What's new
By:
Ram Heavy Duty Forum

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Price negotiated from MSRP

The doc fee at Mark Dodge just went up from $218 to $444 starting August 1st. Still a hell of a deal.
 
Yeah, the fees don't surprise me with these high volume guys. They need to make their nut, too. I'd rather the guy that does all the work for me get it, than the name on the building. That's for sure.
 
mcarey said:
Yeah, the fees don't surprise me with these high volume guys. They need to make their nut, too. I'd rather the guy that does all the work for me get it, than the name on the building. That's for sure.
Click to expand...


What was ours.. like $165?
 
mcarey said:
Something like that. May have been 200. Largely insignificant amount of money that I assume went straight into his pocket.
Click to expand...
Probably went to pay some salaries of non-commissioned staffers and overhead. You know like the staff that answers the phone, personnel that does the bookwork and accounting, the detailer, the staff that cleans the place, etc, etc,
 
garyh said:
Probably went to pay some salaries of non-commissioned staffers and overhead. You know like the staff that answers the phone, personnel that does the bookwork and accounting, the detailer, the staff that cleans the place, etc, etc,
Click to expand...
Maybe, I don't know or really care to be honest. I'll spend 200 to save 10 grand, lol.
 
garyh said:
Probably went to pay some salaries of non-commissioned staffers and overhead. You know like the staff that answers the phone, personnel that does the bookwork and accounting, the detailer, the staff that cleans the place, etc, etc,
Click to expand...
That's the cost of doing business. Passing back office "doc fees" onto the consumer is a scam and in many states is limited by law.
 
Local large volume dealer that has a radio spot at the end of each month has said numerous times that their sales target is set by Chrysler/Ram and if they hit it, it means six figures to the dealership, if they dont hit it…zilch. My guess is it’s more of a bonus per vehicle sold which then equates to the big numbers. I’ve heard of dealership owners giving cars to neighbors before so the dealership would hit the monthly target. Salesman have similar bonus structures, I tried my hand at selling right out of college 20yrs ago and back then the salesmen only got their bonus per vehicle after Jan 1 for the sales in the previous year, now they get the bonus after each quarter
 
GetLostRob said:
Just ordered my 2500 a week ago MSRP $78,980 and got it for $73,249 before TT&T. so out the door i'm under MSRP which is normally the goal for me and in the market right now i felt that it was a pretty decent deal.
Click to expand...
Definitely could have done better, but would require working with one of 3 dealers in the US willing to offer good pricing. Could have saved about $4k more.
 
RAM_Dad said:
Definitely could have done better, but would require working with one of 3 dealers in the US willing to offer good pricing. Could have saved about $4k more.
Click to expand...
maybe.. but then how much would i really be saving if i add in travel and hotel fees etc. plus potential for time off work. there is always going to be a better "deal". but there are other factors to take into consideration.
 
GetLostRob said:
maybe.. but then how much would i really be saving if i add in travel and hotel fees etc. plus potential for time off work. there is always going to be a better "deal". but there are other factors to take into consideration.
Click to expand...
For me, it was one day of PTO (so no monetary loss there), $179 in airfare (used miles, but that shouldn't count in this), snacks, and 3 tanks of fuel. Granted I only had to drive 900 miles, which I did in one shot. All in all, it was less than 500 bucks for one admitted long 22 hour stint of time.

Depending on where you are in the country, it could be similar or significantly worse.

In my case, it was significantly worth my time for the amount of cash I saved. And, you could always have the truck shipped to you. Many people here do that, and still come out ahead by a few grand all said and done.

But at the end of the day, all that truly matters is that you're happy with what you're paying for your truck. It's your money and your vehicle, after all. Hopefully you don't have to wait too long and you stick around after it arrives!
 
mcarey said:
For me, it was one day of PTO (so no monetary loss there), $179 in airfare (used miles, but that shouldn't count in this), snacks, and 3 tanks of fuel. Granted I only had to drive 900 miles, which I did in one shot. All in all, it was less than 500 bucks for one admitted long 22 hour stint of time.

