Good deal?

Clo004 · June 30, 2016

Still talking to the dealer but he said they took it on a trade for a 2016 F150 platinum. The guy had always been a Ford person bought this truck and missed being in a ford or so says the dealer. If I can get the price down I might take the truck. I haven't been able to find anything with a 6.2 that isn't 60k still. None of the dealers have been willing to deal in my area

14GMCSLTSIERRA · June 30, 2016

Thanks for all the advice. I reached out to the dealer for more information on the truck. I think I will also call my locate GMC dealer and see if they can run the vin and tell me the service history on the truck.

Feel free to pm me the VIN#. I am a salesperson at a GM dealer in Wisconsin. I can run it for you...

Platinumb · June 30, 2016

If they are selling it as used, likely it was already titled and traded back to the dealer. So, the former owner was already screwed out of the loss in value over the depreciation and the dealer should be willing to eat most of it. Go to KBB.com and punch in the values on the vehicle as a trade-in to dealer against the value of it being sold in a private sale and your target price should be somewhere in the middle.

Personally, I wouldn't buy any used vehicle with 3000 miles on it.....a new one, yes, because it may have been a demo or used by the manager....but, a used one never. There is a darn good reason why an owner dumped a new vehicle during the honeymoon period....and the dealer should have the title on a used one. Tell him you'd like to give the former owner a call to verify any claims the dealer has made, i.e. wanted an 8 passenger SUV or something else (more likely) if it is a buy back under the lemon law because it has spent more time in the shop than on the road, etc.

And mileage is irrelevant. I once returned a new '04 300M the same day, registered electronically with DMV by the dealer with less than 25 miles because when I got it home and looked at the paint in the bright Sun there was undisclosed repairs to damage on the door, fender and bumper. Dealer made a load of excuses but gladly took it back faced with potential penalties under MD law......bottom line is the next week the vehicle was being sold as an ultra low mileage used vehicle.

Not always a bad reason for a used vehicle having really low miles. I've sold at least a dozen of my cars and trucks before 10k miles just because I got bored and wanted something else. As long as the vehicle is in good condition and hasn't been wrecked I see no reason not to purchase a used truck with 3 k miles. In fact the dealership near me has 19 2015 trucks with 2k and under all were corporate demo rides for some event.

Debra in Cali · June 30, 2016

Not always a bad reason for a used vehicle having really low miles. I've sold at least a dozen of my cars and trucks before 10k miles just because I got bored and wanted something else. As long as the vehicle is in good condition and hasn't been wrecked I see no reason not to purchase a used truck with 3 k miles. In fact the dealership near me has 19 2015 trucks with 2k and under all were corporate demo rides for some event.

Are any of them 6.2 LTZs ?

Thomcat · June 30, 2016

There's a difference between selling a vehicle with low mileage and one with low mileage in the same year of production. I rarely keep any vehicle beyond the three year warranty period or more than 15000 miles simply because I like new cars and routinely rotate my four truck, SUV, car, performance in staggered years this year being an exception since I got an offers I couldn't refuse on the Silverado and Malibu. I still can't believe the performance of the Malibu's 2.0T engine...loaded the largest 3 salesmen I could find into it on the test drive and it still had loads of pep.

Almost every new car I've dumped in the same model year either had undisclosed damage, been involved in an accident or had a major defect ( bad tranny, bad transfer case, T-boned, scored bearings) for repair by the dealer under the warranty and immediately traded out....usually before the repair was ever finished....worth the extra bucks to avoid a future headache........and doubtful the dealer ever advised the owner of the problem or passes on the hit I took when trading. One exception being the '15 Honda Pilot which never had a problem in it's first 6,000.......just that the interior, Nav and other controls looked crappy, with no road feel and oversensitive brakes....even the wife who wanted it in the first place because her friends served her the Honda Kool-Aid begged me to trade it for the '15 Traverse.

And if a dealer tries to tell you that it was a dealer demo, ask to see the ownership paperwork which will clearly demonstrate it's status and history. Often low mileage vehicles from a rental agency will be promoted as a corporate demo. If it has been previously titled to a rental agency, it is a used car, not a dealer demo or a corporate demo. Corporate owned vehicles, dealer demos and drivers education loan vehicles should still have the original Certificate of Origin from the manufacturer, not a title with a previous owner, to be presented to DMV by the owner, or his representative, of a new vehicle to obtain a State DMV title..

Clo004 · June 30, 2016

Dealer claims that it was purchased by a local guy that owns a reality company. He always drove Fords and gave the Sierra a shot but did not like it. He ended up trading it in for a 2016 F150 Platinum and that he is good friends with the owner. He claims the truck is in perfect condition but I havent seen it in person yet since it is a several hour drive.

The said they wont budge on the price but have offered me $33000 on trade for my 2014 Chevy 1500 LTZ Z71 that has 32000 miles on it and that is without seeing it.

