Generator Selection?

[Industrial Toys]

They say never announce you are going to pay cash (like some kind of big spender) until after you get a price. Kind of like, not announcing you have a trade in. Too many ways for them to manipulate numbers.

 

[Diggin It]

The blue box store card runs promos from time to time. Any single purchase over X dollars gets so many months without incurring finance charges as long as you make payments every month and pay off the full balance before the end of the term. Doesn't matter if it's a lawn mower, refrig/freezer, generator or whatever. No extras or hitches.

My order for the 16KW qualifies for 24 months since it's over $2K

 

[grsthegreat]

They say never announce you are going to pay cash (like some kind of big spender) until after you get a price. Kind of like, not announcing you have a trade in. Too many ways for them to manipulate numbers.

thats the way i do it ... usually. sometimes they simply say, cash or credit same price and wont deal.

on the tractor we hagled out a good price then i offered up cash and he gave me an even better price. but on my 2017 Tundra they wouldnt dicker on price. the truck was a 1 off advertised vehicle and if i didnt want it they could sell it in 10 minutes to someone else. it was still a great deal, but i haggled until they threw in a free bug guard and side steps for wife...i had to get something for free. its the American way. this was the first time,for me, someone didnt want cash... said feds made it too hard on them to deal in cash. i didnt have a company check with me, but had a good chunk of cash. instead of taking cash, they sold it to me on credit..zero down, drive off lot, paid it off when i received first bill. i paid NO interest, but dealer paid all financing costs. they lost money by not taking my cash. i still cant see how this was beneficial to them. i would have went home and got a check, but it was 7 pm and i didnt feel like driving 45 min each way.

the wife and i had went to a movie and dinner and just dropped by to look at a used truck for her. i was interested in a 2015 low milage tundra and test drove it. it was a very clean truck. then the sales lady mentioned that they have a brand new 2017 that has just been offloaded. i told her i diodnt want a new rig, but we went and looked at it anyways. it was still all plastic wrapped inside and out. it was $1,200 more than used truck. it was brought in for an advertised special. i told her...lets go make a deal. didnt even test drive it (it was brand new...why bother). they threw in bug shield and steps...deal done. better warranty, 2 years of free oil changes and car washes, oh...and brand new for only a bit more $$. was a no brainer for me. it has turned out to be a great truck. amazing power, quiet, no issues at all. a pleasure to drive.

 

[Industrial Toys]

My Dad would say, for the little difference why would you want a vehicle that someone else spilled their milk shake in?

I find when you buy new, you can have it for ten years but you still think of it as new.

 

[grsthegreat]

i have a friend thats working on his dads tractor. its a gas tractor that id having non start issues. when i asked him how old it was he said its a newer tractor. his dad bought it brand new. i went out to have a look....its a 1970's era Hydro 70 tractor.


NEW?


to him since they bought it new, its still new.

by the way...still not working.

 

[Popgadget]

Generac keeps sending me mail trying to get me to buy an extended warranty on my generator. I presently have a 5 year warranty, they want $1,000 to extend it to 10 years. I figure that if they are anxious to sell it to me, the odds are in my favor to not get it.
So my question is- Am I thinking correctly?

 

[Wakey]

Generac keeps sending me mail trying to get me to buy an extended warranty on my generator. I presently have a 5 year warranty, they want $1,000 to extend it to 10 years. I figure that if they are anxious to sell it to me, the odds are in my favor to not get it.
So my question is- Am I thinking correctly?

They just market aggressively, I got them also.

 

[grsthegreat]

Its automatic. I get them on my generator, and im a certified generac tech so i am not even eligible to get extended coverage. Its like any warranty, not needed till its needed.

The standard warranty is 5 years, but only the first 2 cover parts, labor and travel. The other 3 are parts only. Doesnt cover basic maint like oil change, valves and battery.

They have an extended 5,7,and 10 year that cover parts,labor and warranty. I have customers that have extended warranties and never used them. I have customers that dont, and get a bill for a new controller, travel time and labor. Its a crap shoot.

For a while generac was offering free 5 year and sometimes 10 year warranties if you schedule an appointment thru Generac. Those days are gone. They cant even keep up with demand. Why give free warranties.

I am not sure if the free 5 year extended warranty if you sign up for MobileLink monitoring is still going on or not.

On the positive side, the 22 KW i ordered for a friend last Sept arrived today. Im installing it monday.

 

[ponytug]

Congratulations on getting your generator! I hope it is a sign of better times coming.

All the best,

Peter

 

[Gem99ultra]

Are you sure? The Blue Box store charged my card as soon as we ordered even though shipment was 3 months out. It was a chest freezer not a generator so maybe different policy?

That's what I found to be true as well. "Shipment" means they entered the order which generates their shipping label. That's the point they call shipment in process, i.e. your credit card or debit card is charged.