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Originally Posted by partylyk1999
Thank you for the sound advice and recognizing that's the exact car that I wanted. I originally wanted the LS. When I asked to test drive one at a chevy dealership, they put me in a 2LT. I was blown away by ambient door lighting, head-up speedometer display, and leather seats. The i4 turbo already blew my mind (I drive a nissan altima with a defective CVT). And the RS had 20 inch rims and those LED daytime lights are soooo cool!! So from that point on, it had to be a black 2LT with RS package. I went with the M6 because of the A8 shudder problems. I'll give them a call tomorrow and see if I can work out a PPI!
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You're welcome! If this one falls through don't the let the A8 issue keep you from considering one with it if it meets all your other criteria. Look for one that's still under powertrain warranty and get TSB 18-NA-355 done (for free) by a dealer. That's the "flush" that everyone talks about. It fixes the issue, especially if the car hasn't actually done it, or if you catch it early and don't delay taking it in for the flush once it starts. Wife's CTS did it at 41K miles and I took it in immediately. No more problems.
BTW, I looked at the CarFax, that car went "in-service" (sold to first owner) on 6-29-18. The bumper to bumper is still in effect and will expire in a few months, 6-29-21. You're great on the powertrain warranty, it's valid til 6-29-23, so a little over two more years! You can call any Chevy dealer and give them the VIN and they can look it up to confirm those dates if you like.
Get a deposit on it contingent on a PPI by a Chevy dealer of your choosing in that area, at your expense, with deposit fully refundable for any reason the PPI finds. Could be a bent wiper blade, just get the wording "for any defect found in PPI and personal inspection". I looked at their web ad again and it appears they have a brick and mortar location, so there must be someone there who can drive it to a Chevy dealer with you even having to be there. If it passes that, THEN fly up with a cashier's check and be ready to drive it home! They should not charge you IL sales tax, but they should be able to issue you a temp IL plate so you can drive it home. I bought my XT5 in Buffalo NY and NY did not charge me tax (I'm a MI resident), and they issued a temp plate so I could drive it home. I even drove through Canada (its shorter) with the temp plate and had no problems with Canada or US Customs.
Keep us posted, good luck, and have fun with it!