Pulled the trigger today !

Congrats on the new beast!!!!

What color did you end up with?

Just glad I didn't know about this site when I ordered my '04.5 in Dec. of '03. I still might be lost in the mayham.:B Still smillen at 11 1/2 years old and 183K and counting.

You should get 9% off the the base price and 15% off the options before you even start to look at rebates or dicker with the dealer. Delivery charge, tax and license will be the only firm numbers.

I got mine at Dennis Dillon in Idaho. Ignore the "as good as" price cause you won't qualify for all the kickbacks, but they honor the advertised sale price without haggling. I worked with several other dealerships including Dave Smith and nobody could beat them.

Congratulations!

Anyone mind sharing where they got $11-12k off of a tradesman? I am seeing around $9k off. I have been kicking around going back to a Cummins.

Good call on the LB. You won't have to worry about a special hitch or hitting the cab. But they do serve their purpose!

Nice to have choices!

I really struggled with the LB/SB thing for a while. Ultimately I knew I wouldn't regret the LB down the road. My boys and I ride dirt bikes and mine wouldn't fit unless it was almost at a 45, so that factored in.

Exhaust brake! I could almost hook up and go to the mountains just to play with it. I'm going to love it, actually I already do.

CampingN.C. wrote:

IdaD wrote:

CampingN.C. wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
Congrats! What trim level did you get?

I am semi looking as well, seems you can get a "tradesman" well equipped and comparable to a LT Silverado. All for a pretty decent price.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

I went with the Tradesman but what I leaned is they're not all the same. One dealer only ordered them as true WT's (vinyl seats,floor). This place gets them fairly equipped. So I still got the basics plus some extras goodies like LineX, steps, 5er prep etc.
I did a TON of internet shopping and had to really study the stickers real good.
Funny side note about that. After looking at dozens I saw the Cummins option at two or three different prices. Only a couple hundred off give or take but still makes you :h

There was a mid year price bump. Mine was invoiced prior to the bump but there were both on the lot.

Congrats on the truck. I have a well optioned Tradesman as well and it's a great option. It has what I need in terms of comforts and functional options but at a good price point. I paid about $39k for mine before tax (sticker was about $51k).

There's no substitute for that straight six - good job not settling!

That's roughly the exact deal I got. Other than the snow plow/cold weather option, mine has everything you can get on a Tradesman. I might have paid a little extra for the add-ons but it's nice already having them versus shopping around for all of it aftermarket, small things like the front windows are tinted to match the rears etc.
I did a couple test tows today resetting my hitch. I've been on here since 2003 listening to everyone talk about how awesome diesels are. Well, they're all right! I was all teeth going down the interstate today, looked like this :B
Not just the engine though, the truck itself is 1000 times better at handling the camper. Going to a LB helps with that I'm sure.
It's crazy how much power than thing has. My stressful trips are GONE !!!!

Wait till you get it in the mountains and can give that exhaust brake a good workout. :B

It sounds like we have real similar trucks other than the bed length. I opted for shorter for parking lots/garages and off road performance. You can't go wrong either way as long as you've got that big C on the fender!

The base price of the trucks varied but I did not find any that charged differently for options when I was shopping. Even though I ordered mine, some dealers were charging more base than others before applying their discounts. I understand inventory already built may be priced differently based on build date, but never understood how the base varied on an order...

BTW: This is an easy way to see which inventory has been sitting around longer and which ones the dealer will be more willing to discount if you find what you want on the lots.

IdaD wrote:

CampingN.C. wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
Congrats! What trim level did you get?

I am semi looking as well, seems you can get a "tradesman" well equipped and comparable to a LT Silverado. All for a pretty decent price.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

I went with the Tradesman but what I leaned is they're not all the same. One dealer only ordered them as true WT's (vinyl seats,floor). This place gets them fairly equipped. So I still got the basics plus some extras goodies like LineX, steps, 5er prep etc.
I did a TON of internet shopping and had to really study the stickers real good.
Funny side note about that. After looking at dozens I saw the Cummins option at two or three different prices. Only a couple hundred off give or take but still makes you :h

There was a mid year price bump. Mine was invoiced prior to the bump but there were both on the lot.

Congrats on the truck. I have a well optioned Tradesman as well and it's a great option. It has what I need in terms of comforts and functional options but at a good price point. I paid about $39k for mine before tax (sticker was about $51k).

There's no substitute for that straight six - good job not settling!

That's roughly the exact deal I got. Other than the snow plow/cold weather option, mine has everything you can get on a Tradesman. I might have paid a little extra for the add-ons but it's nice already having them versus shopping around for all of it aftermarket, small things like the front windows are tinted to match the rears etc.
I did a couple test tows today resetting my hitch. I've been on here since 2003 listening to everyone talk about how awesome diesels are. Well, they're all right! I was all teeth going down the interstate today, looked like this :B
Not just the engine though, the truck itself is 1000 times better at handling the camper. Going to a LB helps with that I'm sure.
It's crazy how much power than thing has. My stressful trips are GONE !!!!