How and from where?
I'm in Houston and even for the few remaining MY25, none of the dealers want to come down to even MD price of $79K.
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Price negotiated from MSRP
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I'm in Houston and even for the few remaining MY25, none of the dealers want to come down to even MD price of $79K.
In hindsight I guess I got luckier than I thought. This was from Fayetteville CDJR in TN. I had showed interest months earlier, and they reached back out. Told them where I wanted to be on it. There was a little bit of back and forth, but we had everything settled within a day.
That's awesome!! Tungsten wasn't even on my radar until couple of weeks back but since I was missing owning truck. Hunting season just started and my current Integra Type-S wasn't gonna cut it so I started looking at RAM again (owned TRX previously).
The problem I'm seeing is that there isn't much inventory left for MY25 in Texas and the ones that have it, holding it like gold. Been in touch with one of the dealers and he is not willing to budge on his asking price. I could get MY26 from Mark Dodge for around $79k shipped to my house but I hate the fact that they have gone back to black interior. I want the lighter color interior of MY25 as it give it a much more premium look.
Yeah, the interior color change may be playing a factor. It's an odd change, surprised they didn't make it an option. I don't hate the black interior, but the sea salt does feel more premium. Stellantis incentives may also be playing a factor. It's counterintuitive, but I've noticed in the past that they sometimes reduce the incentive on last MY once new MY is fully ramped.
Purchased a 2025 Big Horn 4x4 1500 Aug 22nd.
I did a ton of shopping of the 2025's I was interested within 200 miles. (Flame Red, Hydro blue, Gray, silver. No white or black, which was the majority of what was on lots). This was the best deal I was able to hammer out, and it was the closest dealer to me.
Hydro Blue. (love this color)
Customer Preferred Package 21Z
Night Edition
Big Horn level 2 Equipment Group
3.0 SST SO
12" Digital Cluster
Trailer Brake Controller
Mopar Floor Mats
Dealer Add Ons: $1098.
Front doors: window tint to match the back doors.
Clear bra on the hood/sides, mirrors, door jams, inside door handles
NOTE: I told them I wouldn't pay for this and walked out. They agreed to removed the cost from the deal. I normally do this exact set of items after purchase, but I prefer having the option to add it when I purchase and not being forced to buy it.
$62640 MSRP + $0 for the tint/clear bra protection.
$14940 Discount and Rebates (~23.8% discount / ~25.6% if you factor in the add-ons I didn't pay for)
$47700 Price paid - trade/cash + TTL
I was able to get the higher end I was looking for my trade in at $22k. (18-20k offers from other dealers, carvana, carmax, etc.) The market here for 5 year old Tesla Model Y's with 60k miles is pretty saturated, and they sell on dealer lots for 24-26k all over the place.
I did a ton of shopping of the 2025's I was interested within 200 miles. (Flame Red, Hydro blue, Gray, silver. No white or black, which was the majority of what was on lots). This was the best deal I was able to hammer out, and it was the closest dealer to me.
Hydro Blue. (love this color)
Customer Preferred Package 21Z
Night Edition
Big Horn level 2 Equipment Group
3.0 SST SO
12" Digital Cluster
Trailer Brake Controller
Mopar Floor Mats
Dealer Add Ons: $1098.
Front doors: window tint to match the back doors.
Clear bra on the hood/sides, mirrors, door jams, inside door handles
NOTE: I told them I wouldn't pay for this and walked out. They agreed to removed the cost from the deal. I normally do this exact set of items after purchase, but I prefer having the option to add it when I purchase and not being forced to buy it.
$62640 MSRP + $0 for the tint/clear bra protection.
$14940 Discount and Rebates (~23.8% discount / ~25.6% if you factor in the add-ons I didn't pay for)
$47700 Price paid - trade/cash + TTL
I was able to get the higher end I was looking for my trade in at $22k. (18-20k offers from other dealers, carvana, carmax, etc.) The market here for 5 year old Tesla Model Y's with 60k miles is pretty saturated, and they sell on dealer lots for 24-26k all over the place.
