Yes by all means offer 22k. You'll be surprised how much negotiating power you have. Be prepared to walk & hang up. Hang tough. Play one dealer against the other . I don't know the specifics of the various engines on these On Jul 27, 2014 9:50 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I just looked and our local dealer (the one we tried today was just over > the border in NH) has nearly the same truck for $33,000. Seems like if he's > got it for $3k less than the other guy he ought to meet my $25k price. I > should ask $22k... I'll have to run over and try one tomorrow so when the > NH guy calls I can tell him I drove another one (same color even) and want > the better price. > > I want to drive the v6 too, it gets 2mpg better and costs $1000 less. This > is the 3.7l na, not the eco boost which adds another $1000. > They say the v6 is 302hp, the turbo adds 63hp. The 5.0 v8 is 360hp. > > 302hp seems like plenty. My Dakota had like 210hp with a 5.2l v8, Ranger > is something like 205hp with a 4l v6. I drove a Chevy last year with their > 4.3l v6 and although towing a 240D I had to keep it in 3rd coming up the > highway I think that was just a factor of too high gears for the job. It > wasn't really working that hard. > > -Curt > > > ________________________________ > From: Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 9:33 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: How is this game played exactly? > > > > Curt keep your BS detector turned on. My brother spent 30 years in car > business. It is a game. Don't budge. It is near end of month & they need > to meet quota. When they calln tell them you have checked & can no longer > offer 25 but you could see paying 23. That will keep them on their toes. > You'd be amazed at margins. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
