What percentage off a demo should we be asking for in general? Any rule off thumb? One dealer said they have a demo with 3k service loaner miles. I was just curious if I missed something in general here. Looking for chevy equinox Awd 1lt lease MSRP 31,735 One dealer has the car with the options I seek with 3 k miles. Service loaner though. Looking to lease 24 months /24k. Residual on this car is normally 69% and. 001 MF
What brand? car? Year? MSRP? Features? You need to provide a lot more information for anyone to tell you how much you can get off.
I think it varies greatly on the car. How hot of a seller it is. For example I think the generally expected discount on an e300 is about 20% off msrp. Try to get that on a GLC demo right now though and you’ll be hard pressed. I think getting a better sense of the market on such car will help you greatly, trying to apply a blanket discount on all demos won’t get you far in my opinion.
Updated original post. Wasn’t sure if there is a general rule. But didn’t see one. I’m sure it depends on model car but maybe there is a minimum off MSRP I should shoot for.
@ChevyPhil @chevysalesgirl Maybe one of you can chime in on this?
Your correct I should ask the chevy folks who have been helping with a new one about the chevy demo discount. Rebates are decent this month plus I have gm card bonus toppings to use. So
They are really helpful so I’ sure once they get a moment, they’ll post and try and help you out the best of their ability!
Unfortunately the dealership got back to me and their offer was worse than a brand new car. They claimed the lower residual since the car is used as to why the offer wasn’t stronger. I think it’s some BS Some truth. They were offering invoice pricing. You would think that they have to match residual drop plus on top of discount. Doesn’t pay. Second dealer with demo that said it was better to get new
every dealership is different. some do $1 off per mile, just depends.
With 3k miles, it shouldn’t drop it much, I’m not sure how Chevy works but I don’t think they are giving you the full truth. Maybe stop by the dealership (If they are close to you) and get some numbers. Ask them for MSRP, Sale price, RV, and MF they are using to calculate the lease on it. That’ll give you what you need and how much you can push.
20% on sedans seem good and around 10-15 on suvs(depends which one)
Unless it’s someone like the @chevysalesgirl, I doubt you will get any value by stopping by, even she I suspect would prefer text/email first to speed up the process. Why would you want to give the dealership an advantage of coming to their turf literally? You can ask all those question via email, no?
Totally agreed. I see limited value in dropping by. Dealer didn’t want to sell the car below invoice. Claimed the car lease wasn’t great since residual dropped a bunch on this equinox with 3 k miles. Totally better to get it new with higher 69%residual.
Because they are giving him the run around and not telling the truth. Yes, thats when you move on but if they are a few miles away, it doesn’t hurt to go in and grab thise numbers as they clearly don’t want to give it over email or text. Also, by going in, it doesn’t mean he has to buy the car. If it’s really as low as they say it is, inquire about a new one on the spot, get all the details for it, and think it over. 2 birds 1 stone 
I say, time to talk to another dealer… Where are you at? Maybe @chevysalesgirl can help?
Already did another deal. Details are in chevy thread
some dealers will not provide that info over the phone. even in arizona, they are atrocious about giving details over the phone. really it’s more of a salesperson and management hunt then it is a car deal hunt.