Hah! I’m JUST young enough to clearly not be the original owner of a 1990s SL (I’d like to think), which is why I need to get one in the near future, so that I can avoid what you’re describing.
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I know it has only been a week since your first post, but I’d love to hear an update @senwia
stop wasting your time.
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@RayMo1 @aronchi it’s a challenge and I need a car. Have a call scheduled tomorrow with a sales manager, will see how it goes.
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A unicorn is not a fixed concept. Right now a unicorn is a car you can lease and then flip for a good equity profit. So don’t get hung up on the definition of unicorn being a lease with x% of msrp. Play the current game which is to lease, flip and profit.
You don’t play tennis in December do you- you play hockey. So LH has to adapt and make this unicorn about a lease and flip.
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I hope you visited the forum to see current conditions before getting rid of your car.
There are less time consuming ways to make money than lease-flips; i’m still looking for the OG unicorns.
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That logic can also be applied to spending a lot of time looking for what you would consider a unicorn. If you worked at Mcdonalds for all of the hours you put into finding a good deal, you’d probably make up the difference in savings 
I actually don’t spend that much time, usually most of it consists of scouting on cargurus or cars once good candidates have been identified. Then it’s 3-4 dealerships that have the right car and boom 
usually one of them bites. I spend more time on this site helping others get a good deal.
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Thanks, im looking for a good daily and some one else to do the leg work, this is exactly why I joined the site.
Hire a broker for that.
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We have a whole marketplace section of brokers you can hire for just that.
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At least he’s honest about it. Many folks just hit up every broker for their spoon feeding.
Watching this is just a hobby to see what other people get and why.
If I knew what I wanted I’d just get a broker like you said.
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My hunt update. Targeted the Audi A8 L Hybrid. Why? No one wants it. What’s worse than empty lots ?? An empty lot with a flagship hybrid that’s been sitting for a year. approx. $21K in rebates and MF is low. Residual is horrible but the rest can make it up.
6 dealers.
- over MSRP
- -2% MSRP
- -5%
- -5%
- -8%
6)10%, would not, could not, did not apply Penfed $3k
Worked out the deal all the way through and dealer 6 couldn’t figure it out for Penfed. Didn’t like the Passat enough to keep trying.
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I am showing 9 cars nationwide.
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It might take some extra work on your part. When I was working on my A6 deal in late April/early May, most dealers were not aware of Penfed. I had to tell one GM that it was pretty much a military incentive. It took a couple of emails and proof of the incentive in my name, but they eventually submitted all the info and made the deal happen.
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I there are 9 cars nationwide, does that mean 3 more dealers to contact 
?
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Update to the Journey.
Have not found any unicorns. Perhaps they are extinct, humanity did this.
So I have ordered a Jeep to drive, out a deposit down for a C8 Vette and E-Ray Vette. May even grab a Camaro next week if any dealers near me honor supplier.
Even learned a lot about Exotic car hacking thanks @ethanrs and learned Porsche and Ferrari they’re more in demand than @chevysalesgirl bolts.
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