Good car dealers are like hens teeth, they do not exist [at least not here in NY. If anyone knows of any, please email me.] They have a mentality of "let's play games and see how much we can screw them for". Yes, I'm PO'ed. 3 dealers in Queens & LI, NY lost a 3 car purchase. From the onset I explained that I was there to purchase 1 GLS Tucson, 1 Tucson Limited and 1 GLS Elantra. My colors were picked and payment was in cash. Prices that were quoted were MSRP which no one ever pays [at least I don't know anyone who did] They stood their ground and stated that the prices were a good deal [yeah right, for them]
The dealers are:
1-Altantic Auto Mall in Islip, NY
2-Plaza Auto Mall in Brooklyn, NY [I did buy my Santa Fe there in '03, but the Fleet Mgr is gone.]
3-Valley Stream Hyundai in Valley Stream, NY
So the plan is to wait until the '07's are released and they want to dump the '06's and get the right price or close to the right price.
If there are any dealers who read this, especially those mentioned above it's time to wake up. "You can screw some of the people some of the time, you can't screw all the people all the time". If I want to play games I'll go to Atlantic City or Las Vegas.
Two Spirits "Tips on buying from a dealer" is a great reference and guide. You still have to find a decent, honest dealer who is willing to make a FAIR profit and not gouge on the price.
end of rant.