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re: What's the most you have negotiated off MSRP for a last years model vehicle?

Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:01 pm to
Posted by CapitalTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2019
475 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:01 pm to
18% off about this time last year.
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
24230 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:07 pm to
Bought the wife a 2025 Pilot Trailsport the day after Thanksgiving. MSRP was $50350. Paid $47000 plus TTL.
Posted by BengalBen
Midwest
Member since May 2008
2493 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:08 pm to
Best deals off MSRP were on an Oldsmobile, Pontiac and a Saturn. Hope this helps.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74290 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:10 pm to
Best deal i ever got was way back in 1998. I got a Oldsmobile Intrige that was used to drive Sugar Bowl vips around. It had 120 miles and was 7500 off msrp.
So i think it was $16500 and it had every option and the bulletproof 3800 engine.
Sadly i was involved in a hit and run and slammed into a barrier at the i10/12 split in BR when the construction was going on.
With the insurance money I bought a big Montero.
Posted by TB026787
Member since Sep 2009
177 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:45 pm to
12000
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17500 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:52 pm to
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Is it a popular model? How many last year models do they have? What are like new used selling for? You won’t negotiate below what like new used are selling for. It’s not uncommon for a dealership to “buy” them and flip them to used.


I haven't narrowed down a certain model. I'm not very picky but I want to be happy driving it. Which means it needs to have a little bit of a driver's car DNA in it.

I know sometimes they can pull them off floor plan like you said. But I found a small 25 year Lincoln SUV (nautilus I think it was) on cargurus and it was listed at 25 percent off on there. That is by far the best deal I saw and was astonished it was advertised that far off.
Posted by MikeAV8s
Member since Oct 2016
2333 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:25 pm to
I’d buy that if I were in that market.
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
47810 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:32 pm to
15 and 20k off of two different rams I bought
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
16178 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:09 pm to
quote:

Ford Explorer ST.


The ST isn't an SUV, it's a sports car with a trunk. It's buttery smooth at over 110mph. The stock tires (Pirelli, I think) don't last more than about 30k if you drive it like you should, though.

I don't understand why the entire OT does shite like email "local dealers." Just go on the manufacturer website, and you can see details on every car within 500 miles that can be exchanged between dealers (it takes about a day.)
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14074 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:19 pm to
$10K off plus the trade in
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
139486 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:01 pm to
If a truck, start at $15k and go up.
Posted by dlambe5
Prairieville
Member since Jul 2009
701 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:29 pm to
2016 Ford F150 Lariat $11k off.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
74897 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:31 pm to
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CleverUserName
MSU Fan
Member since Oct 2016
16543 posts
quote:

What's the most you have negotiated off MSRP for a last years model vehicle?
You’re not the boss of me.
Posted by BOSCEAUX
Where the Down Boys go.
Member since Mar 2008
52437 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:48 pm to
I got 17% off a 25 RAM last Monday. I almost always buy previous year models and shoot for 20% off sticker.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 4:49 pm
Posted by redneck hippie
Oklahoma
Member since Dec 2008
6414 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:01 pm to
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True Cars


Yep. I’ve used it. One time the ‘true car’ dealership in OKC called me while I was sitting in a different sales office in Tulsa. I quickly took the call. Came back around the corner and said, “Well, you’ll never guess who that was.”
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
3237 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:12 pm to
Paid $300 over dealer responsible price.
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
10008 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:17 pm to
Does not compute for me. I’ll never buy a new car again. Classic cars from here on out.
Posted by Beaux Man
Satsuma, AL
Member since May 2020
175 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:40 pm to
My story is June/July 2017. Bought a ‘16 F150 XLT crew cab FX4 with a 3.5 EB. Sticker was ~$50k with options and freight etc.

Paid $35,500 plus tax and fees. Five Star Ford in N Richland Hills TX a suburb of Dallas. Flew from Gulfport to DFW and got an Uber to dealership. Drove truck home. Good experience.


Neat PS. Uber driver was from the island of Madagascar. Indian (motel, gas station) looks and accent. Nice guy who had several hustles. Main one was buying used cars to ship over there for his family/partners to sell. What are the odds of meeting someone from there for the average person? Slim I’d think.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 6:41 pm
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
7354 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:46 pm to
I just bought a diesel 2500 truck. I jerked the salesman off and gave him an Omaha steak gift card for $250 off sticker.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
74897 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:15 pm to
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I just bought a diesel 2500 truck. I jerked the salesman off and gave him an Omaha steak gift card for $250 off sticker.
TigersHuskers appreciates the mention of the capital* city of his State.

Not real sure how he feels about the other part of your deal “sweetener”.



*not Capitol, Lincoln
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