[Motor31]

Here is a bit of advice if you are going to order a new unit built to your option specs. You have the price sheets and the one Mikey posted is easy to understand and includes the factory option code numbers for ordering.

Make up your own spec sheet. List the model and size unit you want. Put the option codes you want on the sheet. Make up an e-mail and send it to yourself as the primary recipient with a selection of dealers listed in the BCC heading (blind carbon copy) so that all the dealers you sent it to do NOT know who they are competing with. Tell the dealers that you are putting this out to bid and the dealer who comes up with the best opening bid is the one you will make the final negotiating and order through. Do NOT list your trade in and if contacted by the dealers do not discuss the trade in until you are happy with the price they are giving you. Also tell them that if they are going to talk to you about MSRP, not to bother responding and that you do have the factory prices already.

You will be amazed at the response. Do this only if you are past the decision to buy. Also do not do this in the very end of the model year. Quality gets rather shakey at that time when they are starting to ramp up for the new model year.

BIG hint. If you are getting a larger unit, do get dual AC units even if you are only planning to stay in the Northern areas. Do get the heat pump option as well, preferably in both AC units.

FWIW Stalkups who was the top dealer when we bought in 05 didn't even respond until 2 weeks after we had already made the order with another dealer.