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8571 messages, Last post on Sep 07, 2008 at 8:08 AM
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I too am a Costco member. I live in Durham, NC. The deal I was offered was $1000 of MSRP from Modern Toyota in Winston-Salem. However, they will deliver to Durham for free. But I'm gonna wait until my other car gets paid off in January. Does anyone know when Honda will release their redesigned Odessy? If it's spring '04 I can wait. |
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I'm with you, ordered my vehicle on 6/1, supposedly allocated for production next week, but dealer hasn't responded to requests for further detail. I've about lost patience as well, and the Quest doesn't look so bad, but I've invested so much time at this point. . .what will make me angry is if the dealer messes around with the trade in value they promised me in June. I think dealers who are discounting, even a small bit, must have especially long waiting lists. I really don't see how folks in this forum say they get their Sienna in a few weeks, unless they are feeding off of cancelled orders. |
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| My Costco deal on an LE8 Package #7+floor mats was $800 over dealer cost (invoice + TDA) which comes to $1,718 below MSRP. I ordered on August 14th and expect delivery any day. My dealer has subsequently raised the Costco price to $1,000 over cost due to tight supply. | |
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Costco pricing depends on the particular dealer where you live. I am in the D.C. area and according to the Costco CSR, prices vary a little in the area, but not by much. mcross67, can you post the name and area of your dealer? |
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Hello, we picked up our 04 Sienna CE on Monday after a long(!) wait. We ordered it back in July sometime. At that time, there were some folks who had gotten an "Invoice + 850" deal (McDavid in Houston, Bennett in PA, etc). So... tried for the same deal here in CT. Most dealers laughed at us ("maybe" we can take a couple hundred off invoice). One accepted (Toyota of Colchester). Discussed various options, but decided on the CE to avoid power doors (don't want'em, don't need'em, don't want to pay for the expensive repairs when they eventually break) - they had told us that ALL LEs have at least one power door (I have since heard this is not true). The reason that the dealer gave for agreeing was that we would wait (they added us to the list of folks waiting for the Sienna). Well, after a lot of ups and downs, we found out Saturday that "our" CE wasn't in, but another one was (turns out it was the exact color we wanted, "ours" was actually our third choice). Immediately hopped in the car, drove 45 minutes to the dealer, and reserved it. So far, so good. The dealer had indeed put us in their list as promised. Went Monday evening to pick it up. That's when things got "rocky". Turns out that "invoice" to the sales manager included TDA ("Toyota Dealer Advertising") and that we would also have to pay for VIN etching. This was NOT part of the original agreement and we nearly walked. They wouldn't budge on the TDA, but did drop the silly VIN etching fee. They (of course) knew they could turn around and sell to someone else so they had a strong negotiating position. I ended up giving in, since realistically it was unlikely we would get even an equivalent deal anywhere else in the area (the wife REALLY wanted the Sienna). Here is the breakdown: CE Invoice (according to most sites) - $20,658 TDA - $415 (may have been 409, but $6 more came in somewhere) CE Pkg#2 - $376 (  invoice) Destination - $540 Their total invoice - 21989 + our "850 over invoice" brings it to 22,839 + Dealer conveyance fee (aka additional dealer profit) = $299 Total (before tax, title, registr) = $23128 The total savings was: MSRP (w/ CE#2 and destination) = $23,965 Our price (pre conveyance fee) = $22,839 So, a little over $1100 saved. Savings would have been greater if we weren't "bottom feeders", buying the cheapest Sienna we could. The $850 over invoice deal was for whatever we ended up ordering. Don't know if the dealer would do this deal again (in the near future, given the demand), but anyone in the CT area who wants to try, I can give you the details. They did have 2 Siennas on the lot, I'm pretty certain one was available and believe the other was too. Overall, an OK experience (made bitter due to the sleazy TDA charge and not being told about it up front). The Internet Salesperson was fine to deal with, BUT should DEFINITELY have made that charge clear UP FRONT. If you go with these folks, BEFORE going to pick up the vehicle, get EVERY charge identified up front. Had I been travelling a long distance, I would have certainly done so. This deal also came in faster than expected. Also, make sure you are very clear up front that NO VIN ETCHING is done. TDA is a joke though. I know customers pay for everything, BUT, make any charges part of the "REAL" invoice. It's not like they break out charges for heating the Toyota plant, tool&die charges, etc. I also have a VERY hard time seeing them spending $409 or $415 advertising Siennas... I have yet to see an advert. Seems like just another gimmick to jack up the price. Doesn't make me think highly of Toyota. We'll see how the van holds up. So far, after 100+ miles, we like it. It is BIG though, getting into the garage. |
