Grit dog wrote:
blofgren wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
^Hard to believe so many pay msrp at a local dealer.
I haven't shopped there yet but I know that places like Dillon, Dave Smith and that place in Indy are the real deal price wise.
Plus I think most people selling almost new big expensive trucks are the paid msrp, financed to the hilt,no down payment, cantaffordit, thousands in bling before the first oil change, 5k in tax rolled into the loan and still owe msrp or more after a year.
Then they think they're giving away their used truck at $49999 and looking for someone else to finance their bad decision.
I think you're exactly right.
Saying that, "good" used diesel trucks in good condition sell for a premium around here. Before I bought my truck I had my sights on a 2007 Ram 3500 DRW 4x4 Laramie, 5.9L, G56 with 60k miles. It was in great shape with a ton of extras and the dealer would not drop below $39,500 Cdn. I just couldn`t see spending that much on a truck of that age so I passed, but it sold a week later!
Shouldn't there be a lot of newer used rigs for sale in western Canada with the oil patch so slow now? I've been looking but don't see a lot and what's out there is still comparable in USD even with the exchange.
What's the big websites for private party sales? Craigslist in the Alberta cities doesn't have squat and kiiji seems like mostly dealer, not a lot of private party.
I was truck shopping in the spring of 2014 when the oil patch was still going strong. It certainly is a different scenario now, with a lot of gear for sale in Alberta and BC. Kijiji is by far the biggest classified site for Alberta and although dealers have a lot of stuff posted there is still a lot of private sellers. Craigslist is very popular here in the greater Vancouver, BC area (likely because we are so close to the US) but it isn`t popular in Alberta at all. Americans can definitely do well buying here right now with a 30% advantage on the exchange rate.
