Dealing with the Dealer ??

RAS43 wrote:
Congrats also, you did good! What was the sticker, if you don't mind sharing.

From the the first post it was $51,112.

Congrats also, you did good! What was the sticker, if you don't mind sharing.

Congrats. Happy towing!

I am a retired auto dealer. Believe me, you did great on your purchase. I don't have current incentives on your purchase, but I wouldn't be surprised if the dealer lost some money on that sale. Most of you would be surprised how often a dealer loses money (real money-below invoice and all incentives) on the sale of a new vehicle. This doesn't apply to high end luxury vehicles, but Ford trucks are a commodity in the way they are sold. We made a very good living making more money on used cars, parts, and service than we lost on new car sales. It always amazed me how people would go down the street to save $100 on a $30,000 vehicle, and then say nothing when they paid $300 for a 30,000 mile service. (which the dealer would make 220 dollars on) The car sale had a 1% return, the service sale a 70% return.

Anyway, congratulations on that fine looking truck. Like others, I can afford a top of the line truck, but sitting in my garage right now is a white Sierra WT with vinyl interior and rubber floor. It has nothing I don't need, and everything I do need.

CT51

$41 for that truck sounds like a great deal to me! Looks like a great truck (I love white vehicles, have 3 sitting in my driveway now!) and I hope it exceeds your needs and expectations! Keep us updated how you like it.

That's a good looking truck! I like clean white. My F250 is white. Here's wishing you many years and miles of good service with it!

Congrats on the new truck. Here is hoping for miles of smiles.

Pulled the trigger today. It's what I've been looking for and just what I've been wanting !!
$40.997 out the door.
I decided to keep my 02 F 350 and sell it out right. I have only advertised it since Wed. and already have had calls.

I think this is a descent price for a 2014 6.7 Powerstroke crew cab 4x4 but who knows.... I know one thing when you find what you're looking for and the price seems ok.... Like the saying goes...you snooze, you lose and this one was right here, right now.
Thanks for all the good advise !!

Winged One wrote:

brooks379 wrote:
probably use my own bank for the financing.

I will only add to not rule out financing through Ford or a dealers bank. Often times they can get you either a better rate or even more off the truck if you go with them (as they get a kickback).

Just don't rule out an option pre-maturely.

We only financed about 8k but because we went with the lowest rate we could get (through the dealership), they gave us an additional $500 off at signing we were not even expecting. Every little bit helps.

This is a great point, we got an additional 500 off by financing with Ford. We paid it off in the first month, but it was a nice surprise we also weren't expecting.

ramgunner wrote:
We bought a 2014 Ram 3500 in December. We paid less than Edmunds said was a good deal given the specific vehicle and zip code. The dealer had made some changes to the truck (removed the front chrome and replaced with body-colored bumper, trim, etc.) that they ended up losing a little on (on paper). But it got it sold when they needed the numbers, and the holdbacks and other incentives for making volume more than covered it.

We walked in with pre-approved credit union financing with a better rate than they offered.

Holdback on Ram's is MSRP - destination charge x 3%.