Bought a new car today, old one is GONE!

Ron Vogel

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Well, the wife's anyway. Was there late last night, walked out on the guy...came back this afternoon after they called me back twice with better offers.

Got a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country with 18K for $19,000. Pretty well loaded, the only two options we didn't get were the sunroof and DVD/NAV. Would have been nice to get the DVD thing for the kids though. There was another T&C on the lot with sunroof/DVD too, but the best I could get them to was 23K...If I could've got them to 21 it would have been a done deal, since it was almost $40K new.

I'd probably never buy new again, the one we bought was almost $20K off original sticker and it's only a year old with 18K on the clock, it's practically new.

So it's not too exciting, it's a minivan afterall. It's a relief having our Pacifica gone though. It was going on 55K miles, and the motor has been making expensive noises for almost a year now. Plus, for a 4 year old car, it was starting to bubble up rust everywhere.

The best part of the whole deal was I traded the Pacifica in bone dry. I left my sister in laws and it was at "0 miles to empty"...and I drove it about 10-15 miles to the dealership. The new car had a full-tank, lol.

I'd take pics, but who really wants to see it anyway?
 

Ron Vogel

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http://www.billkaychrysler.org/show_largeimages.php?cid=2605&picn=6

http://www.billkaychrysler.org/show_largeimages.php?cid=2605&picn=6

edit: ron, i'm not sure what those next two pics should link to so i left them for now - mook
 

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I'd probably never buy new again, the one we bought was almost $20K off original sticker and it's only a year old with 18K on the clock, it's practically new.

That's how I've bought my last three cars (depreciation on American cars is ridiculous).

My 99 GTP was ~27K new...bought it 1 year old with 14K for $18.5K
The wife's 01 Aztek GT was ~26K new...bought it 1 year old with 19K for $16K.
My 03 Bonne was ~35K new...bought it 1.5 years old with 22K for $19K.

Bought the GMPP Extended warranty for each of them. It's a smart money desicion for a daily driver. I would only buy new if it were going to be a garage queen. :)

Those Town and Country minivans are very nice. Congrats on the new ride Ron.
 
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