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Replying to: cooljw (Oct 20, 2004 10:57 am) Unfortunately, I believe manual anything in this class of car is becoming more rare. I believe young people don't like to drive manuals any more. Why? I dunno, maybe they like paying for the auto tranny that wastes gas, you tell me. I appreciate the reply to my message. I haven't had a chance to check your post but I will. The dealer told me specifically about how Toyota pulls cars out of the pipe line and changes the order, and that only takes 4-6 weeks (which is fine with me I'm in no rush to get insurance right away). So I am familiar with that process. Now I just recently emailed all the dealers in my local area. However, I live in a remote area so when I say my local' area i mean in a radius of 400 miles. The closest other Toyota dealer is 90min in three directions. All the dealers gave me quotes w/ in two days and frankly they are all pretty consistent. I even gave them the OTD price that I had and asked them to beat it and all they could do is beat it by $84.00 on the average. One was even $30.00 OVER! (That dealer ship is in Roswell, NM. I would recommend that anyone in that area shop elsewhere they are just crooked. They reported the MSRP on my config to be $18,400, which is way over the MSRP. Like I don't know what the MSRP is, sheesh.) There was one in Albuquerque that had one similar to my configuration on the lot. I crunched the numbers and his offer too was only about $80.00 under my local dealer. Albuquerque is 400 miles away and I'm not willing to drive 400 miles for 84 smakeroos. Its not ever worth the gas. So as you can see even a car on the lot is the same price as a "special pipeline order." I am going to email them all tonight to see if they can do any better, otherwise I'm just going to go with my local dealer. Let me know what you think. Thanks in advance. MM
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| Unfortunately for you MM, there probably aren't a whole lot of Toyota (or any other) dealers to choose from in New Mexico, so the dealers naturally aren't forced to work too hard on price. If there are only a few in the state (one near you and the next nearest is 400 miles away), there's no reason to deal much. | |
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Replying to: vois (Aug 02, 2004 10:44 pm) purchased your car. I live in Indiana and having a hard time getting a good price on a Corolla. Thanks so much. |
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Replying to: modestmouse (Oct 20, 2004 10:31 pm) Yeah, I guess you have to work with the car market you're in. I live in San Diego, there are 8 Toyota dealers within a 20 mile radius of me. I guess that explains why I was able to find a dealer willing to bend over backwards to win my business. For your market, what you're exploring sounds perfectly reasonable. Too bad there aren't more efficient ways to move cars from one place to another without incurring all the cost.
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Replying to: cooljw (Oct 25, 2004 5:03 pm) no kidding. Though I am saving on things like tax (3%) and TT&L charges (a total of 45.50) so maybe its not all bad. The prices were so close its not worth the 150mile drive to the next nearest dealer. I used to live in North County; when I moved here I was amazed that there was any space between towns. I mean on the freeways you're in one town for 10mins and then you're in the next. Life is very different out here, everything is slow and spaced out. One town per county, imagine that! I feel more comfortable with the price now that I've done my research. So I won't feel so bad paying it. I might remove a couple of options to save some cash. Thanks for your responses! |
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| This past weekend I was shopping for a Corolla having specific options, figuring it would have to be a factory order. One dealer said that a car having exactly my specs was on its way, so we worked out a fairly good deal for that car. However, he said they didn't have the VIN at that time. Why would a dealer know everything about a car that is being shipped - color, options, MSRP - except for the VIN? I have a good relationship with this dealer and have no particular reason to distrust the salesman. But something seems fishy. Any thoughts? | |
| Can anyone tell me what is the purchase price in tampabay area? Thanks. | |
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I just put a $100 deposit on my factory order. My car should be here in 6-8 weeks.  The car that I purchased is in post #508. I can say that when I got there all the figures that he showed me were almost accurate to the penny that Edmunds's calculators had provided. I went with the 3.9 APR which is a heck of a rate--considering I'm only 22 and I actually qualified for it. Imagine that. I will say, however that Edmund's TMV was a little low. I would recommend Edmunds change the format of the TMV from a single number to a set of possible numbers, or better yet a range of prices to expect. This may only be the case for Toyota but all the prices I received from the east side of New Mexico and West Texas were less than $100 dollars apart. I would believe the TMV was incorrect when the quotes were that close (and about 400 dollars over TMV) all over this part of the mid-west. I will also comment that Edmunds has been a valuable resource and prepared me greatly for the car buying experience; most notably the "Confessions of a Salesman" article. I never experience anything like that at Toyota, but I did in a couple of other dealerships. It was hilarious as the article played out like a theatre production right in front of me. Every little trick, method of control, even down to that little 4-square sheet. Very amusing. To finish. So far my buying experience at Toyota has been pleasant. No pressure, just a straight forward honest business exchange. The dealer was pleasant and bent over backwards to get me financed. Very impressive if you ask me. Wish me luck. I hope my new car comes with a bit of good luck too.  MM |
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Replying to: tomkist (Mar 22, 2002 10:04 am) I paid 15400 Out the DOOR for a TOYOTA COROLLA LE in NEW JERSEY with the following options: 1. Audio Value pkg 2. Secrurity Alarm 3. Alloy Wheels 5. Floor and Trunk mats 6. Heavy duty radiator. Anyone got a better price somewhere? Please advice. Thanks
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Replying to: mchip (Nov 05, 2004 7:57 pm) price w/o any tax &/or license ? please advise.
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