Bought me an L2501 today after a lot of looking. Looked at an LS tractor first since a friend has one. An Indiana dealer offered me an XG3025H for $16,500.
Last year my son purchased a Kubota L4701 with FEL, 7 ft mower,and filled tires. Price delivered to his door (15 miles) was $29,000.....My experience with that dealer left a little to be desired. They had to order the mower and that delayed delivery. Said he would call next day and let us know when we could get tractor. Didn't call. We called the day after that. Said he would check and call. Didn't call. Finally one day when WE CALLED HIM, he said the mower was in and he would check with his mechanic and call back shortly. DIDN't. Was getting pissed about the fact that he continually said he would call us but never did. Finally after about two weeks we got the tractor.
Decided since we had done business with them before maybe they would give a little better deal to a repeat customer. WRONG ! First I priced a new L4701.He wanted the same $29K as last year but without the $4000 mower.
Inquired about an L2501 and he quoted me $20,250. Told him I was looking at LS tractor for $16,500. Ooops, he missed one of the discounts but he offered me $19,500. I countered with an offer of $19K. Finally he said he would do,$19,250. I said I would think about it and call him Monday since it was late Sat afternoon and nothing was going to happen before then.
Saw this site Sunday and did some reading. Guy in Ky said he got a great deal from a different Ky dealer, so I contacted two other dealers. The first one was in Lexington. They were very helpful and offered me the absolute best price I got. There was a little negotiating but they offered me $18,250 delivered. That was a 100 mile delivery. Upon checking, they found that the tractor they had did not have a loader and they would have to add a labor charge to the price. The guy seemed pretty honest, but with the long distance delivery they just couldn't eat any more cost.It was going to be $18,450. (Note: 90% of tractors they get already have the loader, so he didn't know this one didn't till he went out to check) Honest mistake.
Third dealer was actually the closest to me located in Louisville. Why did I go farther away first....because I saw what a guy on this site had said about getting such a great deal at that dealer. He had given $17K he said, before the Kubota price increase.
Anyway after negotiating with this dealer, I managed to get $18,650 delivered along with a bucket level indicator that I will install. Delivery distance is about 20 miles.
So dealer 1 was $20,250 errr......$19,750
dealer 2 was $18,250 till loader install fee then $18,450
dealer 3 ended up being $18,650 but he is a lot closer if I have a problem
Oh, on Monday I also called the first dealer about 11:30 and was told he had "stepped out", but would return my call. About 3 oclock he returned my call.
In the mean time I had been talking with the other two dealers and saving a lot of money. Don't plan on dealing with him ever again.......
So my suggestion is to talk to more than one dealer and don't assume they will all give you the same price. Might have to go a little farther, and might even have to haul it home yourself, but check first.
The tractor I bought was equipped with Hydrostatic/FEL with Quick attach bucket/ Fluid tires/ and a bucket level indicator.....and a couple free hats.
Last year my son purchased a Kubota L4701 with FEL, 7 ft mower,and filled tires. Price delivered to his door (15 miles) was $29,000.....My experience with that dealer left a little to be desired. They had to order the mower and that delayed delivery. Said he would call next day and let us know when we could get tractor. Didn't call. We called the day after that. Said he would check and call. Didn't call. Finally one day when WE CALLED HIM, he said the mower was in and he would check with his mechanic and call back shortly. DIDN't. Was getting pissed about the fact that he continually said he would call us but never did. Finally after about two weeks we got the tractor.
Decided since we had done business with them before maybe they would give a little better deal to a repeat customer. WRONG ! First I priced a new L4701.He wanted the same $29K as last year but without the $4000 mower.
Inquired about an L2501 and he quoted me $20,250. Told him I was looking at LS tractor for $16,500. Ooops, he missed one of the discounts but he offered me $19,500. I countered with an offer of $19K. Finally he said he would do,$19,250. I said I would think about it and call him Monday since it was late Sat afternoon and nothing was going to happen before then.
Saw this site Sunday and did some reading. Guy in Ky said he got a great deal from a different Ky dealer, so I contacted two other dealers. The first one was in Lexington. They were very helpful and offered me the absolute best price I got. There was a little negotiating but they offered me $18,250 delivered. That was a 100 mile delivery. Upon checking, they found that the tractor they had did not have a loader and they would have to add a labor charge to the price. The guy seemed pretty honest, but with the long distance delivery they just couldn't eat any more cost.It was going to be $18,450. (Note: 90% of tractors they get already have the loader, so he didn't know this one didn't till he went out to check) Honest mistake.
Third dealer was actually the closest to me located in Louisville. Why did I go farther away first....because I saw what a guy on this site had said about getting such a great deal at that dealer. He had given $17K he said, before the Kubota price increase.
Anyway after negotiating with this dealer, I managed to get $18,650 delivered along with a bucket level indicator that I will install. Delivery distance is about 20 miles.
So dealer 1 was $20,250 errr......$19,750
dealer 2 was $18,250 till loader install fee then $18,450
dealer 3 ended up being $18,650 but he is a lot closer if I have a problem
Oh, on Monday I also called the first dealer about 11:30 and was told he had "stepped out", but would return my call. About 3 oclock he returned my call.
In the mean time I had been talking with the other two dealers and saving a lot of money. Don't plan on dealing with him ever again.......
So my suggestion is to talk to more than one dealer and don't assume they will all give you the same price. Might have to go a little farther, and might even have to haul it home yourself, but check first.
The tractor I bought was equipped with Hydrostatic/FEL with Quick attach bucket/ Fluid tires/ and a bucket level indicator.....and a couple free hats.
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