RedHawkRidge
Silver Member
Am negiotiating on a 4520, and have an quote that includes trade-in of my 4700 at $14,000. It's a yr 2000, with 1200 hrs. 430 FEL. Used mostly for mowing. Clean, no damage; little wear&tear. Only repair needed was the seals on the FWD axle (a common malady for the xx00's). Is the 14k in the ballpark?
BTW, two quotes on the 4520 are at -12% and -17% for the unit as supplied from factory. About half that (8%) on the FEL. Little or no discounts on other add-on's (e.g. deluxe grill guard, seat armrests, etc.)
Pricey add-ons like shipping and set-up, and something called "EnviroCrate". I heard JD was requiring a "roll-on/roll-off" charge that would minimize the set-up work by the dealer, but haven't seen that show up on the quotes. Is there any chance of these charges being negiotiable?
Jim
PS God, I hate the process of having to sit in front of the salesman's desk and wait while he keys never-ending information into a configurator program. It's just like standing at the counter of a airline and have to suffer the endless wait while the agent keys in god-knows-what-info. Another nightmare is the car salesman saying "I just need to run this deal past the sales manager" and then disappears for what seems like a month. The answer you get from all of these 3 scenes is never what you're hoping for...
BTW, two quotes on the 4520 are at -12% and -17% for the unit as supplied from factory. About half that (8%) on the FEL. Little or no discounts on other add-on's (e.g. deluxe grill guard, seat armrests, etc.)
Pricey add-ons like shipping and set-up, and something called "EnviroCrate". I heard JD was requiring a "roll-on/roll-off" charge that would minimize the set-up work by the dealer, but haven't seen that show up on the quotes. Is there any chance of these charges being negiotiable?
Jim
PS God, I hate the process of having to sit in front of the salesman's desk and wait while he keys never-ending information into a configurator program. It's just like standing at the counter of a airline and have to suffer the endless wait while the agent keys in god-knows-what-info. Another nightmare is the car salesman saying "I just need to run this deal past the sales manager" and then disappears for what seems like a month. The answer you get from all of these 3 scenes is never what you're hoping for...
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