Been in the market for a while - a few months. Emailing dozens of dealers - in state in WA, out of state in the adjacent areas (ID, MT, OR, CA) and some in TX (travel often for our rental props), but just getting essentially trash quotes. This is the latest: [image] $7K dealer fees? Is this typ…

That can’t possibly be an accurate description by the dealer, those have to be aftermarket add-ons (just like stated on the screen). Or maybe a combination of them both? You can always ask for a breakdown to see exactly what that is made up of.

How come you missed that? You are almost 2 years here [image] New Cars for Sale - Leads from LHers! Signed Deals & Tips Edit: sold I have a couple decent TX deals avail - ended up on diff units. Happy to give over to someone serious. 2025 Caddy Lyriq sport …

Yeah, I was shopping for a Vistiq last year and ended up taking over a Lyriq lease from a member here instead. I don’t know if it’s because they are Cadiliac dealers and used to dealing with a less informed population or what, but my 2 in-person interactions and ~12 attempts at online quotes were a…

Not in the market until abt 2 mo ago.

Ok. This offer was posted 15 days ago. Anyhow. If you need the car this month reach out to this guy. There is still a chance to score a good deal. Good luck.

Same experience with Cadiliac and GMC.

[image] r0m8470: I am not asking quotes anymore, it’s ‘here are my numbers - match it or no deal’ Anything else (as you’ve experienced) is a waste of time. [image] r0m8470: but still getting this type of response. If you want to post the format you’re using to make offers, people will…

[image] r0m8470: Any best practices out there beyond what I’ve been doing? Yup. Suggest you read this and carefully review the lease proposal therein… Building a Motor Vehicle Lease- Data Collection and Calculations.pdf (403.6 KB)

This is typically what I sent: You have this on your website - a retired CTA car: [VIN #] Stock Number [Stock #] You have a program subvented by GM on a lease 24 mo /10K miles Residual: 72% MF: 0.00092083 MSRP: $58987 Sell price: $51487 Incentives on top: GM supplier, Conquest, private off…

[image] r0m8470: MF: 0.00092083 There is no such MF. The protocol for MF’s is .00XXX. Send that MF to a dealer and you lose credibility. All data and calculations must be spot on, not estimates. Ball Park doesn’t cut it. Also, I think you need a little more detail than what you’re providing. …

Is this typical?

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Zenek March 25, 2026, 6:23pm 3

How come you missed that?

You are almost 2 years here