Sign In Join 



Toyota Camry Prices Paid and Buying Experience

7927 messages,  Last post on Dec 06, 2009 at 10:44 AM

You are in the Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum. Your Hosts are car_man & kyfdx

What is this discussion about? Toyota Camry, Sedan


Messages Page 2 of 794
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
...
794
Prev
Next
Last
Go To Msg #
Search This Discussion

#3 of 7927
What I paid for a 2002 XLE V6 with Nav, options 7+9 by gymswim
Mar 14, 2002 (8:42 am)
Reply
I shopped around in California and got a great deal from Longo Toyota in LA. The Bay Area dealers in Northern California were all asking about $800-$1300 more for the same vehicle and equipment.
I bought my new Camry with Navigation and Options 7+9, plus heated leather seats for $2808.
Bill
#4 of 7927
2002 (new) Camry $16,990 (3/24/02) by davewilloughby
Mar 23, 2002 (2:11 am)
Reply
My local dealer advertises the base model Camry LE (CE was dropped I believe), with auto and a value package which includes air/p-windows/p-locks/p-mirrors/am-fm-cd.
 
I purchased a new 2001 Camry CE in January 2001, like equipped, from this same dealer for $16,990 (about $1100 below invoice). All I added was after market cruise for approximately $300. The Toyota is a great car, and great ride, although driver's seat is a little uncomfortable. I am averaging 30 to 32 mpg. (Reason for the Toyota, my daily round trip drive to work is 105 miles per day, and I want this car to last me at least 7 years.)
 
My wife's car is a loaded 2000 Taurus SEL, also a great car, (28 mpg on the highway).
#5 of 7927
2002 Camry LE Base auto 4cyl..... by andrelaplume
Mar 29, 2002 (2:53 pm)
Reply
I am trying to determine if a 2002 Camry LE with a 4 cylinder engine, keyless entry and floormats going for $18.9K +tax and tags is a good deal for the NorthEast. I really don't think the $377 advertising fee is something I should be paying or fully paying. I thought it customary to pay 1%? The dealer says Toyota charges them this much.
 
All you Camry buyers out there...WHAT ARE YOU PAYING FOR THE TDA / ADVERTISING FEE?
#6 of 7927
Advertising fees! by rutger3
Apr 02, 2002 (9:36 am)
Reply
What will they think of next? I would love to hear Toyotas justification for charging for this obvious overhead item. No one should ever pay an Advertising fee on any product purchased. This is pure and simple a cost of doing business which should never be passed onto the consumer. Can you imagine buying a mattress or TV and finding an Adver. fee on your bill. You would laugh at the salesperson. What's next,a building rental fee,retirement plan fee, salesforce salaries fee,office supplies fee,all of course 'needed' to sell a car? How about a telephone charges fee,a healthplan fee, corporate insurance fee;I could go on all day! Heh Toyota, how about a rubber band fee, a paperclip fee,a ballpoint pen fee,and lets not forget the cost of the actual paper invoice which is on the side window,that's at least another 25 cents they could make. This is fun.
#7 of 7927
re: Advertising fees! by rutger3 by raybear
Apr 02, 2002 (10:12 am)
Reply
You're right, they should simply add it to the cost of the car the way other product manufacturers do.
#8 of 7927
Avertising Fee...rutger3 by andrelaplume
Apr 05, 2002 (6:21 am)
Reply
Your last comment hits the nail on the head..just add it to the profit of the car...I'd respect them a lot more. It's like when you go to Disney World or Hershey Park and have to pay to Park! It's just another way to raise the cost of admission w/out raising the ticket price!
#9 of 7927
Paying to park by sam_beaver
Apr 05, 2002 (12:11 pm)
Reply
That's (slightly) different, since only some (99.9%?) of the people who go to Disney World actually park there. If you take the bus, or walk from downtown Orlando, or something, you avoid the parking fee. There is no way to avoid the advertising fee.
 
Of COURSE Toyota needs to pass the advertising fee on to its customers. They just don't need to break it out as a separate line item.
 
There was a great ad for a hotel room I actually saw in some magazine a few years back:
 
"Two adults stay for just $1.99 (*) per night".
 
The (*) leads to some very small print that says:
 
"Parking: $59.99 per night. Parking is mandatory."
#10 of 7927
followup on XLE V-6 re gymswim by sidvt
Apr 06, 2002 (10:21 pm)
Reply
Hi gymswim. Did you mean you paid $28,000 for the Camry? If not, can you tell me how much you paid excluding tax and license?
#11 of 7927
Basic 2002 XLE Price by xbbuster
Apr 07, 2002 (8:39 am)
Reply
We will start looking at Camry XLE's and the only option that we might be interested in is the sliding glass moonroof. Does anyone have an idea what would be a real good price for this car in the Chicago and NW Indiana area?
#12 of 7927
Re: Basic XLE Price by hawks1
Apr 08, 2002 (5:23 pm)
Reply
You might try the CARMAX dealership in Kenosha, WI. On their web site recently I saw a 4 cylinder XLE for $22,678 (excluding tax, title, & license).This car had everything - power moonroof, leather, etc. The MSRP on it was $26,004 and their price was $3,326 below it and about $430 below invoice.

Messages Page 2 of 794
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
...
794
Prev
Next
Last
Go To Msg #
Search This Discussion
To POST a message, please Sign In.

New? Join Now!

Forum Tools

Please sign in.
Email Address:

Password:

Forgot Password?

Search Forums

Enter Keyword(s)

Advanced Search

Browse by Vehicle



View All Vehicles
Advertisement
Ask the Community
See What People Are Asking

Browse by Board

Browse by Topic


View All Topics

Today's Chats

Advertisement