$20,000 gift for new car

[imzjustplayin]

The Elantra looks like the best buy for a new compact car at this time however I hope you didn't spend or about to spend $20K for one of these cars..

[FrugalFloyd]

$650 under MSRP should be in the $15k ballpark, depending on options. That's well under $20k. Congratz to schuylkill on the new ride!

[tradosaurus]

Originally Posted by schuylkill

I will be getting a silver 2012 Elantra mt with the AC package. It should be at the dealer sometime in late June. They are no longer making the 2011s and there are none in my area except for one bronze with beige interior which I don't care for. I will be paying about $650. under sticker, the actual pricing for the 2012s isn't available yet but mine will be about $300 more than the 2011 price. I think a louder horn is the only change on the mt! Hopefully I will get excellent fe on my commute. Time will tell. Hopefully I get the car.

AC package? I thought all cars come with A/C?

[schuylkill]

I know you can get the Elantra and the Civic without air theoretically, actually finding one is probably another story. I will be paying around $16,700 for everything except tax and tags.

[schuylkill]

The car finally came in, I'll be picking it up tomorrow. It has an option I wasn't interested in (auto dimming mirror) which added $ so MSRP is $17,550. and I'm paying $16,925.

[theholycow]

FWIW I wasn't interested in the auto-dimming mirror in my GMC, but it's by far the least annoying auto-anything I've ever used. It's dim when I want it to be and not dim when I don't. So, even though you'd rather not pay for it, hopefully it will perform like mine and at least you won't pay for a manual replacement.