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Friday, October 25, 2019

Best 2018 Black Friday Car Deals

Take advantages of these offers while you still can.

It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s Black Friday, which means dealers are offering crazy discounts to entice new car buyers. While there are some misleading deals you need to be aware of, there are also some significant savings on lease deals, 0% financing and Supplier Pricing from leading manufacturers available for a limited time only.

CarsDirect has rounded up some of the best Black Friday deals on cars, trucks, and SUVs you can take advantage of right now. You can find a complete list of automaker Black Friday discounts here.

Ford Black Friday Deals

First up, Ford is offering a handful of Black Friday deals, but be aware that they vary heavily by region. In California, for example, lease discounts on the 2018 Ford Escape surged to $6,025 on November 21 (previously $3,500). You can now lease an Escape SE from $199 for 36 months with just $999 at signing. It was previously available to lease from $239 with $2,919 at signing, so this is a substantial saving.

Discounts on the 2018 Ford Fusion have also increased to $6,850 with a Sign & Drive lease. The SE trim is now listed at $199 with $0 due at signing. Previously, it was listed at $209 with $2,709 at signing. If you’re looking to buy a midsize car, this is a great deal.

In Phoenix, buyers can take advantage of a $1,000 trade-in assistance bonus between November 21 and December 2. Vehicles included in this deal are the 2018 Expedition and F-150, including the diesel variant. Some versions of the F-150 now feature 0% APR for 60 months plus up to $5,000 in offers. Seattle shoppers can also get a $1,500 trade-in bonus on the 2018 EcoSport, Escape SE AWD only, Edge, Expedition and F-150.

Honda Black Friday Deals

Honda has cut lease prices on the 2018 CR-V LX this month by $30/month. Previously, this would have cost $259 per month, but now you only pay $229 for 36 months with $1,999 due at signing. Effectively, then, this equates to $285 per month, which is over $30 cheaper than an Accord LX at $316.

Honda is also giving dealers an unadvertised cash incentive worth $1,000 to lower prices on all CR-Vs. This is a rare opportunity, since Honda almost never offers holiday incentives, though you'll need to find a dealer willing to pass along the full amount. Confusingly, the best lease rates and finance offers are still on the entry-level LX, with APR as low as 1.9% for 36 months (2.9% for 60).

From November 23, Honda will offer 1.99% financing for 36 months on most certified pre-owned 2013-2018 Accords. The rate rises to 2.99% for 60 months and 3.99% for 72.

GM Black Friday Deals

If you’re looking to buy a Chevrolet, most models now feature 0% APR for 36 months as part of a broad-ranging deal that even includes 2019 models. Everything from the Cruze to the Corvette is eligible.

Even better, models like the 2018 Trax, Volt, Tahoe, Suburban and 2019 Equinox are eligible for 0% APR for 72 months. The catch, however, is that you can't combine the rate with other offers. If you’re buying a 2019 Equinox LT, you may be better off taking this month's 16% discount, worth $4,800 off MSRP.

2018 Enclaves are also eligible for GM Supplier Pricing starting November 5. In California, you can combine that with up to $2,750 in discounts when financing through GM Financial. In total, you’re getting up to $5,509 off MSRP for a well-equipped Avenir trim. Not bad at all.

Chrysler Black Friday Deals

Fiat Chrysler is offering $500 to $1,000 in Black Friday Bonus Cash on selected vehicles. Both 2018 and 2019 models are eligible unless noted, and deals can be combined with other discounts. Chrysler, for example, is offering an extra $500 off most Pacificas, meaning you can save up to $3,500 off the 2018 Pacifica Touring. Dodge is offering an extra $500 off the Charger and Challenger, so you can now save up to $2,750 off a 2018 Charger SXT. Ram is also offering $1,000 off Ram 1500, which means you can save up to $4,000 off the redesigned Ram 1500 Laramie.

Arguably one of the best Black Friday deals on this list comes from Jeep. For Black Friday, the automaker is offering an extra $500 discount off the Grand Cherokee, 2018 Compass, and 2019 Cherokee. In total, this means you can save up to $5,500 off the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, which is one of the best Black Friday deals you’ll find for an SUV.

