I dont see it as inappropriate. Kindly ask once nicely, if they are locked up by dealer, they would just say no nicely back to u. Simple.
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I’ve been looking at CX-9’s a bit.
Dealers often advertise a reduced price, including purchase incentives. These are not available for leasing, just buying. I think right now there is $2K for purchasers, and there might be another $2K in the background. I don’t know if that is still there for sure, and whether or not it’s there for lease.
Things to be aware of…
FWD goes for less $$$$ than AWD, and other things affect the cost. Seems like all the screaming deals are Touring trim, FWD. I prefer the GT trim for some of the nice things included. Market area can also affect price, as others noted above.
Good Luck!
Not all Brokers are created equal.
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Did you pay them a retainer to work on your behalf? Asking in earnest as I am currently learning quite a lot about “brokers” on this forum. As @trackman mentioned, apparently not all brokers are created equal.
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is that what you think the brokers on this site who take money from clients up-front do?
If your timeline is unlimited and I’m compensated for my legwork in advance I’ll shop whatever cockamamie number you desire so long as you understand that there’s no guarantee I’ll meet your expectations.
Eventually people come to their senses and follow up with a number I can actually get close to and everyone goes home happy (Or they lose interest and move on to the next shiny thing.)
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What I noticed here is that brokers on here have very solid deals on brand new cars, ones that would take a person a bit of back and forth to achieve on your own.
So if you are planning on using a broker on here, I wouldn’t negotiate on a new car but perhaps if you’re looking at a loaner they may have some wiggle room depending on the car/situation.
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You sound like someone I’d like to work with.
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Loaners are great values but like new cars also have a limit on how much discount can be given.
That being said there’s only so many hard losers we can push through per month because they like our face: It has to make sense at some point even if it’s not on the surface.
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@Electric 100% agreed hence the reason I mentioned that their may be some wiggle room and that all varies on the situation. If it’s end of month or quarter the dealer may be more inclined to take a hard loser to achieve a volume bonus, etc.
There are some that believe they are God’s gift to leasing and will bite hard at any question. Be wary of those ones 
Only one I’ve contacted so far would barely even speak to me. He did take the time to email me back and tell me that he couldn’t help me though, so I guess there is that?
Business must be good for them to be so busy they can’t answer emails. Where I come from, we just call that “unprofessional”.
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@Electric
What about something simple like more $down (incl. Prebaked) ? I know this id generally a LH nono, but still curious
I always collect enough information via Email. see dealer only once.
As long as you understand that will materially raise the monthly, fine. Your credit should also qualify.
Fair, but who is more likely to know that? The individual who sent an Internet req through the dealer’s website, or the broker who sent them 10+ deals this month? You’re hiring not only the broker’s skills and knowledge, but their rapport with their dealers (which you can’t get from Internet message boards).
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No, I guess she is paid by the dealers. The two I found that you pay upfront never returned my messages.
You should absolutely negotiate with a broker. Everything is negotiable. You should even negotiate with your spouse about what to cook for dinner and how much the kids will help.
of course, you must have reasonable numbers that are fact based. You cannot negotiate a 40k MSRP product down to 22k (except if it is BOLT or Ioniq)
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