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| We just got our new Sienna about a week earlier than promised! Prior to going to the dealer, we did our homework and contacted about five Toyota dealers in the Orlando area and got two good responses for internet sales. One dealer added a worthless "toyoguard" option to all of their Siennas to the tune of $610.00. Scratch that dealer - no sense in wasting $600.00 on what we don't need or want. Contacted Courtesy Toyota via internet and got firm sale price of the Sienna and also a firm out the door price. After negotiating, came away with just over $1,000.00 under MSRP. Also got a great trade for old Quest van. Negotiations for Sienna and trade-in were kept seperate - did not want trade to upset Sienna purchase price. I am very satisfied at what we got, considering all of the other local dealers were not interested in discounting at all - firm at MSRP plus options! I suggest getting a firm out the door price in addition to the selling price of the Sienna. That way, you can absolutely count on a firm and unchanged price when you go to sign & order - no surprises. Very good experience except that the finance manager had us waiting over an hour to do about 20 minutes worth of paper work. That was due to the fact that we were not financing with Toyota. There are plenty of Siennas here in Orlando at about a week to two week delivery lead. RR | |
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"The F&I officer may try to confuse you by "intertwining" different elements of your deal....Consumers who feel out of their comfort zone should walk away." More timely info in Financing Pitfalls and Solutions Steve, Host |
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Hello Guys Since I followed Sienna since January, I still think I got lucky despite a good price because 8 passengers are still hard to come by and delivered in 11 days is a Bonus. [ post # 2219] However I have some names of dealers which I hope will be helpful to many since there is still a shortage of deals for PA, NY, NJ, CT & MA buyers. The names I got are from the other Forum Site: 1] Someone picked up 9/29 LE 7 in 6 weeks from WELLESLEY Toyota in Wellesley, MA at $ 2250 off MSRP. 2] LEXINGTON Toyota in MA or NH $1500 Off MSRP. 3] BASILE Toyota in Springfield MA or NH same. 4] HERB CHAMBERS in Auburn $2150 off MSRP. 5] SLOANE Toyota in Devon, PA sent someone email that they have plenty of Sienna's alloted but no PRICE posted. 6] CENTRAL CITY Toyota gives $1000 off MSRP. I negotiated and confirmed LE 8 pass in Charcoal on Friday 9/19 and waited till Tuesday for contract BUT never received which means they sold to someone over weekend. Hence I chose to compromise on Color and not to waste anymore time finding more info. on CE PKG #3 Since I was getting better price and Delivery, I confirmed deal on an offer from MOTORWORLD Toyota in Wilkes Barre, PA. Moreover dealing with salesman made me feel that they needed my business too, unlike with Central city Toyota who sounded polite but arrogant because they knew someone else will take it within minutes. Incredible, while I am writing this I just got a call from their dealership about my experience with sales-people. I told them "THANK-YOU" for NOT faxing the CONTRACT, I am sure VAN was SOLD but I am sure I am not coming to you guys for my other nephew's MATRIX who needs in a month and the other 2 friends who need the Sienna's by FEB/MARCH. 7] Someone also posted an email from HUDSON Toyota in Jersey City, NJ getting about 30+ siennas in different pkgs between SEPT. & OCT end. " BUT PLEASE BEWARE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES as there were WARNINGS from few people. Sorry for long messg. again and the information is as is from other website as some dealer states are missing but they are either in MA, NH, Or PA. Infact, just a name should be enough too. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL BELIEVE me the wait is worth it as there is an article about it in recent CONSUMERS REPORT which also mentions about perfection. |
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