smurfslayer
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Neither choice is a black, so they are irrelevant.
#BlackRaptorsMatter
here’s a thought. does the closer dealer have a solid / reputable service shop or put another way, is there any stand out or disreputable service department close by? Sometimes you get perks from the dealer for buying, and some are actually worth it, but sometimes you can wrangle a loaner for unexpected downtime, or invoke the ubiquitous ‘customer goodwill’ assistance perk.
Whether you do your own routine work or not, if your local shop is better, more reputable or has better hours, it might be worth looking harder at the locally sourced truck.
as to the graphics, I had a hard time finding a truck without them which had the options I wanted. Complicating that was I bought during the “ADM era” of Raptor buying, so finding an MSRP deal was more of a challenge. I don’t know what the current searching is like now, but my observation was the 802As seemed to have a disproportionate representation of graphics added.
I would negotiate. I’d offer 1k off the Avalanche, get an out the door quote before wasting any travel time. I’d offer 500 off msrp on the local truck, with an out the door quote to avoid any kind of surprises. If neither negotiate, you’ve had time to consider if you really want the avalanche as opposed to the white truck. If neither comes off their prices, reevaluate. if you really want either one, make the decision and do it.
My preference would be the 2nd one.
#BlackRaptorsMatter
here’s a thought. does the closer dealer have a solid / reputable service shop or put another way, is there any stand out or disreputable service department close by? Sometimes you get perks from the dealer for buying, and some are actually worth it, but sometimes you can wrangle a loaner for unexpected downtime, or invoke the ubiquitous ‘customer goodwill’ assistance perk.
Whether you do your own routine work or not, if your local shop is better, more reputable or has better hours, it might be worth looking harder at the locally sourced truck.
as to the graphics, I had a hard time finding a truck without them which had the options I wanted. Complicating that was I bought during the “ADM era” of Raptor buying, so finding an MSRP deal was more of a challenge. I don’t know what the current searching is like now, but my observation was the 802As seemed to have a disproportionate representation of graphics added.
I would negotiate. I’d offer 1k off the Avalanche, get an out the door quote before wasting any travel time. I’d offer 500 off msrp on the local truck, with an out the door quote to avoid any kind of surprises. If neither negotiate, you’ve had time to consider if you really want the avalanche as opposed to the white truck. If neither comes off their prices, reevaluate. if you really want either one, make the decision and do it.
My preference would be the 2nd one.
