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Chevy Silverado - How Much Did You Pay? II
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Chris
Oh gosh..what to do first..order the cap, get the liner, mudflaps, busy day!
Ryan
make them. If I can find a set of sportside
dealer, junk yard, etc) WW liners, I will add to
my Z71 to keep the mud from the back of the cab and off of the tail lights.
BTW, I painted my bed in the ww area with flat
black paint to hide the summit white. I think it
improves the looks. I never noticed how much it
stood out until my wife mentioned it (Does it itch
under your cast? Not until you mention it )
Factory molded mud flaps are dirt catchers I looked at a set for the front of mine yesterday did'nt like design, their to stiff, if you happen to go off road (ya know like thru a field for camping) and hit a low enough dip in could do some damage, would'nt go with them.
Get the cap, you know you want/need it anyway.
Ray T.
Ray T.
jim
jim
Gary-
dealer was 6 hours from my house
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just be careful with the invoice plus...we did that with the truck we ordered in Sept (Northstar Chevy), and when it came in the advertising costs came with it..they said we bargained so much over invoice and here was the invoice (with the ad costs listed on it). We had a "contract" (they are never real contracts without the vin number)with a set price..never thinking that it would go up. Next go around (DeNooyer Chevy), we made sure when the bargained price was Invoice, it read no changes even if the invoice does. We worked very hard to get the first price (lots of bidding and cross bidding), but it meant nothing (even with a lawyer and attorney general) in the end.
I called the Chevy 1-800 number to find out when my Silverado LS would be delivered. They said that it was shipped 2-15-00. It's been about 3 weeks and my dealer says that it hasn't arrived. Does anybody know what might be considered a reasonable time frame for delivery? As most of you have experienced, car dealers can not be trusted. An honest dealer is the exception. I wouldn't be surprised if it arrived and they sold it for a better price.
Thanks, Skiddo
Mine was built on the 16th and arrived on the 29th..I never got to a ship date.
Hope this helps in time frame query.
Ray T.
Remember in negotiating a price that the salesperson might fail to mention a processing fee or advertising fee when initially bargaining from the invoice. ALWAYS start at the invoice price and work upward. KNOW your facts about invoice prices for truck and options--MAKE the salesperson KNOW you are prepared for a long process of negotiating. Advertising is usually 1% of MSRP, and I've seen processing range from $49 - $289 depending on location & model. Factor that in when you start thinking final price. Sales tax? any other fees? Get ALL the prices in writing, including Ad and Processing fees. I personally would start at 1% over invoice AT MOST, and go from there. If ordering the truck (for a four door Ext CAB), start AT INVOICE The dealer makes 3% of MSRP for ordering right off the bat. Then, once a price is negotiated and written down by the salesperson (if possible get sales manager signature to confirm committment), tell him you're going home to think it over. Also, ask about their sevice department rating. See if they have anything in writing that ranks their service. That also lets them know you're factoring that in as well. If you like the price, come back the next day and then say you want to trade in the other vehicle. BUT UNDERSTAND, they will offer much less than you could get on the outside, and probably even less than what the NADA trade-in value is. WHY? Because you dealt from invoice, profit is much less (MSRP runs about 10-13% above invoice on Silverados), and they are in it for the profit. Seriously think about selling it on the outside if possible--it really makes it easier---That's what I did. If dealers know up front about a trade-in, they usually won't even discuss sales near an invoice price---just my observation. Shop around...driving 100 miles is worth it if you save lots-o-$$$$! Good Luck.
A-soon-to-be-Silverado-owner,
(Truck due in by March 20th)
Fred S.
Skiddo
No trade in, have a '89 Z71 Silverado reg cab, shortbed w/350 and manual tran.with custom wheels and Bridgestone Duelers 31X10 and 207000mi. They sure do last if you treat them right. Looks good for 11yrs old. Have buyer for it at 6000, kbb is ~3300, will see if dealer will do an in and out.
Sounds like I could wait a while if I order. Oh well, just more time to save up for my big purchase.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
Littlebit3
I ordered my truck this past week. Extended cab, four door, long bed 1500 2wd. Added cloth (no charge), auto, air, power locks, deep glass, locking diff, carpet. My calculated invoice was 21,301. Dealer added 440 "adjustment" which they claimed would be added on to invoice by GM for advertising making their invoice 21,741. Final price negotiated to 21,750. I did not trade in my current truck. I had been willing to go to 1.5% over invoice so I think I did ok. Would appreciate any comments positive or negative. Thanks!
