[BowlingSS]

Originally Posted by ndtguy

Honestly. Look around. Here's why.

I was looking for a 5th gen camaro. I didn't want something that was abused, as already stated above.

Carmax had a 13 with all the bells/whistles and 53k miles. Wanted 23-5 for it. I saw it because they were giving me an estimate on the jeep. I did that so if I bought anywhere else, I would know if the dealership was giving me a good deal or not.

Looked around online at the dealers here (both new/used and just used car lots) and found a lot of 5th gens that had lower miles (30-40k) and were between 23-29k. Some were in really good condition/lower mileage ($27-29k) and others were in fair-good or had more miles or both ($23-26k). Didn't matter if A6 or M6.

Test drove on that was in the middle with 36k and wanted $26k. It was an auto with a sunroof. The 6L80E surprised me how well it "got up and went". The sunroof was a deal killer because I couldn't stop touching the roof with my head, even with the seat all the way down. So I kept looking.

Ended up finding my current car at a dealership close to my house. Had it on the lot for 26.9k with 21k miles on it (2010/leather/heated seats/etc...no sunroof/HID/non-RS car). A day later, they lowered it to 23.9k. Then lowered it again to 21.9k a week later. I went in/test drove it and bought it. The dealership even gave me the option of paying my tag (273.00) or another 750 off the price. I took the 750.

What am I trying to say, be patient. If you have a good credit score and you're not upside down on your current car (what they'll give you vs. what you owe), you should be fine. Keep looking because the car that you might have your eye on, the dealership might keep lowering the price.

Good luck and don't do anything on a 'whim'. Let us know how it turns out.

I did not think the 2010 came with the HID. Much of had it installed.

Bill