2004 prices, options & incentives?

[Prairie Dog]

I like them too. It seperates the real trucks from the toys.



Law Dog - Your killin me:-laf Ya kinda sound like the "Soup nazi" on Sienfeld... NO BULL NUTS FOR YOU!

 

[Benson]

No soup for you..... NEXT!

 

[rmcnamee]

Went and ordered my 2004 3500 SRW/SWB HO/48RE 4x4 Laramie the other day. Dealer said it should be delivered some time in late August. He didn't have any prices or ideas as to rebates and such, but agreed to sell it at around $500 over invoice. So now the dreaded wait begins .



Thanks all,

Ryan

 

[FWhite]

Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since I ordered my 04. Anyone have one on order any longer? No info yet from the dealer but I am going to bug start bugging him.



Frank

 

[WadePatton]

New Caritus

Anyone thinking about purchasing a Dealer New truck -even one with clearance lights- should check out what Dave has to say.



http://www.daveramsey.com/



He is a fantastic financial planner dude with a radio show. It is carried on talk stations nationwide and available on the web.



Basically he says that the depreciation on a new car is acceptable ONLY IF the value of the vehicle is insignificant to your net worth/income and you pay CASH for it. Financing things that go DOWN (like a rock) in value is a great way to stay in the poor house.



Dave counsels folks to get out of debt, pay off the house, fund their retirement, and take care of the college fund. You have to use a budget and spend less than you make for this to work. Yes it is very UN-American --as a nation, we are overweight, divorced, and in debt to our eyeballs.



No bankruptcy, no CONsolidation, no HEL borrowing.



Simple, empowering, and effective.



Give a listen.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Re: New Caritus

Originally posted by WadePatton





Basically he says that the depreciation on a new car is acceptable ONLY IF the value of the vehicle is insignificant to your net worth/income and you pay CASH for it. Financing things that go DOWN (like a rock) in value is a great way to stay in the poor house.

It is and I do. I don't like to lease. Milage restriction costs too much in the long run. I've only purchased vehicles and haven't had any problem with long term value. My wifes old Mustang was on a lease and we got screwed on that deal. My parents leased a Suburban and ended up having to pay 8 grand in mileage penalties. My friend has a F250 on a lease and has 2 years left and only 7000 miles to his cutoff. He had to buy a junker to drive to save miles on his Ford.



The only way to get value out of a vehicle is to buy it outright and drive it 'til it quits.

 

[Kilby]

Originally posted by lawdog1

I think to complete the 3500 package Dodge should provide an option where you could get some "factory" bull nuts hung down big and low off of the trailer tow package.

Well, it's not a factory option but that shouldn't stop you from purchasing some and making your own statement.

http://www.trucknutz.com/

http://www.bullsballs.com/

 

[robertyoke]

Originally posted by FWhite

Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since I ordered my 04. Anyone have one on order any longer? No info yet from the dealer but I am going to bug start bugging him.



Frank

Took 8 weeks for my 03 . felt like 7 weeks too long

 

[WadePatton]

Re: Re: New Caritus

Originally posted by Jeff Clark

It is and I do. I don't like to lease.

Dave calls them "car FLEECES"--according to all the financial resources FLEECING is the most expensive way to buy a car.



FLEECEing is a backhanded way of financing.

The only way to get value out of a vehicle is to buy it outright and drive it 'til it quits.

EVEN ZERO down, zero percent--doesn't offset the huge depreciation of a zero miles vehicle.



I kept my old truck so long that if I would have made monthly payments for the entire duration of ownership, it would have costs $40 per month. But I paid cash wholesale up front, just like the Cummins.

 

[scotty1]

04' ships on August 2/2003

And its a black Sport, just in case nobody already knew.



3500 Laramie 4x4 HO 6 spd to be exact... in black... dark slate interior.

 

[FWhite]

Just heard from my dealer. My truck is slated to ship 8-11.



Frank