Platinumb · July 1, 2016

There's a difference between selling a vehicle with low mileage and one with low mileage in the same year of production. I rarely keep any vehicle beyond the three year warranty period or more than 15000 miles simply because I like new cars and routinely rotate my four truck, SUV, car, performance in staggered years this year being an exception since I got an offers I couldn't refuse on the Silverado and Malibu. I still can't believe the performance of the Malibu's 2.0T engine...loaded the largest 3 salesmen I could find into it on the test drive and it still had loads of pep.

Almost every new car I've dumped in the same model year either had undisclosed damage, been involved in an accident or had a major defect ( bad tranny, bad transfer case, T-boned, scored bearings) for repair by the dealer under the warranty and immediately traded out....usually before the repair was ever finished....worth the extra bucks to avoid a future headache........and doubtful the dealer ever advised the owner of the problem or passes on the hit I took when trading. One exception being the '15 Honda Pilot which never had a problem in it's first 6,000.......just that the interior, Nav and other controls looked crappy, with no road feel and oversensitive brakes....even the wife who wanted it in the first place because her friends served her the Honda Kool-Aid begged me to trade it for the '15 Traverse.

And if a dealer tries to tell you that it was a dealer demo, ask to see the ownership paperwork which will clearly demonstrate it's status and history. Often low mileage vehicles from a rental agency will be promoted as a corporate demo. If it has been previously titled to a rental agency, it is a used car, not a dealer demo or a corporate demo. Corporate owned vehicles, dealer demos and drivers education loan vehicles should still have the original Certificate of Origin from the manufacturer, not a title with a previous owner, to be presented to DMV by the owner, or his representative, of a new vehicle to obtain a State DMV title..

I kinda see the point but just because something has been owned and titles and is for sale current year doesn't mean don't buy it just do research, I would definitely not buy a used rental vehicle but some times low mileage stuff happens. We traded in our 2012 escapade 3 months old with 4500 miles because my wife decided she wanted silver instead of black. Weird crap like that does happen. It's not the only time I've done that I'm sure other people have too, it's actually uncommon for us to keep a car more than 9-12 months. Except work trucks I run those into the ground.

Thomcat · July 4, 2016

I kinda see the point but just because something has been owned and titles and is for sale current year doesn't mean don't buy it just do research, I would definitely not buy a used rental vehicle but some times low mileage stuff happens. We traded in our 2012 escapade 3 months old with 4500 miles because my wife decided she wanted silver instead of black. Weird crap like that does happen. It's not the only time I've done that I'm sure other people have too, it's actually uncommon for us to keep a car more than 9-12 months. Except work trucks I run those into the ground.

Yes, one must do the research. And that means asking to look at the title if being sold as used or mfrs.Certificate of Origin if they claim it is a demo that was never titled....regardless the documentation will have the name and address of previous owner whether a private individual, rental agency, etc. and most importantly the mileage when transferred.

Dnt · July 4, 2016

They are openly advertising 20% off. With these kind of markdowns it makes you wonder if GM knows something that we have yet to find out about the economy.........

Silverado Steve · July 4, 2016

More likely because GM suffered sales loss the past 2 months vs last year and Ford saw an increase. This in a projected sales increase on trucks and SUVs.

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2016/07/best-selling-pickup-trucks-june-2016.html

sale pic 20% off GM.JPG

They are openly advertising 20% off. With these kind of markdowns it makes you wonder if GM knows something that we have yet to find out about the economy.........

Silverado Steve · July 4, 2016

I'm with Thomcat on this one. A couple of thoughts. First i doubt the dealer is being completely honest. First, if the original buyer was a huge Ford guy, why didn't he realize upon looking at the GMC or test drive that it wasn't his taste. The new F150 has been out 2 model cycles so it's not like the new F150 wasn't available for comparisons sake. Second, loyal buyers don't operate like that. They rarely switch brands just for pete's sake unless the brand they like did them wrong. The fact the original owner jumped ship back to Ford after a couple of months contradicts that being what happened. I think more than likely the truck had some issues up front that they didn't want to deal with. Perhaps vibrations, it broke down, a couple of trips back to the dealer was enough to make the original buyer bail. Also why would someone take that kind of bath financially to trade in a 5 month old truck just to test out another brand?

Im not saying you can't get a good truck in this circumstance, but as the saying goes, if it's too true to be good? Do your homework, go check out the truck if you're interested, but the fact the truck is priced really competitively makes me think there's something beneath the skin of the onion.

Dealer claims that it was purchased by a local guy that owns a reality company. He always drove Fords and gave the Sierra a shot but did not like it. He ended up trading it in for a 2016 F150 Platinum and that he is good friends with the owner. He claims the truck is in perfect condition but I havent seen it in person yet since it is a several hour drive.

The said they wont budge on the price but have offered me $33000 on trade for my 2014 Chevy 1500 LTZ Z71 that has 32000 miles on it and that is without seeing it.