Chevrolet inventory tool has some nice rates for Blazer and Equinox EVs in DC metro area. I tried to negotiate with some dealers, and of course, the numbers are not even close. Besides the additional fees, they keep saying that they can’t apply the $3000/$1750 Lease Cash Allowance that’s showing up in the inventory tool.
One VA dealer was able to apply the $1750 Lease Cash rebate for the Equinox, but had high fees, wouldn’t go significantly below MSRP and didn’t have any discounted loaners.
The best deal I could get so far is $384/mo effective for a 24/12000 lease on Equinox LT2 AWD. Inventory Tool was showing $250.
Any suggestions?
What is the proposal you are sending to dealers? Break it down for us. Rebates you qualify for, dealer discount you want, msrp of vehicle… post a calc with your target offer.
Equinox_Grey_Br.pdf (161.6 KB)
Blazer_Grey_Sport.pdf (80.3 KB)
Blazer_Red.pdf (130.9 KB)
Attaching the quotes I’m sending
I dont trust their web tool…i found there were rebates I qualifed for that were not posted there…create your own offer and send to them.
How do you know that you’re pursuing a worthy target?
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I love the equinox and the blazer…so much so that we did three deals recently…you can’t beat 214 monthly with 214 due at signing in Maryland…Leasehackr Calculator - Hack your next lease | Leasehackr
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Find out your math is correct and reach out to 30 more dealers.
$214/mo would be amazing. Where did you get that deal?
I meant the deal, not the car. 
I’ve stopped judging what cars other people drive, because I hate pretty much everything.
Besides, we have a Blasé EV out in the garage (for about the same money). 
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Not at Bomnin or Lindsay!! they wont play ball…Sport maybe…but I would focus on the Baltimore area dealers…Id be happy to take a look at the offer you are proposing…PM me.
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Well, I thought those were the “official” quotes from Chevrolet that the dealers are supposed to honor. Apparently not 
The numbers there are very similar to some of the deals posted here, though.
Dealers are all independent businesses and can charge what the market will bear.
I was apparently writing the comment when you were uploading the screenshots, but I did peek at the advertised deals in my zip code using your link, and they were all truly awful.
I saw your examples after I wrote that.
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Welcome to LH! We’ve never seen those advertisement specials ever turn out to be a “deal” for several reasons. They all have an asterisk next to them which is typically $100-$200 per month on top of whatever is advertised. They only apply to certain cars which conveniently are no longer available.
The long standing tried and true LH method is to make offers to dealer based on solid math & every incentive you do qualify for.
Anything in the LH marketplace or Pre-Negotiated Deals section peak your interest?
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That’s a great deal despite a truly terrible tax rate. 40%+.
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Signed a '24 Blazer EV RS RWD from Jerry’s Chevrelot a few weeks ago, they were willing to negotiate. $246 for 24k/12, and they covered the first payment too.
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I had to drive 5hrs to NC from northern VA yesterday to get the deal I wanted on a 24 Blazer EV, and even they said the 3k courtesy loaner “wasn’t populating” on the VIN. I’m pretty sure they already bake it into the displayed dealer discount.
I spent an hour of the phone with GM customer service about this and they only kept repeating a script which basically amounted to “some dealers may choose to not participate in legitimate rebate and incentive programs, so keep shopping around”, which pretty much tells me they add it into their shown discounts, but hope people don’t find it through the Chevy site.
Which rebates did you need to make that deal?
Rebates: $6250 (Conquest, Costco Exec., military and unknown and unspecified $3k other)
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The only useful data on a dealer website is the vin number of the specific vehicle you want to target and the window sticker of it.
Everything else is just noise.
In my opinion you should never travel that far unless you’re simply picking up a vehicle you’ve already signed for.