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Hi, I would like advice from Forum members on the email I'm sending to a few local Toyota dealers in the northern California region. Suggestions appreciated. Hello, I live in San Jose and would like to receive an “out the door” quote (taxes, tags, doc charges, etc.) for a Camry LE with: - Automatic Transmission - Driver and front passenger front seat-mounted side airbags and front and rear side curtain airbags - Color (from best to worst) sky blue mineral green aspen green lunar mist desert sand I am leaving on a business trip this Friday and would prefer to purchase the car ASAP, for cash, no trade-in. Please let me know if I've forgotten to specify anything and I'll be happy to reply. Cheers, Robert
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Replying to: stylishgirl (Mar 30, 2005 8:19 pm) |
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Replying to: boberonicus (Apr 18, 2005 4:14 pm) Don't you want to get floor mats too.. that is an option on Camry  On a more serious note, you might want to mention V4/V6, also I would ask for both base price as well as OTD price. BTW I went through same exercise recently and didn't have a very good experience with Hayward Toyota... they tried to play some old car salesman tricks  Good luck!! |
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Replying to: boberonicus (Apr 18, 2005 4:14 pm) I agree with the previous post that you may potentially get taken advantage of without more specific wording in your email to dealers. If you check previous post #1817, it may be of help to you. Also, if you read earlier posts, several have received very good deals from Bay Area dealers so you may want to start with ones that others have had positive experiences with. Best of luck. |
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Thanks everyone for the information posted on the board. Special thanks to the author of "fax attack". I used the same technic on 6 of our local dealers. I got some deals back. They are more than CA's $15999. Please reply with any suggestions: 1) Camry STD with floor mat, keyless entry, and extra mile aluminum for $17,300 plus tax, TTL, no other fees: 2) Camry LE with Floor mat for $17,315 plus tax and TTL. No other fees 3) Camry LE with Floor mat, extra mile aluminum , and Tint windows for $18,150 plus tax and TTL. No other fees. Any comments? Thanks.
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What's all that about? The Sandman 
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Hi guys. I'm looking to purchase my first new car, and one of my current choices is the Camry 4-cylinder XLE, cloth interior. The lowest quote that I have so far is $20,850 (dest. included, power moonroof, side airbag, alloy wheels, and the carpet accessory). Could anyone with previous buying experience provide me with some feedback: is that quote low, high, or typical? Thanks.
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Replying to: ycz (Apr 19, 2005 8:57 pm) |
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Sent 7 email RFQs to 7 Toyota dealers in the Northern California Bay Area from San Jose to Redwood City. Specified LE 4 Cyl Automatic with optional curtain airbags. 7 Quotes returned with OTD prices ranging from $19.6k to $20.6. Guy with $19.6 quote "forgot" to include the airbags in his quote. Went with $19,810 at Piercey Toyota San Jose. Biggest issue with email quotes: You send a request with specifics. They reply with a number, but they DON'T include your original message. So the quote is meaningless. Each time I got a quote with dollars only, I shot back a reply asking for the specifications AND the price. That's how I found the guy who missed the airbags. Paid via check but the dealer wouldn't let us drive the car home because the insurance on my 1993 almost dead Taurus is liability only, and if my check bounces and the car is stolen, etc. they're out of luck. My stellar credit didn't change this decision, bummer but understandable. Interesting that the pressure in an internet sale moves from the sales floor to the finance office, where they try to sell you extended warranty, $350 Scotchguard, $1000 for 10 oil changes, etc. Didn't expect the finance guy to be such a sharp salesman. Said no to all his pitches and gave him a check from my money market account. 80 minutes start to finish. Robert |
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Replying to: boberonicus (Apr 21, 2005 9:20 pm) I had similar experience, the role of selling money making extras are moved to finance guy. In my case the guy was little understanding, once I said no he didn't try to push anything. I think dealers try to reply in their *cryptic* way, just to keep enough room to get little more out of you. I had mentioned in my RFQs that I would like to choose any color I like and the price quote did say "Color: various" but got the typical car salesman response "You can't get Camry LE in Phantom Gray at this price anywhere in bay area ... but if you really like it I can get you a good price". Of course I walked away, next day got the same color at $200.00 less at a different dealership. Anyway too much whining about car dealers Enjoy your car cheers!!!
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