audiodane wrote:
Hi All! I thought I would update everyone on the wonders of a holiday weekend. ;)
We have looked at a *lllooottt* of trucks over the past 6 weeks.. CarGurus, CarMax, Facebook Marketplace... you name it. The outcome was almost always the same:
1) Used / Dealership or Private Party; lower cost, but no idea what they've put it through, etc. I'll be pulling my family with this thing cross-country... and the recent sting on our last Used / Dealership purchase is still too fresh for comfort.
2) Used / CarMax: More confidence in the vehicle quality, usually newer and less mileage, but also pretty steep price premium
3) New 2018 Remaining Stock: Fantastic confidence, full warranty, but additional price premium over the CarMax option.
Long story short, we bought this weekend!
.... ended up with a *NEW* 2018 Ram 3500 SRW that had been sitting on the dealer lot for seven months. Had such a discount on it that it was only a few thousand more than a three-year old Ram 2500 from a nearby CarMax with 20K on it. We spent more than we originally planned, but God is good and we're extremely happy and excited. It's loaded, too. Laramie, leather, 5th prep, air suspension, ... all the "tow" things.
Wahoo!!
cheers,
..dane
Congratulations! I think you'll love it.
If I had the green light to buy right now I'd be weighing that same 2018 configuration against a 2017 with only 15K and a CPO warranty. In my case there's still a $12K premium for the 2018 truck (but it's 600 miles closer to home).
Best regards,
Chris
