<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> All of you guys got a lot more love than they gave us in so cal <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
H2chick, that alone says it all. Dealers in Cali don't have to cut many deals, whereas here in TX, the full size truck market is HUGE. Any dealer who won't budge will just be sending his business down the road.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I have no trade and am paying cash so they won't make any money reselling a trade. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Where are those $7K to $10K below sticker deals? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Born, those two statements are the reason that you may not have had much luck on the negotiation side. Dealers will come down off of sticker when;
a. There's money to be made by low-balling your trade in
b. There's factory to dealer cash (There isn't any on H2)
c. There's money to be made on the finance end by financing you through the dealership
d. There's money to be made because of weather or other outside factors (ie Buy a convertable in the dead of winter or a 4WD
BEFORE it starts snowing)
e. There's money to be SAVED because it's the end of the month and they have to pay tax on the inventory in stock on the 1st.
I understand that you hvae your H2 now, but you may want to work on your shopping technique. Dealers don't just knock money off of the sticker for "fun" or because you're "special" or the old favorite "Now, I like you, so what I'm gonna do is....."
It has nothing to do with customers going in and paying sticker, hence making it a more competative environment for you, it's that you really didn't seem to be giving much for the dealer to work with. Try a bit of sugar in the negotiations, and they will sweeten the pot for the most part.
Yes, this is my truck. No, I will NOT help you move.