Hyundai Black Friday Deals

If you’ve been considering buying a 2018 Hyundai Elantra or Sonata, both these models have been given a $1,000 Black Friday Bonus discount. Be aware, though, that existing offers on the Elantra vary by trim, ranging from $2,500 off the SE to as much as $3,000 on the Eco and Limited. The Black Friday Bonus also requires financing at non-promotional rates. So instead of taking 0% APR, you'll be able to combine up to $3,000 in cash plus the $1,000 bonus for $4,000 in potential savings.

In fact, Hyundai is offering much better regional deals on selected models. The automaker is offering an extra $1,000 off all Sonatas in the Eastern region, while customers in the Southern Region can enjoy an extra $500 off the 2019 Elantra and Sonata. Buyers in the Western Region, on the other hand, can take advantage of a $1,000 lease bonus on the 2018 Santa Fe Sport and a $1,000 bonus on 2018 Sonata (CA only).

Toyota Black Friday Deals

Toyota Black Friday deals vary by region. In the Boston area, for examples, discounts for leasing the 2018 RAV4 have increased 17% and now stand at $2,400. This offer ends November 26. In Chicago, Toyota is offering a $500 bonus on the 2018 RAV4 and Highlander. In the case of the RAV4, you’ll be able to save up to $3,500. The deal is valid from November 16-26.

In the Southeast, you can get a $1,000 holiday bonus when financing or leasing the RAV4. Alternatively, you can save an extra $500 off the 2019 Corolla, Camry and Highlander plus 0% APR for up to 36 months through January 2. If you’re looking for a luxury model, Lexus is offering up to $8,000 off select models as part of its annual December To Remember sales event.

Monday, February 11, 2019

2017 Mercedes Benz S 63 AMG Technical Service Bulletin # LI27-60_P-051470 Date: 110323

A/T - Hard 2-3 Upshift Or Slips, No 3rd Gear/DTC's Stored
Uncomfortable Upshift 2-3
Topic number LI27.60-P-051470
Version 1
Design group 27.60 gearshift, control
Date 03-23-2011
Validity All models with transmission 722.9
Reason for change
Complaint:
Hard shift operation 2-3 upshift or transmission slips (3rd gear may not be reached)
Fault codes P2502, 2505, 0894, 2711 can be entered.
Cause:
K1 piston damaged (adaptation data of shift operation 2-3 on positive/negative end stop, +20/-20 and/or +2000/-2000).
Remedy:
If the complaint can only be reproduced for the upshift from gear 2 to gear 3 or if the 3rd gear cannot be reached, there is a defect in the K1 piston.

  1. Replace complete multidisk clutch Ki as per EPC.

  2. Then readapt the vehicle.


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Symptoms
Works Units

Friday, February 8, 2019

2005 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Technical Service Bulletin # DDAF82_10-U-2008A Date: 990517

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2000 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 (208.365) V6-3.2L (112.940) Page 297

version/SCN coded.2017 Mercedes Benz C 43 AMG Diagnostic and Repair# P-88_50-34 Date: 031021

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Body - Trunk Lid Won't Stay Open
Date: October 21, 2003
Order No.: P-B-88.50/34
Supersedes:
Group: 88
SUBJECT:
Model 202.022/023/024/028/029/033
Trunk Lid Does Not Stay Open
If you receive customer reports in the above models regarding the trunk lid not staying open, check to see if the retaining bracket for the tension
spring at the trunk lid hinge is damaged / broken. In this case, the trunk lid hinge bracket must be replaced. It is no longer necessary to replace the
trunk lid hinge since the bracket is available separately.

