How does my purchase price compare?

[Knack]

My area has only one Chevy dealer, so I could only shop against other competing makes and models; not against other TrailBlazers.

Without the extended warranty and taxes I payed $24,500 for a 2004 TrailBlazer with 7 miles on the odometer. Extended warrant (6-year or 100,000 mile) was an additional $1725.

Vortec I-6 engine
4x4
antilock brakes are disks in front and drums in rear
16" aluminum alloy wheels
towing package
fabric seats
radio CD player combo
anti theft system
power windows and locks with remote keyless entry
tinted rear windows

Considering what I payed for it against other comparably equipped TrailBlazers, how would you folks rate this deal on a scale of 1-10?
Scale:
1 (dealer ripped me off)
10 (rock-bottom price)

[cateyes355]

Sounds like a good deal to me...I paid 22,800 for a 2004 2WD LS with no extras (no tint, no keyless, no cruise). And it had 600 miles on it (they said they drove it from another dealership). I don't regret it though. I LOVE MY TRAILBLAZER......
So...I give it an 8

[Knack]

Originally Posted by cateyes355

Sounds like a good deal to me...I paid 22,800 for a 2004 2WD LS with no extras (no tint, no keyless, no cruise). And it had 600 miles on it (they said they drove it from another dealership). I don't regret it though. I LOVE MY TRAILBLAZER......
So...I give it an 8

Mine is an LS also. In Spokane Washington even used cars may be driven in from as far away as Denver, which could explain high delivery miles. Does your 2004 have a burglar alarm?

[cateyes355]

To tell the truth, I don't know....I would guess not...

[Knack]

Pretty cool. I just figured out what the dealer payed Chevy for my vehicle, which includes the destination charge to Spokane that Chevy billed the dealer for. It was done via Kelley Blue Book's web site at http://www.kbb.com/

My local dealer payed Chevy $27,536.35 for my particular Trailblazer LS with the various options that it's equipped with.

I payed only $24,500 for it, but that included $4500 in manufacturer's rebates. Since the dealer actually received $29,000 on its sale, they made $2,507.35 on it (8.6% sales profit). Keep in mind that's not their true profit, which is far lower. For their true profit (fiscal year operating margin) you must deduct the following things from their annual gross sales profit: overhead, lost interest on inventory, local property tax, and state and federal income taxes.

Surely there's no single item in a supermarket or any other retail store that has a lower markup than 8.6% (typical retail markups are at least 80%), so I got quite a deal on this vehicle.

[cobra1]

Originally Posted by cateyes355

Sounds like a good deal to me...I paid 22,800 for a 2004 2WD LS with no extras (no tint, no keyless, no cruise). And it had 600 miles on it (they said they drove it from another dealership). I don't regret it though. I LOVE MY TRAILBLAZER......
So...I give it an 8

if you still have the window sticker, on the bottom, it will list the original dealer to which it was delivered.

[ROBERT ESPOSITO]

Originally Posted by Knack

My area has only one Chevy dealer, so I could only shop against other competing makes and models; not against other TrailBlazers.

Without the extended warranty and taxes I payed $24,500 for a 2004 TrailBlazer with 7 miles on the odometer. Extended warrant (6-year or 100,000 mile) was an additional $1725.

Vortec I-6 engine
4x4
antilock brakes are disks in front and drums in rear
16" aluminum alloy wheels
towing package
fabric seats
radio CD player combo
anti theft system
power windows and locks with remote keyless entry
tinted rear windows

Considering what I payed for it against other comparably equipped TrailBlazers, how would you folks rate this deal on a scale of 1-10?
Scale:
1 (dealer ripped me off)
10 (rock-bottom price)

I just purchased a Trailblazer LT fully loaded with everything except the navigation system. XM radio and On Star as well. I payed 30, 385 before tax. This includes a 5,000 rebate cash.

[Deadcarny]

bought my 2002 LTZ (every available option except 4x4 and heated seats) in May of 2002 for 25k.