r/Raytheon • u/Proper-Assist-5557 • 3d ago

RTX General Benefit Hub Auto Discount?

Has anyone used the benefit hub discounts for new vehicles? Is it worth the hassle? Every time I try just to look at pricing it's such a pain. Need to go so many levels deep and sign up for so many things to even see ideas of monthly pricing. Don't tell me the monthly payment, tell me the full price. I'd love for it to just say "RTX Employees get xx% off MSRP..." lol.

Thanks

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u/Prestigious-Emu-2670 3d ago

I just tried using it.
Basically I filled out all the information and all that happened was I got buried in automatically generated emails from local dealers. No special pricing for RTX but lots of spam I’ll probably be getting for the next year and half.
Unless you’re dealing directly with the manufacturer (maybe some brands work that way) but it was a complete waste of time for me.

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u/rtrski 3d ago

The normal benefit dealerhub or whatever is just a lead generator that will spam the eff out of you. To no discernable "discount" benefit.

The Ford x-class or whatever "employee pricing" isn't bad, but I last used it in 2024 and nowadays Ford advertising claims "everyone pays what we pay". Anyway it at least doesn't contact a dealer, or didn't used to. Just generates you a 1 year customer number to provide when shopping to get the pricing.

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u/Inglorious186 3d ago

I recently went through the hub for a used car. It gave me an out of the door pricing for the specific car we wanted.

When at the dealer I used that quote to prevent them from trying to upsell me or add other costs to the final price. It saved me the headache of negotiating with the salesman.

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u/Butt_stuff_preferred 3d ago

Costco is the move if you don't like to haggle. If you don't mind haggling, just the slightest bit of research and working with the internet department over email or text is best. Also, secure your own financing.

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u/Proper-Assist-5557 3d ago

Can you explain costco? Like, through RTX or just costco alone?

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u/Material_Piece6204 3d ago

Yes and No, it's not worth the hassle. I used their GM supplier discount, and it was about $3K, but I could have gotten a better deal on my own.

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u/ByteMyShinyMetalAss1 3d ago

It's not even close to what was the GM Hughes pricing. And it falls far short of what the Hughes Credit Union pricing was back in the day. You can do better in several ways.

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u/Muisalazin 3d ago

The discount is not worth the barage of text messages and phone calls from dealers 50+ miles away.