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Re: Curious [mlabq] by siennami
Jul 15, 2007 (1:20 pm)
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Replying to: mlabq (Jul 14, 2007 10:01 pm)

Hey, thanks for the headsup about motoralley. I took a look there, and boy is there a big gap between the pricing of say, even the dealerships in Greenville, SC, and Columbia. I wonder why is that? I'm trying to debate whether it's even worth it for me to look anywhere else since I am upside down in this Kia. I have an appointment with Florence Toyota Tuesday, so I have some deciding to do there. You know how they say hindsight is 20/20? Well, I'm feeling that in spades! I have to ask myself, "If you know you like Toyota, why are you in a Kia?"
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yesterday's experience by siennami
Jul 15, 2007 (1:27 pm)
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One more thing about yesterday, and then I'll leave it alone. The salesguy said "Oh, we've got to get you out of that!" referring to my Sedona. Well, it sure didn't feel that way when I looked at the price on that CE. I wanted to look at the CE because that's what would harm me the leastsince I'm so upside down, and I'd really like to get back into a Toyota(and I promise to stay in one this time!). I think this Kia needs to be unloaded before it gets further devalued, although if I have to stay in it a couple more months, that's the way it shall go....
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Re: yesterday's experience [siennami] by mlabq
Jul 15, 2007 (8:10 pm)
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Replying to: siennami (Jul 15, 2007 1:27 pm)

What is so bad about the Kia? I hear they are okay minivans. They are more reliable than Chryslers, Fords, and GMs. Yeah, they are not Siennas, but nothing is going to be on par with the Honda and Toyota. I think it is pretty rude for the dealer to rip on your car. I mean, you did choose it in the past, which means he is ripping on your decision making process. Sure, you may now see that you would have rather gotten into a Toyota, but it is still rude.
 
My mom lives in Southern California. She has been scoping deals for me. She found several dealerships (Power Toyota) selling Sienna CE with Package 1 for $19988 (including rebate and destination fee.) According to my bell curve analysis (see earlier post) this is about the best deal you could ever get on a CE with Package 1. Fewer than 1% of customers pay only that much.
 
I also heard from my mother in law that the rebate in Michigan for Siennas is $2000. That tempts me to call Toyota and see if I can get another $500. I mean, if they are giving to Michigan, why not me?
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Rebates by caravan2
Jul 15, 2007 (9:13 pm)
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Replying to: mlabq (Jul 15, 2007 8:10 pm)

Yes, this is correct, MI,OH,TN,KY have $2,000 rebate for Sienna. While neighboring states have $1250 and $1500 rebates.
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Re: yesterday's experience [siennami] by siennami
Jul 15, 2007 (9:41 pm)
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Replying to: siennami (Jul 15, 2007 1:27 pm)

Actually, before that he said that the Sedona was a pretty good van, so I don't know what the deal was there. He also said that some people have come in wanting to compare what they can get on a Kia with what's on a Toyota and get it for the same price, and he tells them that they might as well get a Kia because he can't match it. And that is true. A base-line Kia(if you're looking at mine)has the same, if not more than a CE. For me, it's a matter of preference, and disgust if you will. My three year-old VW Passat got nearly the same amount of a trade-in as my eight month-old Sedona will. And, yep, it has been explained that Kia is a newer company whose reputation hasn't been built yet. As I've said in a previous post, hindsight is 20/20. I like coming to edmunds because I always learn something new, if only the discrepancy between dealer pricing, and naive little me, I thought things were pretty much the same until I began looking around. I have made many, many mistakes when purchasing vehicles before, and I'd like to discontinue that precedent if at all possible. So I'll continue to ask questions and look around to see what's out there.
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Re: Rebates [caravan2] by siennami
Jul 15, 2007 (9:44 pm)
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Replying to: caravan2 (Jul 15, 2007 9:13 pm)

Yeah, not only is that rebate bigger, but they don't have the Southeastern Distributorship charge tacked on. That can be a chunk o'change!
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Re: Rebates [siennami] by mlabq
Jul 15, 2007 (9:59 pm)
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Replying to: siennami (Jul 15, 2007 9:44 pm)

You might like the website: www.carbuyingtips.com
 
The guy is the second most ruthless car buyer I've ever seen. The absolutely most ruthless is the guy at fightingchance.com, but his stuff costs money to read. Carbuyingtips.com is free.
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Re: yesterday's experience [siennami] by mlabq
Jul 15, 2007 (10:00 pm)
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Replying to: siennami (Jul 15, 2007 9:41 pm)

How much are you upside down on the Kia?
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Re: fitzmall and darcars [lojeff] by ateixeira
Jul 16, 2007 (12:41 pm)
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Replying to: lojeff (Jul 14, 2007 11:52 am)

Yes.
 
We bought our Legacy at Fitzgerald Subaru. Totally painless. I highly recommend them. The prices are for real, just add the $99 processing fee, and they even tell you that up front.
 
Ironically, DARCARS 355 Toyota had a lower e-quote for the Sienna, so we bought our Sienna there. I called in advance and said I wanted no surprises, in fact I asked for an out-the-door amount and got a cashier's check for that exact amount.
 
No games, that was my rule. Fitz' price at the time was $200 higher so I was ready to walk the minute any tiny little fee popped. But they honored the price.
 
The purchase experience was OK, to be honest Fitz was a little better. They were quicker and spent more time on PDI, plus the car was delivered with fewer defects (all minor, but little things count).
 
For the same price, I'd pick Fitz over DARCARS. But I did save a couple hundred so I have no regrets.
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Re: 2008 arrivals? [greytautumn] by metmdx
Jul 16, 2007 (2:55 pm)
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Replying to: greytautumn (Jun 28, 2007 6:25 am)

According to Toyota cust service as of today, latest line is "sometime late summer/early fall". Does anybody know of any substantive changes in 2008 Sienna?
thanks, metmdx

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