Laura GMC equivalent for Chevy?

Silvern Sentry · July 12, 2016

I am still waiting for him to match or beat the Laura price

No need I already did. GM gives them the same price as anywhere if they want to undercut themselves for a chance of year end pay off that is their business to conduct how they please but they sure as shit are not the only ones that can do so.

hurricanoday, on 11 Jul 2016 - 7:11 PM, said:

I did this just fine to with my local dealer when I bought my 15 Denali, why can't you? Why would you pay more for anything, doesn't make sense at all. I will not buy another truck that doesn't match lauras pricing.

A sold order is a sold order

Silverado Steve · July 12, 2016

He's a relatively new poster, and the majority of his posts thus far have been head scratching. I will say his info on updrading the 14-15 headlights was helpful, but he yet again argued with many prominent posters that are here in the US what the laws are regarding headlights and output. You can get a citation for driving around with HID bulbs installed in projector housing in many states at the spdiscretion of the police, but he argued contrary. I think quite a few people just stopped responding to him. It is entertaining someone who presents their own opinion no matter how wrong it is as fact.

I am still waiting for him to match or beat the Laura price

Silvern Sentry · July 12, 2016

He's a relatively new poster, and the majority of his posts thus far have been head scratching. I will say his info on updrading the 14-15 headlights was helpful, but he yet again argued with many prominent posters that are here in the US what the laws are regarding headlights and output. You can get a citation for driving around with HID bulbs installed in projector housing in many states at the spdiscretion of the police, but he argued contrary. I think quite a few people just stopped responding to him. It is entertaining someone who presents their own opinion no matter how wrong it is as fact.

Jealous much? I also provided 734 pages that showed my headlights compliant with all FMVSS article 108 . You can either go read them or shove em where the sun do not shine. Your call.

What have you provided. Nothing but a shitty opinion with 0 proof of squat to back anything up.

Andy Seibel · July 12, 2016

Wow, what a thread. I still don't know what to believe. I do know this- anything a salesman tells you is BS and he is trying to make a sale. I called and got the out the door cash price from 3 dealers and their numbers were within $200 of each other, basically because one had the integrated trailer brake controller and one didn't.

None of them would offer me one cent off to get my sale, so I just went to the one closest to my house. The salesman also told me that bottom line price was all they could do, because if i didn't buy the truck, someone else would buy it tomorrow. I think that was the most truthful thing he said.

End of the day I paid about $40,546 for a 1500 LT Z71 CC, All-Star Edition.

you can't compare the numbers on a website without adding in all the tax, licensing, fees, etc. that end number is the only one I care about.

Silvern Sentry · July 12, 2016

Wow, what a thread. I still don't know what to believe. I do know this- anything a salesman tells you is BS and he is trying to make a sale. I called and got the out the door cash price from 3 dealers and their numbers were within $200 of each other, basically because one had the integrated trailer brake controller and one didn't.

None of them would offer me one cent off to get my sale, so I just went to the one closest to my house. The salesman also told me that bottom line price was all they could do, because if i didn't buy the truck, someone else would buy it tomorrow. I think that was the most truthful thing he said.

End of the day I paid about $40,546 for a 1500 LT Z71 CC, All-Star Edition.

you can't compare the numbers on a website without adding in all the tax, locensing, fees, etc. that end number is the only one I care about.

As always believe your own eyes. Not what me or anyone else (who cannot even back it up) says on the net.

You are 100% correct in your own research GM sets the price not the dealer. Yes some will try harder some may do in house financing or leasing and there may even be one like this so called Laura that will try and take a small loss to entice some bonehead to fly across the country and put 1000+ miles on his car the first 2 days on the ride home while paying for flights, hotels, meals, fuel etc. Not to mention you now have no dealership loyalty and you are a 'generic' customer. 'Oh you need an oil change covered by warranty on a car we did not sell and you went way out of town for? sure come back in pfft about 8 hours and we will have it done'. Lift kit install? Hope you like paying $150/r shop rate. Mine in installing one for free since I sent them business. Wonder how many time Laura has given a customer $1000 or more in free shop time a year after purchase, but I bet it is never.

Purchasing a car is only part of the cost of ownership. If you do not want local loyalty, sure go wherever you like. Just do not expect any in return and make sure to do all the math and double check that is is actually a savings to you with all things considered.

* You can and should compare prices without tax though. It is kind of irrelevant since the government always get their cut anyway. Just figure out your true sale price with manufacturer credits then add tax, finally subtract any taxable credits like loyalty or monthly special because tax applies to those. That is now your amount owing. The reason you do it this way is to keep the two separate because a $1000 taxable credit is not actually $1000 off the car it is 1000 off car+tax and since you pay tax first it is really $1000 off the tax itself assuming you are paying more than $1000 tax on a new car. That is how is works out on a financial spreadsheet anyway.

Example of some number I was running several months ago for my brother on a GM financial lease between dealers.

This is my actual lease numbers on my actual truck when I did the lease.

Cash price with inhouse lease vs. what gM financial was giving me on a lease.

Lets see someone from Laura come here and post their numbers.

Vikes · July 12, 2016

When I got my truckI(Canada) brought a build sheet I did online to two different dealers to order the truck from factory.

