Should You Go For That Custom Pickup?
Posted on: 7 December 2022
When you order pickup trucks from certain manufacturers, you have the option of customizing them at some dealerships. If you're planning to buy a pickup truck at one of these dealerships, would it be worth it to build a custom pickup instead of merely choosing feature packages already offered on the models you're interested in? It can be, but be sure to take your time choosing and thinking about what you really want.
If You're Going to Pay Today's Truck Prices Anyway, Get What You Really Want
Car and truck prices have gone up so much in the past couple of years due to demand and supply issues that, if you're going to pay that much anyway, you may as well customize your truck. The overall cost will go up, but all you have to do is keep an eye on that total price as you add features and change configurations.
Separate Those Wants and Needs
When you look at the options available to you and choose what you want, make a list and then separate the needs and wants. The needs, you'll have added to the truck. The wants are more flexible. If the price of the customized truck is getting too high, you can drop some of those wants. (It helps to prioritize the "wants" list so that you know which items you can drop easily and which ones you want to try to add if possible and if dealing with a rising total price.) With luck, you'll be able to have all your needs and wants included. But just in case, keep the two in separate lists, and decide which "wants" are more important to you than others.
Ask How Easy Repairs Would Be
If you're getting a custom truck, the dealership's service center will be able to fix anything on the truck easily. However, if you ever need body work done, such as after an accident, you may have to take the truck to an independent body shop. That's when those customizations could be an issue. Will the body shop need to special order parts so that your customized truck is repaired and put back in its pre-accident state? The shop will be able to fix your truck, of course, but if you have customized parts, the repair job could be more expensive and take longer. When you go to order the truck, ask the dealership just how you should handle repairs at a body shop should you ever need them. It could be as simple as telling the shop the truck is customized and to contact the dealership for part numbers.
Customizing your new pickup truck through the dealership means you get some wheels that really make your life easy. If you're going to buy a pickup truck, get one that fits your life very well.
For more information, contact a local dealership that has options like a GMC Sierra for sale.
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