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Replying to: egbdf (Feb 10, 2008 2:47 pm)  EXCITE.COM
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Just bought it two days ago. It came with so much it would take me an hour to put it all down, but a few of the goodies are folding power mirrors, tire pressure monitoring, floor and truck mats, keyless entry w/key transmitter, Opitron meters w/illumination ceremony, speedometer gauge with outside temperature, mpg for 2 trips etc, AC w/clean air filter, all this is standard. Also cruise control, the JBL stereo package with 8 speakers in 6 locations (very nice), XM radio, Bluetooth, steering wheel mounted audio and hands free control 16' alloy wheels with steel belted radials, VSC and TRAC w/off switch. I wanted the rear spoiler. Toyota advertises it but it's not available yet. So I have to wait. The price is $425. According to Edmunds car pricing the MSRP is $20,828, Invoice $18,080, What Others Are Paying $20, 828. I paid $18, 700 and 20,300 OTD with our expensive CA T/L fees. I bought it at Magnussen's Auburn Toyota in Auburn, CA. I bought it through the asst fleet and internet manager. He told me he only made $200 on the car. Never just walk in and deal with a salesman. Always call the dealer and ask the name of the fleet and internet manager and/or assistant and deal with them and bargain, bargain, bargain. Or just go check out the cars at a dealership, decide what you want and buy it online. You can still bargain online. I love to bargain. I should start a business LOL. I was going to buy a Prius and then started doing cost comparisons. With this car you can go to your own private mechanic, you don't have to go to the dealer for maintenance, etc. With the Prius you can only go to the dealer and their prices are HIGH. With the $$$ you save between the 2 cars (in my case I saved $8000) you can buy a lot of gas. There are other costs savings involved also. So I'm only getting 35mpg instead of 45. It's worth it. Depending on how you drive you can get up to 41mpg. On the way home from the dealer, 20 miles, all uphill I got 36.2mpg going 60 mph. The new body style is really nice, they look like Camrys. The seats are way more comfy than any other Corolla and both interior and exterior are quite spiffy. The car handles well on the street and highway and it's really zippy. I'm a happy car owner. One last thing. A lot of the accessories you can get on line at a much cheaper price than you can with the dealer and they are genuine Toyota. Go to www.dealerfit.com and plug in the car. They don't have the 2009 stuff out yet, but a lot of the 2008 stuff, like the cargo net, cargo tote are the same.  If you are buying sheepskin seat covers you can go to www.sheepskin.com They don't have a category for 2009 because they say the 2007 one will fit just fine. And they make them for the side air bags, which is what you want. |
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you got a good price. I am a employee of Toyota (Sienna, Tundra and Sequoia plant)and that was just about the same as what I paid. Mine is an S with moon roof, jbl 6 disk changer, xm radio, 8 speakers, ipod hook up, steering wheel controls, cruise control, heavy duty heater w/ heated power mirrors, 16'' alloy wheels, floor and trunk mats, blue tooth, rear spoiler, chrome exhaust tip, power windows with keyless. my cost before adding the100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty, anti theft package and 3 years prepaid maint. was 18620. |
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Replying to: tmmigirl1 (Feb 28, 2008 1:42 pm)  which I would have liked to have. I want the rear spoiler, did another search and found it for $139 with lights, painted to match the car and free shipping. It's not goong to cost much to put it on, I'm buying the rear exhaust tip and fog lights. Found some cool ones on ebay. They're called Bling Lights. I have a mechanic that only works on Subarus, Toyotas, and Hondas and he charges about a 1/3 of what the dealer charges. I've had him for 11 years, along with my Subara and it's been almost a free ride. I'm taking my car and cell phone to the Verizon store today and they are going to set it up with the bluetooth. They do it for free.I just couldn't figure it out. I have the power windows and steering, keyless and steering controls also. It's awesome. I'm thinking about maybe getting the moon roof put in.
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Replying to: tmmigirl1 (Feb 28, 2008 1:42 pm)
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Replying to: hause7 (Feb 28, 2008 11:26 pm) We just went through a major change on the Sequoia's and that is a big pain, so I'm not looking forward to it. |
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Hi all, I read a lot of valuable information on these forums so I just wanted to share my purchasing experience in brief. I went thru several hundred pages of advice on a forum on fatwallet, another forum on slickdeals, carbuyingtips.com and this forum at edmunds.com. After that I gathered a list of about 30 dealers in the NY area and sent them emails requesting a quote (OTD price) for the following vehicle configuration: 2008 Toyota Corolla LE Automatic BE ( Side Airbags) VV ( Audio Value Package ) AB ( Anti Lock Breaks ) CF ( Floor mats and trunk mats) FE ( 50 state emissions ) CK ( All weather guard ) Exterior color ( Indigo Ink Pearl) Interior color ( Stone ) Keyless entry After several long email exchanges with about 20 dealers I received about 11 quotes. The lowest quote was in New Jersey (Hudson Toyota - $16700). I chose the next highest one, DCH Toyota City - $17000. I am glad I did. The process went very smoothly after that. We went to introduce ourselves on the weekend and provide registration/title information. The next weekend we handed them the check and picked up the car. The registration arrived in the mail in about 20 days and the Title arrived in 45 days. We are very happy with the purchase and the experience at DCH Toyota City. This was an all cash deal with no trade-in and we didn't buy any of the optional warranty. Here's the breakup: 16427 : Vehicle selling price 1375.76: Sales Tax 10 : Inspection Fee 12.50: NY Tire Tax 45: Dealer optional Fee 127: License and Title Fee less Rebate: 1000 16997: Total Out of The door Hope this information helps someone. Thanks all
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| Anyone know what kind of price an 09 corolla XLE with leather will cost? I know i'll have to custom order it because stupid toyota doesnt have leather as a stand alone option. | |
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Replying to: stacidallas (Feb 01, 2008 9:10 am) |
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Replying to: ps40 (Mar 04, 2008 7:15 pm)
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