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Are you done beating your chest yet?
I heard that people are still buying the tread lightly program and shoving it Rams face, trying to show them that customers are still interested in the affiliated program.
Well said, as local dealers are trying to nickel and dime potential customers, somewhere else someone is getting the same deal for less, that’s why I decide to screw the local dealers and head somewhere else. C’mon it’s just business and money Talks and BS walks.Time is money? Save $1000? Some of y'all must have weird jobs and weird dealer relationships. I'm saving over 12K going to MD as opposed to any of my local dealerships. I don't know about y'all, but I don't make 12K/ work day which is how much time it'll take for me to drive back. If I did make 12K a day I'd still want the best deal possible and I'd either pay for shipping or pay someone to fly out and drive it back for me.
Call it what it is, most people only look at, "What's my payment bro?" and when you finance a vehicle for 8 years, the spread on 12K just isn't that much on what your monthly payment is. For the rest of us few that want to pay cash, it matters. If I didn't have PTO and I had to burn an unpaid day to go grab and drive, I'd still do it if the savings outweighed a day's worth of work. Yeah, time is money but very few people dealing with Mark Dodge are only saving $1,000, as if a grand is chump change.
Yeah, that time is money comment was pretty funny. Dude probably spent more time tying his shoes before going to his local dealer than any of us spent getting a better deal at MD.Time is money? Save $1000? Some of y'all must have weird jobs and weird dealer relationships. I'm saving over 12K going to MD as opposed to any of my local dealerships. I don't know about y'all, but I don't make 12K/ work day which is how much time it'll take for me to drive back. If I did make 12K a day I'd still want the best deal possible and I'd either pay for shipping or pay someone to fly out and drive it back for me.
Call it what it is, most people only look at, "What's my payment bro?" and when you finance a vehicle for 8 years, the spread on 12K just isn't that much on what your monthly payment is. For the rest of us few that want to pay cash, it matters. If I didn't have PTO and I had to burn an unpaid day to go grab and drive, I'd still do it if the savings outweighed a day's worth of work. Yeah, time is money but very few people dealing with Mark Dodge are only saving $1,000, as if a grand is chump change.
I'm glad you saved that much money. I just don't need to be constantly reminded in a bad car/truck market that someone has a better deal.Time is money? Save $1000? Some of y'all must have weird jobs and weird dealer relationships. I'm saving over 12K going to MD as opposed to any of my local dealerships. I don't know about y'all, but I don't make 12K/ work day which is how much time it'll take for me to drive back. If I did make 12K a day I'd still want the best deal possible and I'd either pay for shipping or pay someone to fly out and drive it back for me.
Call it what it is, most people only look at, "What's my payment bro?" and when you finance a vehicle for 8 years, the spread on 12K just isn't that much on what your monthly payment is. For the rest of us few that want to pay cash, it matters. If I didn't have PTO and I had to burn an unpaid day to go grab and drive, I'd still do it if the savings outweighed a day's worth of work. Yeah, time is money but very few people dealing with Mark Dodge are only saving $1,000, as if a grand is chump change.
The closest I came to dealing local was a dealership that told me custom orders were all sold by Ram @ MRSP. After that, I threw out the Affiliate Pricing. They said they honored that at their dealership. Had I gone there I'd be screwed now since that pricing has gone away and they also do not price protect. The MSRP on my build is $72,980 and I'm price protected at $63,595. That MSRP is like $75,000 now, plus the ridiculous doc fees and other crap add another grand. Sure some of it could potentially be negotiated down, but only if you're dealing with a lot vehicle and it's the end of month.
I don't think anyone is trying to rub anything in someone's face. This forum is the reason why I found out about Mark Dodge in the first place and how Ram operates when it comes to sales. If people didn't post what their experiences were like I would have ended up ordering a truck I really didn't want from a dealership I didn't want to deal with to meet the budget. Instead, I found a dealership treating their customers right that is $6,500-$7,000 under what I was willing to spend. Why on earth wouldn't I tell people about that? I tried to talk a friend into a Dodge just the other day instead of overpaying for a used 4 Runner. It was a no go, but ya try what ya try.
I would just check the total cash price vs the total finance price side by side. Theoretically they'd be the same. But you might have some other types of fees if you finance?
I'm hoping to get the call from the dealer to come pick it up today. My truck arrived at the train yard about 20 miles away on 12/17.
My estimated delivery window starts Wednesday, but dealer said it probably won't be in until later in the window, probably early January. Looks like our camper probably won't be in until mid-January so that might be perfect.
Curious...pricing in your situation is locked into place, right? Would love to know what kind of discounts will be available in Jan that can be applied to you. With inventory very slowly getting better, I hope there are more discounts to be had to be stacked on.
It was a pretty good deal, but I'm even more satisfied with the overall experience. I've never had a more pleasant experience buying a vehicle than I did with MD. My wife is thinking about a Grand Wagoneer. Even if they don't save me a penny, I'm still buying from MD over local if we go that route.
If the $750 is from Chrysler Finance you should be able to pay it off in one payment but there will still be a charge or two of under $100. If they tell you to make a number of payments, then send a check for all but $50 and pay that off over the remaining payment schedule as the interest is charged on the unpaid balance.
Since I'm in DE, there is no sales tax but the DMV calls it a document fee which it 4.25% of the purchase price minus trade value or sale of other vehicle. I'll be able to submit a form to get a refund once I title the new vehicle.
