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#273 of 8536 by dckozak Sep 07, 2000 (3:01 am)
To golfchop (Peter),    I'm also woking the dealers in NJ. I haven't "inked a deal" but rest assured you don't have to pay any where near what you've been quoted. Try Route 22 Toyota, in Hillside, Near Newark airport. Nice people, after you've made it clear your "educated". I didn't do a deal (I was looking at a 2000 XLE and have changed my mind on that)I think 1200 to 1500 over KBB is doable with them and several other NJ dealers. On the internet Prestige Toyota in Ramsey have (so far) offered the best price and seem to want the internet business. As a bonus, they are currently offering tickets to Hawaii (ask about the details, there is a bit of a catch I think) still these are very nice people to talk to and should easly beat the price you were quoted.Ask for Andy Eagle.    Beware, many dealers in NJ are hostile to priceing via email. Best to use thier own email platforms to request a quote (from toyota.com/dealers). Good luck and let me know how you do.
#274 of 8536 2001 Sienna LE by sienny Sep 07, 2000 (7:38 pm)
Hi, first time poster here and find the info here very educating. I'm interested in a 2001 Sienna LE in the San Fran bay area. Noticed that nobody here seems to go for the VIP RS3000 Deluxe Security System which includes remote entry (V3) or the driver & passenger side airbags (BE). Was wondering if anyone has comments about these two options. Also it seems like most here pay all or part of the "advertising fee" even though Edmund's says we shouldn't pay it at all (or the lesser of 1% MSRP or $200). Has anyone successfully cut out or greatly lowered their advertising fee cost? Thanks and good luck to all. Will start my own email campaign soon too.
#275 of 8536 Used or New by dooger1 Sep 07, 2000 (11:41 pm)
I ran into a '99 Sienna LE (can't find many LE's around here--Tacoma, WA area). 23k MSRP, probably can get them down to around 21.5k Salesman just called with a 2001 LE at 27,900 MSRP could hopefully come down to 26k or so. Question is this, are the 1999 models free of the TC and engine light problems? Does anyone know if that year had other problems?If so, it seems to be a better way to go...save some $$$. It has 32,000 miles on it at one year old, but everything else looked good.
#276 of 8536 $1000 "Discount" by dealerslayer Sep 08, 2000 (5:06 am)
Visited 6 Orange Co., CA dealerships in two days. Saw a brazen bit of sleeze, and I'm wondering if anyone else has run in to it. Every sticker on every Sienna in all 6 dealerships has a $1000 "discount" proudly marked off the total MSRP. Curiously, however, in every case, the ironically named "Extra Value Package" (HV) is listed as exactly $1000 above the list price quoted by Edmunds (and others). Note that I mean EXACTLY $1000 above (e.g., for the 2000 CE, not $941 but $1941). Anyone else run into this crap? Is there really a $1000 Toyota-supplied discount (which these dealers are all keeping)? I apologize if you've already covered this topic, but I couldn't find it in my searches. Thanks.
#277 of 8536 dealerslayer by brentg1 Sep 08, 2000 (12:04 pm)
This "$1000" discount has been written like this on the sticker for at least 2 years now. The pricing services (Edmunds, etc.) have simply figured it in to their reported prices.
#278 of 8536 what I paid by justrunman Sep 08, 2000 (9:46 pm)
I bought a loaded 2000 Sienna XLE in June for about $200 over invoice. I had dealers fighting over me. I feel bad for eveybody else, especially on the East Coast, it seems, that was having to shell out $1,000 or more over invoice. The van is great. I almost bought a new 4Runner instead, but buying the van is one of the best moves I've ever made. I like everything about it. I like it almost as much as my '90 Celica GTS with 160K on it.
#279 of 8536 To dckozak - NJ by kinsp Sep 09, 2000 (1:52 am)
After the prices and what they were willing to give me for my '99 Volvo Wagon...I'm deciding to wait (they went up 3x from the base rate or 3k). I'll probably go it w/out the trade see how I far the next time. After reading other posts, it is clear others are getting significant savings where as I was given a price just under retail. I'll either wait until there is a more reasonable price or I find a dealer that is more reasonable. I will check the dealers you mentioned. If you didn't know there is a difference in the 2001 engine as compared to the 2000 engine. You may want to consider the 2001. I think it is smoother and it supposedly has better HP (210) based on the way it is timed (but I'm NO mechanic). I'll let you know how I fair after some additional checking this weekend.
#280 of 8536 bought a 2001 sienna in central NJ by jav1120 Sep 09, 2000 (2:50 am)
Edmunds was very helpful, I contacted 6 dealers and all had the invoice on the van exactly the same amount over the edmunds invoice, about $450. I bought an LE with a sticker of $26,752 for $24,311 plus $189 admin fee plus tax and motor vehicle. I tried the mass email method of 25 dealers and only 4 answered, none with good quotes. I worked the phones at the end of the month and bought from Danny Bennett at Gateway Toyota. It was an easy deal and better than the other dealers, (Monmouth, Dayton, Freehold, Lakewood, Route 22). The Honda was a 4 month wait at full sticker and I couldn't test drive it. No problems in 200 miles and I like it.
#281 of 8536 To cvillesienna (#298) by nomoreford Sep 09, 2000 (4:40 am)
Which dealer did you purchase from? Did you pay an advertising charge? If so, how much was it?
#282 of 8536 Re: 2001 Priceing by nextvan Sep 10, 2000 (3:03 am)
I am looking for a 2001 LE. I have been studying this forum for the last 6 weeks to help me determine what I should pay. It has been very helpful and confusing as well. Edmunds tells you that you should try to pay a certain % of invoice for the advertising fees and that you can use the knowledge that you know about the 2% holdback as a bargaining tool.      When prices are posted here, and someone says that they paid $xxx over invoice, that really doesn't tell me what I need to know. The invoice can and does include advertising fees, dealer hold-back, prep and handling fees, etc. If you pay $500 over invoice, then you are paying the dealer exactly what he wanted for TDA(Toyota Dealer Advertising) and he is getting to keep all of the dealer hold-back too. Where does the negotiating come in?

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