Hiya, I'm considering buying my first Elise, or perhaps an Exige.
I'm trying to figure out a few things before taking the plunge and talking numbers with the dealership.
I apologize because I'm sure some of these have been asked, but I'm not having much luck with search.
As invoice disclosures don't seem to exist, is there a recent ballpark on how much below MSRP I should expect to pay on a given car?
For example, a local dealership has an '07 Exige S listed in the $63k range with Touring, Sport, and LSD. But after my (admittedly ineffective searches) I've seen people claiming (6 months ago) that these were going in the $50k range. $13k off of MSRP? Should I expect to pay that? Or less? Or am I just falling prey to internet bragging/bull?
And if the '08 models lost the intercooler, do they go for less than the '07 models, or does it not matter?
This leads into my next questions:
I really like the convertible idea, even though the Exige seems really to outperform the Elise.
I see another dealer in the area with an '08 N/A Elise with touring, sport, LSD, starshield and they're asking $56k.
Applying the $13k off MSRP (above) should I expect to pay $43k for this car?
And finally (I promise this is my last really stupid question for at least a few minutes): I've read a lot of magazine reviews slamming the Elise SC in comparison to the N/A Elise. Is this just press nonsense? Why wouldn't the extra 30 or so HP and who knows what in torque have a positive impact?
Anyway, I'm sorry for the questions, I just don't want to jump into buying one of them, and end up paying too much, or making a stupid choice in terms of which one to buy, and then be grinding my teeth about what an idiot I was a couple of months later.
I'm trying to figure out a few things before taking the plunge and talking numbers with the dealership.
I apologize because I'm sure some of these have been asked, but I'm not having much luck with search.
As invoice disclosures don't seem to exist, is there a recent ballpark on how much below MSRP I should expect to pay on a given car?
For example, a local dealership has an '07 Exige S listed in the $63k range with Touring, Sport, and LSD. But after my (admittedly ineffective searches) I've seen people claiming (6 months ago) that these were going in the $50k range. $13k off of MSRP? Should I expect to pay that? Or less? Or am I just falling prey to internet bragging/bull?
And if the '08 models lost the intercooler, do they go for less than the '07 models, or does it not matter?
This leads into my next questions:
I really like the convertible idea, even though the Exige seems really to outperform the Elise.
I see another dealer in the area with an '08 N/A Elise with touring, sport, LSD, starshield and they're asking $56k.
Applying the $13k off MSRP (above) should I expect to pay $43k for this car?
And finally (I promise this is my last really stupid question for at least a few minutes): I've read a lot of magazine reviews slamming the Elise SC in comparison to the N/A Elise. Is this just press nonsense? Why wouldn't the extra 30 or so HP and who knows what in torque have a positive impact?
Anyway, I'm sorry for the questions, I just don't want to jump into buying one of them, and end up paying too much, or making a stupid choice in terms of which one to buy, and then be grinding my teeth about what an idiot I was a couple of months later.