Looks like you are new to this game. Its not easy getting 7-8% off MSRP but its not that hard either.
Its just like India where we shop multiple vendors in good old days to buy things and the MSRP written on the price of good is meaningless.
Just go online, find every chevy dealer in 100 miles from your zip, see who has bolt in stock that you like and send an email to everyone of them in the internet dept asking for 9% off MSRP before incentives with your call back number.
Some of them will revert back or call you back and start around 5-6%. Than its good old fashioned negotiating like back home.
This forum was built by data from people who did their homework and found their deals and if you canāt do all of the above, just hire a broker but I donāt know a Chevy specialist in our area.
Just make sure to buy the car from NJ dealer only if you want the 5K NJ state rebate.
As of right now everyone on the forum should know two things: At a minimum 8% is achievable on a Premier trim, and 10.6% is achievable on an LT. Iām a bit confused by the spread between the two since you would think that thereās slightly more room on the Premier since it contains options that would pad the āprofitā (Iām using that word very generously) of the car.
You NJ guys are playing this wrong. Wait till end of monthā¦ No dealer does deal on 9th of the month. They are still celebrating the deals of previous month, taking delivery of their boats.
Thatās crazy to think about, I think some of them see it as more of a negotiation tactic than others. They are still handcuffed by it being a direct to consumer thing and itās only going to get tougher once they are able to apply it directly.
My dealer said it was their first bolt sale all year, weāre gawking over a 5400 total cost of ownership and ~11k rebates, and didnāt bring up the nj rebate at all.
I am sure. Bolts need to be given away free. I had predicted this 3 years ago but people were laughing at me ā¦ OK, not a hard prediction to make. We like driving too much. Itās like asking us to give up red meat.
Not surprisingā¦without the rebates and costco deal, Bolts are very overpriced for what they are: a decently engineered EV built on a crappy GM econobox platform.
I meant that the actual car itself is undeniably low-rent GM, not that it is copied from somewhere else in their lineup. For a $45k MSRP, the exterior and interior design/quality of even the Premier level is appalling, which is a shame given the quality of the EV tech in it. Iāve heard there are significant updates for 2021, though, so thatās good to hear.
I think appalling is a pretty strong word. I have an LT and I would call it adequate at worst. The seats are the biggest issue and they arenāt THAT bad. The solid rear axle doesnāt provide the smoothest ride over rough pavement but aside from that itās fine. If you are negotiating a good deal on one of these you are getting a ton for your money. Even a pedestrian deal is still a good value if you qualify for all the incentives.
I agree that they could have spent a little more making the interior and exterior look better. I test drove the Hyundai Ioniq EV as well which has a lower MSRP, has more features and looks much nicer but the drivetrain is definitely a big step down. Overall though, the Bolt with state incentives its a great deal and is surprisingly fun to drive even compared to other cars around 45k MSRP. Itās just a shame that GM hasnāt added much in terms of features since 2017; the lack of adaptive cruise control is a glaring omission.
I went from i3 to Bolt to etron and I can saythe Bolt does everything adequately. Much better than i3 in form factor and range, not as luxurious as etron but kicks etronās butt on mi/kw and zippiness.
Nobody really pays 40k for a BOLT (except for bro99 and Steve Wozniak back in 2017). It is more like a 25k car and is not bad at that price point.