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I have been going back and forth between the Ody Touring and the Sienna LTD for some time now and have changed my mind countless times. I finally bought a 04 Sienna LTD last night. If the Touring did not have PAX or if the EX/L had a power tailgate, I would have bought the Ody. Nonetheless, I want to share my findings for anyone who is looking to buy an Ody or Sienna in GA or north FL. I did most of the leg work via e-mail but found that you have to prod and have a few iterations before you get a solid price Please note that the doc fee at the dealers below is around $400 which is typical for GA. Also all my dealings were with the internet dept at the dealers I mention below and none of them pushed me to buy any accessories. Sienna. In the southeast, most dealers have what is known as Toyoguard which is an utter waste of money and retails at around $699. I bought my 04 Sienna FWD LTD from the internet person at Cherokee County Toyota for a few hundred under invoice (invoice is around $32.2k for the 04)+ doc + tt. It was painless and a pleasure to deal with them. The great thing about them is that none of their vans have this Toyoguard which brings the price down. If I was willing to drive about 3 /1/2 hours south of Atlanta to Albany, GA, the best deal all round was at Fairway Toyota via their internet dept. They only have 05 Siennas and will sell them very close to invoice (invoice is around $32.6k as per carsdirect). They were very responsive via e-mail and I would have bought from them if I went the 05 route. They do have some of their Siennas without Toyoguard which is great. Definitely the best deal in GA for an 05. Ody Metro Atlanta is not great and you get a few paltry dollars below MSRP. However there is a dealer in GA that smokes the other dealers. If one is prepared to travel south a little over 4 hours from Atlanta to Brunswick (the dealer there is Nalley Honda), they will sell the 05 Ody at around $1800-1900 below MSRP via their internet dept. The internet person was great and I would most definitely have bought my Ody from them if I landed up going for an Ody. He gave the facts as they were as objectively as any dealer I have ever dealt with. He also offered to drive the Ody to me in Atlanta. If you are buying in GA or north FL, definitely check them out. I would have flown there on Delta from Atlanta for a little over $100 and then driven the car back. Financing CostCo rocks. Thru their auto program they hooked me up with Capital One and I got a rate of 2.64%. There were 3 provisions: It needed to be a 3 year or less term, I needed to do direct debit out of my account and there was a one time $65 fee. I took this out about 2 1/2 months ago and they granted me one extension at the same rate. Not sure what the rate is now. Auto Ins Again, for me CostCo Ins program hooked me up with Amex Ins and I did my home and car thru them and the rate was great. Bottom line after all my research is that if one does not care about the power tailgate, I think the best buy is definitely the Ody EX/L or EX if you do not like leather. However if the power tailgate is a must and you are not crazy about PAX, then, welcome to my world !! |
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LOOKING TO BUY AND WONDER IF 2% OVER INVOICE IS A REASONABLE OFFER. ALSO, DO YOU HAVE TO PAY HOLDBACK AND ADVERTISING??
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Replying to: mom (Oct 27, 2004 9:16 am) Ad fees on the invoice are legit but negotiable (but why spend hours on it when you can work on the final number?). And please don't shout (ALL CAPS is hard to read). Check out the TMV pricing info under the New Cars link and have fun shopping! Steve, Host
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Replying to: njdoughboy (Oct 26, 2004 4:07 pm) I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Hope it helps |
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I am getting close to stepping into a dealership to negotiate a price for the first time...and I am wondering it the demand for AWD is great enough where a dealer will try to negotiate lower if he/she sees that I am willing to walk away if the price doesn't seem reasonable. With one of the dealers....the OTD quote is about $2000 more then what I am willing to pay. Did anyone find it harder to bargain with the Dealer if you were looking for AWD ( whether it is in Northern CA or anywhere else ) then compared to FWD?
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Replying to: doug889 (Oct 27, 2004 6:30 am) We finally bought it! Del Toyota in PA was great and gave us everything we asked for!No hassle at all and best of all, our sales guy didn't try calling me every five minutes to close the deal. They were friendly courteous and when I wanted to get in touch with my sales person and he was out, the GM of the store helped me. Great service and we are very happy with the car. Their site only lists the MSRP, but I told them the prices I was getting and he gave me a very competitive price. |
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Replying to: cablekc (Oct 27, 2004 12:18 pm) Unlike many others have reported here, I have had zero success in finding any kind of good deal on a Sienna at present - dealers are coming off MSRP by roughly half what others have said. And that leaves them too pricey for me.
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Replying to: stj4 (Oct 27, 2004 11:48 am) I live in the Minnesota area and am looking for the same cae you have purchased, LE 8psgr w/ BW pkg, would you be able to tell me where you bought the car and the price you paid. I Would appreciate any info you can give. I am getting many offers via internet and the best one I received is $26,050 (with tax, title, etc...total $28002), but the dealer says that toyota does not send too many of this model in his region, he would be able to order one but would take about 3 mos. I am really surprised that you received yours in such a short amount of time. Please let me know. Thank you so much.
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