BowDown
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Employee pricing had Tungsten's down in the low $70K range through August. I tried to buy on from Helfman in Houston but they wouldn't do more than $3K off msrp. I found a dealer in Memphis TN that was willing to match Mark Dodges prices and bought from them. There's 2 in CA selling for $73K and a few more in the 77K range. I wanted a MY25 because of the sea salt interior
That's the dealer that I've been talking with and they are still sticking with the same price, despite the truck sitting on the lot for over 130 days. Also spoke with another dealer and they have the same excuse that the prices posted online are "not true" and there will be add-ons at those dealers when you try to buy. So their best OTD price is $90K.
Like you, I want 2025 model otherwise Mark Dodge would have been an easy no BS choice.
BowDown
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Yeah, Helfman played that same BS with me, even claimed to have gotten the owner involved and they wouldnt be beat by another dealer. I showed them the Memphis truck and they said the trucks were optioned differently and they were. Helfmans truck had the MFT & no BUG; the Memphis truck had the BUG but no MFT, thats the only difference. I told them yes but the MFT isnt a 10K option. A week later he emailed asking me if I was still intrested. I replied with a picture of my executed deal sheet and the new truck in my driveway.
Check the links in my above post, theres some deals on 25's. Luke gave me a no add-ons price too.
Mark was my 1st choice as well but no 25's
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azzx
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I'm glad that you're getting great deals these days.
Since my 2019 truck was totaled in May 2024, I had to buy another truck. In May 2024, the best I could negotiate with all dealers in the PHX metro area was 64K OTD for a Big Horn level 1.
Carlos had to make 20 billion - 7 B went to the investors at that time.!!
Not a rant, Stellantis milked Jeep and RAM to pay for the other 12 garbage car companies they own.
There is some justice; he got fired (of course, he had a 30-million severance package).
Not a political comment -- full-size pickup manufacturers should be fully owned and managed by Americans. No one else outside of US gets the concept!!
Since my 2019 truck was totaled in May 2024, I had to buy another truck. In May 2024, the best I could negotiate with all dealers in the PHX metro area was 64K OTD for a Big Horn level 1.
Carlos had to make 20 billion - 7 B went to the investors at that time.!!
Not a rant, Stellantis milked Jeep and RAM to pay for the other 12 garbage car companies they own.
There is some justice; he got fired (of course, he had a 30-million severance package).
Not a political comment -- full-size pickup manufacturers should be fully owned and managed by Americans. No one else outside of US gets the concept!!
That's great! I couldn't get anyone to come close it. I might just end up ordering a 2026 model from Mark Dodge.
BowDown
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Luke has a truck reduced to 74k
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My ordered Limited just updated to "scheduled on Sept 22" on the Ram order tracking site. I got a great deal - which I will post details of here once it's all finalized and works out like I think it's supposed to - but anyone know what time frame to expect from the scheduled date until the truck actually arrives at the dealership? Or is there not a reliable time frame? If not, is there a more reliable time frame to deliver once it advances to the "in production" date? I'm actually kind of hoping it's not delivered until November, and that Ram offers even better rebates as the end of year approaches.
My ordered Limited just updated to "scheduled on Sept 22" on the Ram order tracking site. I got a great deal - which I will post details of here once it's all finalized and works out like I think it's supposed to - but anyone know what time frame to expect from the scheduled date until the truck actually arrives at the dealership? Or is there not a reliable time frame? If not, is there a more reliable time frame to deliver once it advances to the "in production" date? I'm actually kind of hoping it's not delivered until November, and that Ram offers even better rebates as the end of year approaches.
RamBum
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I just wanted to add one thing about Mark Dodge. I picked up my 2026 Tungsten about a month ago. On three occasions I had questions on one thing or another, nothing major. Each time I sent them an email hoping I'd hear back from somebody eventually. The first two times, I got a phone call within 30 minutes answering my questions. The third time, I had a detailed email that again answered my question. I've never had this kind of service before, and I just wanted to put it out there.