Depending on where you are in the country, it could be similar or significantly worse.

In my case, it was significantly worth my time for the amount of cash I saved. And, you could always have the truck shipped to you. Many people here do that, and still come out ahead by a few grand all said and done.

But at the end of the day, all that truly matters is that you're happy with what you're paying for your truck. It's your money and your vehicle, after all. Hopefully you don't have to wait too long and you stick around after it arrives!
Click to expand...
I’m one of those ordering from LA and having the truck shipped 1000+ miles, BUT it would be good to buy locally so if there are any issues with the truck you can get them resolved prior to taking delivery.
 
Surf2snow1 said:
I’m one of those ordering from LA and having the truck shipped 1000+ miles, BUT it would be good to buy locally so if there are any issues with the truck you can get them resolved prior to taking delivery.
Click to expand...
Thats kinda of my thought. i like to look the truck over prior to actually taking delivery. if there are any issues i can negotiate that into the price. I've seen some issues with paint and damage that some people wouldn't pay attention too, but its important to me. I'm on the east coast and most of the dealers ive seen with the great deals are in the midwest, westcoast or texas. So more than likely greater then a one day venture as well. As i get older my time is becoming more and more valueable to me. But like stated above, as long as we are all happy with the deals we are getting thats all that matters.
 
That's absolutely valid, and something I never really considered. I suppose I just trusted the PDI being legit.

Thinking about it briefly, I'd probably have just had them document any issues (assuming it wasn't a safety issue) and taken it in locally for the fix.

I would be interested in knowing how common that is. Oddly enough I feel like I almost never see people here talk about issues at pick up aside from either very small, often dealer related, things, or severe carrier damage. The latter, being very uncommon too.
 
mcarey said:
That's absolutely valid, and something I never really considered. I suppose I just trusted the PDI being legit.

Thinking about it briefly, I'd probably have just had them document any issues (assuming it wasn't a safety issue) and taken it in locally for the fix.

I would be interested in knowing how common that is. Oddly enough I feel like I almost never see people here talk about issues at pick up aside from either very small, often dealer related, things, or severe carrier damage. The latter, being very uncommon too.
Click to expand...
Paint, body damage, as well as wheels and have seen a few cracked headlights as well. usually tons of enviromental fallout (railrust, overspray, etc) on paint. usuallly once it leaves the train to go to the dealer its put on a truck where it can receive kicked up rocks, etc. I used to detail vehicles and i can tell you the amount of damage done to paint in the shipping process can be pretty brutal at times. But its stuff i know can be fixed usually besides rock chips so when inspecting and there are swirl marks everywhere from the dealer trying to cover up issues and their "detailer" not knowing jack **** about actually taking care of paint. I usually tell them not to detail it at all as i dont want there people just making things worse. I can use that to my advantage and negotiate pricing if needed.
 
I was able to get the affiliate pricing of 1% under invoice from my local dealer. Judging by the info on this forum, I could have saved about $2k more at Mark Dodge, but after factoring in shipping 1,800 miles to NH, the numbers come out close enough to stay local.
 
fastfreddy said:
I was able to get the affiliate pricing of 1% under invoice from my local dealer. Judging by the info on this forum, I could have saved about $2k more at Mark Dodge, but after factoring in shipping 1,800 miles to NH, the numbers come out close enough to stay local.
Click to expand...

If the semi-local dealership I purchased my 2019 from had gotten that close I would have bought from them too. Glad to hear some local dealers get close to the cheapest places, and people value the local connection.
 
fastfreddy said:
I was able to get the affiliate pricing of 1% under invoice from my local dealer. Judging by the info on this forum, I could have saved about $2k more at Mark Dodge, but after factoring in shipping 1,800 miles to NH, the numbers come out close enough to stay local.
Click to expand...
You would have save total of 12% off msrp do math
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top