Questions on ordering a 2014 Sierra

WhiteMike · October 10, 2013

I am currently in the market for a 2014 Sierra. I tend to keep my vehicles for a long time so I want to make sure I get what I want. That being said, I do know what I want, I just can't find it. I've only seen 1 in the entire country.

I want the following: 2014 Sierra SLT, Crew cab, Standard box, 4wd, Iridium Metallic, SLT Crew value package, 20" Chrome Alluminum wheels, Preferred package (Remote start and sliding rear window), power sunroof, Heated and cooled seats.

I went to my local deal and there was only (1) available in the country. 1200 miles away.

I'm o.k if I have to buy a truck with a few more options not listed, but I won't buy one without all of these options. And if another salesman tries to get me to buy the All-Terrain without cooled seats or the chrome alluminum wheels I'm gonna lose it....

I have 2 questions.

1. How do you settle on the price when ordering a truck? Is there any negotiating at all? Or do you pretty much pay MSRP? I have been told "whatever rebates are available at time of delivery is what you get, but we don't know the price"

2. For those of you that have ordered, what would you have done differently?

DaveH71 · October 10, 2013

Don't settle for anything less then what you absolutely want. There are always other dealerships.

CorvetteOJ · October 10, 2013

Mike, I ordered my Denali with the 6.2 on September 19th. That was the first day GM started accepting Denali orders. One problem, they had no prices. I ordered it anyway because I knew what I wanted and also knew I didn't have the patience to wait. I have no regrets, I'm glad I ordered it when I did. It is scheduled for build next week. My dealer tells me the Denali and the 6.2 are both on constraint now. I'm a happy camper. Good luck with your decision.

CorvetteOJ · October 10, 2013

Mike, I ordered my Denali with the 6.2 on September 19th. That was the first day GM started accepting Denali orders. One problem, they had no prices. I ordered it anyway because I knew what I wanted and also knew I didn't have the patience to wait. I have no regrets, I'm glad I ordered it when I did. It is scheduled for build next week. My dealer tells me the Denali and the 6.2 are both on constraint now. I'm a happy camper. Good luck with your decision.

CorvetteOJ · October 10, 2013

Sorry for the double post. The iPad is a delicate!

Jacksfan98 · October 10, 2013

Email all the GMC dealerships in your area a request for quote, be sure to include the package and all the options you want, be very clear that you want an exact match and to give you their best price. Once you get the prices back and reviewed them from all your dealers send another email to the same dealers with all the prices you received and ask for a "best and final offer" they should all email you back a better price, repeat this process until you get the price you want to pay. You won't have to step foot in a dealership until you have made a decision. This process works great for me as I have bought many vehicles this way and have always received great pricing. Good Luck!

ShotgunZ71 · October 10, 2013

Email all the GMC dealerships in your area a request for quote, be sure to include the package and all the options you want, be very clear that you want an exact match and to give you their best price. Once you get the prices back and reviewed them from all your dealers send another email to the same dealers with all the prices you received and ask for a "best and final offer" they should all email you back a better price, repeat this process until you get the price you want to pay. You won't have to step foot in a dealership until you have made a decision. This process works great for me as I have bought many vehicles this way and have always received great pricing. Good Luck!

You have a good point. When we bought our Odyssey, that's what I did. I got prices on identical vans, and values for my trade (sight unseen at first). Then, one dealer asked what it would take and I told them, beat the lowest price on the van and give me more than the highest value I'd been quoted on trade and he would likely have a sale. Needless to say, they did much better on both counts. I was very pleased and would recommend them to anyone shopping a new Honda or any other pre-owned vehicle they may have in stock.

WhiteMike · October 11, 2013

Email all the GMC dealerships in your area a request for quote, be sure to include the package and all the options you want, be very clear that you want an exact match and to give you their best price. Once you get the prices back and reviewed them from all your dealers send another email to the same dealers with all the prices you received and ask for a "best and final offer" they should all email you back a better price, repeat this process until you get the price you want to pay. You won't have to step foot in a dealership until you have made a decision. This process works great for me as I have bought many vehicles this way and have always received great pricing. Good Luck!

