Thanks for the clarification. This sounds great. I will be putting in my reservation with Chapman tomorrow.Per the info he provided, they have a dealership in Dallas that can accept the delivery of the vehicle . So instead of them shipping to their dealership it goes straight to the courtesy dealer which handles the final prep of the vehicle (gas, inspection, etc) and then you pick up from that location.
You do have to pay a fee to the courtesy dealer but it's not a shipping fee. It's pretty nominal tbh. Not sure if they have anyone in Tennessee or Washington, but doing some reading it appears you may be able to talk to local dealers to see if they would be willing to act as a courtesy dealer and work out a $ figure for their service. Also don't know if Chapman would be willing to work with any courtesy dealer or not, but maybe something to look into.
The only downfall I've seen to this after researching this evening is if you are planning to trade in a vehicle that changes things a bit. I was planning to do a trade-in so if I go with Champan and the Courtesy Dealer, then I'd lose the potential tax savings from the trade in since I'd have to sell my current vehicle and apply the money to a down payment. Even with that it still seems like the Chapman pricing with the Courtesy Dealer Fee would be less than what I'm finding locally.
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