Financial/technical...
For the people who asked me about the financial and the technical aspects of the car.
Financial:
The MSRP on this car with all the equipment that I've chosen is $25,054. After weeks of haggling and going from dealership to dealership the highest price quote that I've got was 24,000 and the lowest was 22,900. I waited another week and the dealership that gave me the best price by then asked me to come and talk to them further about the price, they explained that they can't go any lower but in the end they lowered the price to 22,700 which is $200 less but they also included the destination charges which saved me another $625 so all in all I bought it $2354 under the MSRP and and about $1400 under the invoice price.
Of course I didn't give them all the money, I gave $7000 as a down payment and the rest is divided for 48 months under a rate of 6.1% (It's pretty good, for my Israeli friends that don't understand these rates.)
* I was considering of buying the V6 model at first, the one that has a 3.8L engine with 265HP but after test driving them both I stopped on the least powerful model because of the fuel consumption and the fuel grade that the V6 takes
Technical:
Engine
Engine liters 2.4
Cylinder configuration I-4
Horsepower 162-hp @ 6,000 rpm
Torque 162 lbs.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm
# of valves 16
Variable valve control MIVEC
Fuel economy city 20 mpg
Fuel economy highway 28 mpg
Fuel tank capacity 17.7 gal.
Estimated Performance Specs
0-60 mph: 8.37 seconds
1/4 mile: 16.61 seconds at 84.20 mph
Lateral acceleration: 0.88 g
Slalom:61 mph
Entertainment Features
SIRIUS AM/FM/Satellite with seek-scan, 6-disc in-dash CD player
MP3 capability
Rockford Fosgate amplifier 650 Wat
Digital signal processor
Steering-wheel mounted audio controls
9 Rockford Fosgate speakers
Window grid antenna
Suspension/Handling
Wheel locks Standard
P235/45VR18.0 BSW AS tires
Steel spare wheel
18" wheels
Independent front strut suspension w/anti-roll bar
Front coil springs
Gas-pressurized front shocks
Independent rear multi-link suspension w/anti-roll bar
Rear coil springs
Gas-pressurized rear shocks
Speed-sensing hydraulic power-assist rack-pinion steering
Financial:
The MSRP on this car with all the equipment that I've chosen is $25,054. After weeks of haggling and going from dealership to dealership the highest price quote that I've got was 24,000 and the lowest was 22,900. I waited another week and the dealership that gave me the best price by then asked me to come and talk to them further about the price, they explained that they can't go any lower but in the end they lowered the price to 22,700 which is $200 less but they also included the destination charges which saved me another $625 so all in all I bought it $2354 under the MSRP and and about $1400 under the invoice price.
Of course I didn't give them all the money, I gave $7000 as a down payment and the rest is divided for 48 months under a rate of 6.1% (It's pretty good, for my Israeli friends that don't understand these rates.)
* I was considering of buying the V6 model at first, the one that has a 3.8L engine with 265HP but after test driving them both I stopped on the least powerful model because of the fuel consumption and the fuel grade that the V6 takes
Technical:
Engine
Engine liters 2.4
Cylinder configuration I-4
Horsepower 162-hp @ 6,000 rpm
Torque 162 lbs.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm
# of valves 16
Variable valve control MIVEC
Fuel economy city 20 mpg
Fuel economy highway 28 mpg
Fuel tank capacity 17.7 gal.
Estimated Performance Specs
0-60 mph: 8.37 seconds
1/4 mile: 16.61 seconds at 84.20 mph
Lateral acceleration: 0.88 g
Slalom:61 mph
Entertainment Features
SIRIUS AM/FM/Satellite with seek-scan, 6-disc in-dash CD player
MP3 capability
Rockford Fosgate amplifier 650 Wat
Digital signal processor
Steering-wheel mounted audio controls
9 Rockford Fosgate speakers
Window grid antenna
Suspension/Handling
Wheel locks Standard
P235/45VR18.0 BSW AS tires
Steel spare wheel
18" wheels
Independent front strut suspension w/anti-roll bar
Front coil springs
Gas-pressurized front shocks
Independent rear multi-link suspension w/anti-roll bar
Rear coil springs
Gas-pressurized rear shocks
Speed-sensing hydraulic power-assist rack-pinion steering