Why are two you have located taking months? Months for what?
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A local dealer told me last Thursday that he could get me one, I emailed him the build sheet from the Kubota site of exactly what I wanted. He said 'no problem'.
He then called me back Friday with a price that I agreed to over the phone. He then said he would start the process to get the tractor and begin the paperwork .
Yesterday (Monday) he called and said he was getting the tractor from another store 100 miles away, and wanted driver's license and other info from me.
Today (Tuesday) he calls and said everything is done, and he wants to 'set my expectations'. He said he has to order the backhoe which will probably take 3 weeks. Reluctantly I agreed, I understand things are difficult right now. So I ask about the other items on the build sheet. He says, 'hold on, let me check'. He comes back on the phone and says he 'can't get a bucket for the FEL or a Kubota thumb for the BH until the end of September'. So I continue to ask about the final items on the built sheet, what about the 25x8.50/15x19.5 R4 tires? He then says, 'I can't get those at all"...
We talked every day for 5 days, he knew exactly what I wanted and told me 'no problem', then only after I pull every answer from him today do I learn about ~2 month delays or not even being able to get (or willing to get) an option.
Another dealer has one and offered me a 1.5% discount (plus the Kubota factory $700 attachment and $400 finance discounts). So, the factory discounts and an additional 1.5% ($595) on a $40k list price tractor. This is the same dealer I purchased my current Kubota BX25D from. I was trying to buy from him again in order to build a relationship. I guess that relationship means more to me than it means to him.....
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