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I'm not trading it, but I would highly encourage you to look at selling privately. I was quoted $36k for my truck from the dealership. I said hell no and sold it this past weekend for $45k. You'll get way more for your truck, but that's as long as you're willing to deal with the hassle. Good luck either way.
Negotiate prices now. Wait until the vehicle arrives to do paperwork and give them your trade in. There is usually a deposit required, how much varies greatly. Use a credit card in case something goes wrong.
I'm having an issue with that. The only dealer I have thus far spoken to wants to project my trade may be worth several thousand less in 8-10 weeks when the order arrives plus cannot guarantee what rebates might be then. So I am being asked to place a non-refundable deposit on a truck the cost of which is unknown.
Trade values have gone down a lot over the past few months so they may level out soon but I doubt they will go back up.
Damn, that's hard to beat. I'm getting between 5-6% off invoice. Anyone know of a dealership offering 7% or more off invoice on the west coast?
When ordering a truck you negotiate the dealer discount and get it in writing that the dealer is not using anything in his price that will prevent you from getting any incentives/rebates when the truck arrives. You want 5 to 8% under invoice. Just before the truck arrives you look for current incentives/rebates to apply to your purchase, lowering the price even further. It is always a gamble whether offers will be better or worse.
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Do you know any specific contacts for the other dealerships?When ordering a truck you negotiate the dealer discount and get it in writing that the dealer is not using anything in his price that will prevent you from getting any incentives/rebates when the truck arrives. You want 5 to 8% under invoice. Just before the truck arrives you look for current incentives/rebates to apply to your purchase, lowering the price even further. It is always a gamble whether offers will be better or worse.
If you are having difficulty finding low prices try some of the volume dealers listed in my post.
How to Get the Best Price on Your New Ram
This is a work in progress. Please reply with any additional strategies and information. With differing degrees of work you can get a good to great price on your new truck. We will start with the discounted price on the truck and cover rebates/incentives after. Easy Method For those who do...
You trade your current vehicle when you take delivery of the new one. I guess maybe you could try to negotiate trading now. Very few dealers will guarantee a trade price 2 or 3 months in advance, unless it is only worth a few thousand.
Sounds like you have it down. I'd just be sure you keep your communication to email only until you get everything you're looking for. Just my two cents.
Something seems off on your MSRP calculation (I believe the Ram site may have already included available incentives in that price of $47k)? Truck you detailed should be $52k-$53k MSRP (including destination). Base is $43k + Night package $2k + Level 2 package $2.5k + Etorque $2k + Destination $1.7k + Lighting package $1k = Total of about $53k +/-.
