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#1435 of 8536 Reply to MSRP in Pittsburgh by winedogs May 23, 2003 (3:55 am)
I talked with every dealer in the greater Pittsburgh area. ZERO dealers were willing to move off of MSRP right now. The demand currently is much higher then the inventory available. They all gave me different time lines (3 months to a year)as to when the dealers would start coming off of MSRP.   There is a dealer in Johnstown that told me they would come down a $1000 off of MSRP on a loaded XLE in August.   I few people in Pittsburgh, including myself went to Bennett in Allentown. They are $850 over invoice and only taking orders for August/September delivery.   GO STEELERS!!!!
#1436 of 8536 Re: Anything but MSRP in DC? by minivanatlast May 23, 2003 (7:33 am)
Check with Jack Taylor's Alexandria Toyota. I was able to get 500 off msrp about a month ago through the internet sales dept.
#1437 of 8536 8-seater by lok888 May 23, 2003 (8:36 am)
One dealer in Boston told there is one CE 8-seaters incoming. Of course, they will sell it at MSRP. It will be built on 6/2/03 and properly takes a week or two for arrival. It is not the LE that we want. I don't care about the power sliding door (had problem with the Odyseey). So I can live with the CE.   Anyway, they told 8-seater is hard to find in New England region. Because the Sienna production just started in February. They only made few 8-seaters. I checked out the "Build you own" feature on the Toyota website. They don't show any 8-seaters any more in my region. Then I used another zip code in the west. They showed only LE 8-seater, no CE.   BTW, anyone has a Sienna brochure beside the e-brouche?
#1438 of 8536 2k off MSRP in MN by broncoguy May 23, 2003 (9:54 am)
I finally decided on a deal for 2K off MSRP for a 2004 Sienna XLE FWD w/Pkg 16 (everything except Nav and 17" wheels).   I contacted many dealers in the area and found many were unwilling to even give a quote. Those that did were at least 800 off MSRP (except one that would not budge off sticker). One actually offered me 2.2k off MSRP, but I really did not trust that guy so I went with the deal I felt more comfortable with.
#1439 of 8536 MSRP in Washington DC area by momofthree May 23, 2003 (10:08 am)
I would try Fairfax Toyota, they have several in stock (6-8). At least get a contact, they don't seem to be selling at their location, and maybe they will be willing to get them off their front stoop.  Tysons Toyota was trying to sell me a pre-order van, and was willing to give me all my accessories for nothing. I worked with a guy in the internet dept. Warning, they will call you daily, which can be a good thing if you run across something better and tell him what you got, he will try very hard to get you to buy from him.   The last I heard from Tysons is when I told him I had found a dealer in Pa (Bennett) who was offering a very good deal. He said, "is it worth driving all the way up there to save a few bucks?" I told him it was more like a couple thousand bucks, and that was that.   I am not in a huge hurry and my van is expected to be in Pa 2nd week in June. Patience does pay off when it comes to saving some money. BTW, I ordered an Le -7 with the DVD package and Aspen Green.
#1440 of 8536 Re: Anything but MSRP in DC? by switzma1 May 23, 2003 (7:14 pm)
Thanks mmst71,   I ended up going with www.fitzmall.com and bought the XLE with the GH package for $339 below MSRP. They also don't charge a service fee of $289 (like tysons) or $249 (like other locations..)   They had it in stock and didn't have to wait for a month...   I would recommend going with them, seemed easy to work.
#1441 of 8536 $2424 under msrp by phisch May 23, 2003 (10:13 pm)
We put a deposit down on an XLE with #12 that should be arriving in 7-10 days. They offered me $2424 off msrp via the internet dept without even asking!! This was at Bill Dube toyota in Dover, NH. Our deal on an LE-8 fell through after trying to verify the upgraded stereo. This was another dealership and they new all along that it wasn't possible, even though the brochure stated otherwise. They admitted the brochure was incorrect and that a new one is being made!! There is not trade in with this car....
#1442 of 8536 Extended Warranty and other stuff question by switzma1 May 24, 2003 (3:52 am)
Did anyone end up going with extended warranty? I got a quote for $930 for a 6 year/100,000 mile 0 deductable from toyota. Anyone else have any better deals?   Also, what do people think about the rust proofing ($159), paint fishing protection ($139) , undercoating ($139), and interior protection ($99)?   I got a quote for $499 for all those or the individual prices above. They mentioned these are good things to do if you plan to own the car over 5 years. Not sure my plans but wanted to see what everyone thought.   Thanks
#1443 of 8536 RE: Add-ons by blandfordm May 24, 2003 (6:57 am)
I believe rust proofing, undercoating, and interior protection (Scotchguarding) are at least 99% worthless and just a way for a dealer to make extra money off of you. I've never heard of paint fishing protection. Another popular one is VIN etching. I believe if you read some car buying guides such as at Edmunds.com (under tips and advice), Consumer Reports, http://www.carbuyingtips.com/ or http://www.autobuyingtips.com, or http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ they will recommend that you not pay for them.   When I was shopping for a 2004 Sienna, these add-ons are the exact reason why one dealership, Classic Toyota in Milledgeville, GA went from hero status to one I did not trust and I ended up buying from someone else, Pitts Toyota in Dublin, GA, who I do trust.   I shopped around a lot. A salesman from Classic called me and said 'I'll make this easy on you. I'll sell it to you for $200 over invoice.' I asked a lot of questions. It seemed legitimate until about a week later when I finally got him to give me a quote for a Sienna he found. The quote was for $1,500 over the invoice according to Edmunds.com and a couple other internet sites. When I asked him where the discrepancy was between $200 and $1,500 over invoice, he asked me, does the price I was looking at include the Add-ons, like undercoating, VIN etching...?   I told him that all of the buying guides that I had read said that the factory does a more than satisfactory job on undercoating and rustproofing their vehicles. And that you can etch the VIN into your own windows with a $10 tool from WalMart. I told him I wasn't willing to pay for the add-ons. He said he couldn't take it off and couldn't get a vehicle without it. Since a dealership in the same region, and not very far from him did get a 2004 Sienna without the add-ons, I'm confident the guy from Classic Toyota was not honest with me.   As far as Scotchguarding goes, you can also get that done with a can from Walmart or go to a nice car wash- they can probably also do it, for considerably less than $99.   As far as extended warranties go. I would read the same buying guides I listed above. I believe a lot of consumer buying guides will recommend against buying the extended warranties up front. I believe you can buy them later. And since the Sienna comes with a 3 year/ 36,000 mile (whichever comes first) warranty, you can invest the $930 you would have spent on the warranty now until the factory warranty is almost up, and then, if you want to spend the $930, you can. But like I said, I'd read the buying guides.
#1444 of 8536 RE: Add-ons by bakelly11 May 24, 2003 (8:02 am)
They tried to sell me the scotch guard, rust add-ons when I bought the van this week. It was about 400.00 for the scotch guard and rust proofing. I said no. I've had many cars and have never had a problem. I don't want to waste my money on it now. If I get a stain, so be it. I'd rather have a stain than 400 less in my pocket. Although, I guess if I lived near the ocean and rusting was a problem, I might get the rust proofing.   I haven't decided about the warrantee. They are telling me they have a deal right now (180.00 off) for the 6 year, 100,000 mile warrantee. Something like 1200.00. If I did that, I'd add it onto the loan for the car. That means I'd be paying interest on that money starting now. Almost makes sence to wait, even if the price goes up. At least I won't be paying finance charge on it until 36,000 miles. Need to decide in the next few days.   Has anyone figured out how to use the rear audio system on the LE #7? I can't figure out how this thing works.   Bev

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