Diesel purchase feedback - please review and comment

[drick]

moderator, if this is in the wrong forum, sorry please move to the correct place.

hi,

i'm in the final phase of purchasing my new truck (2011 Silverado 2500HD LTZ 4x4; Allison/Duramax), and after reviewing this forum I wanted to get some feedback.

1st - i talked to 3 different dealerships, and the truck i wanted didn't exist anywhere within 1500 miles, so i had to order it.

2nd - i tried credit union pricing, Costco pricing, and just going to fleet managers to get my current deal

3rd - i had forgotten about GM supplier pricing, i just went back and submitted for it, and now have an authorization to use it.

here is my current deal (prior to #3) -

dealership #'s
msrp - 55,385
invoice - 52,149 (includes $1100 for advert/adjustments)
+351 / extra profit for dealer
my deal price = 52,500 (no T&L on this yet)

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kbb #'s
msrp - 54,935
invoice - 50,665

truck will arrive sometime this week, and the dealer had to order it to be custom built for me.

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now, it appears that after getting supplier pricing that the invoice is $51,626 (or something close to that, there is a tire package i can't add from the supplier website).

reading through the forum, I'm trying to determine what a "good deal" is, and am now a little confused as to whether i did good or not.

Any/all feedback is appreciated.

TIA
D

[drick]

two other things i want to clarify.

1 - the supplier pricing is via my credit union membership, so can i still get the $2k factory cash if i use this?

2 - what have others negotiated in California for a similar truck, i have no basis of reference.

[drick]

anyone??

[Stratosman]

What you want in order to get the best deal is to have them triple-net it out. You are still paying holdback (more dealer profit) and a few other small fees unless they do this. Many dealers won't triple-net new cars unless it's a really important deal of a close friend or family member, because when they do that they really don't make a dime, just moves another new car or truck, which can be valuable in itself to some dealers.

[drick]

What you want in order to get the best deal is to have them triple-net it out. You are still paying holdback (more dealer profit) and a few other small fees unless they do this. Many dealers won't triple-net new cars unless it's a really important deal of a close friend or family member, because when they do that they really don't make a dime, just moves another new car or truck, which can be valuable in itself to some dealers.

in that case i don't qualify as i'm a nobody, and my deal is likely not that important