2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Dealers are a joke

[AMatsonIII]

Well transmission is a little soft some more rot showed up... So I figured I would see what i could get for a trade in to get a Tahoe. (growing Family) They only wanted to give me 1500 for the truck. I am kinda glad now I can keep my diesel Goes in monday for a transmission rebuild and I am gonna fix the rot next week. Just have to laugh. I would rather give it to someone who knows what the truck is than sell it to a dealership. Just thought you guys would laugh cause I sure did.



Alex

 

[Beast2B]

wow! it is amazing that they can give those kind of numbers with a straight face!

 

[JCyrbok]

1500???????Dollars??????? Do you have a million miles? Holy Cow, pretty sure I would have spontaneously pooped in my pants at that offer.



I would have told them "Hey buy the Cummins engine and I'll throw in the Dodge for free", LOL would have atleast probably gotten u up to 2K LOL



Heck you could probably donate it to charity and get more of a taxes deduction than that.

Wow



J-

 

[HBarlow]

The used car manager probably called a wholesaler or two in your area and asked for bids on your truck. On old, rough, high mileage units like your Dodge the dealership can't get them financed for another buyer so they will only allow whatever price figure his used truck wholesaler put on it. A wholesaler probably offered $1500. That figure is known in the industry as ACV (actual cash value). Dealers can't sell an old truck like that and, as you indicated, they would have had to have the transmission rebuilt and body rust repaired, a paintjob, etc. Can you really blame them?

When my current '08 arrived at the dealer 13 months ago diesel fuel prices were extremely high and diesel truck sales were very poor. I had a very nice, very clean, very well maintained '06 3500 DRW SLT quad cab in perfect shape to sell. It needed nothing. It even had a year old full DTT full billet transmission in it. However, it was a transporter truck with 230,000 miles on the odometer. I shopped it around and quickly realized I couldn't give it away except to a cash buyer at a discounted price.

I called my dealer where I always buy and asked him to get me a couple of wholesale bids on it. He did and allowed me the highest figure he could get. When I drove it in to pickup my new truck they called the wholesaler and he came over with a check and drove it away. There was no way the dealership could get financing for an '06 Dodge with 230,000 miles so they didn't want it on the lot. Somebody got a hell of a good truck. I took what I could get out of it and moved on.

 

[dclassens]

Your thread is the EXACT reason I put up this post.



https://www.turbodieselregister.com...smission-discussions/205980-truck-wanted.html



when a person who loves certain years of these trucks, (just look at the first gen guys) needs or wants a used one, TDR and its members should have a way to put the buyers/sellers together. As our moderator pointed out in this post, we have classifieds, but I was unable to find a TDR owner truck near by that was what I needed. TDR had 6 or 7 listings that we so so and other sales sites had 100. My point is I hate to see TDR trucks go to sales lots or dealers for $1500 when all TDR members know they are worth much more. It is a win win, you sell for what you are asking, and I find a truck that was well taken care of, has a history and fits my exact bill. I should become the TDR truck match maker. Just my $,02



Dave



PS ~ may be in my very own CTD before the end of tax season!! :-laf :-laf

 

[RexT]

total rip-off going thru dealers on this kind of situation

I had a 01 2500 4x4, 5-speed w/ 115k that i sold myself to a local person that wanted a good used diesel. This was a farm truck that pulls wagons, livestock trailer and hauls feed. This truck being a farm truck was in very good shape considering what it was used for,but i kept good care of her. I sold her for $5500. The buyer got a good truck with alot of life in her, the only thing that was going to need some attention would be is a new clutch. Still had original clutch when i sold her. Got to find the right people to sell it to. Sometimes that can be hard to do, but this site in the classifieds would be a great place to start,and be patience. Bought a 08 3500 dually QC with a 6-speed manual, hope this trucks good as my last one.

 

[AMatsonIII]

I figured it would get some responses. I understand the ACV or ASV it was more of the shock. We all Had a number in our head. I have gone through it putting many new parts. I hope to get another year out of the cab. Then I will be looking for new used one from the midwest. The ol' salt here in new england really does a number. All in all it was a blessing. Get to keep My diesel. Drop it off monday when i get it back now I can start with the Engine mods.