So I've been stalking this forum since March to try and get the best idea for a good deal on a Ram 1500. A little back story, due to personal/life issues I was forced to trade in a 2019 Ford Mustang because of insufficient seating. Well I didn't want just another boring car or SUV, so I settled on a truck for capability and planning ahead. Beginning in March, I started searching, initially checking out the 5th gen Ram's. Thinking the incentives would increase due to Covid, I passed up the deals of March (I was wrong lol). Fast forward to May, and being under a time constraint, I'm getting desperate to find the best deal.
I checked out Ford F150's, but they were just too outdated and expensive for the options provided. Silverado 1500s were somewhat of a good deal down here in South Florida, but the dealer left a bad taste in my mouth for not disclosing their "mandatory" dealer installed options on "demo" vehicles they advertised as brand new. (Sorry I have an issue paying someone $400 for window tint that isn't darkness/quality I would have done).
I had another issue with Ram dealer here in South Florida that advertised the 2019 Ram Express for a clearance price of $19k off (including $10k in incentives), then tell me they couldn't sell the truck for the advertised price. Repeatedly insisting that I didn't qualify for the all rebates, but they listed the incentives provided by RAM of which everyone was qualified.
So I drove to Central Florida after seeing a used 2019 1500 Big Horn 4x4 with only 20k miles. MSRP on it new was $57k. After sitting on the lot since 2/2020 it was discounted from $38,9 to $31,9. Technically sell price was $33,6 after the "reconditioning fee" aka full dealer profit. I negotiated an "extra" $1k on my trade and $500 discount to help absorb that ridiculous fee. I attached the window sticker.
Thoughts? I thought it was a pretty good deal.