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Completed following deal from Continental Toyota in Countryside IL (Chicago area). 2007 Camry XLE V6. Options: Navigation (NV), smartkey (SK), heated seats (HD), XM (P7), vehicle stabilty (VS), remote start (V4), floor/trunk mats (CF). Dealer invoice $28,674 (incl destination), MSRP $32,557. Price paid $29,146 ($472 over invoice). Other costs: electronic filing fee $8, dealer doc fee $58, sales tax (7.75%) $2,264, county use tax $15, plate transfer $80. Total OTD, before trade-in $31,571. Our $3,300 98 Camry trade-in (blue book value) then lowered the sales tax by $256 to $2,008 (sales tax is applied to sales amount, net of trade-in). Overall a painless experience. Based on this forum, and thinking our option combo would require a special order that would be hard to get at invoice, I set my internal ceiling at $800 over invoice and expected to do better. Sent out e-mails with desired options and known invoice cost to 4 dealers, received two e-mail replies (actually three but Westmont did not give a price). Naperville Toyota was at $1700 over invoice w/o XM--then promised to beat any offer by 5%, which hurt their credibility/trustworthiness with me. Continental sales person was very professional, upfront, and a pleasure to deal with. Accepted her strong initial offer without haggling...so probably could have done better, but the no-hassle factor was worth it to me. I called to confirm a few things then visited dealer with wife to finalize colors (magnetic grey ext, bisque int). Ordering took 10 minutes. Other cars considered: Avalon--too big with a shockingly bad Nav system. Altima’s rear seat was too small. The Acura TL’s ride was too rough for us and it doesn‘t offer a Smartkey, though we loved everything else. Accord’s interior and electronics (no Bluetooth, no mp3) seemed dated, interior also was noisier. Lexus ES350 was $10k more with comparable options. I’m leery about buying a first year model, but this car fits us perfectly and we really couldn’t wait. Order to delivery took 3.5 weeks. Final deal close took about 30 minutes. For those interested in the extended warranty I can confirm others’ posts that Midwest Toyota of Hutchinson KA offers a platinum 7 yr 100k 0 deductible warranty at $880.
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Replying to: pharrison (Mar 27, 2007 9:45 pm) Good post. And good luck with your new car. Didn't know the '07 was a first year model. Guess that explains some of the transmission problems some people were having. |
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Strthusler What dealer gave you a price of $18,400 plus title, tag and tax? |
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Replying to: esteeze (Mar 08, 2007 9:28 pm) |
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wondering what people are paying for hybrid versions? i currently have an offer of $27,317 plus tax for a hybrid with leather, sunroof, convenience package,and floor mats. also, an additional $430 (material and labor) if i want the dealership to install xm radio. any thoughts?
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I paid MSRP, a little over $26,000. No leather, no sunroof. That was last November. I don't think it's as much a seller's environment today as it was then. At any rate, based on what I paid, $27,300 sounds like a reasonable price with the extras. Good luck. |
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Replying to: carleton3 (Mar 29, 2007 5:05 am) |
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I just got an offer for a Camry CE with no options automatic for $17,877 from a dealer in Tampa. Is the best offer I have been able to get. What do you guys think?
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Replying to: jptpa (Mar 29, 2007 4:35 pm) |
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