Dennis Dillon Ram

Ralph Cramden wrote:
Volume discount is a myth. When it comes to automobiles the manufacturer can have incentives with certain high volume dealers, but that perk is in the hundreds, not thousands of dollars per unit, and usually comes in the form of a reduced rate of financing on their end when financing inventory. The manufacturer is not a bank, but all of them are associated with one, so they pass that on to you which is where the finance with us and save x deal comes into play.

If one dealer can make deal X, so can any dealer. Most simply choose not to make it. Especially if sales are hitting their pre established quotas. The whole business is planned out down to the penny.

Having one ordered is a different animal as the dealer has nothing into it. There are costs associated with flooring inventory and the longer it sits on the lot, profit progressively drops with interest payments, insurance costs, the kid who washes them every week, etc. None of that gets factored in on a special order usually, but it's factored in for sure on a floored unit. They don't pay for that, you do. Same at an RV show, the dealers are not paying for the floor space at the expo or convention center, the added salespeoples base salary, or the transport to and from, the people who buy at the show pay for it and its not cheap.

Look at the self professed "wholesalers" like RVW, the Strollo brothers and whatever name they go by today, RV direct or something?, Colrain RV advertised as "wholesale rv club", or Jeff Couch. The advertised prices are great, and the actual price is great but nothing that can not be beat at the local mom and pop. Others including myself have done so.

I looked at Dennis Dillon and their advertised prices look really good, but they're nothing I don't think I could get at a dealer in the Pittsburgh PA area, or anywhere else. Especially so if no trade or loan payoff muddys it up, or you're not upside down. It might take some work as in hardline negotiating, but not impossible at all. Give it a shot during the last few days of the month. They know that for every hard negotiator that walks in 10 suckers will be right behind them.

Gee Ralph, I don't think you understand. You are forgetting the "distance" rule. The further you travel out of town to buy your new vehicle...the cheaper it will be! If you live in Pittsburgh, always buy at least as far away as Idaho. Now, if you live in Idaho, I hear there is a dealer in Pittsburgh who offers $5,000 better deals!:)