, so the number is likely limited to your locale. Link. Possibly some of those are already spoke for and some Dealers likely troll the inventory. But it's still a lot more than last year.
My other random, non-scientific measure is Carmax's inventory. It used to be luck if they showed 2-4. Currently 16. Link. Not a lot of scientific research data, but it feels like there's more available to me. But, I'm sure there are locations with more/less than others.
My other random, non-scientific measure is Carmax's inventory. It used to be luck if they showed 2-4. Currently 16. Link. Not a lot of scientific research data, but it feels like there's more available to me. But, I'm sure there are locations with more/less than others.
Last edited by EasternShoreDefender; 11-30-2022 at 08:26 AM.
#144
Spoken for?
863 available in the US. Not sure what kind of pita it is to transfer, so the number is likely limited to your locale. Link. Possibly some of those are already spoke for and some Dealers likely troll the inventory. But it's still a lot more than last year.
My other random, non-scientific measure is Carmax's inventory. It used to be luck if they showed 2-4. Currently 16. Link. Not a lot of scientific research data, but it feels like there's more available to me. But, I'm sure there are locations with more/less than others.
My other random, non-scientific measure is Carmax's inventory. It used to be luck if they showed 2-4. Currently 16. Link. Not a lot of scientific research data, but it feels like there's more available to me. But, I'm sure there are locations with more/less than others.
I do think/hope that the days of big markups are over but I still think that inventory will be tight for a bit....particularly as rumor is that factory is focusing on 130's right now, making 110's and 90's more difficult to come by.
Time will tell!
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I'm still searching around for a 110 X...quite a few on Autotrader. Here in Bellevue, WA the dealer is adding 15k - the 6 cyl. I could MAYBE understand trying for the V8 - but not the 6. Luckily there are more on the west coast...but even the 2 big dealers in Los Angeles (my other home) have added a few K to their prices.
I'm not in ANY hurry...so we'll see. Worst case I'll wait a little longer till rates change, and we see how inventories go. I have had over 70 cars and only 1x paid over sticker - that was for a 2008 GC SRT8 - and even then it was only 2k. If i have to find a dealer that will do MSRP and order, I'll do that.
lol
I'm not in ANY hurry...so we'll see. Worst case I'll wait a little longer till rates change, and we see how inventories go. I have had over 70 cars and only 1x paid over sticker - that was for a 2008 GC SRT8 - and even then it was only 2k. If i have to find a dealer that will do MSRP and order, I'll do that.
lol
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I'm still searching around for a 110 X...quite a few on Autotrader. Here in Bellevue, WA the dealer is adding 15k - the 6 cyl. I could MAYBE understand trying for the V8 - but not the 6. Luckily there are more on the west coast...but even the 2 big dealers in Los Angeles (my other home) have added a few K to their prices.
I'm not in ANY hurry...so we'll see. Worst case I'll wait a little longer till rates change, and we see how inventories go. I have had over 70 cars and only 1x paid over sticker - that was for a 2008 GC SRT8 - and even then it was only 2k. If i have to find a dealer that will do MSRP and order, I'll do that.
lol
I'm not in ANY hurry...so we'll see. Worst case I'll wait a little longer till rates change, and we see how inventories go. I have had over 70 cars and only 1x paid over sticker - that was for a 2008 GC SRT8 - and even then it was only 2k. If i have to find a dealer that will do MSRP and order, I'll do that.
lol