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Bought a base model 4x4 in Greensboro NC (no real competition, so hard to deal too much); upgraded audio, rear AC and towing MSRP 31270 $29,800 negotiated price 30,800 OTD 13.5K for 03 Highlander tradein Good thing is no SET BS charges other than $276.00 floormats, no TOYOGuard (biggest ripoff EVER) So far, it is very nice, drives well. Much bigger than the old Highlander, but still drives car like. Overall, we are very satisfied, who knows if we paid too much.
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Replying to: cassiesdad (Aug 07, 2007 5:26 pm) |
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Just got a great deal for 2008 Highlander at DARCARS Toyota in Frederick, MD. 4WD SPORTS with Leather, JBL 6-disc changer with blue-tooth, moonroof, towing prep package, cold weather package, dual climate control...for less than $300 over invoice (including destination charge and no trade-in.) The salesman and manager were reasonable and pleasant to deal with. Then found on ebay an ad for base 2008 Highlanders by Ganley Toyota in Akron, Ohio for $25,138 ($100 over invoice.) Pretty unbelievable. Check it out and see you guys think? |
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Hello all. I'm from Moscow, Russia. I have height of me about 6' 7" (200 cm). Now I use HL 2003 with moonroof and can't take good position in driver chair - height of cabin is not enough. Please answer me, if you can: 1. HL 2008 have more space in Front Head Room then HL 2003-2006 (i think more)? 2. It's possible to get (order) HL 2008 Limited without moonroof (SR option)? I want to by this car in US and then ship it to Moscow. No other SUV in the world have this size, character and price (RAV4 2008 maybe, but RAV is smaller)... P.S. Thank you for cooperation.
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Replying to: sergbrother (Aug 09, 2007 3:16 am) It should have all the info you need. I am not sure about the moonroof. Most of the ones I see have the moonroof. There is way more room, you will like it. |
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Replying to: mackabee (Aug 02, 2007 3:23 pm) TDA $500 Gasoline $10 Dealer Holdback $628 Whsl. Financial Reserve $314 for an additional cost of $1452 (the $685 destination fee was also listed as an additional cost) The dealer told us these are set Toyota costs. We were skeptical so we walked out. I've been following these forums since June and know the Edmunds invoice pricing as well as the TMV pricing and this is the first I've ever seen these costs? Does anyone know anything about this? Any input would be appreciated.
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Replying to: bigbuck4 (Aug 09, 2007 7:03 pm) I'm not sure what "TDA" means? If I had to take a guess, I think "TDA" might involve advertising fees, possibly something like Toyota Dealership Advertising? If I understand correctly, some dealerships have to pay costs for community/local advertisements. For instance, do you ever see/hear any advertisements that include "Visit your local Toyota Dealer...", where it appears the advertisement was done at the corporate level for several dealerships, rather than just one dealership? This fee is supposedly how those ads are funded. Again, I'm not an expert, and I share some skepticism, but I've been informed by more than one dealer of how they need to pay an advertising fee for each car sold. Not all dealers "need" to charge this fee, and so I'm not certain of its legitimacy. Even if legitimate, $500 seems very high. I would expect it to be half of that. However, I am more confident the added Dealer Holdback and the "Whsl. Financial Reserve" are nothing but additional dealer profit. If I had negotiated a price of $500 over invoice, and then they attempted to add both of these charges to the invoice, I would also walk out! The dealer should already be receiving some holdback from Toyota whenever they sell a car. It's income, not a fee! Just say "no" to those two fees!
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Replying to: cotmc (Aug 09, 2007 8:30 pm)
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Replying to: microbust (Aug 10, 2007 12:17 am) |
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Okay I am looking at a Lmtd AWD. By looking at the Toyota site and Edmunds I have figured out that the difference between invoice and MSRP is 11%. 34150 - 30393 = 3757. On the Toyota site with: Option package C; Cargo net; Body side molding; all weather floor mats (for the kids); Remote Start; XM is priced out for 42586 before dest. So 11% off that comes to 37901.54 for invoice for this vehicle, yes I assumed 11% for the options. Does this seem reasonable? Okay now to add in the hold back, and I have no idea where that is now, so 1% = 341.5; 2% = 683 and 3% = 1024.5 So this makes the cost: 37560.05 w/1% Holdback 37218.05 w/2% Holdback 36877.05 w/3% Holdback What holdback is right? Ahh the question that can only be answered across the table when the other guy blinks. Anybody have some insight 
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