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GuyGene Enthusiast

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I've always heard snd read that the best way to break a truck in is to run it like a streaked ape. I buy demo. Save lucres.

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nfd78910 Enthusiast

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The truck ended up being sold before I could talk them down. I regret not buying it since I have not found any vehicle even close to the price this was selling at in the two months I have been looking.... Any tips?

Badass69 Senior Enthusiast

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Look harder.... don't be afraid to travel. My 2015 Silverado worked out to around $17000 off MSRP.... it's an LTZ double cab truck with a 6.2 in it.. Dealers were offering me $13000 off with basically no haggling all day long on the same trucks but this was August/September of 2015. Took my time as I always do and just kept making phone calls.... finally got this truck and it was pretty well perfect option wise and even a color I liked. To be honest I would have ordered this truck the way it is.... so it's not bad. The trucks dealer is about a 180 mile drive from me.... but they were worth it. Even their after sales was good as they always rented me a vehicle and ate the costs of it anytime I brought it in which locally would be unheard of.... Plus the local dealer was somewhere in the $5000 to $6000 off range with no haggling and the same day another was over $10000 on the same truck.... Just find someone that actually wants your money.... because lots of the dealers out there get enough sheeple they really don't care.

kylercochran361 Enthusiast

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Dealers around here are commonly starting out with 4K off MSRP before rebates on NEW 2016's.

With 2000 miles on it that truck should be starting out at a used truck price so I say you can do the same deal on a NEW truck elsewhere.

If you really want that specific truck you should try to pay no more than 40K out the door, so they will have to discount bigger to start.

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Here is your bread and butter this truck was price at that amount with it being a 4x2 now think of what the 4x4 would cost you.

 

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Donstar Senior Enthusiast

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The truck ended up being sold before I could talk them down. I regret not buying it since I have not found any vehicle even close to the price this was selling at in the two months I have been looking.... Any tips?

Good! There are some good tips on this thread. There are better deals out there. I would go to another dealership using your best price from the previous dealer as your starting point for negotiations. I came very close to purchasing a truck from dealer "A" and thought I would check out dealer "B" to see if they could do better. Dealer "B" matched the price but offered a much better equipped truck with a significantly higher MSRP.

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Mine was a demo. GM drove it for 2200 miles. 2015 sierra crew cab sle with full center console, gm nerf bars, gm drop in bed liner, and tinted windows. MSRP was 45k. I paid 34,500 and made them pay for a line x bed liner. I think I got a pretty sweet deal. They also gave me 10k for my trade in that was paid for.

 

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If you must by a demo (used vehicle) Go to Kelly Blue Book (kbb.com) punch in the vehicle info and mileage for trade in to a dealer in excellent condition, and don't offer one penny more than the average indicated price for the vehicle.......you'd be lucky to get that much form a dealer in trade (most use the lower Black Book price to screw you in trade).......so, no reason why you should give them more than they would give you!

cato Enthusiast

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First time truck buyer....

 

The dealership near me has a 2016 Silverado High Country (4x4 5.3l) with the high country premium package that is currently a Demo unit for the General Manager. It has 2,000 miles on it.

 

MSRP is $55,350. Dealer has it on sale for $51,035. With Current GM rebates (1,000 Super Tag, 1,000 Consumer Cash Program, 1,750 Chevy National Purchase Bonus, and 1,500 Philly Auto Show Bonus) it comes out to $45,785. Is this a good deal? Should I be able to negotiate lower since it has 2,000 miles on it?

 

Also, I am trying to get the $1,500 private offer online. Is that compatible with all the other GM offers? The Super Tag just got added today so I am not sure.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

http://www.nucarchevy.com/VehicleDetails/new-2016-Chevrolet-Silverado_1500-Crew_Cab_Short_Box_4_Wheel_Drive_High_Country-New_Castle-DE/2638025563

 

Mine was a demo also. Owner was driving it. Salesman had to call the owner at home and ask him to bring the truck back so he could sell it. It was the only black/black leather z71 crew cab they had. Had 2k miles on it also. I was cool with that. If he liked it enough to drive it I figured it must ride pretty nice. He owned multiple dealerships of various makes and pretty much had his choice of vehicle. I got $10k off sticker and they added 2k miles to the warranty. Almost 15k miles and I still love my truck!!

 

Gotta say tho if it was 2k miles of tons of people test driving I wouldn't have bought it. Would have ordered one new.

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I just bought a demo 2015 Sierra 1500 last week and got ~10k off of the sale price in only rebates. That was before I told them about my trade in. :)

harveyfamily Enthusiast

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My 2015 Sierra SLE Doublecab was a demo. MSRP was $44k and I got it for $31k. Came with the factory steps, drop in bedliner (which is going to get sprayed soon), wheel locks, and factory weathermats. Had 2300 miles on it when I bought it.

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