Everything being equal, I wouldn't buy air from Lithia!!!!
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Dustin Williams
<dustinewilliams@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Jon, I paid $35k for my 2006 Ram 2500 diesel Quad Cab 4x2 when new. The
>>> deals can be had, and are not hard to find. I had to work to get my deal which
>>> was a total of $7000 off sticker, but now, dealers here are advertising
>>> $20,000 off on all 2008 2500/3500 trucks. You can't go wrong with a Cummins!! I say
>>> go new.
>>
>>
>> Really??? So, a $35-40K 3500 can be had for $15-20K? I'd have to
>> agree, were I in the market for another truck, I'd definitely change
>> my "used only" policy if there were deals like that to be had!
>
> Jon, check the math again, the $35k in 2006 was already $7000 off
> sticker, so assuming it was still $42k you'd be dropping it to the
> $22-27K range. MSRP's have also gone up since then and if you're going
> for a 4x4 it's several thousand more. If you were going for a fully
> loaded 4x4 you're looking at a MSRP of $40K for a 1500 and $50-60K for
> a 3500 with the Cummins. I checked around with the websites for the
> Northwest's largest dealers, Dave Smith and Lithia they're listing
> them online for about $10-15k below MSRP, odds are that you could talk
> them down another $5000, so a loaded 4x4 1500 with the Hemi would be
> in the low $20k's. A Cummins could probably be had for somewhere in
> the $30k's. This is something I'm watching because I'm hoping to
> upgrade in May or June assuming I get a promotion by then.
>
>
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