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<blockquote data-quote="Dr.Duct_Mossburg" data-source="post: 1245606" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Thanks for all the replies... A few things to comment on. </p><p></p><p>Regarding travel comments. I use to travel all over the country for cars. I'm in one of the wealthiest places in the country and deals are hard to find here. However, As I get deeper and deeper into my professional life... That time spent traveling begins to be not so worth it. I loved the road trip aspect to it or even flying and shipping, however with a family and busy work life I just don't have the time to do so. </p><p></p><p>Regarding dealerships. My other local dealer to the north side of me is +$5-10k over MSRP. However, a good friend of mine is a mechanic there and has been for 10+years. I have a slight relationship with some of the service guys as I've taken almost all of my car's there for inspections. They're generally cool stuff that these guys don't see on the regular. I'm one of those guys that don't care if they take my car out and drive it. I get satisfaction allowing others to share experiences with me (see below). </p><p></p><p>Regarding Pricing: </p><p></p><p>So today... I had to travel past the one at the avalanche dealership. I decided to go big or go home. I went to the dealer and met with one of the lower end managers... likely a lead salesperson or something of that nature. The experience was a lot different when I was there. They're a very high volume dealer. They had close to 20 Raptors in inventory and 5 GT350R's in the showroom. The showroom had to be over 20,000 sqft as they had probably 60 cars inside. </p><p></p><p>I made it very simple for them. $1000 off and throw on the foldable cover... or $1500 off the truck. I took out a certified check and handed it to the guy and told him to give it to his manager when he presented the offer for it. The bank made the check good for $78k and I told him to pay close attention to the additional money in the check. That I, in fact, had it made out to be larger so that I could leave his dealership and buy the 2018 local to me tomorrow morning when I got home. </p><p></p><p>He came back and said no dice. $500 is the best the GM would do. He expressed that he was just as disappointed as me as my deal was as about as cut and dry as they come. I think the GM figured I loved the Avalanche so I wouldn't walk away. So... I got up and walked away. Told him I wished him the best of luck. I didn't get 10 minutes down the road before they called and said they would do $1500 off MSRP. I told them to get the paperwork ready and 45 minutes later I had the keys to the truck.</p><p></p><p>I needed to handle some work stuff so I left the truck there but there was a porter there that really liked the truck. They told me to drive him to the gas station and he would fill it up (they didn't want anyone to drive the truck out of respect for me). When we got outside I tossed the porter the keys and told him to drive for our first voyage. In fact, later tonight I picked the truck up and one of my mentors was with me and I let him drive the truck back to our hotel. I just drove it for the first time with about 55 miles on it. </p><p></p><p>So that being said... I am officially in a Raptor. Let the mods begin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr.Duct_Mossburg, post: 1245606, member: 23751"] Thanks for all the replies... A few things to comment on. Regarding travel comments. I use to travel all over the country for cars. I'm in one of the wealthiest places in the country and deals are hard to find here. However, As I get deeper and deeper into my professional life... That time spent traveling begins to be not so worth it. I loved the road trip aspect to it or even flying and shipping, however with a family and busy work life I just don't have the time to do so. Regarding dealerships. My other local dealer to the north side of me is +$5-10k over MSRP. However, a good friend of mine is a mechanic there and has been for 10+years. I have a slight relationship with some of the service guys as I've taken almost all of my car's there for inspections. They're generally cool stuff that these guys don't see on the regular. I'm one of those guys that don't care if they take my car out and drive it. I get satisfaction allowing others to share experiences with me (see below). Regarding Pricing: So today... I had to travel past the one at the avalanche dealership. I decided to go big or go home. I went to the dealer and met with one of the lower end managers... likely a lead salesperson or something of that nature. The experience was a lot different when I was there. They're a very high volume dealer. They had close to 20 Raptors in inventory and 5 GT350R's in the showroom. The showroom had to be over 20,000 sqft as they had probably 60 cars inside. I made it very simple for them. $1000 off and throw on the foldable cover... or $1500 off the truck. I took out a certified check and handed it to the guy and told him to give it to his manager when he presented the offer for it. The bank made the check good for $78k and I told him to pay close attention to the additional money in the check. That I, in fact, had it made out to be larger so that I could leave his dealership and buy the 2018 local to me tomorrow morning when I got home. He came back and said no dice. $500 is the best the GM would do. He expressed that he was just as disappointed as me as my deal was as about as cut and dry as they come. I think the GM figured I loved the Avalanche so I wouldn't walk away. So... I got up and walked away. Told him I wished him the best of luck. I didn't get 10 minutes down the road before they called and said they would do $1500 off MSRP. I told them to get the paperwork ready and 45 minutes later I had the keys to the truck. I needed to handle some work stuff so I left the truck there but there was a porter there that really liked the truck. They told me to drive him to the gas station and he would fill it up (they didn't want anyone to drive the truck out of respect for me). When we got outside I tossed the porter the keys and told him to drive for our first voyage. In fact, later tonight I picked the truck up and one of my mentors was with me and I let him drive the truck back to our hotel. I just drove it for the first time with about 55 miles on it. So that being said... I am officially in a Raptor. Let the mods begin. [/QUOTE]
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