What are guys paying for their XUV's???

[gordon21]

200 hours a year costing $500!!! $2.50 per clock hour to own a new Gator every year!! What a deal!!! It's too bad that his sales pitch had more #$%@# in it than a 20' manure spreader. Ask if he is willing to have an officer of the dealers corporation sign a letter saying your purchase is worth $500 less than current list price in one year from now against a future purchase at list price. You will hear a whooshing sound and he will be gone.

Ask for and get about 10% off list on an XUV now. In the middle of the summer when every dealer can get all the XUV's they want in 3-4 days, you can go in and ask for more discount. Right now while supplies are limited, 10% off is all you will get. I assume dealer markup is 20% or less on these.

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

i went look at one today and the guy had them stray on that bed liner stuff on the floor boards and under the rearend . not to mention he had them spray the engine mount too it was nice.

 

[gordon21]

I bought the horse stall mat in the 4x6 size and it will do the floor of the bed and enough for two front mats. It is very heavy stuff and hard to cut. Consider it an excellent non-skid surface. A side benefit it that it does cut down on engine noise. I did not want a plastic bedliner because stuff would slide all around just like one in a truck. JD plastic liners are $200+ and the floor mats another $75 A spray in liner with the non-skid surface would have been OK, except it was almost $250 for the bed and floorboards. The horse stall mat was $39 and covered both areas.

The side walls of the bed are still visible. I like the green showing. I will accept the fact that I will have to touch up the sides with paint once a year or so.

If you buy the horse stall mat, first cut the piece for the back. This will require one cut across the 48". You will now have a piece 48" wide by about 26-27" long. Then take cardboard and make templates for the floor boards. You will have enough for both sides and several scraps. Make sure to mark the cardboard as to which side goes up before you lay it on top of the mat and start cutting.

 

[Kahuna]

My Gator XUV just arrived at the dealership a few days ago and he is waiting for some of the options. I should have it next week. I checked four dealers, two being the same company but at different stores, one other multi-location dealer, and one independant John Deere dealership. I bought from the individual family store.

I traded in an 06 HPX and only paid attention to the difference price. The problem I found out with trading in a low hour (44 hours) 06 is that they can't give a huge amount on a trade-in. The new 07 HPX lists for about $8495 and they sell them in the $7800 range brand new. They are reluctant to give more that $7000 to $7500 for your 06 trade because a prospective customer can buy a new one with a warrenty for only a few hundred dollars more. That added to the fact that most everyone probably will want the XUV and not the HPX.

The 06 HPX is a vast improvement over the 05 HPX which I also had. The HPX is an excellent machine but I always want the new and improved. I am looking at the extra 5 mph (and hope is can be chipped eventually) and the smoother ride.

Lets discuss the trade-in difference. I knew I was going to take a hit so I prepared myself. First of all the XUV has a $1000 higher list price than the HPX. That will automatically add $1000 to the trade-in. This will be my fourth new Gator in four years and I always add a few options between trades. My trade-in gator was equipped the same as the new XUV expect I did add the poly roof ($359), grill guard ($89), and skid plate ($79). Those three extra options ran the total list up another $527. My trade-in and the new XUV both have the power dump, deluxe tail lights, turn signals, flashers, bed liner, horn and floor mats so my 06 HPX will be worth a little more to whoever buys it. I paid a difference of $2750. Take away the $1000 higher lsit and it is like paying $1750 difference. Subtract the $527 in extra options and it is like paying only $1223 difference for a model year change. (Whoever mentioned they cold trade for $500 a year better jump on that deal and get it in writing).

I know I am still paying $2750 but when I break it down it makes me feel a little better. The spread in price from the lowest to highest dealer was about $1350. One dealer wanted a $4100 trade-in.

 

[claykin22]

I just got off the phone with my dealer. All of my add-ons are in, so I am off to pick up my XUV...

I had a great development last night. My wife runs a small horse boarding facility on our farm, and shows horses thru AQHA year round. She was looking thru one of her magazines, and saw an ad that AQHA members can receive 15-25% discounts on new John Deere equipment. I immediately had her call the 800 number from the ad, and about 5 minutes later we were told that we qualified for a 15% discount on any new gator. I called my dealer this morning with the info, and he said he would re-write the paperwork.

I don't expect him to still give me his discount of $600 off list, but still 15% of $9500 is $1425..I'm excited.

Maybe some more options!!