If you wheel and deal through the Internet you can get a price as good or
better. Most Internet sites go through a local dealer's fleet department.
Invoice price is common. If you hit that dealer near the end of a quarter
the deals get better because it's the end of these periods that the dealers
are given their incentives for volume of sales. That's their profit for
selling you (etal) vehicles at invoice.
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Val Lowe
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 9:39 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: New QC is a DEMO! :-(
At 08:53 AM 05/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>PRO: You should be able to get the price down based on kelley blue book
>(http://www.kbb.com). And down more because of the following con.
They don't have "used" prices for 2001 Dak's yet. The difference between 0
miles and 6000 miles on a 2000 is only a few hundred bucks.
>CONS: 5k demo miles are harder than normal miles because:
>1. YOU don't know that the engine was broken in properly.
>2. Most test drives are by unfamiliar drivers.
>3. If its got the v8 you know that test drivers pushed it to see what it
>could do.
This was probably a salesman's daily driver - although I don't know that
for a fact. I will check that out and also ask for maintenance records if
I decide I'm still interested.
>Or, you could just order what you want new. If you don't care to take the
>risk and save bucks this is what I'd do.
Ordering for this model year is over. I would have to order a 2002 which
would probably be more expensive, I would have to wait until ? to get the
truck (I could do that) and also it would have no rebate. OTOH, I could
get EXACTLY what I wanted.
I'm just trying to get a handle on the level of risk.
Thanks for your input!
Val
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