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#21 of 1709 bwarren2 by toyotatoys Jul 30, 2001 (9:58 pm)
Where did you get your Ltd for that price? Mys sister is looking for one. Thanks. Replies to this message: carroyo (Apr 18, 2005 6:11 pm)
#22 of 1709 Limited 2001 by hlust Aug 06, 2001 (12:54 pm)
Sticker 45,300 paid 41,400.   Darcars in Silver Springs, MD
#23 of 1709 So Cal Sequoia Buyers by opieluv Aug 06, 2001 (3:43 pm)
Well, we took the plunge and got pretty good deal at Bob Smith Toyota in La Crescenta, CA. Our salesman, Bill Koerner, really went to bat for us to get this deal and we ended up getting a VERY loaded 4X2 SR5 for LESS than our original offer. The color we wanted was hard to come by, so I think we got lucky. Sticker was $37,445. Out the door we paid $36,400. The only thing we don't have is the leather seats, which my husband can't stand anyway! We have the alloy pckg, dual A/C, upgraded 3 in 1 stereo, pwr cptns seats, floor & cargo mats w/ door protectors, roof rack, curtain side airbags, sunroof, convenience pckg, glass brkg sensor and cargo net. We paid $700 over the invoice they showed. Of course, that invoice also showed a $300 advertising fee which I refused to pay, so we actually paid $1000 over if you add that back in, but it was worth the haggling. I also mentioned the $900 or so that they had already made on dealer holdback, as the car still had the plastic sheets on it and had just rolled off the truck and I think this may have helped us. Bill was awesome and fought for acceptance of our offer. Little did they realize that the final amount came in at $17 less than our very first offer fifteen minutes earlier! IT PAYS TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THESE! It was a breeze and Bob Smith Toyota was upfront, honest and quite courteous. They have NEVER inflated prices and will tell you to NEVER pay over MSRP for any car. Ask for Bill Koerner or the owner's son, Pete Smith. GREAT service, GREAT fleet prices and wonderful people! FYI on CarsDirect.com: if you live in So Cal, be sure to ask them about the TDA that they already INCLUDE in their pricing. It is WELL above the cap for this area and hence they should not be charging so much. $300 is the max allowed here and they are charging between $383 and $480 for advertising. When I called them on it they could not answer why nor did they want to fix it! We got our Sequoia for $600 less than what they offered so keep shopping! Also, Carson Toyota's salespeople and website LIE. They claim to have all these different colors and when you arrive, they don't! Then when asked about a blue Sequoia, which they list on their website, we were told by THREE salepersons that Sequoia's don't come in blue! HA! They wanted us to buy the black or silver they had on the lot. Oh well.
#24 of 1709 AZ Seq buyer by hfernand Aug 10, 2001 (3:38 am)
Often, cars that are coming to Carson Toyota are posted on the internet, and the fleet manager there (Dianne) requests that you interact with them via internet/email to get info. It doesn't say anywhere at the website for Carson Toyota to "hurry right in and get all of the cars right away." It isn't a come-on. It says to email or call her for information. Perhaps you should have done that. We plan to buy our car there from Dianne at Carson and when we emailed, she told us the car wasn't yet there and she also told us what was there and when the one we might want would be there. It looks like a very short wait, small price to pay for having the right rig.   Maybe Opie ought to have read the details. It's full sized font, not even fine print.
#26 of 1709 Maybe hfernand... by opieluv Aug 12, 2001 (10:58 pm)
Maybe, "hfernand", YOU should have read my post and Carson Toyota's website a little better. It says to check their "CURRENT INVENTORY". Does the word "current" have any other meaning???? I ASKED outright and was told OVER THE PHONE that those vehicles were indeed on the lot. I advised we would be driving from over an hour away and needed to know before we arrived if they had what we were looking for. THEY LIED and told us they did indeed have numerous blue and white Sequoia's ON HAND. I specifically asked about the vehicles listed on the website and included the stock numbers provided BY THEM. They even show 2002's which they told us, when we arrived, aren't even being shipped yet! So, when you combine the two, you come up with lies, no matter how you look at it. The bold print you refer to says to contact them about fleet pricing, not about whether the car actually exists on their lot! Furthermore, why do they show some of them as SOLD if they didn't want you to think they were in stock? And WHY does this page entitled "CARSON TOYOTA SEQUOIA SPECIALS" show an updated date of the current day?????? Because they are LIES!   And why, when I get there do the salespeople tell me Sequoia's don't come in blue and never have? Hmmmm..... Hey, if you want to buy a car from people who don't even know what colors they come in (or was this a lie too?) then that is your business completely. If anyone thinks that a website offering a wide variety of colors and models that are not on the lot isn't a come-on, then they are just plain nieve. If you find a website offering a way to check NEW AND CURRENT INVENTORY, just how honest and trustworthy is your dealer when you find those vehicles don't even exist on their lot? You don't advertise over 35 different Sequoia's when you only have THREE, without the intent to be misleading.   Maybe hfernand has more invested in Carson Toyota than he/she would like others to believe. I was lied to and I posted my experience so others could be made aware. You don't have to get nasty with me for doing so. I did my research and got exactly what I wanted, thank you very much. I also got it from an honest dealership. Good luck to you.
#27 of 1709 plunged by thebeet Aug 21, 2001 (3:06 pm)
bought a limited today all options paid 41800 plus title and tags. no trade in. first time toyota buyer . thanks for your posts it helped in finding the bottom at least as far as I was concerned. richmond area
#28 of 1709 re: plunged by mhnclt Aug 22, 2001 (3:16 am)
thebeet, you said you bought a limited but didn't mention whether it was a 2WD or 4WD. Would love to know as I'm thinking seriously about a 2WD Limited. However, I'm thinking I can get one for less that $40K and would like to know if that is an unrealistic expectation.
#29 of 1709 2002 by thebeet Aug 22, 2001 (10:05 am)
mhnclt' sorry I didn't mention that it was 4x4 all options even threw in a bike rack I probably detect a little snake oil
#30 of 1709 2002 2x4 Limited by mhnclt Aug 23, 2001 (6:52 pm)
Put down my deposit today on a new 2002 2x4 Limited. MSRP was $42,581.. Paid $39,073 plus tax/tag. I'm feeling pretty good about this deal.. Anyone think different?

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