I am looking to buy a Chevy Bolt at a local dealership. It is used and the dealer is a Honda dealer. I was in there on 6 days ago and was inquiring about the car. The price was reasonable, but on the high side of reasonable. The typical process went on where the buyer asks to drop the price to X and the sales person goes and talks to the manager and comes back and agrees/denies/compromises. In this case, the sales person informed me there was absolutely no wiggle room and the price was firm, so I walked. not getting the $1500 off I asked for. With telling me 6 day ago the price was firm, 3 days ago they dropped the price by $500.

I was thinking of going back in and bringing a wingman to help seal the deal. I have not purchased an EV before, but I’m not unfamiliar with how a car works. Are there any buzz words I can throw out to convince the sale person to at least meet me in the middle? Mind you, the sales person seemed clueless about the details of an EV as was evident in the test drive. Either that or they were playing dumb, which is not outside the realm of possibility.

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  • PII-Throwaway-878@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Check the recalls. Check the battery charging limit. Many used Bolts received a software fix that checks for battery issues. Part of that fix is to limit charging to 80% max for the next 6200 miles driven. To compensate owners, GM provided $1400 to owners recently.

    If this used Bolt is limited to 80%, I would insist the dealer lower the price by at least the $1400. I’d probably shop elsewhere too. If the price is higher than you think it should be, go elsewhere.

    • fuzbuster83@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Excellent advice. I was unaware of that recall and the difference between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022 models but I’ve read up on it now.

      The price isn’t outside of the realm of reasonable, it’s just on the high side so I’m will to negotiate with them, it just irks me they were 100% firm on their price 6 days ago stating they had no wiggle room only to lower the price 3 days later. If they don’t work with me there other dealerships for sure, I was just hoping to work a deal with a local one rather than hopping an hour away.