Comments on: My New Truck (2008 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab) Buying Experience http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/ Austin Real Estate Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:01:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Silverado hunting http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-90752 Silverado hunting Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:17:00 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-90752 I am looking for a Crew Cab 4x4 silverado with a few options for the much shorter wife ( auto adjusting seats and peddles) remote start and heavy duty coolers ( i live and drive the Rocky Mtn's) the biggest issues i have been having is how to find a true value of the truck - any pointers ? Thank you I am looking for a Crew Cab 4×4 silverado with a few options for the much shorter wife ( auto adjusting seats and peddles) remote start and heavy duty coolers ( i live and drive the Rocky Mtn’s)

the biggest issues i have been having is how to find a true value of the truck – any pointers ?

Thank you

]]> By: ken gray http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-84034 ken gray Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:50:11 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-84034 I just bought a 2009 silverado LT and I love it. I have always had a truck and always will. This is my 6th GM product. They will come back and go on to produce more fine trucks just like mine. I just bought a 2009 silverado LT and I love it. I have always had a truck and always will. This is my 6th GM product. They will come back and go on to produce more fine trucks just like mine.

]]> By: Steve Crossland http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-43431 Steve Crossland Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:39:09 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-43431 Riggzie, Your mileage should go up, though I don't know if the Z71 adds weight or not. At first, I got 14 or 15 mpg, but since it's leveled out at about 16 or 17 mpg consistently, mostly city driving. My only highway trip yielded just 19 mpg, but I drove 75 and 80 most of the time. And I just filled up yesterday in Austin for $2.47 a gallon! Steve Riggzie,

Your mileage should go up, though I don’t know if the Z71 adds weight or not. At first, I got 14 or 15 mpg, but since it’s leveled out at about 16 or 17 mpg consistently, mostly city driving. My only highway trip yielded just 19 mpg, but I drove 75 and 80 most of the time.

And I just filled up yesterday in Austin for $2.47 a gallon!

Steve

]]> By: Riggzie http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-43428 Riggzie Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:30:16 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-43428 I had a 1996 camaro v6 getting 20mpg no matter how hard or easy I drove it... with 200,245 miles, the car owes me nothing.... but this monday (10/20/08) the camaro broke for the 4th time in 6 months... off to the stealerships as the wife is fed up with the car breaking down.... so I was torn... I wanted a silverado.... but I kept looking at a dark blue malibu ltz... sweet looking and costs the same as the silverado but 30mpg... I sucked it up and bought a 2008 Silverado 1500 crew cab z-71 with the optional 5.3L well I just drove about 130 miles...and gas is starting to go back up.... but the 1 station I know about was still lower so I filled up... calculated 13.2mpg!!!! GAHHHH that is not good.... I didnt expect that... yeah I got a $35,900 truck dealer dropped msrp to $31,400 mess of rebates to get down to $25,497.... we told them drop the $497 and we will buy it.. no matter what we have always been able to get them to drop a small amount like that.. but not today... they wouldnt do it... then $1100 in gm card rebates (never got it back up from the $3000 we used to buy our trailblazer) so at $24,397 plus tax and tags... the payment for a 72month loan is still pretty high.....and I hope that gas mileage gets better!!!!! I had a 1996 camaro v6 getting 20mpg no matter how hard or easy I drove it… with 200,245 miles, the car owes me nothing….

but this monday (10/20/08) the camaro broke for the 4th time in 6 months…
off to the stealerships as the wife is fed up with the car breaking down….

so I was torn… I wanted a silverado….
but I kept looking at a dark blue malibu ltz… sweet looking and costs the same as the silverado but 30mpg…

I sucked it up and bought a
2008 Silverado 1500 crew cab z-71 with the optional 5.3L

well I just drove about 130 miles…and gas is starting to go back up…. but the 1 station I know about was still lower so I filled up…

calculated 13.2mpg!!!! GAHHHH that is not good…. I didnt expect that…

yeah I got a $35,900 truck
dealer dropped msrp to $31,400
mess of rebates to get down to $25,497….

we told them drop the $497 and we will buy it.. no matter what we have always been able to get them to drop a small amount like that.. but not today… they wouldnt do it…

then $1100 in gm card rebates (never got it back up from the $3000 we used to buy our trailblazer)

so at $24,397 plus tax and tags…
the payment for a 72month loan is still pretty high…..and I hope that gas mileage gets better!!!!!

]]> By: Steve Crossland http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-22971 Steve Crossland Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:20:38 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-22971 PS - I forgot to tie up the story with the fact that I sold my used 2001 Chevy Silverado Z71 for $7,500 almost instantly by parking it at Buddies Corner store on Hwy 290 between Austin and Dripping Springs. As I suspected would happen, a construction worker bought it for cash. The trade-in offer was $4,500, so I came out $3,000 ahead, minus $129 detail expenses at the car wash. Steve PS – I forgot to tie up the story with the fact that I sold my used 2001 Chevy Silverado Z71 for $7,500 almost instantly by parking it at Buddies Corner store on Hwy 290 between Austin and Dripping Springs. As I suspected would happen, a construction worker bought it for cash. The trade-in offer was $4,500, so I came out $3,000 ahead, minus $129 detail expenses at the car wash.
Steve

