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9639 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 6:25 AM
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Replying to: robcom (Jun 05, 2009 3:46 pm) I'm sure the dealer will soften up and offer deeper discounts on the 2010s in a month or two. Given the 2010 is a carry-over anyway, just shop an 09 for a bargain. |
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Hi, I bought 2010 sienna xle two days back from 355 Toyota, Rockville, MD. I requested for e-price from their site inventory for a selected vehicle with the below details on it. YR/Model: 2010/5346A DESC: Sienna XLE 7 Passenger Miles: 57 miles Optional Equipment on the vehicle: FE(50 state emission) - 0 AW (17 inch 7 spoke alloy wheels ) - $130 LF (Fog lamp package: Wiper deicer, fog lamps, DRL-Day running lights) - $180 QJ (DVD + heated seats +++, see on Toyota site for QJ) - $4750/- WO (Front intuitive parking) - $500/- WL (Wheel locks) -- $67/- DK (Preferred owners portfolio) - 0 *** Note: No floor mats. I negotiated the price over the email. here is the email trail. ============= Me: e-Price Request: I am planning to buy sienna xle-evp3. Please let me know for how much I can get? ----------------------------- Agent-e-price email: My name is xxx with internet sales at 355 Toyota of Rockville. I would like to thank you for your interest in our dealership . I am here to assist you throughout the entire sales process. I can provide you with all the information, including pricing, that you will need to make the best decision. A 2010 XLE #3 will be $29,700 before tax and tags. This is good for a new Sienna but may not compare to the old Odyssey because of rebates and incentives at the end of their model year. If you want to see our selection of XLE's please let me know. Please be sure to ask for our Internet Manager xxx or myself if you call or stop by. This is to insure that you work with the internet department and receive our pricing that is not available to all customers. Thank you again and I look forward to working with you. --------------------------------- Me: Thanks for your reply. I understand that the deals are on 2009 model. But there is no difference in the model from 2009 to 2010. In this down economy, I am not comfortable spending 1200/- more just because it is 2009 vs 2010 ( I got a quote for 28500/- on Ody as I mentioned in the previous mail) . I know the new Sienna model is coming this fall. By considering all, but still being a Toyota fan, I would like to have a final offer of 29000/- from my side before pulling the trigger on Ody. If you can match this price, let us schedule time today for finalizing the deal. -------------------------------- Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, every Toyota dealer is out of 2009 models and all we have are 2010s. Even if I could convince my manager to do a deal of $1000 below cost at $29,000, that would be before Tax and Tags. I understand where you are coming from and if there was a 2009 we would have a deal. Thanks again and let me know if there is anything else that I can do. ------------------------------- Me: You got my point. I understand that Tax and Tags on me. let me know the outcome from your manger regarding the Price. ------------------------------- Agent: We do not usually go under our E-Price, but we have to be competitive until Honda runs out of 2009s. One of my Sales Managers will go down to $29,200 on a 2010 XLE #3. Thank you and let me know what you decide. ---------------------------- Me: Please hold to the price I will be there around 6:00 PM. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ============= I walked in around 6:00 PM and asked the person I negotiated that is he going to stick for the price he quoted in the email. he agreed to that. he added $100 processing fee. But I said processing fees was included in his quote. Then he went to talk to his boss. His boss asked to share the processing as 50/50. Not to waste time on 50 bucks, I quickly said OK. During the finance negotiations, I got the quote from Toyota as 6.9 which I declined. Then they tried with bank of America. With 5000/- down, I got for 5.25 APR. Also they suggested Toyota platinum coverage warranty for 6 year 80k for 1500/-. I said I need for 7/100k. They agreed. Then I said the warranty price is too high. I can get it for 1200/- over the net. they immediately reduced it to 1250/-. So I got the 7/100K for 1250/-. here is the total cost breakup: ===================== As on the Sticker: -------------------------------------------- MSRP: 29,725/- Optional Equipment Price: AW (17 inch 7 spoke alloy wheels ) - $130 LF (Fog lamp package: Wiper deicer, fog lamps, DRL-Day running lights) - $180 QJ (DVD + heated seats +++, see on Toyota site for QJ) - $4750/- WO (Front intuitive parking) - $500/- WL (Wheel locks) -- $67/- Delivery and Processing and handling fee: 800/- Sub-total before discount: 36,152/- Extra value package discount: 4,485/- Total: 32, 667/- ------------------------------------ e-price agreed for the above: 29,250/- (email 29,200 + 50 processing fee) 7year/100k Toyota warranty: 1,250/- Md state sales Tax 6% : 1,830/- Tags: : 180/- ---------------------------------------------------- On Road Total: 32,510/- =============================== Out from the dealer around 8:00 PM (2 hours in all). Thanks to the forum participants for helping and sharing their experiences. I Wish all the future Sienna owners a happy buying experience. |
