Been looking at new 1500s for a while and end of year they are having some good incentives.
This truck has 11k in incentives and I can get another $1k from Costco before January 2nd. If that truck had a black interior vs gray I would be driving over in the morning to pick it up. So here is what I am wondering if anyone is in the know. The new 2027 body style and series of Chevy trucks will probably start coming out August/September. I don't want a new one and a 2026 would be just fine. Mainly due to they will cost more and I would not want a first year. What will pricing do on the 2026 models the first six months of the year. That RST has the trailering package and tailgate that I wanted. The one bullshit thing the salesman threw at me tonight is if I custom order a truck you don't know the incentives they will give until it comes in on the truck. Seems to me ordering custom would cost more. If someone has a good Chevy sales person out there they trust I would love to have that info.
Where are you located? $12K off is a very good incentive. I bought my 2024 Silverado in July of 2024 and was able to take advantage of the $6500 GM rebate they had going at the time, $1000 Costco and my truck was listed as a “Managers Special” which took $2500 off for a total of 10K. Mine too is a 1500 Z71, RST with 5.3 engine. Only thing I did not get that I wanted was the multi flex tailgate.
Problem with waiting for the new 27 model to come out is you might have a harder time finding exactly what you want as the 26 inventory is going the be thinned out by then, and I don’t think you will get better then $11K off.
I too considered ordering exactly what I wanted, and your dealer is 100% right. If you special order it, you can’t lock in today’s incentive rates. You pay sticker because it’s special ordered, and you are only eligible for any incentives going from GM at that time of delivery. I think I was told GM offers these manufacturers rebates a couple times a year, but it’s not a guarantee and it’s not guaranteed the Silverado is part of that manufacturer rebate. But there is no guarantee what or if there will be when your vehicle arrives. So it is a gamble. Plus no guarantee on a Costco rebate and for sure no dealer discounts. But you get exactly what you want and for some that’s more important vs saving a few thousand dollars.
IMO if you really want the Silverado, and if the only thing the truck you are looking at has gray vs black leather seats, I’d jump on it, if not already gone. I’d be very surprised if you find the exact truck you want with every option you want on a dealer floor, with a $11K rebate and Costco’s rebate running. BTW look very closely at the $11K rebate and see if the dealer added any part of that rebate, as they like to add in stipulations. Like you have to buy the stupid “Karr” alarm, or ceramic paint protection, oil change service package etc..