I had my preferred dealer and then the local one. The local one came in with a price $4000 lower than my preferred dealer. I even brought that back to my dealer and they said they couldn't touch that price. I think it's just about how much more they are willing to make off a sale combined with volume of sales they do...

OmniGLH · July 12, 2016

The correct information has already been posted by several folks here.

GM may set the MSRP (which is Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price) but the dealer can sell it for whatever they want. Hell they can GIVE the trucks away if they want to. Probably tough to stay in business by just giving them away.... but there are ways to undercut everybody and still make money.

They dealer has a certain cost for each truck. Depending on volume they move, they'll get a better price on each truck they have on their lot. It's why the general consensus is to shop for a car/truck at the end of the month: because the dealer is trying to push themselves over a certain threshold to catch that next price break. If they're only 1-2 cars away, they'll deal like crazy just to get that sale. Why? Because that price break is applicable all the way back to the FIRST vehicle they sold that month. Hit the next tier... get another break... again... applicable all the way back to the first vehicle sold that month.

Some dealers sell so many vehicles that they get huge breaks. Such is the case with Laura, as well as a lot of other dealers in the nation that are #1 for their brand.

Laura's pricing is usually below the cost of most dealers - because they get it back on the back end.

When I bought my 2015 in November of 2014, they were #1 in the nation on sales volume. I paid $5k or so LESS than ANY of the dealers I talked to in the Chicago area. Some dealers tried telling me "Laura is a scam! That price is below my cost!" Well, first part was BS (they're not a scam, I bought my truck from them, no BS, price is what they said it was), 2nd part likely true... Laura sells more trucks in a day than most dealers up here sell in a month. They're in a different tier.

This kind of structure applies to lots of things - not just cars/trucks. Sell enough volume, the mfr cuts you a break on the per-unit cost.

Shawn Theus · July 12, 2016

To answer the main post is http://www.bomninchevrolet.com

kp52 · July 12, 2016

The correct information has already been posted by several folks here.

GM may set the MSRP (which is Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price) but the dealer can sell it for whatever they want. Hell they can GIVE the trucks away if they want to. Probably tough to stay in business by just giving them away.... but there are ways to undercut everybody and still make money.

They dealer has a certain cost for each truck. Depending on volume they move, they'll get a better price on each truck they have on their lot. It's why the general consensus is to shop for a car/truck at the end of the month: because the dealer is trying to push themselves over a certain threshold to catch that next price break. If they're only 1-2 cars away, they'll deal like crazy just to get that sale. Why? Because that price break is applicable all the way back to the FIRST vehicle they sold that month. Hit the next tier... get another break... again... applicable all the way back to the first vehicle sold that month.

Some dealers sell so many vehicles that they get huge breaks. Such is the case with Laura, as well as a lot of other dealers in the nation that are #1 for their brand.

Laura's pricing is usually below the cost of most dealers - because they get it back on the back end.

When I bought my 2015 in November of 2014, they were #1 in the nation on sales volume. I paid $5k or so LESS than ANY of the dealers I talked to in the Chicago area. Some dealers tried telling me "Laura is a scam! That price is below my cost!" Well, first part was BS (they're not a scam, I bought my truck from them, no BS, price is what they said it was), 2nd part likely true... Laura sells more trucks in a day than most dealers up here sell in a month. They're in a different tier.

This kind of structure applies to lots of things - not just cars/trucks. Sell enough volume, the mfr cuts you a break on the per-unit cost.

Indeed.

Same thing if you are looking to buy a Corvette. A dealer like Kerbeck sells 100 a month. They advertise right on the internet with their 'real' price, yet a local dealer that sells one a month will swear up and down that its a scam or they sell damaged/repaired cars, etc. Also a huge volume dealer will sell at less profit per unit, some dealers will sell a few for top dollar - thats how they keep the doors open and you are free to make the choice. The internet really put the kabash on a lot of dealers selling practices, its on the buyer to be educated.

But the real bottom line is if you are happy with the deal you got, some people dont want to spend the time to go out of state and haggle over a few grand on a 50K+ vehicle. Its a bit of a hassle to buy a car/truck 500+ miles away, sometimes its worth a few grand just to drive down the street and buy one. Depends where you live too, around here dealers are not very negotiation friendly and you can easily waste a whole day there and still be 5-6 grand over the advertised price of volume/discount dealers so I tend to buy out of state.

OmniGLH · July 12, 2016

Yep. For me, St. Louis is a few hours away from the Chicago area. It was worth the $10k+ in savings to me to spend a day and drive down.

If a local dealer would've come within $1000 or so (AND had the truck I wanted) OR if I'd lived MUCH further away, I would've stayed local. Instead I got a million excuses about why Laura was a scam, and pressure to buy what they had on the lot. Local dealers had SLE's in stock (not really what I wanted), with their "absolute best price" still 4-5k over what Laura wanted for SLT's. Laura had 23 trucks optioned out how I wanted in various colors, was no-haggle, AND had a killer price. I got to see everything in person, evaluate the various color choices, pull the trigger... and then spend a few hours enjoying my new truck on the drive home.

twotonejimmy · July 12, 2016

To answer the main post is http://www.bomninchevrolet.com

Are these prices for real? If so,I might be taking a trip next time I'm in the market.

seasled · July 12, 2016

Hands down Laura is no joke, I flew out from Ct. To buy my wife's acadia Denali . Result 7k more in my pocket than the 12 dealers I checked in my area !