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#1701 of 8560 What's the typical wait on an XLE? by dparler Jul 09, 2003 (4:23 pm)
Well, here's my story. I searched around on internet and locally and found two dealers that were willing to give me a price break below MSRP on a "plain old" (new)2004 XLE ; we were specific about the model, color,options, etc. We wanted the Mirage Metallic (light blue) XLE with no additional options. (All you kids who pay $2000 for NAV, why don't you GROW UP ? -- Just kidding.) We live on SC/Ga line and Pitts Toyota in Dublin, GA and Taylor Toyota in North Augusta, SC were both willing to give about $1000 below MSRP. That was in late May; they may be tougher now. THe price was as follows   MSRP $29,041 inc. destination, etc. Out the door $28,000 ... everything except tax, tag and title.   We went with Taylor only because it was local/closer.   The issue now is : Order placed 5/20/03. We were initially told "2 month wait; 2- 1/2 mos. max"...   Now, 7 weeks later, we don't have an allocation, build date, delivery date, VIN, temporary VIN, etc... anything. (Good thing we're not in a hurry.)   Is this unusual ? Should one wait 6-8 weeks for allocation and information on dates, and then another 6-8 weeks for delivery for the XLE's ? What are others' experience? (I've seen those listed thus far.)   And, friendly dealers/salespeople of the Town Hall, what is your experience? Should I be ranting and raving or patiently waiting ?
#1702 of 8560 dparler: 8 weeks total for my XLE by broncoguy Jul 10, 2003 (5:51 am)
From my initial order of a XLE FWD with Pkg 16 on May 23, my van was picked for allocation 3 wks later and was built last week. I should have it next week for a total of 8 weeks from order to delivery (assuming everything goes well.)   My guess is that your choice of an XLE with no option packages is hurting you. As that is not a real common choice there are likely very few being sent out in allocations.
#1703 of 8560 Re:What's the typical wait on an XLE? by by guardlights Jul 10, 2003 (6:48 am)
dparler :   You choice of options or colors should not matter, if it really being ordered from the factory. When a dealer gets an allocation they can configure the options and color shortly after the allocation is given. I think more likely, is that your dealer has a backlog of people waiting for Siennas and first you have to move to the top of the list. After that, the allocation that they receive from Toyota must be for your model. If it is not your model, your dealer should be contacting other dealers who have been allocated your model, to see if your dealer can trade the model they are allocated for the model another dealer is allocated. This is all done before the ship date. If your dealer cant get a vehicle for you or a vehicle to trade for the one you want, I think something is wrong. Your dealer may be a low volume dealer who just does not get enough cars to be able to complete this deal quickly.   I just went through this whole thing for an XLE LTD AWD, a hard vehicke to get, and my dealer traded with another. the build date is 7/27 with a delivery of about 8/15. I ordered it on 6/23, so this is what I expect. For an XLE FWD it should not be as bad.   Hope this helps!
#1704 of 8560 dparler - 12 to 14 weeks for LE 8 by jonjazzblue Jul 10, 2003 (8:15 am)
I live on the GA side of the GA/SC line and negotiated with several dealers in the two states. Pitts did not give me the time of day! Taylor, NA offered a me a couple of hundred dollars off of MSRP and quoted 120 days delivery. Bourne did not budge off of MSRP and quoted 9 to 12 weeks delivery.   Finally on 7/7/03 ordered an LE-8 with package #6, running boards and mats through Toyota Center in Columbia SC. They quoted me $ 26,367 (MSRP - 28,339) plus tax and tags. Initial delivery quoted was 16 to 18 weeks, but they cut it down to 12 - 14 weeks later. Salesperson says that it will be 7-9 weeks before they will have details on their website and VIN # will be issued after that. Not sure if TC is a high volume dealer or not. Hoping that they can swing it within the promised time frame.
#1705 of 8560 in my region(southeast) by chorton Jul 10, 2003 (10:37 am)
The wait for an xle will be from 6-8 weeks. due to the production orders by the distributer,and the limited production of that style. Toyota was geared up to make the LE the volume leader. We have sold a lot of both but there are more LE siennas sitting around and NO XLE's anywhere!! We have a few orders that still have to be filled!!! but thats good news......I guess.
#1706 of 8560 High volume toyota dealership in NC by tjlee Jul 10, 2003 (12:57 pm)
Does anyone know which toyota dealerships have high volume in NC or SC? The specific website showing the information should be a best answer. Thanks.
#1707 of 8560 Bill Barkley Toyota by sbell4 Jul 10, 2003 (3:13 pm)
in North Carolina is the largest volume dealer in your area. I believe that they are a one price store.
#1708 of 8560 XLE with option package 14: SoCal area by ssinwell Jul 10, 2003 (6:39 pm)
Not a great deal - we agreed to knock $1,000 off the MSRP - no trade in, just a straight up deal. Bought the only XLE they had on the lot, a silver color. Also bought the Platinum warranty (7yrs, 100K miles) for $850.   I was in a hurry to buy a mini-van, and this compromised my ability to deal - but there was no wait, and they had the color and style I wanted. Whole transaction took 90 minutes.
#1709 of 8560 Ssinwell by steve_ HOST Jul 10, 2003 (6:46 pm)
Southern California, hot new model, and a grand off MSRP? Sounds like you did fine to me. Congrats on the new ride!   Steve, Host
#1710 of 8560 SoCal XLE by ssinwell Jul 11, 2003 (7:36 am)
Thanks Steve. Purchasing cars is never enjoyable for me, and so I always try to focus on the speed of the deal rather than haggle for hours about price.   Then, after the purchase comes the self doubt about how much money I left on the table. And, in this case, we all know that in about 6 to 8 months these prices will drop as supply rises and competing vehicles become viable.   By the way, the financing rate was pretty decent, I thought. If you have a credit score of at least 730, you can get a interest rate of 3.09% (looked like the dealer had an arrangement with Wells Fargo). The best rate I could have gotten at my bank was about 4.40%. Not a big difference, but every dolllar counts! Last time I financed a car was my old 99 Avalon, and the rate was about 7.50% or so.

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