I know cars up north rust too, but they also rust in FL. As info, the Yoda was a bust. Went to look at it, and the undercarriage was covered in mud, and it had been in deep enough to even splatter from the engines fan into the hood area. Generally, it did not look very clean/taken care of for a 16" with 26K miles.
I am working a deal on 2 new ones. Rebates I see are $1,250, which GA has as well for the CrewMax.
I sold cars 10+ years ago (ETA: who knows, alot has probably changed since then), and unless rebates were wildly different from surrounding states, which 99% of the time they were not, I never lost a deal to an out of state quote. Again, they buy them all the same. If another person was getting quoted $500-$1000 cheaper than us, we would match it....no problem. If dealers have stair step, or just straight dealer rebates, they advertise the hell out of "Now knocking 10K off new Hemi Rams"...etc....
For curiosity, I am going to try and haggle a couple trucks out of state, see where I get. If I am wrong, and they are quite a bit less, I will admit I am wrong and just end up getting a truck cheaper. However, I also think if they are quite a bit cheaper, I can have a "local" dealer match it, and save any hassle of arranging delivery dates or having to travel to go get it. We shall see...
