North Carolina Dodge Car Dealers

I just purchased a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, Crew Cab, 2WD. My truck has the TRX package, and the Ram Boxes, with basic power equipment and premium cloth inside. The MSRP on the vehicle was $37,605. Thanks to the great research available on Edmunds (and a few other places), I was able to get this truck for $27,550 - about $75 below the TMV price. AND - they threw in a couple of accessories that weren't already on the truck - running boards and a tonneau cover. The price does reflect the $6000 rebates currently being offered. Clearly, they're still making money on this sale, though they did try and tell me that my specific vehicle had no holdback as it was transferred from another dealer. I got this deal at Hendrick Dodge in Cary, NC (suburb of Raleigh). This was my first time using Edmunds and being a firm, but respectful negotiator. I think it paid off very well. The price I got was about $4000 below what they first quoted me, and then about $900 below their second offer. In case there's any other newbie negotiators reading this, the main thing besides knowing your prices, is to keep the negotiations for the cost of the car, separate from the cost of your trade, and also separate from the cost of the money. Good luck!

Just got a new 2007 Ram 1500 SXT 3.7L V6 standard bed, AUTO/air/AM/FM/CD/PW/PD/PM/cruise/bedliner/chrome wheels/Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle Sticker $25,400 Paid $15900+tax and tags. No doc fees. No Haggle price in Hickory NC.

yeah, it was decent, but we didn't buy the car. Turns out Lake Norman Chysler really are just the scum of the earth. So I contacted them as stated earlier with a price from a dealer of 15,104. I included the price breakdown from that quote, and Lake Norman said they'd beat it, and quoted us 14,500 Out the door. THe last time we talked they'd offered us 800 for my mother super crappy trade in. We took it. So we come in tonight after having this new 2006 Caravan 2 days while they got everything together. We wanted no extra warranty, so we expected to pay: 14,500 for the car, OTD. - 800 for our trade in -3100 for our down payment = 10,600 financed. So we couldn't understand why they wanted 11,400. Turns out that when our dear sweet SalesWoman quoted us the 14,500 price, she was including the 800 dollar trade in. So there never was a car for 14,500. There was a car for 15,300, and after they gave us the trade in credit, the result was 14,500 OTD. Unbelievable. If the 15,300 figure sounds at all familiar, it's because instead of there being an 1100 dollar savings between their last quote (15,600) and this one (14,500) the difference was really only 300 bux. The finance guy and I argued vigorously, and truthfully had been anything less than an absolute schmuck we might have been willing to deal. But he was a jerk, with a smug attitude and a tired catchphrase "I can't change anything, It is what it is." We walked. And we will not be buying a dodge of anykind. we drove more than 360 miles in 3 trips to this dealership, and there was no way we were going to reward their underhanded dealings with even 10 cents more than we agreed on. Before we started the paperwork, I gave them a 100 dollar bill since we'd lost the title to our trade in. I just wonder if we'll ever see it again. I seriously wouldn't buy from them if they hand delivered the car and massaged our feet while my mother signed the paperwork.

Does the inline 4 cyl engine provide enough power for the Caravan?

Well, I contacted Lake Norman, and told them about the 15,104 quote, and they offered 14,500 out the door. Almost fell off my chair since this is the same car they wanted 15,600 for. works out to about 13,900 +TTL. with our piece of crap trade-in counting for 800 dollars, we got an excellent deal. The only problem is that we haven't paid for the car. When we got there last night, the people responsible for setting up the deal were gone, so we drove the new car 60 miles home, and then today the finance guys still aren't there, so we won't be returning to sign the papers til tomorrow. I love extended test drives. thanks! :D