2025 Order Pricing

[StephenPT]

So I've had 2 dealerships claim that they are unable to provide a quote until they submit the build to GM and the order is invoiced. They didn't require me putting down a deposit. Does that make sense?

What's to stop me from saying, "Yeah, I'd like to order a fleet of 200 of the exact same build and never taking delivery?"

The GM order process is not great or consistent from dealer to dealer. In early ‘22 I put in an order for a Yukon XL at Robideaux Motors in Idaho along with a $1K deposit. On my build sheet the sales lady wrote down “lock in this price” and circled the price at the time of ordering.

Long story short I waited almost 9 months and it still wasn’t getting built so I started looking at incoming inventory and found what I was looking for at another dealer.

I got my deposit back and then a few months roll by and I start getting emails from GMC that my Yukon is getting built, then another email it was delivered to the dealership. Robideaux never cancelled the order and ended up selling it to someone else - but the order still had my contact info attached to it.

A dealer that isn’t taking a deposit from you likely isn’t going to lock in the price. I don’t believe GM has a “process” for deposits, locking in the price, etc. so it’s going to vary based on the dealerships practices.

 

[mblakec]

Hey all, I purchased my 2025 Tahoe Z71 for 4.5k under MSRP at Classic Chevrolet in Dallas. I ended up finding what I wanted on their lot before my order came in elsewhere. We’re loving it so far.

 

[xOperator]

I ordered and took delivery of a 2025 Yukon Denali with Denali Reserve package on 1/29/2025.
Since it was an order, it was MSRP with only a $500 military discount (no deposit needed when I ordered)

I ordered from the same dealership I ordered a 2024 GMC 2500 AT4 last year ($1,500 despot was required)

 

[mtk232]

Looks like Bomnin is advertising almost $8k off on the 2025 Suburbans:

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www.bomninchevroletwestkendall.com

This place is a racket. Advertise off of MSRP and then hit you with thousands of incremental fees. Tried to put an order in with them and my $80k MSRP went up to $92k with all the fees and they wouldn't budge...looking for alternatives.

 

[2024 White Tahoe]

The GM order process is not great or consistent from dealer to dealer. In early ‘22 I put in an order for a Yukon XL at Robideaux Motors in Idaho along with a $1K deposit. On my build sheet the sales lady wrote down “lock in this price” and circled the price at the time of ordering.

Long story short I waited almost 9 months and it still wasn’t getting built so I started looking at incoming inventory and found what I was looking for at another dealer.

I got my deposit back and then a few months roll by and I start getting emails from GMC that my Yukon is getting built, then another email it was delivered to the dealership. Robideaux never cancelled the order and ended up selling it to someone else - but the order still had my contact info attached to it.

A dealer that isn’t taking a deposit from you likely isn’t going to lock in the price. I don’t believe GM has a “process” for deposits, locking in the price, etc. so it’s going to vary based on the dealerships practices.

You referenced your build sheet. Was this the actual order with all options / RPO’s and the order number?

It sounds as though your dealer did not have any allocations and you were misled then?

When you paid your deposit - did you sign a sales contract which specified the vehicle, options and price?

 

[SmoothADetailing]

would it be better to find a 24 tahoe at a dealership or an auction?

 

[StephenPT]

You referenced your build sheet. Was this the actual order with all options / RPO’s and the order number?

It sounds as though your dealer did not have any allocations and you were misled then?

When you paid your deposit - did you sign a sales contract which specified the vehicle, options and price?

I had a GM order number, order sheet from Workbench that showed all the RPO codes and a deposit with a signed agreement that the price I ordered at was locked in.

I was told they didn’t have allocation at the time and it could be awhile. This was in 2022 - not sure if you were in the car market then, but it was brutal. This forum was filled with people talking about how long they were waiting to get their new rig.

There was no misleading from the dealer. I just got impatient and found another one that was close enough of a match. It too was a custom order, but the buyer backed out.

 

[2024 White Tahoe]

I had a GM order number, order sheet from Workbench that showed all the RPO codes and a deposit with a signed agreement that the price I ordered at was locked in.

I was told they didn’t have allocation at the time and it could be awhile. This was in 2022 - not sure if you were in the car market then, but it was brutal. This forum was filled with people talking about how long they were waiting to get their new rig.

There was no misleading from the dealer. I just got impatient and found another one that was close enough of a match. It too was a custom order, but the buyer backed out.

I wasn’t in the market in 2022. My wife and I probably would have replaced our vehicles by then, but extended our manufacturer’s service plans and kept our vehicles (which we had bought new prior to all the supply issues).

You’re correct about the lack of allocation. That is what delayed or prevented the order from being picked-up and accepted by GM.

I bought a new 2024 Tahoe Premier 4WD in December and my wife ordered a new 2025 Equinox RS AWD in January - which was built and delivered to the dealer in March.

Car buying has returned to being somewhat normal, other than the massive price increases and lack of some features and options that are shown on the “build and price” feature on GM’s websites, but are not available when the vehicle is ordered (which is somewhat misleading to the consumer).

 

[Polo08816]

This place is a racket. Advertise off of MSRP and then hit you with thousands of incremental fees. Tried to put an order in with them and my $80k MSRP went up to $92k with all the fees and they wouldn't budge...looking for alternatives.

Anyone have experience with Classic Chevy out of Fort Worth / Dallas?

They seem like another high volume dealer.

 

[Stbentoak]

Rivard in Tampa and Laura in St Louis are 2 others... But unless I could go personally, I'll just stick with what I know. I've got to see, touch, and feel before I do any negotiating.