New vehicles

busterb · 01-20-2014, 07:49 PM

I'm guessing that the Co's that have the on-star, radios, and smartphone in the cars pay the auto companies a bunch?
Wonder what the price difference would be, if you could fine one without all the bells and junk? Maybe more?

monster · 01-20-2014, 10:17 PM

Not entirely sure what the question is, but both of our new cars have no bells and whistles and were cheaper than those with.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-20-2014, 10:34 PM

On-Star is a GM thing, offering different services by subscription. I think you'll find most GM radio options have the capability, and the few that don't have more than On-Star unavailable, things like no discs, or mp-3s. So to cut the price you have to give up more than just On-Star.

You might save money by deleting a radio that does a hands free hook up from your phone to your carrier. I don't think the manufacturer makes money on that after they sell you the car.
A friend bought a new Mustang and all the radio options do that... and it sucks. The next up sound system was part of a package with back-up camera and stuff, costing almost three grand more.

Clodfobble · 01-21-2014, 08:58 AM

Our minivan in 2012 came with zero bells and whistles, and we didn't pay extra for their nonexistence. We did have a much more limited choice in general though, a hundred cars on the lot with all the crap versus maybe 5 without.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-21-2014, 03:43 PM

Just enough strippers in the inventory, so they always have one they can post a cheap price in their ads. Those are the ads with the vehicle stock number right under the price.

I always justified the bells and whistles I wanted, by saying well, when you figure the total cost with financing over the period of the loan, it's worth it.
If I still wasn't convinced (I can be difficult sometimes

) I'd add the cost of insurance and maintenance in too.

footfootfoot · 01-22-2014, 10:48 AM

When I bought the recently departed Sonata I wanted a base model stripper but they were out so they gave me a trim level up with a few bells and whistles for the sticker price of the base stripper I wanted.

"Once you start using slippery slope arguments, the next thing you know you're employing straw men and red herrings. It's a slippery slope." Jim Helm

01-20-2014, 07:49 PM	#1
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	New vehicles I'm guessing that the Co's that have the on-star, radios, and smartphone in the cars pay the auto companies a bunch? Wonder what the price difference would be, if you could fine one without all the bells and junk? Maybe more? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-20-2014, 10:17 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Not entirely sure what the question is, but both of our new cars have no bells and whistles and were cheaper than those with. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-20-2014, 10:34 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	On-Star is a GM thing, offering different services by subscription. I think you'll find most GM radio options have the capability, and the few that don't have more than On-Star unavailable, things like no discs, or mp-3s. So to cut the price you have to give up more than just On-Star. You might save money by deleting a radio that does a hands free hook up from your phone to your carrier. I don't think the manufacturer makes money on that after they sell you the car. A friend bought a new Mustang and all the radio options do that... and it sucks. The next up sound system was part of a package with back-up camera and stuff, costing almost three grand more. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-21-2014, 08:58 AM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Our minivan in 2012 came with zero bells and whistles, and we didn't pay extra for their nonexistence. We did have a much more limited choice in general though, a hundred cars on the lot with all the crap versus maybe 5 without. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-21-2014, 03:43 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just enough strippers in the inventory, so they always have one they can post a cheap price in their ads. Those are the ads with the vehicle stock number right under the price. I always justified the bells and whistles I wanted, by saying well, when you figure the total cost with financing over the period of the loan, it's worth it. If I still wasn't convinced (I can be difficult sometimes ) I'd add the cost of insurance and maintenance in too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2014, 10:48 AM	#6
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	When I bought the recently departed Sonata I wanted a base model stripper but they were out so they gave me a trim level up with a few bells and whistles for the sticker price of the base stripper I wanted. "Once you start using slippery slope arguments, the next thing you know you're employing straw men and red herrings. It's a slippery slope." Jim Helm __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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