Price Check Online Price Quotes - Good / Bad?

[Champy]

How close are those online "Build it yourself" prices to what you actually paid for your new tractor? They seem more like a List Price that I would expect a dealer needs to beat in order to get my business.......... was yours higher; lower; about the same?

thanks

 

[AndyMA]

Which prices are your refering to? Please give some examples.

Andy

 

[RalphVa]

Those on-line or build-it-yourself ones are MSRPs. When I was looking for a 4010, the on-line prices were about $12k+. Dealers were selling them for just below $10k. I and another master gardener bought ours for about the same price. Think they were offering these prices because of the upcoming 2320 and 2520 models at the time.

Go to a couple dealers who deal in the size tractor you want (actually, I got the same quote from another dealer who dealt mainly in bigger tractors though). A third dealer gave me the MSRP. I went with the dealer who is nearest to me. He's been okay.

Ralph

 

[Champy]

Which prices are your refering to? Please give some examples.

Andy

DEERE-index

This is a link to the John Deere website where you can build your own tractor and it provides an online quote. Even includes implement pricing, etc....

I just don't know if a dealer quotes this exact price, should I assume that they are pushing me to pay List Price if I am dumb enough or willing..........or should I press them to "do better than that"?

 

[bigballer]

by all means, most dealers will sell to you lower then list. i used another dealers price as a bargaining chip with the dealer I wanted to purchase from, they met the price and also offered a modest discount on attachments. imo, never pay list price. out of all the dealers, though JD was the tightest when it came to lowering list price.

happy hunting,
bigballer

 

[cast_and_blast]

DEERE-index

This is a link to the John Deere website where you can build your own tractor and it provides an online quote. Even includes implement pricing, etc....

I just don't know if a dealer quotes this exact price, should I assume that they are pushing me to pay List Price if I am dumb enough or willing..........or should I press them to "do better than that"?

If the JD dealer quotes that price (MSRP) you should walk out.

My JD2305 with attachments had a "build" price of ~$15.7K and a buy price of $12,780.

Get a list of dealers in your area and call them or stop in with a list of exactly what you want. They'll shoot you a price and you can go from there. Good Luck!

Scott

 

[radman1]

DEERE-index

This is a link to the John Deere website where you can build your own tractor and it provides an online quote. Even includes implement pricing, etc....

I just don't know if a dealer quotes this exact price, should I assume that they are pushing me to pay List Price if I am dumb enough or willing..........or should I press them to "do better than that"?

I just bought a JD 3720 cab with FEL and extras (3 sets of rear hydraulics, radio, tool box, front hydraulic disconnects etc. After some haggling with salesman, I got 15% off of MRSP, everything installed and put on, delivered and no set up fees. Some of that stuff takes a while to install. Took them about 1.5 days to install everything. 15% is a good number to aim for with JD but will vary on your area, what is in stock, model .... The state of MN contract price for a CUT is 25% off list with JD. I ordered mine and it arrived in 5 days.

 

[bill177]

Get a list of dealers in your area and call them or stop in with a list of exactly what you want. They'll shoot you a price and you can go from there.

Not in the Albany, NY area. I went to one dealer and called the other. Both responded in the same manner - NOTHING!!! Cash in hand means nothing around here - they have money trees and don't need the business.

I bought a Massey Ferguson GC2300 and am very happy with the tractor and the dealer. The dealer even calls every now and then to see if everything is OK and if I need anything. No sales pressure, just good customer relations.