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buying a new RAM 2500 before years end #2995889
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so a new cummins will be in my garage next year
i will be buying one off the lot,( in stock)
how should i approach this, to get the best deal?
i know supplies are low . do i have a chance to barter for money off msrp

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: mcat4321] #2995914
12/16/21 08:29 PM
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Just walk in to the dealer that has the truck & loudly announce that you are here to buy a truck & you want to pay sticker. See where it goes from there.


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Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: Sunroofcuda] #2995965
12/16/21 10:59 PM
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Local guy I know out here. His son just bought a 2021 GMC dually club cab . He paid full sticker. Dealer wouldnt deal off MSRP for nuttin.
$82,000 out the door

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: gtx6970] #2995967
12/16/21 11:13 PM
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If you have a decent trade they’ll likely give you good money toward your new truck purchase for that.
Might want to try Costco’s car buying service to get a better price but don’t hold your breath.
All in all a horrible time to be trying to buy a new or used car or truck, and no signs of things getting better anytime soon.

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: gtx6970] #2995970
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There are a few dealers at below invoice but you have to order the truck. Probably a four month wait. On the lot your paying at least MSRP, if not more. Still no inventory.

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: hergfest] #2995993
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21 and newer went back to the CP3 pump…. That is good.

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: J_BODY] #2995995
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Originally Posted by J_BODY
21 and newer went back to the CP3 pump…. That is good.

And the earlier ones with the bad pumps are getting recalled
https://www.autonews.com/regulation...-heavy-duty-diesel-trucks-over-fuel-pump

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: J_BODY] #2995996
12/17/21 12:49 AM
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Try and find a SRW 3500 with the HO Cummins and Aisin if you can that is the way I ordered mine a few years back gets you 50 more HP and 200 more ft/lbs of torque for a couple k more over the standard Cummins, My .02 cents.

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Originally Posted by Mastershake340
Originally Posted by J_BODY
21 and newer went back to the CP3 pump…. That is good.

And the earlier ones with the bad pumps are getting recalled
https://www.autonews.com/regulation...-heavy-duty-diesel-trucks-over-fuel-pump


…. And they still haven’t announced what they’re doing. I have 2 19’s sitting waiting for parts from CP4 failure going on a month.

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: mcat4321] #2996005
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A buddy just took delivery of a 2022 Ram 2500 std cab Cummins HO with the AISIN trans that he ordered and was talking about selling it back to the dealer and ordering another .
He literally just got it on Wednesday.

He decided that he wants more options on his truck, and he got a Tradesman that didn't have all the stuff he now decides that he wants.
He won't need to pull his race car trailer till spring.

He bought it at the Friends pricing so he got it cheaper than sticker so he figures the dealer would want it back.
He probably hasn't put a 100 miles on it.

He's qwkmopardan here on Moparts.
Link to his user info on here.
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/users/7466.html

If anyone is interested, message him or I can get you contact info.


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Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: mcat4321] #2996006
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Originally Posted by mcat4321
so a new cummins will be in my garage next year
i will be buying one off the lot,( in stock)
how should i approach this, to get the best deal?
i know supplies are low . do i have a chance to barter for money off msrp


Are you at least receiving a friend and family discount? As my friend jokes that the discount is granted through the Sunday newspaper. Once the new year comes, I’m sure there will be a deeper discount, if you can hold out and flexible on trim level/options/color?

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: gtx6970] #2996007
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Originally Posted by gtx6970
Local guy I know out here. His son just bought a 2021 GMC dually club cab . He paid full sticker. Dealer wouldnt deal off MSRP for nuttin.
$82,000 out the door


As fugly as those things are I'm surprised they aren't giving those things away for the price of a Taco Bell taco box meal.


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Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: Guitar Jones] #2996015
12/17/21 07:21 AM
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RECORD PROFITS for dealerships and car companies. NOBODY is EVER going back to the old way of flooded dealer lots and incentives. Those days are all used up. Dealers skip having to floor-plan the vehicles, cutting their cost. Car companies can build whatever they want (think highest profit units) and they are going to sell every one of them at full sticker. The pandemic has created a new way forward for car companies and I do not ever see them going back.


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Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: oldjonny] #2996018
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LOOKS LIKE if I want a diesel truck ....

I’m going to have to WEASEL one out of that mountain top hermit UP NORTH !

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: Guitar Jones] #2996023
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Originally Posted by Guitar Jones
Originally Posted by gtx6970
Local guy I know out here. His son just bought a 2021 GMC dually club cab . He paid full sticker. Dealer wouldnt deal off MSRP for nuttin.
$82,000 out the door


As fugly as those things are I'm surprised they aren't giving those things away for the price of a Taco Bell taco box meal.

Don't chew buy no ugly truck!

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: redraptor] #2996043
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Dealers around here have very few trucks. a good way to find one is to go on the Ram website and spec it out with what you want and on their website there is an option that says find your truck and it will bring up all the similar trucks in your area up to a couple hundred mile radius. I ordered a 1500 Classic back in February as of the end of June it still wasn't here and I was told it would be another month for so. They happened to get a 1500 Big Horn with the gearing I needed at the end of June so I bought it instead. My neighbor ordered a new Ford F350 back in June and it still isn't here yet , he is considering the same thing selling it back for more than he paid for it if it ever gets here.

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Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: vinnyd76] #2996045
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Originally Posted by vinnyd76


Are you at least receiving a friend and family discount? As my friend jokes that the discount is granted through the Sunday newspaper. Once the new year comes, I’m sure there will be a deeper discount, if you can hold out and flexible on trim level/options/color?

no, i am not. but if you know of one please let me know

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: redraptor] #2996047
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I purchased my Ram Jan of 2020, just prior to COVID and used a bonus 1k off the price offered through USAA. To insure it wasn’t worked into the price I negotiated and when I sat down with the finance guy whipped out the certificate. While they were none to happy, they honored it.
So if you are a Vet or immediate family member of one you may want to search to see if this is still offered. I believe they also have a car buying service that affords discounts and eliminates the haggling (as mentioned, haggling may be a thing in the past).

Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: SNK-EYZ] #2996059
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Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ
A buddy just took delivery of a 2022 Ram 2500 std cab Cummins HO with the AISIN trans that he ordered and was talking about selling it back to the dealer and ordering another .
He literally just got it on Wednesday.



You sure it isn't a 3500? HO/Aisin not available in 2500, when I ordered my 2018 that is the way it was and still is. FWIW trucks with the Aisin trans/HO option (if 3500) have the dipstick on the drivers side, 68RE is on passenger side.


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Re: buying a new RAM 2500 before years end [Re: Keith Richards] #2996170
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Originally Posted by Keith Richards
Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ
A buddy just took delivery of a 2022 Ram 2500 std cab Cummins HO with the AISIN trans that he ordered and was talking about selling it back to the dealer and ordering another .
He literally just got it on Wednesday.



You sure it isn't a 3500? HO/Aisin not available in 2500, when I ordered my 2018 that is the way it was and still is. FWIW trucks with the Aisin trans/HO option (if 3500) have the dipstick on the drivers side, 68RE is on passenger side.



It's possible that it's a 3500.
I haven't seen the truck, I know it's a Classic version and it's the HO Cummins and Aisin trans std cab.

He said he loved the way the Aisin trans shifted, almost like it had a shift kit in it, firm/hard shifts unlike his 2019 that he traded in which he described as slipping and sliding into the next gear. laugh2

He literally got what he paid for it when he traded it in, crazy.


He has two other trucks, a 92 that's his parts runner/driver and another 92 that's restored that never gets driven.


Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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