  1. Remove trim panels on the left and right sides of the trunk.

  2. Install support tool, W170 589 04 63 00, to hold trunk lid securely open.

  3. Remove left and right trunk lid tension springs (Figure 1, 1).

  4. Cut off left and right retaining bracket (Figure 1, 2) at line as indicated in picture with a body saw.

  5. Deburr and break sawed edges.

  6. Enlarge hole (Figure 1, 3) to 6.1 mm diameter.

  7. Prime bare metal in area of repair with primer touch up stick, A000 986 06 50.

  8. Fasten repair brackets (Figure 1, 4). Note installation position on both left and right sides.

  9. Install trunk lid tension springs on left and right sides.


10. Check trunk lid for proper function.
11. Install trim panels on the left and right sides of the trunk.
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Parts Information

Friday, February 1, 2019

New Terrains And Used Terrain Values

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

The 200mph Jaguar F-Type SVR Confirmed: Video

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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Avoid These Fake Black Friday New Car "Deals"

'Tis the season (for misleading offers).

Automakers and their dealerships are anxious to sell you a car this weekend. Not only are we quickly approaching the end of the year, but it’s also Black Friday, the busiest and most lucrative shopping day of the year. There are special prices on everything right now, new cars included. Cars Direct has done some investigating and discovered what appears to be fake deals specifically aimed at maximizing Black Friday profits. Of course, there are some quite good Black Friday deals out there, which you can read all about here.

But these are the ones you need to avoid because you may actually wind up paying even more money than you should.

Chevrolet Malibu

First up is a so-called deal on a new Chevrolet Malibu. For Black Friday, Chevy is offering a choice between 0 percent APR financing for 60 months or $3,250 in cash incentives. Sounds good, right? Not exactly. Breaking this down further, the Malibu in question costs about $25,000, meaning your cost with 0 percent would be, yes, $25k. Tack on the rebates and you’ll wind up paying $24,626 assuming it’s a five-year loan at 5 percent. However, earlier this year Chevy offered a whopping 20 percent discount on the Malibu, meaning the nicely equipped LT trim saw a $5,500 price reduction off MSRP. Point being, perhaps it’ll be best to wait to see what Chevy can do for you closer to December 31.

Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Jeep Grand Cherokee continues to be a popular SUV and now is a great time to buy, but you need to be made aware of a few things first. Not all Jeep dealerships in the country are offering special Black Friday deals, despite advertising otherwise. For example, a new Grand Cherokee Limited for sale in Green Bay, Wisconsin is being offered with $5,500 in cash back. Sounds good, yeah? Not so much, here’s why: that figure includes a $1,000 bonus you can get only if you finance through Chrysler Capital. Furthermore, though this offer is worth $500 more than a similar one last month, closer examination reveals Jeep simply compensated by reducing a separate offer by – you guessed it – $500. If the buyer opts to pay in cash or already has private financing arranged, they’ll only be receiving a $4,000 discount, which is the exact same amount as last month. Some Black Friday deal, right?

Cadillac XT5

Lastly, Cadillac is offering 0 percent APR for 72 months on all XT5 trim levels. Here’s why that’s not really so great. This is a “standalone offer” which can’t be combined with other discounts. If you were to take this specific offer, you could potentially be missing out on up to $9,000 in savings. How so?

Based on trim, the XT5 has discounts between $1,000 to and $2,000, though the best savings are the top trim Premium Luxury. There’s also a bonus worth up to $2,000 on most trims if you were to trade in a competitor. Want more savings? How about $2,000 in “down payment assistance” if you were to finance through GM Financial. Lastly, dealers are being given up to $3,000 in unadvertised Flex Cash to help further bring prices. Add it all up and there’s $9,000 in savings on Premium Luxury and Platinum XT5s. Not bad at all on a $55,000 crossover.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Why Canada's Trudeau thinks a NAFTA deal is possible by Friday

President Donald Trump, seen with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the G7 Summit in Quebec on June 8. Photo credit: REUTERS

UPDATED: 8/29/18 3:26 pm ET - adds Trump comment

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that American and Canadian officials negotiating a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were probably set to meet a Friday deadline for an accord.

"They (Canada) want to be part of the deal, and we gave until Friday and I think we're probably on track. We'll see what happens," Trump told reporters before a meeting on opioids at the White House.

Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said such a deal was possible by Trump's deadline.

"We recognize that there is a possibility of getting there by Friday, but it is only a possibility, because it will hinge on whether or not there is ultimately a good deal for Canada," he said at a press conference in northern Ontario. "No NAFTA deal is better than a bad NAFTA deal."

