gonna switch to another brand

   / gonna switch to another brand #1  

TOMMYHPX4X4

Veteran Member
Joined
May 25, 2005
Messages
2,005
Location
schriever, louisiana terrebonne parrish
Tractor
gator hpx 4x4
man i thought john deere was good but they realy don it this time.about 4 maybe 5 months ago they made me an offer of 4k for my hpx but they told me i had to take everything off winch /racks/lights/stereo. well they came and looked at it and said they wanted me to leave everything on it and that they would call me in a few days with a trade in estimate they called me today wich is the next day and said 3500.00 for the hpx with everything on it.i laughed at the guy and told him noway. i'm gonna sell it on my own and switch brands why because they have a xuv on thier lot and it has 50hours on it with a power dump bed and they want to cut me a deal for 10,500. if they wanna stick it to thier customers like that then i don't need them. the other dealer in houma wants even more for a undriven xuv. deere just lost a customeras soon as the hpx is sold i'm gonna switch.i can't see my hpx dropping 1k in value in 4 or 5 months if it did then i don't wanna own a product that drops in value that fast.i forgot to mention that when i told him i just as soon put it out to the road to sell it he said i should ask 5k for it "lmao" here are the pictures of it by the road today man he wanted to mark it up real bad huh!!.lol
1004801ol2.jpg

1004800ys5.jpg
 
Last edited:
   / gonna switch to another brand #2  
Tommy I gotta call you out on this one.
i can't see my hpx dropping 1k in value in 4 or 5 months if it did then i don't wanna own a product that drops in value that fast.

2007-2004 = 3 years old
3 years x 12 months = 36 months
36 months devided by 1 grand per five month period = 7.2 grand depreciation total. I am assuming you paid around 10k retail so 10k-7.2k would be 3.8k. Which is ballpark what they offered. Remember we are coming up on 4 years and there is always a good ammount of depreciation the instant you drive off the dealer lot.

2k a year is not bad depreciation.
 
   / gonna switch to another brand #3  
Well, that being said, what is you next utility vehicle that you have in mind >>>> ?
Or do you plan on another unit ?
 
   / gonna switch to another brand #4  
Thats a pretty steep drop. Heck if you had an RTV that was 3 years old you'd get 65-70% what you paid with no trouble at all.

Might TommyHPX soon become TommyRTV ????
 
   / gonna switch to another brand
  • Thread Starter
#6  
they came up with 3500.00 and thats with 500.00 worth of tires /200.00 worth of marine speakers waterproof stereo. two racks running lights rear backup light. winch . so if i was to deduct that from what they are offering they are really giving me 2700.00 for the hpx. see what i'm saying .if they would say something like a stripped down hpx and i keep all my stuff i built then maybe yea but noway will i sell them my hpx with all my stuff like it is for 3500.00 when he tells me on the phone that i should be asking 5k for it. would you sell your hpx with all that stuff on it for 3500.00 ?


darkday said:
Tommy I gotta call you out on this one.


2007-2004 = 3 years old
3 years x 12 months = 36 months
36 months devided by 1 grand per five month period = 7.2 grand depreciation total. I am assuming you paid around 10k retail so 10k-7.2k would be 3.8k. Which is ballpark what they offered. Remember we are coming up on 4 years and there is always a good ammount of depreciation the instant you drive off the dealer lot.

2k a year is not bad depreciation.
 
   / gonna switch to another brand #7  
Tommy, was this the same guy who made the offer 5 months ago? If so go back and ask him what you did to your machine to devalue it so much so quickly. If it isn't track down the guy who did give you the quote and ask him about it.

If you do switch brands is there any brand(s) in particular you are looking at?
 
   / gonna switch to another brand #8  
they came up with 3500.00 and thats with 500.00 worth of tires /200.00 worth of marine speakers waterproof stereo. two racks running lights rear backup light. winch . so if i was to deduct that from what they are offering they are really giving me 2700.00 for the hpx. see what i'm saying .if they would say something like a stripped down hpx and i keep all my stuff i built then maybe yea but noway will i sell them my hpx with all my stuff like it is for 3500.00 when he tells me on the phone that i should be asking 5k for it. would you sell your hpx with all that stuff on it for 3500.00 ?
I don't blame him for not giving you much of anything for all of your ad-ons. Mods have almost no resale value when they are on a vehicle. But I agree it's a load of crap that he says you need to have everything on there for him to take it at that price.
 
   / gonna switch to another brand #9  
I have bought 4 new Gators in the last 4 years. I traded a decked out HPX for a better equipped XUV for $2700 difference. Over a $1000 was added list price over the HPX. I got nearly $9000 in trade.
 
   / gonna switch to another brand #10  
We all know the reason the other feller wants all the accessories left on it.
For reason it will sell faster & at a better price. He's just trying to screw Tommy. Don't know the true depreciation of the unit is, but, if a man quotes you a price and makes certain statements, by the rule of ethics, he should keep his word....

Also, before I purchased all my accessories. I said that there were going to be " X " amount spent on the RTV. Heck, when I got finish, a fortune was tied up in accessories alone. Spent six times more on add ons before I knew it.
I know that buyers don't put a value on accessories, but, if they had to purchase them like others, they would learn true value. Tommy, don't let 'em screw you out of the value of your machine....
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2019 CATERPILLAR 299D2 XHP SKIDSTEER (A51242)
2019 CATERPILLAR...
Aer Way Tillage Tool (A50514)
Aer Way Tillage...
2025 Kivel 48in Forks and Frame Skid Steer Attachment (A50322)
2025 Kivel 48in...
2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Sedan (A50324)
2013 Hyundai...
2018 CATERPILLAR 336FL EXCAVATOR (A51242)
2018 CATERPILLAR...
2020 KUBOTA RTV X1100C UTV (A51406)
2020 KUBOTA RTV...
 
Top