Had a 2019 on Order...Brought Home New 2018 Instead...

[GTTXRAP]

Had a 2019 on order with out of state dealer told me Dec/Jan delivery. Local dealer had a left over 18 perfect specs for what I wanted under INVOICE. Move it before end of month and home she is. Great truck for taking to weekend house. No need for 2019 w/ 2018 at a steal. Deals can be had gents get to hunting.
Was hard to keep her under 90 on tollway on the way home. Good stuff.

 

[GCATX]

Awesome! Where in Texas are you?

 

[cain072567]

those are awesome pics and congrats, what you use to take them?

 

[mamula]

You made the right choice. You saved $3k plus for same config as 2019.
You are a doer

 

[GTTXRAP]

Awesome! Where in Texas are you?

Thank you and Austin area.

 

[GTTXRAP]

those are awesome pics and congrats, what you use to take them?

LOL, well just a regular iPhone X. I appreciate the kind words as I thought they were kinda rushed as I just returned home.

 

[GTTXRAP]

You made the right choice. You saved $3k plus for same config as 2019.
You are a doer

I agree plus 19 was going to be a few grand off only. This was $6K off, plus $3k in lower MSRP for almost identical build. $9k in the pocket driving off--made it a no brainer for me.

Get it done and save $, that's my kind of day.

 

[Jake17]

Great truck for taking to weekend house.
Perfect truck to take to weekend house.

we get it

 

[Raptor911]

GTTXRAP is a man of action. When you are you going to buy and stop talking about it?

You made the right choice. You saved $3k plus for same config as 2019.
You are a doer

 

[pastorwug]

Under 90 mph?
You aren't concerned about a break-in period?
I kept mine under 70 mph for the first 500 miles - perhaps no different than our approach.

 

[GTTXRAP]

Under 90 mph?
You aren't concerned about a break-in period?
I kept mine under 70 mph for the first 500 miles - perhaps no different than our approach.

Got to vary speed...60-95-82-55....

Its a truck, if engine can't handle 90mph out of the gate, I bought the wrong truck. It will be fine. I don't want to be guy doing 70 in an 80.

 

[Edbert]

SH130 goes up to 85mph a bit further south

I just broke 250 miles on mine this morning driving to work, I've been up to 80 (in a 75mph zone) but haven't floored it yet, want to see 1,000 on the odo first.

 

[GTTXRAP]

SH130 goes up to 85mph a bit further south

I just broke 250 miles on mine this morning driving to work, I've been up to 80 (in a 75mph zone) but haven't floored it yet, want to see 1,000 on the odo first.

Ok I'll try and keep under 80...but it's tough

 

[smurfslayer]

Welcome to FRF.
#BlackRaptorsMatter

 

[Jeff-Ohio]

Congratulations!!! Did you have a trade in?

 

[4XXFORE_SOCAL]

beautiful! I made the same choice recently... totally agree with your approach!

 

[jabroni619]

You made the right choice. You saved $3k plus for same config as 2019.
You are a doer

He saved a whole lot more than that. He got a vehicle with a base price already 3k less for UNDER invoice.

Under 90 mph?
You aren't concerned about a break-in period?
I kept mine under 70 mph for the first 500 miles - perhaps no different than our approach.

I don't think it matters once bit TBH. Some people swear by the "Italian tune-up" on a new car saying it gets the piston rings to "seat better"

 

[GTTXRAP]

Welcome to FRF.
#BlackRaptorsMatter

Thx!

Congratulations!!! Did you have a trade in?

No trade. Wrote a check and drove home.

beautiful! I made the same choice recently... totally agree with your approach!

Was certainly the right $ for me...plus can start using it today vs wait.

 

[Jeff-Ohio]

Thx!



No trade. Wrote a check and drove home.



Was certainly the right $ for me...plus can start using it today vs wait.

If there was no trade, then you definitely got a great deal. Congratulations!!! We have had a lot of people on here quote really good deals, but then you find out there was a trade, or the purchase was confounded with the owner also buying five other trucks for his business.

 

[GTTXRAP]

If there was no trade, then you definitely got a great deal. Congratulations!!! We have had a lot of people on here quote really good deals, but then you find out there was a trade, or the purchase was confounded with the owner also buying five other trucks for his business.

It was very straight forward. Got the GM on the phone hammered out deal after about 2 calls...I did a soft walk and he called back. I didn't care either way as I had 19 ordered, so net/net I would have won. But he caved and told him I'd come grab it today (yesterday) and he had it make ready before I even arrived. 15 minutes of waiting, signing registration papers, writing a check and I was headed home.

I love end of month/end of model year deals. Plus it was his last one and he clearly has 19's rolling in.

Had windows tinted this morning and it's ready for weekend duty...and probably some weekday as well. It's a fun ride and you gents who have had one for years have done it right.