Our new 2012 GMC 2500HD stickered at a bit over $53,000 when we bought it in June 2012. It didn't have everything, but enough. No leather, no back-up camera, no navigation, no bluetooth radio, stuff that adds to the price, but not the functionality. I would think that the $48,000+ is a little bit high. Go to Edmunds to see what they think it might be worth, that would give you a starting point. Remember, though, put in all the goodies on the truck so you will get a reasonably fair price point. By the way, we like our D/A very much.