Quit dreaming
Note to Scheide
New fully optioned 04s moving at $38000 - 39000 on Ebay - isn't a better time to start enjoying one.
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Note to Wylde - I live in a town of 6000 - when a yellow SSR drives by, and I know I have the only one within 100 miles in any color, I kinda notice. I chased him down to his summer home on the lake - he's from Calgary, and just bought it last week at Shaggannappi for $55000. Original list was $79870, GM rebate at $7500. Assuming the dealer had $9000 profit, he's into it for $63000, plus the interest on it since March. So selling it at 55000 put him 8000 in the glue - not much fun for the dealers. Several I talked to aren't even bringing in 05s. One dealer in Vancouver has 5 in stock. I reminded him that he wouldn't budge of the $79000 he was asking in February, and that I bought used in the US instead.
As far as the new MSRP, that's on a base truck. Add $10000 for the options, and it's still over $10000 out of sync with US pricing. It won't be long before prices slide below MSRP in the US on 05s, making slightly pre-owned SSRs very attractive. With exchange continuing to improve, it's not getting any better for the Canadian dealers. Even at the $25K below MSRP I landed mine at, I'd still be taking a bath trying to sell it. So, at this stage, the 06 6 speed is only a fleeting memory, and I'll just keep putting miles on my 03, smiling all the way. I'll keep tabs on production, and assuming 08 is still the end of the line on SSRs, I expect GM will do some kind of special edition. I'm going to work towards landing one of those with a 6 speed.
Ray