]]> By: Steve Crossland http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-22970 Steve Crossland Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:17:26 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-22970 Jake, "Triple Net", or "Net Net" were terms my dealer used. It can also be referred to as dealer "dead cost", or dealer "true cost". I think the best price can be had by following my method outlined above. Step 1) Get to a point of knowing exactly what you want to but. Step 2) Make sure you know of all incentive, cash back, dealer cash back or other marketing specials that are available. In my case, it happened that trucks that had been delivered before Jan 22nd 2008 were receiving the $4,500 dealer cash back to buyer. Had I not known that, I could not have effectively asked for what I wanted. Step 3) I don't know if this is the very best way, but I submitted my request online through Edmunds for price quotes from multiple dealers. The internet sales people apparently have more authority to bargain than the guys on the lot. Good luck, Steve Jake,

“Triple Net”, or “Net Net” were terms my dealer used. It can also be referred to as dealer “dead cost”, or dealer “true cost”.

I think the best price can be had by following my method outlined above.

Step 1) Get to a point of knowing exactly what you want to but.

Step 2) Make sure you know of all incentive, cash back, dealer cash back or other marketing specials that are available. In my case, it happened that trucks that had been delivered before Jan 22nd 2008 were receiving the $4,500 dealer cash back to buyer. Had I not known that, I could not have effectively asked for what I wanted.

Step 3) I don’t know if this is the very best way, but I submitted my request online through Edmunds for price quotes from multiple dealers. The internet sales people apparently have more authority to bargain than the guys on the lot.

Good luck,

Steve

]]> By: Jake http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-22959 Jake Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:26:50 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-22959 I'm getting ready to purchase a new full-size truck and originally thought the invoice price was the bottom line. After reading your blog I tried to look up triple net prices online and found nothing. How could I find the triple net price for a 2008 Silverado? I’m getting ready to purchase a new full-size truck and originally thought the invoice price was the bottom line. After reading your blog I tried to look up triple net prices online and found nothing. How could I find the triple net price for a 2008 Silverado?

]]> By: Chris http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-12378 Chris Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:00:50 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-12378 Wow, thought I was reading my own summary here for a moment. Just bought a 2008 crew cab LT1 Texas Edition yesterday. Had a 2000 extended cab LT with 138,000 miles and figured it was time to put her to rest. With the higher gas prices, seems they're really wanting to move these new trucks. They knocked 2000 off the MSRP, then gave me 5000 in rebates. I wasn't sure about doing a trade-in when they said they'd give me 4500, but then they went ahead and agreed to give me 5500 for the trade, which also saved me about 350 in sales tax. Figured at that point it wasn't worth trying to sell it myself, since I'd probably not get much better than 6K. Wow, thought I was reading my own summary here for a moment. Just bought a 2008 crew cab LT1 Texas Edition yesterday. Had a 2000 extended cab LT with 138,000 miles and figured it was time to put her to rest. With the higher gas prices, seems they’re really wanting to move these new trucks. They knocked 2000 off the MSRP, then gave me 5000 in rebates. I wasn’t sure about doing a trade-in when they said they’d give me 4500, but then they went ahead and agreed to give me 5500 for the trade, which also saved me about 350 in sales tax. Figured at that point it wasn’t worth trying to sell it myself, since I’d probably not get much better than 6K.

]]> By: Steve Crossland http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-11409 Steve Crossland Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:01:08 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-11409 Hi Brandon, You're right about my math error. Comparing to a 30mpg vehicle, it costs me an additional $173/mo. to drive the ruck. Steve Hi Brandon,

You’re right about my math error. Comparing to a 30mpg vehicle, it costs me an additional $173/mo. to drive the ruck.

Steve

]]> By: Brandon http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2008/05/29/my-new-truck-2008-chevy-silverado-crew-cab-buying-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-11407 Brandon Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:15:01 +0000 http://crosslandteam.com/?p=454#comment-11407 Actually I think the gas cost difference is much bigger than $43 per month. With 1300 miles per month at 15 mpg and $4 per gallon, your monthly gas cost is $346. At 30 mpg it would be $173, with $173 saved each month compared to the pickup. Of course this assumes that you would always drive the small car and never need to transport large cargo. More realistically, it might have made sense to keep the old pickup for occasional cargo transportation, sold the 1996 Saturn, and bought an efficient new vehicle for driving clients around, maybe a hybrid Camry at 40 mpg with plenty of passenger space. With gas at $4 and still rising, the math looks more and more compelling each day. Not to mention that whole business about keeping the earth's environment habitable for your children and grandchildren. Actually I think the gas cost difference is much bigger than $43 per month. With 1300 miles per month at 15 mpg and $4 per gallon, your monthly gas cost is $346. At 30 mpg it would be $173, with $173 saved each month compared to the pickup. Of course this assumes that you would always drive the small car and never need to transport large cargo.

More realistically, it might have made sense to keep the old pickup for occasional cargo transportation, sold the 1996 Saturn, and bought an efficient new vehicle for driving clients around, maybe a hybrid Camry at 40 mpg with plenty of passenger space. With gas at $4 and still rising, the math looks more and more compelling each day. Not to mention that whole business about keeping the earth’s environment habitable for your children and grandchildren.

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