What kind of deal can be expected on an order?

[100cars]

Hi all! New to this forum and looking to order a tahoe when the order books open up for the diesels. What kind of deal can I expect as a straight discount off MSRP excluding any incentives? Is a 12% target too much? I did see one pricing thread on here but it looks like it's older so I thought I'd bring up the topic this way. Thanks in advance for any input!

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

 

[100cars]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

Thanks!

 

[Jim Meehan]

I just ordered a 2021 Suburban diesel. I emailed probably 15 dealerships in northern California. Almost all said either:

1. diesel not available to order yet (totally not true)
2. "no incentives currently available" (as if there was no such thing as a dealer discount)
3. MSRP for all custom orders

I did find two dealers who were willing to dance and played them off each other to get the price down to dealer invoice + $250 -- about $3000 off of MSRP. Plus another $1000 incentive for Costco members. And they said if any Chevy incentives are available at delivery, they'd stack those on top as well.

Re: diesel, the option is definitely available to select in GM Workbench now. It may be a few weeks before diesel orders move into "order accepted" status however.

 

[Jim Meehan]

Re: 12% off MSRP, I don't think that's realistic. Maybe on a 2020. Take a look at the build sheet below for a 2021 Suburban the dealer had in stock. AFAIK there are no factory-to-dealer incentives on 2021's so 12% off MSRP is going to be substantially below the dealer's cost. It's even substantially below the employee price.

 

[Z71orAT4]

Thank you for your note on your ordering result.

I too am thinking of ordering a diesel (Denali), and am wondering if you went back and forth at all between the gas/diesel options and what made you ultimately decide on the diesel?

 

[Jim Meehan]

I too am thinking of ordering a diesel (Denali), and am wondering if you went back and forth at all between the gas/diesel options and what made you ultimately decide on the diesel?

I drove a couple of Silverados with the Duramax, and it seemed like a great engine. Buttery smooth, super quiet, plenty of power and great fuel economy especially for this size vehicle. Easy decision for me.

 

[Z71orAT4]

Great to hear and thank you! Good luck with your new purchase and hope it is built and arrives as soon as possible for you.

 

[100cars]

Thanks for all the feeback! The tip about Costco is great, and worth an extra $1000 so I will definitely join Costco. Is there a waiting period before you can claim the rebate?

As for why I want the diesel - I am a big fan of diesels. I put 200K miles on a Cruze diesel. I drove the I6 3.0 in the Duramaz and loved it, but I am not a truck person.

So far, looks like about 6% plus Costco rebate is the best I can get, which doesn't sound too bad.

 

[Jim Meehan]

Don't think there's a waiting period. You should be able to sign up for the rebate as soon as you have a login for Costco's website.

I should mention though that the Costco rebate is only good through Jan 4, 2021. Hopefully I can take delivery before then.