How much did you pay for your D-Max?

[pimpasschevy]

I would like to run 31's to 33's... thornbirds. the last two trucks that I have had I cranked the t-bars out and it totally made my truck ride like $hit not to mention how often I had to rotate my tires! I guess the whole point of me buying new is I want to be able to have something to take care of and gradually build to my own standards. My previous trucks were great and all but I always did things half assed.. like not mounting my stereo right, sloppy wiring, etc.. I want to be able to have something fresh to work with

[Sierra Stud]

I hear what your sayin', I am currently running 285/75R16 Nitto's which is equal to a 32/11.5R15 on stock wheels. You should be able to run the 285's without adjustment to the t-bars, even if you use a 16X8 rim. I have read on a thread that t-bar adjustments won't affect the ride unless you crank them up all the way, if cranked to the max it rides like sh!t.

[E-man811]

Call around. You can do much better on a loaded D-max. There are dealers that will deal on them. There are dealers around that have 15-20 of them on the lot and are willing to let them go.

I just did a couple of months of shopping so I have some experience on this truck. Here's what I got.

06' GMC D-max/Allison, 4x4 CC/SB SLT 4sa Onstsr/XM, Tow, skids, etc
Sticker $46880
I paid $41,500 out the door.

Find a dealer that will accept a GMSD on one. Find a GM employee that will offer you one of their 2 GMSD #'s that they get each month.

GMSD is $37k and change, plus Tax/T/L minus the current GM rebates = $41500 out the door.

At least knowing that this $$$ is possible, it should give you room to negotiate.

Btw, once I got 2 dealers working against each other, they even offered to go into their holdback to steal me away from the dealer I was buying from at GMSD.

Go to thedieselplace.com, hit the new vehicle forum and do some homework.

Ian

[kyleg06]

21k out the door. 02 ECSB Black LT 100k miles new 285's and new spray in bed liner.

[Finkelnuts]

i have a friend that picked up an 04 duramax loaded with everything but the DVD from Alberta, Canada for about 25k (cnd funds) it has about 90,000 miles on it but that's nothing for a diesel motor they'll run way past 500,000, my advice would be to check out the 2500HD's in Alberta, they're a dime a dozen out there cuz of the rig workers, good luck!

[chrisk1500]

Buyer beware....riggers tend to beat the hell out of their trucks....

[HemiHunter]

My cousins 04 D-maX was stolen in Canada 2 years ago

[dozerboy]

You need to find a gm employee and get an in driveway certificate and get it for below invoice no haggling, or that is what I did.

[pimpasschevy]

Thats a good Idea, I didnt even know about that! My mom's best friend's sister is an employee at the local GMC dealership. Maybe I can get her to do it for me!

[the moose]

Originally Posted by pimpasschevy

I would like to run 31's to 33's... thornbirds. the last two trucks that I have had I cranked the t-bars out and it totally made my truck ride like $hit not to mention how often I had to rotate my tires! I guess the whole point of me buying new is I want to be able to have something to take care of and gradually build to my own standards. My previous trucks were great and all but I always did things half assed.. like not mounting my stereo right, sloppy wiring, etc.. I want to be able to have something fresh to work with

im exactly the same with my truck.. got it used, it was kinda beat. i cleaned it up a good bit, but still nothign like i used to be with my car....

cant wait to get a big diesel rig... tune it to run massive power and some 35s.

[the moose]

Originally Posted by dozerboy

You need to find a gm employee and get an in driveway certificate and get it for below invoice no haggling, or that is what I did.

my mom has that deal from her work, works at comcast cable ... but she only gets the deal on

[STLCHEVYHD]

I payed 24900 from a private seller back in Feb. It had 62k on it. It just has the LS trim package, but it's Black, CC, and 4x4. I wish I would have bought this thing a long time ago! I made it to Nashville from St. Louis on 3/4 tank. My 6.0 HD wouldn't get 3/4 of the trip without having to fill up. I got right at 20 mpg at 75 mph.

[the moose]

Originally Posted by STLCHEVYHD

I payed 24900 from a private seller back in Feb. It had 62k on it. It just has the LS trim package, but it's Black, CC, and 4x4. I wish I would have bought this thing a long time ago! I made it to Nashville from St. Louis on 3/4 tank. My 6.0 HD wouldn't get 3/4 of the trip without having to fill up. I got right at 20 mpg at 75 mph.

wow, thats good mileage, i barely get 14mpg on the highway and i have a 305 gasser in a 1500... tbi of course

[4130Truck]

It's been a while since I drove my '03 off the lot but got it for 41-42k. Paying the extra for the D-Max was well worth it. Since I added the Banks 6-gun and speed loader it's a whole lot more fun to drive too.

[the moose]

Originally Posted by 4130Truck

It's been a while since I drove my '03 off the lot but got it for 41-42k. Paying the extra for the D-Max was well worth it. Since I added the Banks 6-gun and speed loader it's a whole lot more fun to drive too.

where in PA you from?

[HI5-O]

I got my 2006 GMC CC D/A in the SLE1 trim w/tow pack, aluminum wheels, power mirrors, power seat ++ all for just about $40k delivered to me in the middle of the Pacific ocean. Got it from Idaho and they took care of all the trucking and shipping.

Cost was below invoice due to the discounts and rebates. Let me know if you want the dealers name and sales guy.

Barry

[4130Truck]

Originally Posted by the moose

where in PA you from?

State College

[FBJR]

I am getting quotes of well under 40k just on the internet.

Another source quoted me 39K out the door and am working on that now. Just need to get good coin for my 06 1500HD. They won't even give my KBB trade in for it!!!

Since your in Ca, check out Golden hills in Paso Robles. They have a bunch of em!

FB

[Trckn4Life]

Originally Posted by 4130Truck

State College

Welcome to FSC. I'm from Altoona.

[ibthumpin]

Originally Posted by FBJR

Just need to get good coin for my 06 1500HD. They won't even give my KBB trade in for it!!!
FB

What would you expect!? - you're gonna get raped. Need to hang onto it for at least 3 years unless you like losing big money. could always advertise private party tho.