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Replying to: rabeet (Jan 24, 2004 9:25 am) i bought a camry through carsdirect two weeks ago and i was in and out of the dealership in 30 MINUTES - i couldn't believe it considering the last toyota i bought i spent over 4 hours in the dealership before i drove off the lot - i was so frustrated with killing an entire day that i swore i'd never do it again - in comparison this was a dream |
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Replying to: cwjacobsen (Oct 03, 2003 11:55 am) Invoice is popularly known as the published amount that the dealer paid the manufacturer for the vehicle. This may or may not bear close relation to the dealer’s actual cost, but can be useful as a benchmark. This figure is available on many other web sites; however, only CarsDirect.com adds an estimate of local and regional fees from the manufacturer to the dealers to this price, which makes it very close to the actual sticker invoice amount for cars at your local dealer. No other source has this level of detail. Most other sources of Invoice are not accurate at a regional and local level. An estimate of these manufacturer-to-dealers fees (such as an advertising fee) is provided for each car and is added to the Invoice to make this figure as accurate as possible. We make this estimate for most cars in most regions. There are some regions and vehicles for which we do not have estimates of these fees. For this model, we have added $275.00 to the Invoice to represent these fees. ----- Now the $275 was what I saw on the sticker at my local dealer. However, I didn't see this on the edmunds or Kelley Blue Book sites - -what gives here?
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Replying to: ctcarguy (Mar 02, 2005 12:09 pm)
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Replying to: northshorejw (Mar 11, 2005 11:26 am) |
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I paid about $1k less than the carsdirect price on an 05ody. On the other hand, they had the invoice price on my other car when i bought from them two years ago. |
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To help with writing an online shopping article in a national magazine, a reporter would like to speak with anyone who bought a new or used car or truck off the internet. The reporter is especially interested in hearing from folks who got great deals. Please respond to jfallon edmunds.com by Thursday, March 24, 2005.
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I'm deciding whether or not to use CarsDirect to buy a new Sienna CE. I'm getting a slightly lower price (by $300) from CarsDirect than the Edmunds TMV price; based on earlier posts, it seems like the TMV price is usually a little lower. Am I correct in assuming, based on the numbers, that CarsDirect might be a viable buying option in my case, especially since I'm not a skilled haggler? Does anyone tried the Dealer Price Quote from Edmunds? I was hoping to receive quotes via e-mail, but instead I just got the usual dealer-speak, in e-mails and phone messages. I don't know if the experience is different for people in different areas (I'm in northern New Jersey). Thanks!
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Replying to: tygar (Jun 22, 2005 12:06 pm) Did you talk to them to see if they actually had the car you wanted with the options you wanted? Just because you can configure the car online at carsdirect.com with certain options and colors, doesn't mean a car exactly like that is readily available.
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Replying to: 307web (Jun 22, 2005 6:32 pm) tygar - if you use carsdirect, please be sure to come back and post how it worked out for you. I've often thought of using them, but I usually just take the quote to a local dealer and show it to them as a bargaining tool (that is, after they balk at my verbal offer - pulling out other quotes is usually a last resort for me). |
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