Is FIAT gonna come to USA?

[lethe]

 
cool, toss up pics when you get it
how long of a wait?

[redxblack]

I'll find out about financing tomorrow. There's something goofy going on w/ my credit report. Somehow I dropped 100 points since November with nothing negative on my report. Weird. The rate at which I am approved is far too high, so I have to get that ironed out before I can place the order. They say 6 weeks is the rough turnaround with some coming slightly faster. I don't care at all about the color, but I don't want a lot of options that I don't actually want in the car. So that might require a few. I'm guessing 6-8 weeks conservatively.

[lethe]

We're waiting 9+ weeks for an Audi Q5 we ordered for my wife last week so we're in the same boat 

[Bladecutter]

I'll find out about financing tomorrow. There's something goofy going on w/ my credit report. Somehow I dropped 100 points since November with nothing negative on my report. Weird. The rate at which I am approved is far too high, so I have to get that ironed out before I can place the order. They say 6 weeks is the rough turnaround with some coming slightly faster. I don't care at all about the color, but I don't want a lot of options that I don't actually want in the car. So that might require a few. I'm guessing 6-8 weeks conservatively.

Congrats on deciding to pull the trigger on the Fiat.
I'm sure you'll love it.

As for the credit change, check to see what your balances are.
If you increased the balance on one of your cards recently, that can cause the change in score.
This is really important if one of your cards decreased your credit limit without properly informing you.
That will increase your credit usage percentage, and royally goof you up if you don't catch it quick.

BC.

[pennyrobber]

Congrats on deciding to pull the trigger on the Fiat.
I'm sure you'll love it.

As for the credit change, check to see what your balances are.
If you increased the balance on one of your cards recently, that can cause the change in score.
This is really important if one of your cards decreased your credit limit without properly informing you.
That will increase your credit usage percentage, and royally goof you up if you don't catch it quick.

BC.

Learned this the hard way. 

Pics when you get the 500. 

[redxblack]

Pics for sure. I know the rules - pics or it didn't happen!

I don't have any cards at all. Credit is the devil, so that makes my score relatively low to start. I took advantage of the federal direct loan student loan consolidation (all loans were in good standing), which lowered my payment by A LOT, but should not have affected my credit. That's the only change. It's really weird. Oh well. I'll be sure to bump the thread w/ pics once I get it all ironed out.

One weird thing, the dealership is quoting me $1000 over MSRP BEFORE any fees or taxes. That seems curious. I'm going to have to call around because I don't mind them making a fair profit on a deal, but I don't want to be a chump either.

[Triple J]

You'll never get a good deal when ordering a car.

[zooom]

http://www.kilometermagazine.com/artman2/publish/automotive/Fiat_Gains_More_Ownership_of_Chrysler.html

Fiat making their play to own more and more of Chrysler....

[redxblack]

You'll never get a good deal when ordering a car.

That's the rub - $1000 over MSRP even on the in-stock vehicles. I guess it's a dealer tax on the novelty of the new model? I'll call around tonight.

[Triple J]

That's the rub - $1000 over MSRP even on the in-stock vehicles. I guess it's a dealer tax on the novelty of the new model? I'll call around tonight.

That's the problem with new models...too many people willing to get screwed. We're looking at getting a Q5, but there doesn't look to be any deals out there because it's a fairly new model.

I'd never pay over MSRP. In a year you'll be able to get them a lot cheaper most likely.

[pennyrobber]

That's the problem with new models...too many people willing to get screwed. We're looking at getting a Q5, but there doesn't look to be any deals out there because it's a fairly new model.

I'd never pay over MSRP. In a year you'll be able to get them a lot cheaper most likely.

They didn't add anything to MSRP on my '11 WRX but they definitely wouldn't go down either. There were deals to be had on every other model though.