Kia Sorento or Hyundai Santa FE

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Looking to get my wife either the Kia Sorento or the Hyundai Santa Fe. She wants higher than the base models on either. Trying to stay below $350 with zero drive off except maybe first months payment, is this doable? I have been playing with the calculator and seem to be able to get it close but the closest deal from a dealership I have gotten is:

Santa Fe Limited Ultimate
MSRP: $40,995
Dealer Discount: $3,695
Bonus Cash: $2,500
Price: $34,800
36 month- $1,700 drive off / 10K miles/ payment $374.53 plus tax
24 month- $1,700 drive off/ 12K miles/ payment $377.29 plus tax

Thank you!

Chris

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Chris, where are you located, that will better help folks to make recommendations.

Also, the car above, is a Limited Ultimate, which is far more than a little above the base model.

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Northern California and yes I know it’s the top but the discounts posted on their website were a lot higher than the rest so I started there.

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Would I have better luck going the SE ultimate route?

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Check out the recent Santa Fe threads.

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The best deal I have been able to get. Northern California 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SE Ultimate

MSRP: $40,360
Price: $35,888
Rebate: $2,500
E-Price Discount: $388

36 Month
10,000 miles
Residual- $22,198
MF:0.00035
Monthly payment: $378.13
Zero Drive off

Trying to get it to $345 and offered to pay first months payment instead and he said because of this request he could no longer negotiate with me. I really want my payment to stay under $350 and I know we are close. What do you guys think?

Thank you

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Sign up to be Uber driver and have them apply the $1000 Uber rebate. That should get you to $350

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thanks signing up now…how does the rest of the deal look?

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@Ed_Churchward looked at the Kia Sorento and competitive autos recently. Ask him for input.

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Also see if you are eligible for bonusdrive, if you hadn’t already factored that in. It won’t drop your actual payment, but a $500 check in the mail might make the deal more palatable.

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IMO 12% discount before rebates seems pretty good. $350 w/ $0 due on $40k SE Ultimate isn’t bad at all…SE and Limited trims would lease better because of more favorable MF/RV. Limited trim should easily be under $300. Just depends on what features you have to have.

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I would be extremely happy with $350. He said $378 was all he could do and wouldn’t negotiate any more with me after I said $350. I can’t seem to find any Limited Trims in my area, they all are SE, SE Ultimate and Limited Ultimate.

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Then just have them apply the $1000 Uber and you’ll be at your $350…as long as you’re happy that’s all that matters. Do the $500 BonusDrive after the deal and you’re all set.

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I tried the bonus drive thing and every company I enter doesn’t qualify. I searched for a master list but can’t seem to find one

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I haven’t found a master list yet, but the experts here may know of one.

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Join Alliant Credit Union and then you can qualify…there are several ways to become a member of Alliant

I think you can become a member of Alliant for free if you are a member of the Freelancers Union (which I think you can join for free)…give it a try

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Awesome! That all worked and they give you $5 to open the account. Need to get my car inspected by Uber it says so I will do that tomorrow and then upload everything to Uber. Then reconnect with the guy and see if he will do the $378 and then add the Uber rebate and we should be at $351 with a $500 bonus drive after. That would be the effective payment at $338, which would be awesome!

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338 with no drive off fees?

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If you add back the $500 bonus drive rebate it should be equivalent to that… I haven’t gotten it finalized yet, but that’s my calculations based on the deal he said he could do and then adding in the Uber and Bonus Drive.