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Hi I'm new to this site. A technical question, can I mass e-mail dealers for a lowest quote or do I have to e-mail them one by one? Just started shopping for a Sienna LE with powered sliding doors Thanks! |
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OK I figured out how to do this on Edmund, but it seems like I can only e-mail to those dealers that offer "free quote". In my area (CA) there were only 3. So I went on to Toyota website (I'm looking for Sienna), and I was able to pull 49 dealers within 50 miles from my zip. Now how do you guys e-mail them? one by one to each dealer? that would take me more than a hour. Is here a way I can contact all of them in one e-mail? Thanks! |
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Replying to: andrew007 (Jun 12, 2009 12:25 am) |
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Just go the dealer's websites (yes one at a time- you should only need to go to a handful of dealers) They usually have an 'email us' or 'contact us' link. I bought my '07 Sienna this way- I emailed 3 dealers about specific cars that they had in stock. I ended up buying from the dealer with the best price especially considering the experience I had both via email and at the dealership. The price they gave me was the price (not to mention a great deal well into their holdback), and the actual buying experience was very easy and friendly-surprisingly so considering that this was our first car purchase in a decade. The Sienna arrived from the railhead on Friday, I bought it on Saturday- when dealing with them I knew it was in transit. Now I'm looking at Highlanders to replace my other car and I'll likely be back, but I'll still be shopping price first. I really dislike dealing with a lot of dealers and their tactics. I'm in suburban Boston and there are a number of dealers within an hour of me. On my Highlander, I'm not getting into a transfer, just dealing with stock. Theyre common enough to easliy find the color and package I want. |
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Replying to: andrew007 (Jun 12, 2009 12:25 am) Now how do you guys e-mail them? one by one to each dealer? that would take me more than a hour. Is here a way I can contact all of them in one e-mail? If you are okay with entering the email addresses one at a time, you could put them the "bcc:" field, instead of the "to:" in your email application/progam, and the dealers won't see all the contacts.
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Hi, I am interested in buying a sienna XLE with option 3 or 2, has anybody bought it in some dealers close to Chicago? Any dealer recommended. I am now a Honda guy, for Honda most people go to Elmhurt Honda because they can give you the lowest price. Since I am so new to Toyota, not sure if there is such one dealer so I don't need to hassle with other dealers. I am OK with 2009 or 2010, whichever is cheaper. John |
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Replying to: jimbob1 (Jun 12, 2009 10:19 am) That's when I decided to go to Toyota.com but over there I also had to contact each dealer at a time, fill out a form for each dealer. To save time I just copy and past the body of my e-mail so that I don't have to type the same thing over and over again. But still, filling out the forms for 50 dealers is time consuming. I want to e-mail to all within 50 miles so that I could get the best quote. I just thought there must be an easier way to do this? I mean, what's the purpose of Edmund? Why at the end I had to go to Toyota.com and do all the manual work? That's why I wanted to post this question here and learn from your experience. Thanks!
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Replying to: andrew007 (Jun 12, 2009 12:25 am) I didn't do 49 dealers but I did more than a dozen when i bought my Sienna (where are you to have the dealers that densely packed around you??) I basically cut and pasted the text to each dealer specifying what I wanted. After that, your next step is playing them against each other. June is a good time to buy: the end of the month is also the end of the quarter and they've already transitioned to the 2010MY. The last week of June they'll be begging you to come in a finish a deal- that is when you have the leverage. |
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