just curious on why a 4x4? i see you live in AZ...

 

i'd imagine for the traction smart guy

 

hmm if you lived closer to Georgia.. i could get you a good deal from Hardy Chevrolet... i bought my truck for $12k in 2002 (its an 01) and it had 12K miles on it...

I was getting dealer discounts than, bc of my uncle and other reasons... but I wonder what i could get now... if you have family or something in Ga and your interested.. i could hook u up with my sales guy no prob...PM me if you want.

 

I paid 19k for my 03' 4.8 ECSB LS brand new with like 8 miles on it in 04' and that wasnt with nay GM employee discount!

 

 

it's all good, no worries dude.

hey, what's up with the sig?

 

I priced out at the very least what I could get away with (or would want to):
LT, 4x4, xtra cab, 5.3. Looks like with GM Employee prices its still at $28k with options.

I think the GM Emp Discount is a bit of hype. My bro bought an Avalanche, new, and got about $10,000 off sticker. This was last year on an '04. We priced out his truck new........same price. Maybe he just got a "good deal" at the time, but I think they can be bought at that price year 'round.?.?

 

You are correct. I got my Avalanche for $600 below invoice, so I took about half of their holdback. Part of the reason was that I was introduced to the owner of the dealership from his neighbor (my friend). They asked me to name my price and I said $600 under invoice. They didn't bat an eye.

I probably could have gotten it for $1K under (I think the holdback was about $1200 on my truck) but I didn't want to be greedy and ungrateful. So, combined with a $5000 rebate, I got a $39K truck for about $29K ($32 after TT&L).

Could I have gotten the same price walking in off the street, cold, not knowing anybody? Sure, but it likely would have been more painful, and taken a lot more time. The whole deal took me about an hour and a half from when I walked in to when I drove off.

The key is to have invoice numbers, and when you talk to them, be patient and kind, but firm. Go to Edmunds.com to get invoice prices for your desired configuration, and GM Buy Power to find dealers with those vehicles in your area. It really is that simple.

Talk to the decision maker. Many times you have to get to the Finance guy. Tell him (firmly but softly) that you're not paying a penny above (whatever your price is - invoice, or a couple hundred under is attainable if you play your cards right), and tell him that you're willing to go to whoever will give you that price.

This kind of deal can be had any time of year. I usually go when the rebates are highest, in August or September, when the new models are out and the old ones are sitting on the lot. That makes it much easier. Good luck.

 

i don't recall seeing any huge amounts of snow in arizona???

the reason i ask is that there is a pretty good price jump to go to a 4x4. if you're trying to save money i'd look into a 2wd.

 

Haven't been to Flagstaff lately have ya? He could be looking to go up there on occasion.

Even in Prescott this year we had a decent amount of snow.


Or Maybe he was hooked from the AWD Denali.