Hi everyone again!
Well, the "deed" is done! Chevy won! When it came right down to where the rubber met the road, my wife and I both just couldn't get away from Chevy! I did learn a lot in the last couple days.
I took the camper over to the dealer. Wife test drove with nothing in tow. Went back, hitched up, and I drove in-tow. Drove around town, then jumped on the interstate a few miles. By the time we arrived back at the dealer, the truck felt like a familiar friend. And then we negotiated with the dealer.
We got a good trade in value for our old truck and because my brother-in-law is a retired GM employee, we got the GM employee discount. We added the 6 year bumper-to-bumper (except for brake pads and windshield wipers) repair service, or whatever it's called. We ended up with a good (very doable) monthly payment for 6 years. When all was said and done, it came out pretty good!
Now, a word about my old 2005 diesel 3500 Chevy Dually. We had the original bill-of-sale in the glove compartment. We purchased the truck in 2006 and it was considered 2 years old. The previous owner had a 2 year lease on it, and we financed it for $20,000. Tonight, we got credit for $16,000 for trade-in! NOW I'M A BELIEVER! Owned it for 8 years and it depreciated only $4000? I don't think too many can beat that.
We drove the old truck home with the camper tonight, because I needed to get the shell of the back, clean out all our junk, and they are going to put running boards on the new one for us. So, we'll pick it up tomorrow. Papers singed and done.
Here's some pic's from the dealer web site:
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD (diesel dually)
I'll need to change my signature block now!
Also: it has a built in back-up camera on the tail gate. The image appears in the rear view mirror. Talk about easy hitching! Oh my, this truck will spoil me!
