[net.consumers] Need help buying a Tractor

tjs@cbdkc1.UUCP (03/29/85)

There have been many discussions on how to buy cars cheaply (as cheap
as possible?).  I am currently interested in buying a tractor.  Anybody
know how to get the price down on a tractor?
Whenever I go to a dealer they look up the list price of all the parts
(tractor, frontloader, mower, etc) and then tell me they will sell it
for about 10% off that price. The tractor I am looking at (John Deere
750) is available from JD dealers, nurseries, hardware stores, etc.  If
I could find out what the cost price is to these stores I could maybe
just go in and offer them what I think is fair.  At the moment the best
straight offer I have is for $12k after the discount.  If I knew what
to do I think I can get a significant amount off that price. 
Can anybody help me out?

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