I am going to have a trade, a 2005 GMC Sierra 2500 HD. I do think I am going to do that, e-mail about 12 dealers within my area (Houston.) and see their best price to build what i'm looking for. I'm sure they can give me a pretty close price on my trade-in once the truck comes available. Then, just see who wants the sale the most. I'll keep everyone posted. I'm definitely not going to settle, when spending $45-50,000 it's going to be exactly what I want, lol. I've waited 8 years, whats a few more months.

pezdukie · October 11, 2013

Email all the GMC dealerships in your area a request for quote, be sure to include the package and all the options you want, be very clear that you want an exact match and to give you their best price. Once you get the prices back and reviewed them from all your dealers send another email to the same dealers with all the prices you received and ask for a "best and final offer" they should all email you back a better price, repeat this process until you get the price you want to pay. You won't have to step foot in a dealership until you have made a decision. This process works great for me as I have bought many vehicles this way and have always received great pricing. Good Luck!

Exactly what I did before finding the one and only Silverado in the state with my specifications. I was luckily able to negotiate a deal just as good as all of the offers I had gotten over email.

For reference - my truck had a $46,995 MSRP and I got offers as low as $41,700 to order it. This is BEFORE any rebates/private offers/etc...

Make sure they email you their offer excluding all other offers. That will only confuse matters and make it harder to compare apples to apples

WhiteMike · October 11, 2013

Exactly what I did before finding the one and only Silverado in the state with my specifications. I was luckily able to negotiate a deal just as good as all of the offers I had gotten over email.

For reference - my truck had a $46,995 MSRP and I got offers as low as $41,700 to order it. This is BEFORE any rebates/private offers/etc...

Make sure they email you their offer excluding all other offers. That will only confuse matters and make it harder to compare apples to apples

THANK YOU!!! That's a huge help knowing what your special order would have cost. That's a great deal. I do have GM points from credit card and $1,000 private offer. I won't mention those until we agree on a price.

dlockwood26 · October 11, 2013

I am going to have a trade, a 2005 GMC Sierra 2500 HD. I do think I am going to do that, e-mail about 12 dealers within my area (Houston.) and see their best price to build what i'm looking for. I'm sure they can give me a pretty close price on my trade-in once the truck comes available. Then, just see who wants the sale the most. I'll keep everyone posted. I'm definitely not going to settle, when spending $45-50,000 it's going to be exactly what I want, lol. I've waited 8 years, whats a few more months.

I have used the same tactic on three trucks since 2005. I always end up at the same dealer and close to invoice. When we bought my wife a new Enclave again we were under invoice without shopping them. They also know me by name when I do need service even if it's just an oil change. I am to the point that the service, loaners and treatment is worth more than nickel and dimeing them for $500 or $1,000. I ordered a 6.2 SLT with max tow exactly the way I want without pricing back in September. It is a sold order in my name without deposit. I trust the dealer and know we will be close to invoice whatever it is. They value their reputation and count on return customers. Now I just need GMC to lift constraints.

2014 Sporty Shorty · October 11, 2013

If a truck is sitting on a dealers lot then you know you can squeeze them quite a bit on the pricing. Without to much back and forth I got 6700 off a 42k truck. My dad also just bought a new 14 and he got almost 8500 off a 53k truck. Both of these were sitting on the lots. Shop around and don't settle on a price because you think it can't be done. Just remember that these trucks are a dime a dozen and there will be plenty out there if you don't get the first one you want.

Jacksfan98 · October 11, 2013

THANK YOU!!! That's a huge help knowing what your special order would have cost. That's a great deal. I do have GM points from credit card and $1,000 private offer. I won't mention those until we agree on a price.

Yah don't mention any GM card points until you have gotten the dealer to the price you want to pay! Trust me putting a bid out for vehicles will save you money! Has for me every time! The dealers ( I always work with the same ones) just hate me when I tell them I am in the market for a new vehicle and I tell them I am going to bid it.

pezdukie · October 11, 2013

THANK YOU!!! That's a huge help knowing what your special order would have cost. That's a great deal. I do have GM points from credit card and $1,000 private offer. I won't mention those until we agree on a price.

Sounds like a good plan. I didn't whip out my private offer until I had all of the financing information already drawn up for me. They had to re-do my financing paperwork but I was 100% guaranteed my price at that point.