Ryan
Ryan
On those Westin Nerf Bars, I installed one this past Friday, it rained the rest of the weekend so I put driver side on first. The fit is not as I thought it would be when they say "no drilling uses existing frame holes". Brackets don't line up as they should. I don't know if that is because the 1/2 ton & 3/4 ton unit frames are different. But with a little know how I made it work and they are solid. The package arrived UPS & it was all beat to hell, it shipped from Ohio so who knows how many tranfers were involved enroute to New York, some paint had been warn off one end of each on inside curve but I'll touch it up & not worry about it since they'll get their wear soon enough! What a difference with getting in & out of this truck though, glad I bought them.
Borla Cat Back due in today/tomorrow so that will be next project, tint the windows and I'm done with accessorizing my truck. 700 trouble free miles (26hrs.) no problems & luv'in it. Pictures to come soon if I figure out how to post them, maybe I'll ask my 15 year old daughter, she seems to know more about computers than I do! She's a BIG Hanson freak & has a newsletter she does about them on the web!
Well congratulations again on your order, now the WAIT!
Ray T.
Tomorrow i find out for sure if its accepted or not. I have my fingers crossed
Ryan
Ryan
around for a tale of "You gotta be kiddin me!".
On January 17th I ordered:
1500 LT ext cab sb fleetside 4x4 Z71, 5.3 V-8 ,
auto trans, autotrac, locking rear, Alum wheels,
P265 tires, tinted windows, 3.73 axle, flares
and the trailering pkg. I tracked the vehicle to
the point where is was in transit last week. Today
I called the dealer and He said, Your truck came in
on Friday 03/10, unfortunately, we sold it to
someone else on Saturday 03/11.
I am not sure what course of action I can take,
but I am very interested in hearing from anyone
that can site a similar situation and what the
dealer or GM did to rectify the situation.
thanks in advance. bmc..
Ryan
GOOD LUCK MAN
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When our first truck came in, and the dealer tried to raise the price, and we wouldn't pay more, I got a lesson in what is a contract. Because they had taken a down payment, that made a contract..but surprise! Not for any one vehicle..since there was no VIN number, there was no contract for that particular truck. Tried to work with GM..and all we got was that they are independently owned..the more we fought, the more they tried to talk to the dealer (with me on hold). We think they had a better offer (but it must have fallen through since the truck sat there for a while). We finally decided that we didn't even want to buy from Northstar Chevy in Upstate NY,at this point, so we went elsewhere. Attorney General sent papers for us to fill out, but we didn't bother, since we wanted nothing more to do with this place.
Don't hold your breath for them to do anything though. I can't believe this dealer did this to you. WHO is the dealer & where are they located? If you get no where with GM chaulk it up to experience write a scathing letter to the editor in local paper & find another dealer to buy from, let them know what this dealership did to you, they may be sympathetic & want to do right by you to get your business.
UNBELIEVABLE!
Good Luck & keep the faith there are MANY unscrupulous dealers out there obviously & you found one of them! The worst kind of advertising they can have is NEGATIVE so you can do some damage by spreading the word & letting them know about it.
Ray T.
Remember one saying (Paybacks are a [non-permissible content removed])
Bill go pay them back (in a nonviolent way of course)
Please dont just sit back and let it happen to others too take a STAND!!!
Ryan
Ryan
Moral of Story: Don't wait on anyone to check on the status of your truck for you. Track it from beginning to end. That is what they get paid for.
also: Uncle Bob (my dealer ) stated that when keys in your VIN number it is initially built as SOLD. I saw this on the confirmation order too. SO when the dealer pulled that truck up to sell to someone he knew it was already sold and opted to make a better profit on it.
I made sure that I had Uncle Bob draw up a contract with my VIN on it and my deposit. Let'um sell my truck on me!!
Reburn
GOOD LUCK to u
Ryan
Boyhwdy go get your truck, take tools to cut it out if you have to.
As for the dealer that sold an ordered truck, if he did that to me every news paper, tv station, consumer rights organization would hear my story. The squeeky wheel usually always gets greased---Start squeeking Bill.
Placed my order Tuesday for my new truck. 2500HD extcab, 4dr, 4wd, LS added rearview with temp/compass, manual tran with deep low and OD, CD player, tinted glass, on/off road tires, fog lights and skid plate pkg. Grand total invoice 26800 got it for 27300. When will it get here, who knows but I'll be keeping tabs and getting numbers along the way.
Thanks to ya'll, this page has been a big help to me.
Ryan
Ryan
A photographer I'm not so..........bare with me.
Ray T
Regarding the second point, the vehicle prep team does not sell vehicles, the salesmen do. And when the salesman entered the VIN number up on the computer, it should have shown the Vehicle Order Number that the dealer used to order it from GM and tied to that order was BMC's name. Otherwise, the dealer was playing loose with BMC's order in the first place. In any case, it doesn't sound like a solid dealership to work with.
Hopefully BMC will be able to post later on what this dealership was really able TO DO FOR HIM.
Skiddo
Have a nice day
Roger
Ray T. :-)