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madsen203 said:
I got confirmation from Gilchrist in Washington that the previous sales rep I spoke with was incorrect and that their vehicles are all 50 state compliant. This opens the doors to negotiating harder locally or do a fly and drive. In Washington I can get a full loaded LTZ for $49k or a fully loaded Denali for $49k (but has the short bed). The LTZ and Denali are similar but have two main differences: electronic step and magnetic ride. I think for the price I am going to opt for the magnetic ride. I reached out inquiring if he could get a similar priced Denali in the standard box.

Local guy only wanted to do $8k off...and I think it's bull shit but they wanted to charge taxes and fees before discounting which I was under impression that rebates are after tax but the dealer discount was before tax. Can you confirm, Stan?
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You are correct, dealer discounts are always before tax, and some dealer rebates are after tax. It gets a little grey because of how they stack the dealer rebates.

8K off sounds like they are waiting for suckers to come and buy. That's the problem with bay area dealers, dealers no longer need to 'cut a deal' to sell a car/truck. They know another guy right around the corner is ready to buy at whatever price they sell.

I would still look up prices on LauraGMC and go from there. Their prices on their website is what you should be looking at shooting for.

I took my family of 4 on a family trip to Oregon in our truck and it was awesome. The truck handled everything beautifully. If I were you, and had the time and found a dealer willing to match or beat lauraGMC prices, then a fly and drive home would be ideal.
 
wazzuFreddo said:
Got to hold off on big spending until a merger gets approval from German anti trust authorities next year. :p

The salesman’s quest for maximum commission saved me from myself. :laughing
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Good stuff Fred. I have a serious hatred for sleezy salesmen. I'm totally in the camp of how Tesla sells cars.
 
stan23 said:
You are correct, dealer discounts are always before tax, and some dealer rebates are after tax. It gets a little grey because of how they stack the dealer rebates.

8K off sounds like they are waiting for suckers to come and buy. That's the problem with bay area dealers, dealers no longer need to 'cut a deal' to sell a car/truck. They know another guy right around the corner is ready to buy at whatever price they sell.

I would still look up prices on LauraGMC and go from there. Their prices on their website is what you should be looking at shooting for.

I took my family of 4 on a family trip to Oregon in our truck and it was awesome. The truck handled everything beautifully. If I were you, and had the time and found a dealer willing to match or beat lauraGMC prices, then a fly and drive home would be ideal.
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I forgot about Laura GMC.

On Laura's website.. the same truck is about $8k off as well--same as locally. There is one in WA that is $15k off but it's the short box which is virtually a deal breaker for me at the moment. I sent local sales guy a link to the discounted short bed to see if he would work something out closer to that.
 
If you're seriously considering a fly & drive check out Dave Smith Motors in Idaho. In the last 4 or 5 years my brother bought 2 trucks from them & saved a total of over $30K. From what I understand people fly in from all over the country to get trucks there. That dealer is so big they can offer discounts other dealers can't, at least that's what I was told.
 
thePUNISHER said:
If you're seriously considering a fly & drive check out Dave Smith Motors in Idaho. In the last 4 or 5 years my brother bought 2 trucks from them & saved a total of over $30K. From what I understand people fly in from all over the country to get trucks there. That dealer is so big they can offer discounts other dealers can't, at least that's what I was told.
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And Southwest has non stops from Oakland to Spokane making it easy. :party
 
mikev said:
That reminds me, what phone are you using now and when can I have it? :laughing
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I have a Note 8. I've had this phone since it came out and I will NOT upgrade until the Note 9 comes out. I'm done changing phones every few months. It got old.:cool
 
I'm talking with Laura GMC. They have exactly what I want for the price I think is acceptable.

I've read posts about shipping bikes, but does anyone have suggestions who to use or what price/time to expect to ship a truck? Fly and drive is a 3 day journey minimum (2,000 miles / 30 hour drive time) and can't afford the time off work as my PTO is already allotted for the year for several upcoming trips/vacations.
 
madsen203 said:
I'm talking with Laura GMC. They have exactly what I want for the price I think is acceptable.

