Truecar is not a set pricing guideline though, although your delaership might have set up 1500 +300 another can do their own truecar pricing, hence why you get 3 different prices. C plan VPP is not going to ever be better then Truecar, whereas A plan o E plan will generally be a few hundred better

 

Well, folks .. .thanks for all your help.

I decided to hold off due to: 1. I realized I needed to sell my car myself since dealers weren't going to pony up much for a RWD G35 in Chicago in winter; 2. Best I could do was VPP.

I was actually a little surprised no dealer got more aggressive and offered me anything better than VPP, but I didn't press them hard either.

At this point, I'm waiting on some kick *** rebates and A plan promotion or buying used.