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#588 of 663 Looking at a deal on '03 2500HD Duramax by rungmc Aug 20, 2008 (6:09 pm)
Hi Y'all, I found a 2003 Chevy 2500HD LT that is in (apparently) good shape. Runs great and drives like a truck. Has all the bells & whistles. Anybody got any gotcha's I should look for? Truck is from a shade tree dealer who wants $15k and has maint. records from previous (original) owner. Crew cab, Duramax, Allison, new rear brakes, 70% rubber left on set of Michelins, 108k miles, spray on liner, chip (don't know what kind). Nice to meet you folks... I've read several posts... I'm a noob in the world of diesels, but have been towing with a '90 GMC Sierra 1500 350ci for years. (New in '91). So... looking forward to getting to know some of you. Tell me what you think.... or not...
#589 of 663 by 2doorpost Aug 20, 2008 (9:44 pm)
Got contacted by 3 dealers in regards to the Employee Price Sale. To be honest, that was the impetus that made me buy my present truck.If the figures add up- its a good buy.    I have found a few that would work for me. Its just a matter of cutting through the b.s. and biting the bullet.
#590 of 663 Dealers are pulling a fast one by tripper0567 Aug 21, 2008 (10:46 am)
I have dealt on trading in my 06 on an 08 with 2 different dealers. Prior to employee pricing (last week), they would give me 16.9k on my trade. This week my trade-in value is 14.5k. These dealers are ripping people off. They subtract the value of your trade in directly off the incentives that GM offers. They only way you win is if you're buying without a trade. Replies to this message: 2doorpost (Aug 23, 2008 5:10 pm)
#591 of 663 2008 z71 by z71redneck Aug 21, 2008 (6:04 pm)
Purchased from Ressler motors in Bozeman Mt, 2008 silverado 1500 z71. 0 percent for 72 months. Paid 30ish to read in the owners manual I cannot use tire chains with 265/65/18 tires. That will be fun plowing my 115 ft driveway in Montana. Replies to this message: erikheiker (Aug 26, 2008 1:11 am) z71redneck (Aug 29, 2008 6:06 pm)
#592 of 663 Which is it; price or incentives? by rore Aug 22, 2008 (11:32 am)
I’ve been in search of a fully loaded 2008 Silverado 1500 Ext. Cab Standard Box LT1 4x4 Drive for about four months now.   I sent out multiple quote request out three months ago and got a price range of $24K-26K. Around the same time a friend of mine purchased one for $24K.   Now, with the “employee pricing” around I decided to send out quote request again. Surprise, surprise, the price range was once again $24k-$26k.   After looking around at other post, it seems to me that the focus is on how many rebates, cash back, and dealer incentives one received and not the out the door price. This seems to me a poor way to shop around for a vehicle.   I could care less about which, how many, and the names given to dealer incentives I receive, bottom line for me is price. Anyone else shop that way? Replies to this message: dlandrum (Aug 22, 2008 1:13 pm) jfritsch (Aug 22, 2008 8:00 pm) rore (Aug 23, 2008 7:48 pm)
#593 of 663 Re: Which is it; price or incentives? [rore] by dlandrum Aug 22, 2008 (1:13 pm)
Replying to: rore (Aug 22, 2008 11:32 am) Have been shopping for a month , for an 08 1500 LT1 Z71 ExCab STD box, everyone has plenty of inventory, so I'm not in a hurry at all, cash deal, no trade, no financing. Funny thing, the costco buying program last week was cheaper than the employee priceing this week. Replies to this message: jfritsch (Aug 22, 2008 8:00 pm) rore (Aug 23, 2008 7:48 pm)
#594 of 663 Re: Which is it; price or incentives? [dlandrum] by jfritsch Aug 22, 2008 (8:00 pm)
Replying to: dlandrum (Aug 22, 2008 1:13 pm) Yup, its a marketing gimmick, dealers trying to work deals with the higher traffic generated from the ads. Many quoted deals not much better than last monht. If there is more hidden cash with the promo, maybe some can smoke it out.   A 31000 08 trailblazer has a 12000 trade in value in its 07 version (kbb.com). The other books put it 5000 higher but the pie in the sky starting asking prices for most used ones around here are about edmunds $17000 trade in. The kbb value is probably closer to right. Without about $15000 off the TB is a joke.   Good luck --jjf
#595 of 663 Re: Dealers are pulling a fast one [tripper0567] by 2doorpost Aug 23, 2008 (5:10 pm)
Replying to: tripper0567 (Aug 21, 2008 10:46 am) Yep- I got an email from a salesmanager Thursday in regards to the pricing (remember the dealer that tried to snake me with the higher price when "Loyalty Money" was the new hook back in April? Asked me to check out the Employee price now on their Website. Guess what- they played with their prices so much it was actually higher now than back in March. And dirty me, I let them know one of their trucks was priced wrong. Didn't say exactly which one. Made them audit their site.They figured it out eventually and let me know its "fixed"   Still 2 grand too high. I found one 2 grand cheaper down the street. Delivery on Monday.
#596 of 663 price gaurentee by dlandrum Aug 23, 2008 (7:13 pm)
want to stop the sales pitch in its track, offer to pay todays price no questions asked, as long as they will throw in a two week price guarentee. Plenty of inventory out there, think I'm going to wait until after the 2nd and see how they twist up the price then. most of the dealers are with in $500-$700 of what I'm willing to pay, I'll get it when there are some 09's sitting on the lot.
#597 of 663 Re: Which is it; price or incentives? [dlandrum] by rore Aug 23, 2008 (7:48 pm)
Replying to: dlandrum (Aug 22, 2008 1:13 pm) Tons of inventory. One dealer offered me a new 07'. An 07'? They can't get rid of the 08's and 09's are about to come out.   Think I'll wait till the end of the year.

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