Rippen21,
My bad for looking at your join date, instead of the forum posting date. No, I'm not privvy to "dealer costs", I just know that there is a fairly significant markup to obtain the MSRP that shows on the dealer's "Gravely webpage" like in the link user Golfaddict provided. One of the reasons I purchased my ZTR in September, 2012 was that it was the end of the mowing season and just before the 2013 models came out. Any 2012 models the dealer had were most likely candidates for a "best deal" to get them out the door and make room for delivery of the new 2013 models stock. The Pro-Turn 152 I purchased had a "Gravely dealer webpage" MSRP of $7199. When you add the tax to that amount, it comes to $7,782.93 out-the-door. The dealer already had that mower marked down to $7,100(out-the-door, with a 0% Interest financing available). That in and of itself was a "fair" price" similar to your deal, but I figured that mower dealers are just like car dealers so I made the dealer a counter-offer of $6,800 OTD(cash price). The Sales Manager accepted my counter offer "without hesitation", which kind of confirms the advice I gave earlier(most dealers will go down a little from their initial price to get a "last year's model" out of their stock). As a follow-up to some questions posted by another user about 2013 Gravely's I went back to a dealer's website and noticed that the Pro-Turn 152 for 2013 had a $7499 MSRP(up $300 from the 2012). So basically, I saved $1,303.93 off the 2013 MSRP price(plus taxes) for my mower.
I did a LOT(about 2 months) of research & comparisons of several brands of ZTR's(including, Bad Boy, Dixon, Hustler & Toro) and made other dealers counter-offers on 4 other ZTR's. But dollars-and-quality made the Gravely my overall favorite and I was very pleased when the dealer accepted my offer. I don't know where you have gotten information with negative implications of the quality of Gravely products, but Gravely has been making farm equipment since 1916 and was just purchased in the last couple of years by Ariens Company(another VERY reputable small engine equipment manufacturer). In my honest opinion, you would have been hard-pressed to find another ZTR for $3,399 plus tax that had the same quality and warranty you have with your Gravely. Like I said earlier, it would have been nice if you could have upgraded to the ZT HD which adds a LOT of features and commercial-quality components(like the cast-iron spindles, chain-hung deck, etc.) and comes with a "Commercial Warranty" which always indicates extreme durability. But the HD only comes in a 44" and it's MSRP is $900 more that the 2013 XL. I do not think you will be the least bit unhappy with your purchase and if you take care of it and keep up on the maintenance it will serve you well for many, many years!!! And saving $600 you did good!!
