Truck dealers!

[Phoenix Jim]

Man are they frustrating! Dealing with three of them right now on a new ram truck and none of them are honest. I know they need to make a profit but they sure hate when you are talking to other dealers. One is five hours away and have the truck I want and say they will match the price of the two local dealers. The one local dealer said they can get that truck in a dealer trade but that dealer said they will not do dealer trades. I think I will take a break and wait for the 20 models they sure look for those impromptu shoppers and are bad getting back with you and all of them say sorry I was busy selling cars. They act like people are lined down the street to buy. Don’t recall an experience like this on previous purchases

[bassnman81]

Go to a different dealer.

[Z520C]

Set down with the dealership in tupelo, they came at me with stupid numbers, like $5,000 less than what was my bottom dollar I would take for my tundra. I was looking at a $50k tundra. I drove the next day to oxford and we were within $1,000 of making a deal. They beat tupelo so bad. I countered to Tupelo and he got butt hurt and said they always beat everyone’s price. I will buy from Oxford.

[Tarheel14]

Have you tried Dave Smith or Dennis Dillon?

[Phoenix Jim]

Told the 5 hour away dealer, the one who has the exact truck I want, I am moving on from him due to him being 5k off my trade from other two dealers. Low and behold I get a voice mail, I’m brain fried right now, saying that they had good news for me and to call them. Other dealer just text saying they are still trying to get that truck in a dealer trade. Draining experience but I can wait for a 2020. The problem is that it’s a ram Laramie quad cab all the bells and whistles. Crew cab won’t fit in my garage and quads are hard to find

[dean c]

You will go through the same thing on a 20. Just get a deal that makes you happy and get the truck.

[drifter106]

Have been thinking about a new Ram....don't like thinking about the salesman though....might wait till the 2020's come out and get a used 2019 truck. Hopefully I could save a few thousand or wait and see what the 2020's have to offer. Right now, the electric motor on the engine is of interest to me. Wanta see if/how they have improved the 2020 over the 2019.

[BrianMcCarty]

The mistake that was made was that you called or contacted the dealer with the truck you wanted. That dealer will never trade that truck to another dealer knowing they have it and you are interested in it. You will have to buy from them or move on to a different vehicle that can be located. Not saying its right but its the game. The dealer that was asking for the trade should have advised you not to contact them.

[Trx5Trx510r]

Woodhouse.

[Dixie Chicken]

Jim, call Costco and ask if they have a dealer in your area. It's worth joining Costco for the vehicle sale program if they do.

You buy from a local dealer, THROUGH the Costco program. All the paperwork is done as normal, including financing (if you finance). The thing is, you know what you're paying before you ever leave home. All Costco vehicles are sold at "Supplier Pricing" which is less than Invoice, but a little more than Employee Pricing. Plus you stack any applicable rebates on top of that.

We saw vehicles sitting in Costco for 20 years, never even thought about buying through their program. Then in 2016 we were looking for a loaded Silverado and ran across a deal that Costco was doing with Chevy, for 5000 LTZ Silverados with a preset option package. From 22" chrome wheels, to floor liners, bed cover, under seat storage for the back seat, even the 'blackout Bow Tie' package (which I didn't have the dealer install). Of course they were also heavily optioned. You could pick your color (pay the up-charge if there was one) as well as 2WD or 4WD. The thing is, for both vehicles we were IN AND OUT of the dealer in under an hour. We knew what we were paying, showed up with a $500 check to order the truck, (15 minutes there), then 6 weeks later the truck was there. Stroked a check for it, and was out in 45 minutes. Total savings was over 10K on a loaded LTZ. They just don't do that!

What I found out in doing my research is Costco is the #2 seller in the country, only behind Auto Nation. They sell new and certified pre-owned. Any make and model. Haven't seen any sales numbers in a couple years, but in 2015 they sold something like 730,000 vehicles! It is the easiest deal you've ever done for sure.

Our daughter was so impressed with it, that last year they were looking for a new 4WD Colorado. Thing is she's in Albuquerque now and there were no participating dealers. Buuuuuttt…. John Elway Chevy in Colorado was, so they talked on the phone, picked out the truck, flew up and drove it back. They didn't spend all day there haggling either, knew going in what the were paying.

It's worth checking out.

[Pro-Hunt]

Get ahold of Midway dodge in Kearney. They will treat you fair!

[Phoenix Jim]

Woodhouse.

tried them 21k for my truck Baxter 23k

[Phoenix Jim]

The mistake that was made was that you called or contacted the dealer with the truck you wanted. That dealer will never trade that truck to another dealer knowing they have it and you are interested in it. You will have to buy from them or move on to a different vehicle that can be located. Not saying its right but its the game. The dealer that was asking for the trade should have advised you not to contact them.

yep you are right. The dealer told me that and I told him the salesman did not call. manager said to call him as he had some questions for me. I tried him 3 Times and left messages and the salesman twice so figured they were not interested so I called the dealer that has the truck 5 hours away. Oh well I will get the one I want but will have to be a 2020

[Bigbassdaddy1190]

Look around some more. Dealers will practically pay you to take rams off the lot.

[grandbassslayer]

Look around some more. Dealers will practically pay you to take rams off the lot.

lol

[PNWLipRipper]

A Dodge Dave Smith is your place will reimburse airfare if you buy

[BigFishSteve]

Why all the drama. Tell them what you are willing to pay. Either deal
or no deal. No biggie.

[Bullet 250]

Employee price is better than supplier price, every dealer will sell one for supplier price

[local16]

I don’t know how those guys sleep at night. Lie after lie.

[idratherbeefishin]

Wait a minute this is BBC we are suppose to pay cash $ .