Well, this was an interesting day.
A month or two ago, I was leaning toward a new Rebel, but ultimately decided on a 2020 Power Wagon that was built very close to what I was looking for sitting on my local dealers lot.
This forum, and the MSRP thread on 5thgenrams has been a great resource in determining a reasonable MSRP. Aiming for 15% off MSRP (but willing to settle for 13%) and cash in hand, I set off for my dealers lot this morning.
Test drove the truck, and absolutely loved it. I was wanting a 2021 75th anniversary edition, as I really prefer the center console, but since I will be mounting a CB radio, the standard PW front seat gives me better options for mounting hardware.
Went inside to talk numbers. Sticker was 67,540, and the dealers “best” offer was 65,240. I then informed them I had the ram.com pop up bonus cash code, and should also qualify for the first responder discount. Salesman disappears to talk to the sales manager, comes back and tells me that those discounts were already applied into their offer. I ask to confirm with the sales manager that $300 (yes, HUNDRED) was the lowest they were willing to go before incentives. Manager says he may be able to drop to $350 off, if I’m “really serious.” I show him active pricing on 2021 models with a dealer discount of $6500-$8000, and he wishes me good luck getting those kind of prices in the real world
A handshake and “thanks for your time” later, and I was headed home without a new truck.
I guess I’ll start from scratch tomorrow and check with Dave Smith and Dennis Dillon in Idaho.