How Affordable are New Dually’s?

Grit dog wrote:

JAC1982 wrote:
I didn't watch the video in it's entirety to see what the end result was.
But, the sticker on our new truck was around $80,000. I'm not sure what options it DOESN'T have. But, we paid around 63k once you factor in extended warranty, a new hitch because our other one wouldn't work, fees etc etc etc. Actual price was closer to 60. It was a 2017 that the dealer got on a dealer trade, so they were just wanting to unload it. So, if that guy paid 80k for basically the same truck, well, too bad for him.

Interestingly enough, they gave us 53k for our trade, which was a 2015 F350 DRW Platinum with around 12,000 miles on it. We felt good about that too. I agree with the above comment that if you're on more of a budget, looking for a used truck that's a couple years old is better than trying to scrimp and compromise for a new truck.

Sounds like a screaming deal on the new rig!
But let’s dont pretend that $20k off sticker is even remotely common.
Trade in sounds great, but what did that truck cost new? Probably ran you close to $1a mile in depreciation even getting a good trade in value.
Used deals aren’t there, one can look but they’re as common as the $20k off deals....not very.
That said I agree 100% with the value of buying slightly used, most of the time. As evidenced by the 1 brand new vehicle we’ve bought EVER, even though we could by new easily. Newish truck today would be brand new from a Volume discount dealer because most of the used guys paid sticker so they’re asking as much as the volume dealers are for new.

Around 60 new for the old truck, got a good deal on it too, and traded in a year old F250 for it, which they also gave us a good trade in on then. Not saying we made money on the deal or anything, we're realistic and know that constantly trading in newish trucks for a newer one isn't the smartest financially. But for trading in a 2 year old truck, it was not bad deal at all. Only owed 39k on it.

And in our research, there were definitely deals to be had everywhere this time of year. All the dealers were offloading their 2017s for really good prices. Our local dealer where we bought it is somewhat of a volume dealer, only because trucks are more popular than cars in our area, but they're definitely small time compared to some others. These deals definitely weren't available for 2018s, just like they weren't last year when the new models came out for 2017.

Probably also depends on where you live. Around here, a clean, lower mileage used truck of any kind is hard to come by, which is why we did so well with the truck we traded in. We're in oil and gas country, and pretty much everyone in our neighborhood has at least one truck.

JAC1982 wrote:
I didn't watch the video in it's entirety to see what the end result was.
But, the sticker on our new truck was around $80,000. I'm not sure what options it DOESN'T have. But, we paid around 63k once you factor in extended warranty, a new hitch because our other one wouldn't work, fees etc etc etc. Actual price was closer to 60. It was a 2017 that the dealer got on a dealer trade, so they were just wanting to unload it. So, if that guy paid 80k for basically the same truck, well, too bad for him.

Interestingly enough, they gave us 53k for our trade, which was a 2015 F350 DRW Platinum with around 12,000 miles on it. We felt good about that too. I agree with the above comment that if you're on more of a budget, looking for a used truck that's a couple years old is better than trying to scrimp and compromise for a new truck.

Sounds like a screaming deal on the new rig!
But let’s dont pretend that $20k off sticker is even remotely common.
Trade in sounds great, but what did that truck cost new? Probably ran you close to $1a mile in depreciation even getting a good trade in value.
Used deals aren’t there, one can look but they’re as common as the $20k off deals....not very.
That said I agree 100% with the value of buying slightly used, most of the time. As evidenced by the 1 brand new vehicle we’ve bought EVER, even though we could by new easily. Newish truck today would be brand new from a Volume discount dealer because most of the used guys paid sticker so they’re asking as much as the volume dealers are for new.

You can order what you want (like I have been doing) rather than settle on what inventory is available. If you're looking for the best deal, you will have to settle for a configuration that may not be your best match.

Depends on what you consider "affordable."

Also, where are these modestly equipped trucks he's talking about? Certainly not on dealer lots. Maybe they were, for about 10 minutes back in September when the new model year trucks shipped, but all that's left now and through the end of the model year are the $80K rolling palaces.

jerem0621 wrote:

Beautiful truck!

Thank you

jerem0621 wrote:
I agree. I’d probably buy a ram Cummins for the same price as I would pay for the gas other two.

The price of the Ram did sway me from my preferred Ford. When I ran the numbers, the Ram came out ahead in value for the dollar. Both had pros and cons, but saving 10 percent over a similar configured Ford had me go to a different brand.

I didn't watch the video in it's entirety to see what the end result was.
But, the sticker on our new truck was around $80,000. I'm not sure what options it DOESN'T have. But, we paid around 63k once you factor in extended warranty, a new hitch because our other one wouldn't work, fees etc etc etc. Actual price was closer to 60. It was a 2017 that the dealer got on a dealer trade, so they were just wanting to unload it. So, if that guy paid 80k for basically the same truck, well, too bad for him.

Interestingly enough, they gave us 53k for our trade, which was a 2015 F350 DRW Platinum with around 12,000 miles on it. We felt good about that too. I agree with the above comment that if you're on more of a budget, looking for a used truck that's a couple years old is better than trying to scrimp and compromise for a new truck.

proxim2020 wrote:
They're as affordable as you make them. I have a well optioned 18' 6.4L Laramie Mega Cab Dually. Negotiated total was $48,000 flat. I have my reasons for building my truck the way I did. I'm pretty happy with my decision.

Beautiful truck!

They're as affordable as you make them. I have a well optioned 18' 6.4L Laramie Mega Cab Dually. Negotiated total was $48,000 flat. I have my reasons for building my truck the way I did. I'm pretty happy with my decision.

azdryheat wrote:
The guy wants a dually with a gas motor to tow a 14,000 5th wheel? He could save money and not get the dually; a 2500 could get the job done for that little bit of weight. I would never buy a gas motor for towing purposes.

He failed to mention the huge discounts being offered. My 2013 Duramax dually was $64k with all the bells and whistles but I got it for 12k off the sticker. A few weeks ago I was looking at Ram dually's with Cummins engines and they were stickered at roughly $73k with most bells and whistles but they were discounted 10k.

He actually owned a 80k 2017 or 2018 F450. He was just trying to say that you can get a capable dually truck for an affordable price. Not the 80k he pod.

I agree. I’d probably buy a ram Cummins for the same price as I would pay for the gas other two.