New Truck buying

[WayneB]

Looking to replace my Silverado and have talked to the dealer about the 08 LT model and waiting on him to get back to me with the initial pricing numbers. Right now they are offering zero financing and the truck I looked at was MSRP price was just under $33,000 after a short talk we were down to around $28,500 with the rebates and what they call their off from invoice price. Darn if I can ever figure that out?

I am a bit up in the air about buying and wondering what everyone thinks of the new style Silverado (as they call it), Ford F-150 or Toyota Tundra? I am not in any real hurry to trade my truck, but if the price is right I am ready at anytime to pull the trigger.

Any help with this is greatly appreciated!

 

[Jimbrown]

Well you certainly don't give much info. how old is your truck what options on it ect. Whats on the new one 1/2 or 3/4 ton ect. Truck buying is more emotional than anything so you just buy when your ready. $28,500 for a new 1/2 sounds like a really good price to me. The bottom line comes when whats your trade worth assuming you are trading. Mine usually ain't worth dink as I beat em to death.

 

[WayneB]

Well you certainly don't give much info. how old is your truck what options on it ect. Whats on the new one 1/2 or 3/4 ton ect. Truck buying is more emotional than anything so you just buy when your ready. $28,500 for a new 1/2 sounds like a really good price to me. The bottom line comes when whats your trade worth assuming you are trading. Mine usually ain't worth dink as I beat em to death.

Well, I have a 99 LS Silverado with 120K miles. Like other people I am sure I held onto the truck too long and the trade in value just won't be there.

The truck I am looking at is a 1LT pretty much loaded up. It is a 1500 1/2 ton extended cab with all of the little things one expects plus XM Radio, On-Star, 5.3 V-8 engine, cloth seats, heated auto dimming mirrors (nice in New England), list of items is rather large, but the sticker price was right around $33K. I feel the 28.5 price is good too. Not sure of the actual bottom line as the salesman did not fax over the figures to me yesterday so it will be early next week before I see them. I am also looking at the Tundra, but not sure if I would go away from Chevy or not at this time.

I am just not sure what other areas are getting for trucks these days.

 

[LoneCowboy]

invoice
nobody should pay more than invoice on any american car/truck BEFORE rebates.


check edmunds.com

 

[Willis Fecon Bushhogging]

Looking to replace my Silverado and have talked to the dealer about the 08 LT model and waiting on him to get back to me with the initial pricing numbers. Right now they are offering zero financing and the truck I looked at was MSRP price was just under $33,000 after a short talk we were down to around $28,500 with the rebates and what they call their off from invoice price. Darn if I can ever figure that out?

I am a bit up in the air about buying and wondering what everyone thinks of the new style Silverado (as they call it), Ford F-150 or Toyota Tundra? I am not in any real hurry to trade my truck, but if the price is right I am ready at anytime to pull the trigger.

Any help with this is greatly appreciated!

Im assumming you are just going to use it for general use. Im probrably one of the older guys here, so here goes. I started out I only bought Chevy's, then years later I got a great deal on a Ford (picked it up for payoff at bank) So now Im a Ford man, went through a couple Fords. Then my brother started working at the Dodge dealership, when the big grill truck came out, went through a few Dodges, last one was a quad cab V10, what a truck, then I retired and started a construction company and I buy what truck that will do my work at the best price, I dont care what the name is. I dont like Toyota's but they sell a lot of them.
I currently have three Fords (F150 -2 F350-1) Dodge 1500, wife van is a Dodge, you guessed it, my brother still works at the Dodge dealer.
The reason I wrote all this stuff is, I buy where I can get the best deal, I think most of all the new trucks are about the same. I would buy whatever truck dealer, gives you the best deal. If you are able too, dont trade your truck in, you AINT gonna get much for it. Try to sell it locally. Dont sign nothing, tell them you are going to check the Fords and Dodges out, boy you will see them trying to kiss you Bu-t an give you a better deal. Have you ever heard this"if you buy today, I will let you have it for $$$$$, most of the time thats close to the bottom $$. Now take that number to the Ford or Dodge and see what they say for the same class truck, if its not less, say I can get the Chevy for$$$. They hate this, but it works
Last but not less, my wife refuses to go car shopping with me, she says she feels sorry for the sales person, when I'm finished LOL Its all about $$$$ mine

 

[Jimbrown]

The last two trucks I bought I went to Edmunds or Blue book and was honest in my trucks condition FAIR and got the average trade value. When it came time to talk money I handed that quote right off of the web page to the salesman/sales manager and both times they agreed with out ever looking at my truck. Reason... they ain't gonna keep it, they are gonna auction it first chance they get and those prices are close to what they will get. Just can't be greedy. if they are saying 28.5 before trade I think you got a good deal. Don't know about you but I trade the same dealer all the time last two trucks I bought i even used the same salesman. That kinda helps. Right now I have a Ford and a Chevy. Just can't bring myself to buy a Dodge and I despite the TV hype toyotas just don't cut it under hard use here in the desert. I need somthing that will pull 12,000 lbs 23 miles of dirt road every time I go to town.

 

[DanielAlexander]

I bought an 07' new 1500 series and I could not be happier , the Chevy is a nice truck

 

[dgl24087]

I bought an 07 Ram 1500 4x4 in May, 2007. Nothing overly fancy, SLT w/PW, PDL, Tilt, cruise, Power Mirrors, regular cab. Sticker was $30550. After rebates and dealer discount, we were down to $21550 before trade. I had a 2000 Chevy S10 ext. cab ZR-2 4x4, 99000 miles, equipped about the same as the Dodge.

 

[1bush2hog]

I bought a new 08 Silverado 2500HD w/6.0 engine. It replaced my 2003 1500HD w/6.0L. Put about 3300 mi. on it so far and no problems. It is a crew cab and similar to my 03, but nicer. More HP and more Torque out of same engine

I considered diesel, but with it being appx. $8K more for diesel and allison, and the new diesel emissions standards, I decided to stick w/the 6.0L, especially since I don't trailer so much.

I've heard and read good things about the new Tundra, but have no first hand experience.

I've had good luck with my last 3 Chevy's, but had Fords before that. Don't like the Dodge interiors, and shyed away from the new Ford diesels also due to new emissions.

Drive them all and have fun w/your purchase

I would have waited another year or two to buy, but the tax break was ending, so I moved a little quicker.

 

[TheDingy]

My other half is in the car biz, the other day we saw a Toyota dealer our on a dealer trade run towing the cars being traded with a Chevy. I asked the driver why chevy and he said the Tundra couldn't last like the Chevy could under towing all the time.