Dealer to Dealer sale OR Drive to Org Dealer
08-23-2011, 03:17 PM
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Dealer to Dealer sale OR Drive to Org Dealer
Anyone have any experience or information on working through a dealer to buy a truck from another dealer? Is there an extra cost?
Just not for sure if it’s better to buy a vehicle that another dealer (with bad reviews) has through a local dealer (with good reviews), or just work out a deal via email, and drive 5hrs to the dealer that has the vehicle?
Any suggestions or insight?
Apologies if this has already been covered, I searched, but couldn’t find anything.
Thank you
Just not for sure if it’s better to buy a vehicle that another dealer (with bad reviews) has through a local dealer (with good reviews), or just work out a deal via email, and drive 5hrs to the dealer that has the vehicle?
Any suggestions or insight?
Apologies if this has already been covered, I searched, but couldn’t find anything.
Thank you
08-23-2011, 04:20 PM
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it depends on how good you are at negotiating the price on the truck, the dealer that has the truck could still make a profit through the hold back if you get them down to invoice pricing. The dealer that would buy the truck from the other dealer to sell to you has to make their money on top of the invoice price. In my experience, you can get a better price from the dealer that has the truck. If the dealer that has the truck you want isn't a dealer you want to work with though, that extra 500 or 1000 you could save might not be worth it.
08-23-2011, 04:21 PM
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Back in 04 my dealer found the truck I wanted a couple hundred miles away in Los Angeles, but didn't charge me for the transportation.
HOWEVER, during the drive down (yes, it was physically driven and not trailered), it suffered a 2" dent on the front passenger door. They offered to fix it and knock an additional $1,000 of the price. I accepted.
Unfortunately, when I went to pick it up after it was finished, I could easily tell where the repair was. And a year later, the color mismatched became more readily apparent.
The take away for me is this: I will never again accept a vehicle if it is even slightly damaged in transit, even if there are incentives, unless they also offer a lifetime guarantee on the repair. I will also request it to be trailered down, even to pay for the transportation if the dealer won't budge on that. Last resort is to go to the other dealer to pick it up yourself.
HOWEVER, during the drive down (yes, it was physically driven and not trailered), it suffered a 2" dent on the front passenger door. They offered to fix it and knock an additional $1,000 of the price. I accepted.
Unfortunately, when I went to pick it up after it was finished, I could easily tell where the repair was. And a year later, the color mismatched became more readily apparent.
The take away for me is this: I will never again accept a vehicle if it is even slightly damaged in transit, even if there are incentives, unless they also offer a lifetime guarantee on the repair. I will also request it to be trailered down, even to pay for the transportation if the dealer won't budge on that. Last resort is to go to the other dealer to pick it up yourself.
08-23-2011, 04:24 PM
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Back in 04 my dealer found the truck I wanted a couple hundred miles away in Los Angeles, but didn't charge me for the transportation.
HOWEVER, during the drive down (yes, it was physically driven and not trailered), it suffered a 2" dent on the front passenger door. They offered to fix it and knock an additional $1,000 of the price. I accepted.
Unfortunately, when I went to pick it up after it was finished, I could easily tell where the repair was. And a year later, the color mismatched became more readily apparent.
The take away for me is this: I will never again accept a vehicle if it is even slightly damaged in transit, even if there are incentives, unless they also offer a lifetime guarantee on the repair. I will also request it to be trailered down, even to pay for the transportation if the dealer won't budge on that. Last resort is to go to the other dealer to pick it up yourself.
HOWEVER, during the drive down (yes, it was physically driven and not trailered), it suffered a 2" dent on the front passenger door. They offered to fix it and knock an additional $1,000 of the price. I accepted.
Unfortunately, when I went to pick it up after it was finished, I could easily tell where the repair was. And a year later, the color mismatched became more readily apparent.
The take away for me is this: I will never again accept a vehicle if it is even slightly damaged in transit, even if there are incentives, unless they also offer a lifetime guarantee on the repair. I will also request it to be trailered down, even to pay for the transportation if the dealer won't budge on that. Last resort is to go to the other dealer to pick it up yourself.
You might wanna double check with them?
08-23-2011, 04:27 PM
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All valids points. IMO I would deal with the dealer with the better reviews (locally) as this is going to be the dealer that will do if any repairs or warranty work on your vehicle and would be worth the extra cash.
They may not be so willing to work with you down the road if the purchase was through another dealer.
They may not be so willing to work with you down the road if the purchase was through another dealer.
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08-23-2011, 04:27 PM
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I thought this was quite common. I know in Pa, if any dealer does not have the truck you are looking for, they just do a dealer search and then make a deal with that dealer on a swap. Nothing extra is added.....at least not line item that is.
08-23-2011, 04:31 PM
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Too late. I swapped it two years later for an Expedition when I transferred to a "frigid" base before deployment.
Then subsequently got my now current 09!
Which is STILL in the body shop after five weeks due to a front end collision, but almost complete...
Then subsequently got my now current 09!
Which is STILL in the body shop after five weeks due to a front end collision, but almost complete...
08-23-2011, 04:33 PM
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True, but I have seen it where the orig dealer doesn't want to swap so there is the transport fee as a negotiating point to get said vehilce. It varies but in most instances you are correct. When I got my 2011 it came from a sister dealership and they drove it from Atlanta, GA to North Carolina and paid for the gas.