I've read posts about shipping bikes, but does anyone have suggestions who to use or what price/time to expect to ship a truck? Fly and drive is a 3 day journey minimum (2,000 miles / 30 hour drive time) and can't afford the time off work as my PTO is already allotted for the year for several upcoming trips/vacations.
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Pay Dima to fly/drive it for you :laughing
 
Ridley said:
Winner Chevrolet up in Colfax is having some pretty good deals on their trucks. They are a couple of miles from my house and I have been tempted to stop in, but I am trying to put off a new truck purchase for another year.

http://www.winnerchevy.com/VehicleSearchResults?search=new&bodyType=TRUCK&model=Silverado 1500
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Thanks for the tip. As it turns out, I will be buying out of state and doing a Fly and Drive. The dealers here are either flood with 5.3's or unwilling to deal or trade with other dealers. The truck I'm looking for is a bit "rare" so I've made a deposit on it and will fly up in the coming week or so.

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm looking forward to the drive home.
 
madsen203 said:
Thanks for the tip. As it turns out, I will be buying out of state and doing a Fly and Drive. The dealers here are either flood with 5.3's or unwilling to deal or trade with other dealers. The truck I'm looking for is a bit "rare" so I've made a deposit on it and will fly up in the coming week or so.

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm looking forward to the drive home.
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Laura? Congratulations!

I'm about to sell my GMC. I put 7k on mine so it's time.
 
madsen203 said:
Thanks for the tip. As it turns out, I will be buying out of state and doing a Fly and Drive. The dealers here are either flood with 5.3's or unwilling to deal or trade with other dealers. The truck I'm looking for is a bit "rare" so I've made a deposit on it and will fly up in the coming week or so.

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm looking forward to the drive home.
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Congrats man. Nothing will let you figure out all the quirks of a vehicle like a roadtrip. Enjoy it!
 
stan23 said:
Laura? Congratulations!

I'm about to sell my GMC. I put 7k on mine so it's time.
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Ha! I did not go through Laura GMC because the cost of flying there (nearly $1000) plus shipping ($1600) negated any real savings. I found one in Idaho for the right price with EVERYTHING I wanted on it. I am saddened though as they got a rock chip in the window and need to fix something else and they have no ETA on parts. I can't imagine it'll be too long.
295566 said:
Congrats man. Nothing will let you figure out all the quirks of a vehicle like a roadtrip. Enjoy it!
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I am pretty familiar with the truck though this one will be a standard box and max towing version (stiffer rear end) so that will be about the only difference. Time will tell.
 
Nice, glad you found what you were looking for.
 
madsen203 said:
Ha! I did not go through Laura GMC because the cost of flying there (nearly $1000) plus shipping ($1600) negated any real savings. I found one in Idaho for the right price with EVERYTHING I wanted on it. I am saddened though as they got a rock chip in the window and need to fix something else and they have no ETA on parts. I can't imagine it'll be too long.

I am pretty familiar with the truck though this one will be a standard box and max towing version (stiffer rear end) so that will be about the only difference. Time will tell.
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Make sure you take a long test drive to look for the chevy shake.

My dealer let me take out the truck on my own for as long as I wanted to make sure I didn't have any shaking issues. Seems like it's a luck of the draw.
 
stan23 said:
Make sure you take a long test drive to look for the chevy shake.

My dealer let me take out the truck on my own for as long as I wanted to make sure I didn't have any shaking issues. Seems like it's a luck of the draw.
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I'll have to check that out. I imagine if it does get it the shake won't show until later in ownership. It seemed that problem was in earlier models or folks who wanted to nitpick over minor natural imperfections.

I scored the truck for 29% off which is about right IMHO. If I turn around and trade it in, I'll break even and lose nothing in depreciation driving off the lot. I couldn't be happier about the deal. Literally called guy, said I'd buy it, and agreed on price immediately. The dealers locally only wanted to sell what was on their lot and unwilling to do some foot work to earn a sale.

Super stoked about it. I'll let the thread know when I get confirm it's ready to pick up.

Got it from Kendall Auto Center (similar to Dave Smith). DS didn't have what I was looking for. Laura GMC wanted $3k more than what I got this for plus the hassle of the flight, shipping, etc.
 
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