Email Correspondence:
Today, I heard back from the salesman we are working with at the Infiniti dealership. I emailed him on the lease price that he quoted me (around $823 a month). Here’s the thing, I went on to Edmunds.com (visit my link in Delicious) to compare other deals that are now available and I stumbled on the forum section of this site. It was a very useful link! I was able to view and respond to current postings about prices. Two of the offers for the same vehicle (minus the upgrade rims and tires that I would like) were in the $600’s. Pretty far from where I am at ($823). Through these forums, I also learned about a $2,000 lease loyalty rebate (one I would like them to still offer me), higher residual values (why wouldn’t I get that with tier one credit?) and adjusted sales prices. So, I copied and pasted the information in an email to my contact at the dealership- needless to say I went from $823 a month to the final email that came in this afternoon at $660 including tax and the upgraded tires…. Let the negotiation games begin- I am starting to feel successful! So, I am going to apply this email/Edmund forum strategy with the Mercedes. Let’s see what happens….
