tractortime2012
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Just purchased a new x360 at a John Deere dealer in November of 2012. I paid new 2012 sticker price for this at $5200.00. This tractor was on the show room floor with all the rest of the new looking tractors. After getting the unit home , I recorded the tractors serial number for warrantee reasons. For some reason, I looked up the serial number on the internet and saw that it was actually a 2011 model year production not a 2012. I thought I was getting a new 2012 year tractor. So, it would appear that this tractor has been sitting on their lot of a year or so. I spoke with the selling dealer about this and they stated that buying a tractor is not like buying a car , and that it was very common for a dealer to have a tractor on their lot for a extended period of time. He also stated that JD dealers ( unlike car dealers ) do not have a place to sell unsolded tractors. They stated that The tractor had zero hours on it and is still identical to the 2012 tractors, so they considered it a new tractor. I can see their point but , I asked about paying the 2011 price ( not the 2012 price ) on this tractor since it was a 2011 model year. That was a big NO on their part. I could not wait and order a 2012 tractor because I needed it right away. Don't get me wrong , I am happy with my tractor but it disturbs me about the discloser on what model year I was actually buying. What do you think about this practice, and have you ever heard of this before ?