Ordering a new truck is frustating
It bothers me as to what options can't be ordered with other options. I understand some options require things like axle ratio with HD towing, but some of the other limitations frustrate me.
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ACZL wrote:
Almost every truck I look at on a lot seems to be heavily optioned.
The dealer build the trucks that they get to have on the lot, same as you and I ordering one. They order the trucks with the options, as that's where the markup is. "We have this truck that has everything you want, it also have the navigation system, but that will only at 15 dollars a month to your payment."
For what it is worth, my ordering experience was fairly painless. Go on company website, and configure the truck they way I wanted it, and save the build summary. Go to every dealer website within a 50 mile radius, fill out the 'contact' form, and ask for an email address for their internet sales department. Three days later, send a mass email with the build sheet to all the dealers who replied, asking them to give me their best offer, for the truck in the build sheet, either in inventory, transfer, or order, with a hard deadline of when I planned to place the order. 1 day later I had an offer of 1500 off invoice before rebates, 2 days after that, they still had the best offer, so I went in, and signed the paperwork to start the order.
