That price does seem a little high at this point. I paid about that same price for mine last May. I don't know what options the truck has, but mine is basically an SLT, plus towing package and popular equipment group. Now that they have been sitting on his lot for a long time and having the 09's out, I think he should be able to give you a better price.

 

That's what i have. I had the tow package, Big Horn Package, Popular equiptment group, fogs, 20" wheels, rear slider, heated mirrors and that's it. My sticker was $37,730. I believe the price was $31,500 after rebates and incentives directly off the sticker. They showed me big money for my truck which of course was the "play" they had in the mark up. Most vehicles have a 7% mark-up for a general synopsis. Higher priced have more. That's $2500 for a $35k truck in mark-up. My truck would have been $29k even for a cash in hand deal. I purchased in March '08

 

BOTH of those are 2wd. He's looking at 4wd. BIG price diff.

At this point dealer just want to get rid of any '08 left overs. They aren't trying to rape potential buyers on '08's.

 

SOS, the truck you describe in your signature sounds almost like the truck I looked at today. I don't have to be in any hurry to buy, and I'd think these guys would be motivated to sell one of the last two '08s they have on their lot. So I'll just wait them out a bit longer.

I hadn't thought about how long they had been sitting there... what kind of impact would it have on a new engine to sit that long without being driven much at all?

THANKS for all the input so far!

 

my bad... well heres one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...ht_2403wt_1069
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...ht_2568wt_1074

 

Showing my ignorance here, but other than the fact that it would be a year newer and the new body style, what would be the advantage of a '09 over a '08?

This will be only the second new truck I've ever purchased and I plan to keep it for a long time. Trade-in or re-sale value is not that big of a consideration for me.

Thanks again!

 

09's have some different features and a smoother ride due to the coil springs in the rear. However, you cannot tow as much or handle heavy load like the '08 can. '09 has a few nice features that you may want to look into before making your '08 purchase. Also, the '09's have 390hp?? I dunno where they pulled more hp from? It's also suppose to spend more time in 4cyl mode....yuck.
I'm not sorry one bit that I bought my '08. I actually like it better than the '09. Infact, i would rather buy...I'd get shot in here for sayin this, but I'd rather buy an '09 F-150 over the '09 Ram. Sorry, but it's just a better truck for the purpose of trucks.
I bought my truck for power and looks and the fact I hate the F-150's for having cheap chrome bezels all over the place and I hated their door mirrors. The same mirrors they mounted on the '09s.

 

Get the 5.7 or people will laugh at you

DIRTYDOG

 

Well most dealers will move the vehicles around on their lots every once in a while, and I'm sure they have been taken out for a test drive every so often too, so they probably are not just sitting in one place for a long time. I wouldn't worry about that too much.

As for the price, remember you can negotiate. Make a lower offer. Think about what you really want to pay, and double the difference between his asking price and your ideal price. For instance, if you want to pay $24k, offer $23k so when you "meet in the middle" it is near your ideal price. That being said, my truck has some add-ons at this point - I had to buy the bug guard and the side steps, and yours includes them. If the dealer won't budge, you can try to get some more add-ons. Maybe you want a better radio? A bedliner? Some free oil changes? In negotiations, you never take the first offer they give you... They expect you to try lower so they are always a little high. I'm sure they are looking to get rid of the old models, even if they don't "seem" to be desperate (they don't want to show their weekness!)

 

I compared the price that i payed for my truck vs the price they want for their truck with the differences of extras included. I actually paid $800 less for the same truck because they marked up the base price of the '09s about $800 over the '08s