On Tuesday, Canada's top trade negotiator praised Mexico's trade concessions on autos and labor rights as she rejoined NAFTA talks, while U.S. lawmakers warned that a bilateral U.S.-Mexico trade deal would struggle to win approval in Congress.

Automotive executives and other sources also told Reuters on Tuesday that the bilateral U.S.-Mexico deal announced on Monday allows President Donald Trump to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports of Mexican-made passenger vehicles and auto parts above certain volumes.

If Trump proceeds with the tariffs now under consideration based on national security concerns, Mexican duty-free exports of cars and sport-utility vehicles to the United States would be capped at 2.4 million vehicles annually. Volumes above that level would be subject to tariffs, auto industry officials and other sources said.

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Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said that Mexico's "difficult" concessions to the United States on Monday would pave the way for productive talks this week as all three countries race toward a Friday deadline for a deal to modernize the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.

"These concessions are really going to be important for workers in Canada and the United States," she told reporters after meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

Freeland, who later met with Mexican officials on Tuesday evening, said she is due to dig into detailed discussions with Lighthizer on Wednesday.

Trump warned on Monday he could proceed with a deal with Mexico alone and levy tariffs on Canada if it does not come on board with the revised trade terms.

After being sidelined from the talks for more than two months, Freeland will be under pressure to accept terms the United States and Mexico worked out on a trade deal announced on Monday.

One of the main sticking points for Canada in the revised deal is the U.S. effort to dump the Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism that hinders the United States from pursuing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases. Lighthizer said on Monday that Mexico had agreed to eliminate the mechanism.

Other hurdles include intellectual property rights, such as the U.S.-Mexico 10-year data exclusivity for biologic drug makers and extensions of copyright protections to 75 years from 50, all higher thresholds than Canada has previously supported.

Dan Ujczo, a Columbus, Ohio-based trade lawyer who focuses on U.S.-Canada issues, said it would be hard for Freeland to win concessions from Lighthizer on these issues.

"I think he's going to sit there with his arms folded a lot," Ujczo added.

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray told Mexican television on Tuesday the three sides would work for a three-way deal. "We are now going to devote long hours to the negotiation with Canada," he said.

Negotiations among the three partners, whose mutual trade totals more than $1.2 trillion annually, have dragged on for more than a year, putting pressure on the Mexican peso and the Canadian dollar. Both currencies gained against the U.S. dollar on Monday, but the peso weakened on Tuesday.

Separate deal

If a deal is not reached with Canada, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the Trump administration intends to proceed with a separate trade agreement with Mexico.

The Mexican government has also taken that position, even as it says it wants a trilateral deal. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is keen to sign the agreement before leaving office at the end of November.

Some lawmakers said however, that a bilateral pact could lose the benefits of U.S. "fast-track" negotiating authority, which calls for a trilateral deal.

A trilateral deal would need only 51 votes in the Senate, while a bilateral pact would need a far more difficult 60-vote threshold, said Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. If Republicans retain 51 of the Senate's 100 seats in November elections, they could approve a new NAFTA agreement next year without the support of Democrats.

Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday on hopes for a NAFTA trade deal, before ending lower. U.S. stocks edged to record highs for a third consecutive session.

Trump said he still could put tariffs on Canadian-made cars if Canada did not join its neighbors and warned he expected concessions on Canada's dairy protections.

Dairy protection

Canada's dairy farmers operate under a protectionist system that manages supplies and prices, and imposes high tariffs to limit imports. U.S. demands have ranged from ending those tariffs to scrapping a pricing system for milk ingredients that hurt U.S. exports of milk proteins.

"It seems like a pretty steep challenge to now resolve these issues in three days," said David Wines, a Manitoba dairy farmer and vice president of industry group Dairy Farmers of Canada.

If talks with Canada are not wrapped up by Friday, Trump plans to notify Congress that he intends to sign a deal with Mexico, but would be open to Canada joining, Lighthizer told reporters on Monday.

The White House has said Trump will sign the deal 90 days after notification. Congress needs to approve it in a process that will take several months, extending well into 2019.


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