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Originally posted by gf2020
You'll get killed on the depreciation trying to trade-in a 2003 Chevy for a 2004 Ford. It will cost you a lot more than $20 per month to make that move.
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Not when you are as good at grinding the front end and the back end of a deal as I am
I went from an 03 Silverado Ext Cab LS Z71 4x4 31K miles (stickered 32&change that I bought extremely well) to an 04 F150 XLT SuperCab 4x4 (stickered 33). I went from 388 / month with 3.9 to 412 per month @ 4.3 with only 700 Out of pocket, including the tax (which still had to be paid
). Did not put down anything more, did not change the length of contract, did not do a balloon
payment, did not a do a "Smart Lease" or a "Smart Buy". I was just good enough
AND lucky enough to work beyond stupid on the front end and beyond stupid on the trade. Something to be said for a spot buy & drive on the last night of a lousy sales month for the dealer. The extra 25 per month was worth losing 30 something miles on the vehicle. But I will miss the Chebby too... (Oh Yeh, coulda done the same numbers on a new Z71)
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Originally posted by MakoMike
John,
I'm sure I'll have to pay some tax, but if the dealer's invoice only shows the net price I'm guessing that's what they'll charge me on. As much as I mind paying any tax at all, I ain't gonna pay them on the gross price. I might go to NY or NJ and get a better price.
You can buy truck over the internet from just about any state, the only thing you have to watch out for is that in NE most states have adopted CA emissions standards and a lot of the dealers in Texas don't carry models that meet those standards.
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If you buy a vehicle out of state and then need to register it in state, I believe you'll need to still pay a tax when you bring it in. On the dealer invoice - I looked into this a little - they would still need to seperate the trade from the new on the RI Tax form. Now, even on a trailer, if you bring a vehicle in from another statre, you need to prove registration and that tax was paid - it sucks - went thru that with my trailer. You're not going to buy a truck in another state, register it (pay their tax & title) then bring it to RI and expect to save any money. Sadly the only way to get around this is to change the tax law in the first place. Maybe make "Passenger" trucks use auto plates and "commercial" trucks comm plates.