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i agree with you, we have a few lifted sierras. one sold a few days ago and it was gaudy as hell. the lift was a really crappy pro-comp one with the spacers. the truck just looked ridiculous, not something i would drive. the guy that bought it did so because it matched his boat... my goal is to get them to do tasteful vehicles and for them to be high-quality and functional. no gaudy stuff, no decorative crap. i like the way jesse james put it when he talks about his bikes: "if its not on there to make it go faster then its coming off"

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Honestly, selling the tricked out trucks is a complete gamble. Some people want certain options and if they aren't there it could break the deal, however some just want to buy a badass looking truck from a dealer so that all is warranted by the dealer.

 

I would recommend them play it safe. By this I don't mean don't propose the idea

 

I mean propose the idea of maybe putting some small lifts, levels, drops on a few trucks. Market the fact that y'all will beat the price of a local shop. Also keep some trucks to mild mods but have 1 or 2 way the hell out there bad ass trucks to keep infront of the dealer. If one of those crazy trucks outfront catch their eye, they will likely remember the dealers name and may even atleast stop by to see what else y'all have and may just pick up a new vehicle!

 

 

Goodluck with the proposal!

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Honestly, selling the tricked out trucks is a complete gamble. Some people want certain options and if they aren't there it could break the deal, however some just want to buy a badass looking truck from a dealer so that all is warranted by the dealer.

 

I would recommend them play it safe. By this I don't mean don't propose the idea

 

I mean propose the idea of maybe putting some small lifts, levels, drops on a few trucks. Market the fact that y'all will beat the price of a local shop. Also keep some trucks to mild mods but have 1 or 2 way the hell out there bad ass trucks to keep infront of the dealer. If one of those crazy trucks outfront catch their eye, they will likely remember the dealers name and may even atleast stop by to see what else y'all have and may just pick up a new vehicle!

 

 

Goodluck with the proposal!

great advice. kinda what im thinking already. i want to start off, with just a couple. maybe kind of mild then do one wild build and gauge interest

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