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1stLR -> RE: Pricing on new LR3 (1/2/2007 1:09:52 AM)
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Bought a 06 LR3 SE V6 on Dec 30th.
Base price $38,285.00
Add Cold Climate, “SE”, Rear Seat & Climate, Transportation cost, and Java Black Paint = $45,900.00
They sold it to me for $34,795.00
This was an offer I couldn’t refuse especially because the 89 Ford Bronco II I drove to the dealership was on its deathbed.
I have a feeling going to the dealer at 5:00pm on the second to the last day of 2006 had a direct correlation with the eagerness of this dealership loosing one off it’s HUGE inventory of 06 LR3’s.
It wasn’t a walk in the park I might add.
After a short courtship with the sales rep we got down to business. I asked for his best price. He walked away, came back after an acceptable delay with a price of $43,000.00 best he could do.
I said it was too much and asked to look over the used ones. As we were walking out the “Manager” got a hold of me, I was a goner.
4 hours later “The Deal” was reached. I half think he threw that price out to really see if I was a serious buyer. I couldn’t refuse.
I drove it home and then did research on the LR. I knew nothing about them before going to the dealer.
Now I can see why this dealer had so many LR3’s. LR has a horrible reputation for quality. Had I done my research I wouldn’t have bought one even for 30K. Wikipedia had some crazy stats on this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_rover
But I like to gamble, you only live once.
Take advantage of Ford’s gamble on LR, take advantage of the bad rap 05 LR3’s gave due to first year production bugs, gamble that Ford and the British really desire to make the LR3 worth the price.
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