I have mixed emotions, and I am a bit sad, but tomorrow I am trading my 2001 3.0 X-5 on a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer SS. Let me start by saying I love my X-5 but a couple of issues that really did not have to do with the vehicle have forced me to go another way. Issue 1 was my extended warranty company going out of business last year (1sourceautowarranty.com). Issue 2 After the warranty went bust, I was paying $680.00 per month on an expensive car that no longer had a warranty. This lead me to want to trade the X-5 on something newer like a CPO later model year X-5. That is when I realized the high gas prices killed the value of these vehicles. The most I was being offered was $13000.00 can you believe that. It took me three hours of debate to get the Chevy dealer to give me $15000.00 for it. Right now GM is offering a $4000.00 rebate on the Trailblazer SS GM and I am the son of a former employee, so I ended up getting right at $8000.00 off of the sticker price, and my payment went down $150.00. It became a no brainer. I have loved my X-5 and If I could do it over I probably would have bought a newer one. Anyway I don't know if any of you are familiar with the Trailblazer SS, but it is the model with the 6.0L 390 horsepower Corvette engine. THAT THING IS A BEAST.
01-17-2007, 12:09 AM
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