How can someone find a true invoice for a 2013 Ram 3500? I'm thinking about ordering one. Also how much off MRSP are people getting? Thanks

I just bought the Consumer's reports ratings and pricing guide that supposedly has msrp, dealer cost, etc. in it. those numbers are off once you figure in the sales volume, etc. discounts the dealer gets but they are a good place to start to bargain.they only show a ram 1500 with prices ranging from 22,640 to $37,040 with dealer invoice at $21,246 to $ 34,300, so you need to specify more precisely what you want. when I ordered my dodge dakota, I got the CR pricing sheet and it agreed exactly with the "figures" that the salesman came up with.bumpy

There are a number of on-line resources for invoice and MSRP numbers. Edmunds.com, KBB, True Car, etc. Google auto invoice and you will have a variety of options.There is MSRP, Invoice, and then Hold-Back. Hold-Back is MSRP minus freight times 3%. In addition, there are consumer incentives, dealer incentives, and dealer contests that are continuously changing. Some of those can be found on-line as well but not always. They are limited only by the imagination of the newly minted MBA in charge of promotions, today. They can be either Regional or National. Contrary to popular myth, there are no yearly bonuses based solely on how many vehicles a dealer buys from the manufacturer. Generally, any short term incentives to purchase are divided into dealer volume categories. The larger the dealer the smaller the price is not true and in some rare cases can be the opposite.

I just picked up a leftover 2012 Ram 2500. MSRP sticker was $46,905 and paid $32,795. This is equal to $14,110 off or roughly 30%. Dealer gave me $16,238 on trade so I only had to finance about $16.5k.I know here in the Northeast everyone wants 1/2 ton trucks. Dealers taking in 3/4 & 1 ton trucks have a harder time selling them. My dealer had 51 Ram 1500's on his lot and only one 3/4 ton. My truck was on the dealer's lot since July 2012.

They should be highly discounted as by the time any hit the lots up here they will be a year old as everyone else will have the 2014's on the lots.

Invoice is not that hard to get but doesn't always show dealer hold-back. The easiest and simplest deal I've ever done on the many vehicles we've bought is when we bought the wife's new Chevy Traverse through Costco's buying service. Our local Chev dealer participated in the Costco service so we sat down with them and it was hassle free. He opened up his Costco Pricing guide and the Traverse was $700 below invoice on the Costco deal. His invoice matched mine. Chev also had $1,500 cash back and zero percent financing. His book also listed the dealer hold-back of $1,400 and he said "we're basically making $700 on the deal which sounded reasonable to me. Hassle-free, no bargaining, here's the price.

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45Ricochet
Explorer
May 14, 2013
Depends on the extra goodies you get, but last week anyway it was right at $6k
larry_barnhart
Explorer
May 14, 2013
I asked Dave Smith for a price of a 3500 chev in 2001. $400.00 was all they could save me. didn't think it was worth that small price to go after it but some had told me they saved $5000.00 using Dave Smith.
chevman
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 14, 2013
Dave Smith sells at dealer Cost minus incentives.
Charlie_D_
Explorer
May 14, 2013
Ask the dealer for it. I have had some dealers show it and some decline.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 13, 2013
45Ricochet wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Big Ray wrote:
How can someone find a true invoice for a 2013 Ram 3500? I'm thinking about ordering one. Also how much off MRSP are people getting? Thanks

Give Dave Smith Motors a call they are the worlds largest Chrysler Dealer. They can give you a price on what you are looking for. If you are not near them at least you have a great price to go shopping with.

LOL
Yeah and they have a full time airport shuttle :W But it would be costly from Ray's location, but a fun road trip back to the east coast :B

Yup, they do have a lot of people fly in and drive out!
retispcsi
Explorer
May 13, 2013
Try Kernersville Dodge in Kernersville N.C. He has a couple of hundred Rams in stock and does a very competitive internet business.
45Ricochet
Explorer
May 12, 2013
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Big Ray wrote:
How can someone find a true invoice for a 2013 Ram 3500? I'm thinking about ordering one. Also how much off MRSP are people getting? Thanks

Give Dave Smith Motors a call they are the worlds largest Chrysler Dealer. They can give you a price on what you are looking for. If you are not near them at least you have a great price to go shopping with.

LOL
Yeah and they have a full time airport shuttle :W But it would be costly from Ray's location, but a fun road trip back to the east coast :B
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 12, 2013
Big Ray wrote:
How can someone find a true invoice for a 2013 Ram 3500? I'm thinking about ordering one. Also how much off MRSP are people getting? Thanks

Give Dave Smith Motors a call they are the worlds largest Chrysler Dealer. They can give you a price on what you are looking for. If you are not near them at least you have a great price to go shopping with.
Big_Ray
Explorer
May 12, 2013
45Ricochet wrote:
What area do you live in Ray ?
Mid-Atlantic
45Ricochet
Explorer
May 12, 2013
What area do you live in Ray ?

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