Get more quotes from other Trane dealers, and other dealers in general. Prices can vary a lot, even for the same brand.

Prices also vary by region from what I've seen, I'm in Atlanta GA, and prices seem to be lower here. I just had a quote of $7268 for a 2 ton XL16i & a 60,000btu XV95 (this is a split system, not a heat pump/dual fuel setup). With a $400 factory rebate the final price came to $6868. The XV95 will qualify for the Federal 30% income tax credit, but the XR13 won't. FWIW, the price seems kind of high if you're going with a XR13 split system. I'm not being critical of the XR13, I've got one that's a couple of years old and it's worked great, but around here the quote would be on the high side.

95% furnaces get you the $1500 tax credit. The A/C wouldn't qualify, but it doesn't matter since the cap is $1500, unless you wanted a 15/16 SEER A/C. What's your location? Post all model numbers you were given, which hopefully applies to all equipment quoted. You want the coil, A/C, furnace, and thermostat model numbers for the most accurate comparison, as different coils yield different results, etc.

First off, thank you for both of you responding. This is much more involved than first meets the eye. I am in Northern KY, zip code 41015.

What I have in the way of specifics are as follows: Furnace: 60,000 BTU Trane XV95, Condenser: 3 ton Trane XR13 (13 SEER), Thermostat: Trane 7 day programmable (I was led to believe but do not know for sure that XL800 or XL900 would be installed). I do not have any specific coil model numbers. Should I be requesting one over the other? Is that the difference between the old, "outlawed" freon and the new refrigerant based condenser?

The sales guy told me that there was a $40 rebate from Trane on the equipment I was purchasing. To qualify for the full $1,000 one needs to buy the XV95, a 19 SEER condenser, "the thermostat that I was getting", and the Clean Effects air cleaner.

Heat pumps, love them or hate them? Feedback on some sites in regards to Trane heat pumps is generally not good. I was quoted 5 year parts, 2 year labor on condenser/heat pump. Is is worth "using up" the unit for both heat and cool? for the 3 ton unit, I was told it was about $1,500 more for the heat pump. Best I can figure from my notes is that the condenser is approx $4350 and the furnace is approx $4100.

Thanks.

Do you have multiple Trane dealers available to get quotes from? You didn't meantion whether or not you've talked with more than one dealer.

The reason I'm asking is that I had one Trane dealer give a quote on an XL16i AC unit & XV80 furnace that was almost exactly the same as another dealer's quote on a XL16i/XV95 system. The XV95 qualified for the $1500 tax credit, so obviously there was a big advantage with that system.

Prices can vary a lot between dealers, and you also may find that some dealers are participating in factory rebate programs, and others are not. I had 8 or 9 salesmen come out to give quotes on various brands, and I'm glad I did. I learned some things from talking to them, and got a good idea of what was a good price, and what was on the high side.

So far only one guy was been out to my house. This has been the company that has serviced my system for 12 years. I was hoping to get a deal, but it doesn't look like it. If you start high, its easy to give "10% discounts", then an additional 5% to install quickly. How much can the XL800 thermostat and some low profile vent termination kit cost anyway?

Stevenc131, did you end up with a Trane? If not, why?

Thanks again.

Yes, I ended up with the Trane XL16i/XV95 system. I had a very good quote on a XL15i heatpump & XV80 furnace, which I would have been inclined to go with, but the wife hates heat pumps so that was out.

The Trane system that I went with was lower in price than all the other split systems (not heat pumps), except for an Amana system. I was dealing with a large Trane dealer who had decades of working with Trane systems, so that was a factor. Also, in addition to the factory warranty, they offered a lifetime parts and labor warranty if I use them to maintain the system, and their maintenance plan isn't any more expensive than any of the others.

I really liked the Amana salesman, he was one of the most knowledgeable, and the Amana warranty was top notch. However, after all the rebates and the 30% federal tax credit was factored in, the Amana system was only about $500 less than the Trane, so that tipped it in favor of the Trane.

I liked all I read about the Carrier systems, however one of quotes on Carrier was a lot more than the Trane quote. The other Carrier quote was close to the Trane, but the salesman offered some goofy advice about installing returns, and got confused about the sizing of ducts, so I passed with him.

One Lennox salesman seemed p.o.'d at Lennox, and talked about how hard they were to deal with when it came to customer rebates, and how his company was moving to Coleman, so that didn't go well. A Bryant salesman was very evasive when he talked about what would qualify for the Fed. tax credit, and what wouldn't, so I didn't trust him.

All of the above is why I recommend getting multiple estimates, I liked some of the salesmen, but the quotes were too high, I liked some of the other prices I was given, but didn't trust what the salesmen were telling me.

Basically things just came into alignment with the Trane system. One of the lowest prices came from a dealer I trusted to do a good install, so that's what I went with.