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I don't really see how it kills resale value. I've seen a few say that already. I bought my 2005 F-150 on the ford family pricing event. There was no way I could get a deal like that other than that event and I was able to trade that truck in 7 yrs later for 4k less than my purchase price...
Finally bit the bullet and joined the Ram club. Just brought home my Bighorn Level 2 with Off-Road Group. Love the truck. Worked on the dealer from every angle for 3 weeks. Almost bought one in NH but got jerked around on my trade. Sold my old Silverado that was my trade and pulled the trigger...
Hadn't thought of the sales tax advantage. This is a NH dealer so the only advantage would be for them. They get my trade without sales tax and I pay tax for the Ram when I get back to Maine.
I think the reason they haven't come down more on the dealer discount is because of my older trade and their isn't a lot of value there. It's in great shape for the age but it's more risky for them than a newer truck. I could probably get a deeper discount if I didn't trade and sold my truck...
My last deal fell through so I'm looking at a level 1 Big Horn with Off-Road package MSRP $48,305 - Dealer Discount $3,245 and 20% manufacture rebate of $9,661. Final sales price of $35,399. They said its the best they could do without seeing my trade. This puts me at 26.7% off MSRP there is...
Looks like I might have found my next truck. MSRP $48,305 - Sale Price $35,863. The dealer also gave me a better trade offer on my 2005 Z71. I'm close to my goal of $30k.
Ouch. Just because the final price is reasonable I still have to pay a luxury/excise tax on the MSRP every year for registration. That truck would be $1600 this year and $1400 next year.
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