Buying Advice Should I what the dealer has on his lot or does it really matter for the best price?

[GManBart]

I hear tell Kubota will tell the dealer what he is getting and will put it there for 18 months free. Not saying this is fact.

In another thread Messick's said it varied from 3 to 12 months without interest, but wasn't specific to Kubota. I'd assume that if Kubota was 18 months, they would have said 3 to 18 months without interest, but that's just as assumption.

 

[TheMan419]

I'd think it is like a car. If you buy what they have on the lot you should get a discount. However if you want model x and only model x they can dealer trade for it.

My deal did exactly that. Nothing on the lot close to what I wanted. He found exactly what I wanted and I had it in a week.

This was NH but other dealers I talked to were the same.

 

[GManBart]

I'd think it is like a car. If you buy what they have on the lot you should get a discount. However if you want model x and only model x they can dealer trade for it.

My deal did exactly that. Nothing on the lot close to what I wanted. He found exactly what I wanted and I had it in a week.

This was NH but other dealers I talked to were the same.

Not necessarily. Car dealers pay interest on the cars that are on their lot pretty much starting on day one, so you wind up paying for it. If you order a car, rather than have them trade with another dealer, you can pay less than you would for the same one already on the lot because their cost is lower for it. Of course, they'll tell you you're getting a "discount" either way, but they can't discount a car they've already paid interest on as much as one they haven't paid interest on.

Tractor dealers tend to have a grace period before the interest starts to accrue, and that varies from brand to brand, but dealers have posted here that the low end is 3 months, and the high end is around 12 months.

 

[dalroo]

I'd think it is like a car. If you buy what they have on the lot you should get a discount. However if you want model x and only model x they can dealer trade for it.

My deal did exactly that. Nothing on the lot close to what I wanted. He found exactly what I wanted and I had it in a week.

This was NH but other dealers I talked to were the same.

That is almost exactly my experience. I had done a lot of comparison, and arrived at exactly what I wanted, and how much I was willing to pay. I called the closest Kubota dealer to the ranch and although he did not have what I wanted in inventory, he was able to locate one, and have it delivered within a week. This was all done by phone and email, and I never saw the machine until it was delivered to my barn.

The biggest heartburn I had when shopping was to convince the dealers I was serious, although I told several I would pull trigger on best deal I could find. Fortunately it all worked out and I got exactly what I needed for my usage.

Good luck!

 

[NC419N]

There is a great dealer not far from you that handle's Massey and LS that if I were closer to would be buying all I could from. Not sure hoe the rules work her so I won't name any names you can PM me if you want and I will be happy to share their info with you.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Make sure that you know the model year of whatever tractor you buy, and pay accordingly.
What I,m saying is, if by chance you were to buy one that has been around for a couple of years on someones lot, even thou it is brand new and never been sold to anyone else, and you decide to trade it in in say 3 years, they will be treating that trade-in as a 5 year old tractor. Big difference in value. If they don,t want to discount a 2 year old tractor, insist on getting one that is the current year model, for the same price.

 

[Coyote machine]

Make sure that you know the model year of whatever tractor you buy, and pay accordingly.
What I,m saying is, if by chance you were to buy one that has been around for a couple of years on someones lot, even thou it is brand new and never been sold to anyone else, and you decide to trade it in in say 3 years, they will be treating that trade-in as a 5 year old tractor. Big difference in value. If they don,t want to discount a 2 year old tractor, insist on getting one that is the current year model, for the same price.

Yes, and no on this point. Year of manufacturer may make some difference now that tier 4 final is in place. Tractors and boats usually sell as of the date sold, regardless of year/date of manufacturer. Discounts when sold, or devaluation when resold by the original retail purchaser may vary, sometimes regardless of what year the item was manufactured, and or sold to the original purchaser. Recently, when tier 4 tractors were just hitting the market, people were searching for earlier tractors that did NOT have the newer tech in place. Tier 4 interim was hot to buy until they were gone off the lots. YMMV.