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Originally Posted by zeobandit

It may not take 15 years to recoup the loss, but it will take a long time. My wife and I went to our local Chevy dealer on Moday with intention on ordering a hybrid Tahoe. We had speced out what we wanted, and test drove a regular Tahoe over the weekend to make sure we liked it. When it came down to price negotiating, the dealer would not budge off of the sticker price ($54,900), which did not suprise me too much, and none of the rebates included the hybrids. However, I came armed with my company's GM supplier discount as a backup plan. They would not take that either. It was sticker price or bust.

They had a fully loaded LTZ Tahoe on the lot that the wife and I also liked. Once we found out that they wouldn't budge on the Hybrid, we started talking price on the LTZ. The sticker was also right at $55,000. By the time we negotiated price, and included the $1000 GM Loyalty rebate, and $2000 cash back, and my $1500 in GM Card earnings, we ended up paying just under $45000. That is a $10,000 price difference ($8500 assuming they would of taken my GM Card earnings on the hybrid) for a vehicle that gets about 35% better fuel economy (according to the EPA estimate) in the city. It would take a LONG time to recoup that money before the hyrid became beneficial to our budget. That doesn't even factor in costs of maintaining the hybrid powertrain if/when it would be necessary.

Long story short, we walked in to order a Hybrid Tahoe, and we walked out the proud owners of a Tahoe LTZ.

Congrats on your Tahoe LTZ! You will love it!!!

Did you get a chance to test drive the hybrid version? How was it?