Finally bought my first brand new car on Thursday. Figured I was almost 30 and it's time to stop buying used. Ended up with a 2009 Chevy Equinox. Great vehicle. Got a great price on it. Paid $16,876 on a sticker price of $25,010 with the dealer's real cost being $20,048 (including the $3,000 rebate). So the dealer actually lost $3,172 on it. That's not even including the extra they paid on my trade above KBB. Got jipped 1% (6.99%) on my interest rate but I plan on paying it off early anyways.
Only reason I am even posting this is to make sure everyone knows about truecar.com. Basically Truecar is the best website I have found to find the real figures on the prices. Shows the MSRP, Dealers Invoice, and then the real Dealer's Cost. They also give the average paid by consumers (they research recent transactions) and what a good price would be to pay. You can even break the prices down by Nationwide, Regional, and Local. This came in really handy. I spent a couple of days looking around the internet and this is the best website I was able to find.
Hopefully someone else will find this helpful also. Good luck everyone!
