habu987
Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All
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**I figured I'd start this thread to walk through my ordering process from start to finish, in case it would be educational for anyone else out there.**
Background
Ordering for the v6 eTorque opened this week, so after some fantastic help from @JRS200x I started reaching out to local dealers asking for price quotes for the configuration listed in my signature.
There are a metric f-ton of dealers within an "easy" commuting range of Northern Virginia (the commute around here is never actually easy), so I limited my initial outreach to the 20 (!) dealers whithin ~30 miles of me. If I expand that search out to 50 miles, that number goes upwards of 30 dealers. I'm going to keep those in my back pocket as a last resort if I'm unable to find any good deals with the first group of dealers.
Initial outreach
For three of the dealers, I was able to get the email contact info for the internet sales manager on their website, so I reached directly out to them. For the other 17 dealers, I just used the "Contact Us" form on their website.
For all of 'em, I sent a quick note saying that I was planning to place a factory order within the next two weeks and was checking with all the local dealers to find the best deal (letting them know the pressure is on!). I included a bulleted list of my configuration and said I looked forward to their price quote.
I'll be doing a trade-in, too, but will keep that out of the picture until I go in to the dealership to close the deal down the road. I want any price quotes to be just about the truck itself, no extraneous line items to muddy the numbers.
Initial responses
Well, ya know that low bar for salesman performance/knowledge we've referenced multiple times on these forums? Yeah, holding true here for 5 of the 11 dealers who've responded so far. Haven't gotten any price quotes yet, but here are the gems from those lowest common denominators:
Again, @JRS200x has been incredibly helpful and ran a POC for me so I could have a baseline before all of the dealer BS.
Price quotes
I'll continue to update this section with 'em as they start to roll in.
Background
Ordering for the v6 eTorque opened this week, so after some fantastic help from @JRS200x I started reaching out to local dealers asking for price quotes for the configuration listed in my signature.
There are a metric f-ton of dealers within an "easy" commuting range of Northern Virginia (the commute around here is never actually easy), so I limited my initial outreach to the 20 (!) dealers whithin ~30 miles of me. If I expand that search out to 50 miles, that number goes upwards of 30 dealers. I'm going to keep those in my back pocket as a last resort if I'm unable to find any good deals with the first group of dealers.
Initial outreach
For three of the dealers, I was able to get the email contact info for the internet sales manager on their website, so I reached directly out to them. For the other 17 dealers, I just used the "Contact Us" form on their website.
For all of 'em, I sent a quick note saying that I was planning to place a factory order within the next two weeks and was checking with all the local dealers to find the best deal (letting them know the pressure is on!). I included a bulleted list of my configuration and said I looked forward to their price quote.
I'll be doing a trade-in, too, but will keep that out of the picture until I go in to the dealership to close the deal down the road. I want any price quotes to be just about the truck itself, no extraneous line items to muddy the numbers.
Initial responses
Well, ya know that low bar for salesman performance/knowledge we've referenced multiple times on these forums? Yeah, holding true here for 5 of the 11 dealers who've responded so far. Haven't gotten any price quotes yet, but here are the gems from those lowest common denominators:
- The RamBox won't be in production until November
- The v6 isn't available with the 3.55 rear axle
- The v6 is not available with the Laramie, Longhorn, or Limited
- The Advanced Safety Group is unavailable for ordering
- Are there any colors you're not interested in?
- Thank you for contacting us about the [VEH_NAME]!
Again, @JRS200x has been incredibly helpful and ran a POC for me so I could have a baseline before all of the dealer BS.
Price quotes
I'll continue to update this section with 'em as they start to roll in.
- Dealer #1: $59,385 - incentives + TTL + $? processing fee
- Dealer #2:
$57,029 - incentives + TTL + $? processing feeAfter providing an initial quote via email, the sales manager changed his tune and said he'd only provide an official sales quote in person or via phone, so ixnay on atthay. - Dealer #3: $60,429 - incentives + TTL + $? processing fee
- Dealer #4: $57,885 - incentives + TTL + $699 processing fee
- Dealer #5: $58,885 - incentives + TTL + $699 processing fee
- Dealer #6: $56,623 - incentives + TTL + $699 processing fee
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