The three dealerships gave an unbinding range online, but needed to go in person to get a formal offer, the rest were just online and mostly non-negotiable.
You are correct, when you trade in a vehicle directly in most states (not all so check your state if not in Colorado) then you only pay sales taxes on the net vehicle cost. However, if Rivian lowballs you on your trade-in, it may still be beneficial to sell 3rd party and eat the increased taxes...
If anybody is interested, I got a handful of competitive quotes for a 2019 Toyota Tundra Trade-In and am pleased with the results. I made a little table to figure out if the tax benefits of a direct trade-in with Rivian would outweigh the increased value I could get from a 3rd party. Then answer...
Yes, for a 2019 Tundra with ~ 30k miles. I should back just about what I originally paid for it minus accessories and a few years worth of gas, tires, and oil changes. :-)
So far Autonation and Toyota Dealerships are beating Rivian by ~$8k and online options like CarMax, Carvana, etc by $6k+. I have one more appraisal appt tomorrow and then I will post the results after I get a final offer.
Just got the email tonight that it is my turn to start the purchasing process! I confirmed my configuration and immediately got an email to start the 8 steps as well as a schedule delivery email. Seems my configuration will be ready for pickup as early as this weekend, assuming I can get through...
Have any R1T owners experienced "bed bounce" like some other full size pickup trucks experience? I am still awaiting my own R1T delivery but currently drive a Toyota Tundra Crewmax and it bounces something fierce when driving on segmented concrete highways around the Denver area. Really hoping...
I like it a lot. I wish it was just a tad darker shade of grey but it looks really clean. It does look like they are going with black speaker grills on the light headliner though (same as the video RJ posted last week). Hopefully they swap in color matched speaker grill covers soon.
I have an...
If anybody is interested in a peek at the new Ocean Coast, I swung by the Denver service center on the way home this afternoon and they had 2-3 trucks with OC interiors in the lot.