CrewMax Limited 2WD 5.7 (ordered)
factory options: 20" alloy wheels; nav; running lights; sonar; moonroof; cold kit; mudguards
port options: mats, spare tire lock
MSRP $43769
paid $39928 + TTL
This was ordered from the internet sales person in a small dealership in the Denver port distribution region so I'm going to have to fly out to pick it up when it arrives. This is the only way I could get a truck that was configured with lots of factory options and next to no port options. I believe that MSRPs in the Gulf States region are inflated because they include high-priced port options so I'm not as impressed at a seemingly larger discount off of MSRP. I really just wanted all of the factory options and I wanted someone that would take the time to look around to try to acquire the color that I wanted so I didn't negotiate much at all.
Comprare this to the most similar truck I could find locally:
Same truck with: nav, tow mirrors, running boards, bed extender, dvd headrest system - MSRP $43,179. There really is only one factory option (nav and perhaps the $975 tow mirrors). No 20" wheels, no moonroof, no running lights, no sonar, no cold kit. If they had loaded this up with these factory options, the truck would have probably carried a $47K MRSP which would have been a big turn-ff. And who knows if I could have gotten them that much off MSRP for a truck hasn't even been built yet.
No thanks. I'll pick the color I want and be very happy to fly out and make the 10 hour drive in my new CrewMax and will enjoy every minute of it.