Kacey3
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- First Name
- Kacey
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2023
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- Location
- North Texas
- Vehicles
- 2022 R1T Launch Edition; MotoGuzzi V7II
- Occupation
- IT Support Manager
I can't really offer advice, but I can share my experience.
I was slow to commit and despite falling in love with the truck in 2020 while watching Long Way Up, I didn't put in a reservation until July of 2022. As I saw the delays and slow deliveries pile up, I started looking at the used market in earnest. The one thing I told myself is that I would *not* contribute to the over-inflated market price.
Ultimately, we found a dealership in Dallas (only 30 miles away) that was selling three R1Ts for very nearly MSRP. As near as I can tell, they were slightly above MSRP for pre-hike pricing, but actually below MSRP to put together the same build with current pricing, so we visited the dealership and ended up getting our R1T for a fair and reasonable price. We paid $83,000 (before TTL) for an El Cap R1T with only 3,000 miles, sport dark 22s, a full sized spare, and a (still working) tonneau cover.
We have no regrets about our decision to buy used and are perfectly happy with the truck and the price we paid for it. Even the transfer of ownership was nearly seamless, taking at most three days to get it assigned to my account.
Honestly, the only hitch was that the two keycards had been lost somewhere in the shuffle and we had to order replacements, which took a couple of weeks to work out. They finally arrived this weekend (after a month of ownership), and so now we have a completely new experience, well ahead of schedule.
I was slow to commit and despite falling in love with the truck in 2020 while watching Long Way Up, I didn't put in a reservation until July of 2022. As I saw the delays and slow deliveries pile up, I started looking at the used market in earnest. The one thing I told myself is that I would *not* contribute to the over-inflated market price.
Ultimately, we found a dealership in Dallas (only 30 miles away) that was selling three R1Ts for very nearly MSRP. As near as I can tell, they were slightly above MSRP for pre-hike pricing, but actually below MSRP to put together the same build with current pricing, so we visited the dealership and ended up getting our R1T for a fair and reasonable price. We paid $83,000 (before TTL) for an El Cap R1T with only 3,000 miles, sport dark 22s, a full sized spare, and a (still working) tonneau cover.
We have no regrets about our decision to buy used and are perfectly happy with the truck and the price we paid for it. Even the transfer of ownership was nearly seamless, taking at most three days to get it assigned to my account.
Honestly, the only hitch was that the two keycards had been lost somewhere in the shuffle and we had to order replacements, which took a couple of weeks to work out. They finally arrived this weekend (after a month of ownership), and so now we have a completely new experience, well ahead of schedule.
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