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#2858 of 9658 Place an order by kmead Dec 24, 2003 (4:17 am)
Placing an order before the end of the year would be more of a function to get a deal in while the selling market is weak. As a salesman can't get credit for the order until it is actually delivered, I don't know that a car ordered will get you as good a deal as one that is at the dealer and delivered before Jan 1.
#2859 of 9658 van02 by impact01 Dec 24, 2003 (8:56 am)
Call around and also check with out of town dealers who'll drop ship. The supply is definitely improving. I am not familiar with the Gulf States, but in the DC/MD/VA region, they are advertising $2000 or $3000 off MSRP on all Siennas (mainly CEs, LEs and XLEs). So it definitely gives you a chance to visit a friend or a relative and get rid of the expensive Gulf State add-ons such as the extra mile package.
#2860 of 9658 Re: msg 2852 from jennychen by bartpg Dec 24, 2003 (2:42 pm)
Longo in El Monte, CA.
#2861 of 9658 What can I expect by scout2003 Dec 24, 2003 (3:18 pm)
I am looking to buy a 2004 Sienna CE. I live in Northern California and want to know what I should be expected to pay for this vehicle. Any help would be appreciated.
#2862 of 9658 Impact 01 re XLE LTD purchase by pmcb48 Dec 24, 2003 (5:34 pm)
Hi--How do I send you an email? I am also looking for a 2004 Sienna XLE Limited with Option Pkg. #6, + running boards. I am in Virginia Beach, and all Hampton Roads dealers are stuck on MSRP. One mentions limited-time $1000 off MSRP offers, but only for in-stock vehicles, and this would likely have to be ordered. I am reluctant to buy out of area, as my experience has been getting any problems resolved from dealer other than selling dealer leaves them less than motivated. Any information would be appreciated.
#2863 of 9658 by steve_ HOST Dec 24, 2003 (6:31 pm)
If a member doesn't mind being contacted, they will mark their email address public in their profile. Click on someone's name to get to their profile.   Posting email addresses in the discussions is an invitation for spam.   Steve, Host
#2864 of 9658 Georgia Experience by seansean Dec 24, 2003 (7:54 pm)
Hi Folks,   First let me say thanks for saving me from the MSRP market manipulation. Dealers try to brainwash you into saying you can't get a deal. You guys opened my eyes to a "deal" being an okay thing to ask for.   Anyhow. I sent out a TON of emails to pretty much the entire state of GA, about 50 and some in AL and NC. I got a bunch of immediate MSRP replies from almost every one. Then about 7 replies with slightly below MSRP by about $400-600, then about 7 with real deals that were trying to win my business. I shopped my tradein this way and using a website to show pictures of the car was able to get tradein numbers and a good deal from 4 of the dealers. So in the end it came down to the best of 4, factoring in distance to the dealer.   In general ALL atlanta dealers would not deal at all until the very very end when they realized I was going elsewhere. Right at the end dealers that said "we can sell MSRP all day long so we don't drop our price" were trying to win my business and drop to 5-6% over invoice. Some got close to 4% but had lousy trade in numbers.   Here are the numbers and the dealers. This is for a xle-limited   Town & Country, NC. 30,992 but they must have made a mistake (below invoice!) and then never would return my call.   Serra Toyota, AL. +console +toyaguard, matts. 32,300. tradein 19   Butler Toyoa, GA. +console +toyaguard, matts, threshold, headphones, 33,900. tradein 22,4   Cherokee County, GA. (last minute dealing after the original MSRP shoveoff) +matts, +console 33,988 tradein 18   Savannah Toyota, GA. +tray, running boards, s/r deflector, carpets, wireless, toyaguard. 34,400. ($1000 over invoice) tradein 21,4   Bohn Bros, LA and Thomasville, GA had best deals but too far of a drive. 2% over invoice, and 32,490 for each of those guys. Never responded on tradein quote.   I traded in a 99 bmw 540iT and so it was a huge factor. was offered between 18 and 21 and one at 22,4. Went with the 22,4 offer and Butler Toyota because they would offer a fair price for the car. Plus the guy was really nice and seemed very fair. Kelly blue book "good" tradein, whereas most others lowballed it like crazy, even carmax at 20k even though they said it was in excellent shape in their report. 2400 below good rating for an excellent car? They're wacked.   Recommendations: I highly recommend Serra Toyota, and Butler.   Strong recommend Savannah but they had a little know-it-all attitude but hit $1000 over invoice immediately and decent trade in.   Reserved recommend Sandy Springs, Hank Aaron, Cherokee County, Team Toyota as it seemed you had to be almost buying another vehicle before they'd give you any slack. Still came in low on trade in and reluctantly dropped price late in the game.   Hope this helps someone... Givin back.   My advice with the trade in is make a website with pictures of your car and use that to get the best tradein. I drove down to Macon in my bmw 540, drove home in a minivan...no cheating or last minute slippery numbers.   Sean
#2865 of 9658 invoice by seansean Dec 24, 2003 (8:01 pm)
in the southeast it seems invoice may be a lil higher by at least 500 due to some fees they are forced to pay by big brother. One guy said it's 32,1 for base limited...   seems like at least 30,680+540 deliv, +575 admin. I was scrounging for 2% above the   I'm not sure if it's the truth or not. It may be as no one could touch 2% of 31225.   S
#2866 of 9658 Seansean by steve_ HOST Dec 24, 2003 (8:06 pm)
There are two Toyota distributors in the US (three, counting Toyota itself). One is Gulf States and the other is Southeast Toyota (SET). Gulf States and SET tend to try to add on useless options and extra fees that you don't find in the rest of the US.   Next time, shop Tennessee too (kidding!).   Congrats on the new Sienna. This is the first time I've noticed a member getting the dealer trade-in valued and sold via pics over the net. Nice work!   Steve, Host
#2867 of 9658 pmcb48 by impact01 Dec 24, 2003 (9:35 pm)
Sorry, I didn't realize that my Email was set to be private. I've made it public now.

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