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Hi, First post here but I've been enjoying reading these fora for several months now. I never intended to buy an Avalon because I was looking for a Camry. In March my Diamante ES was dying and I told my bro-in-law, who wholesales cars, to start looking for a Camry. He told me a mutual friend of ours had an Avalon for sale at a good price. 1. 2007 Limited with Voice activated nav, Dynamic Laser Cruise Control and traction control. I believe that's all the options available on the LTD? 2. 1,686 miles 3. Blue Mirage Metalic 3. $25,000 This is my first upscale/luxury car (Diamante is NOT a luxury car, especially the LE base model) and I love it. It's a pleasure to drive the four miles to work every day and if it weren't for the price of gas I'd look for more reasons to drive it. I plan to keep it until it dies, so I'll probably buy an extended service package. Thanks for letting me gloat!
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Replying to: mano3 (Oct 23, 2008 12:27 pm) Be looking over your shoulder when you're out driving your new Avalon...surely the cops are looking for you for "grand theft auto". wow, what a deal. did you say the car had less than 1700 miles on it and you bought it for 25k. You stole that car!. Given there's nothing wrong with it, and there shouldn't be, you got an excellent deal.. afterall the 07 limited "new" was somewhere between 35 and 38K... and with only 1700 or less miles on it, that is still a "brand new" car. Congratulations and enjoy you Avalon...We love ours. Only complaint I have is in cool weather, there's a "cold wx" rattle that has do due with the mechanism in the sunroof. and even that's not a big deal because as soon as the heater warms up the interior of the car, the rattle stops. And living in Louisiana means there aren't that many cold weather months... again congrats on your car. What color is it? Roland |
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Hello all.. I have to first say this and buying a house have been the most stressful shopping experiences of my life. I'll be 36 in a couple of weeks and this is my first time buying a car from a dealership. I won't ramble about it here.(I'll see if there's another thread on rambling and will post me exp there).. This took place this past Sunday evening.. They're suppose to call back to see if they can get me a better rate.(they said they got 8.99 ) not sure through who though they are guesstamating worse case scenario..  Ok this is what they had on the site.. 07 Avalon XLS - 6100miles Retail Price$26,650.00(from their website) Special Price$24,650.00(from their website) Now this is what the paper work says.. Cash Price (including $772.44 sales tax) = $26121.40 Cash down - $2000 ( was suppose to be TTT plus a little extra) Unpaid balance $24121.40 Now the added stuff life = $718.36 disability = $1499.87 GAP = $600 Gross rec tax?? = $52.10 Gov tax not included in cash price = $72.48 Lic/reg fees = $48.75 Title fees = $10.00 Serv contract = $2500 Road Hazard fee(tires and windshld) = $399 processing fee = $399 Total charges and amounts paid to others on your behalf = 6299.56 Amount financed = 30421.00 Somewhere in there is some protective coating for the interior and exterior with a 5yr warranty And it wasn't a limited it's an XLS.. and it has 8143miles on it. I never want to do this again..  But I do like the car 
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Replying to: sleepydoll (Oct 28, 2008 6:50 am) I can't comment on the top-line price because you didn't list the options on the vehicle. But if the Special Price was $24,650 and you add the sales tax of $772.44, that's a total of $25,422.44, not $26,121.40. Then there's the "added stuff." It looks like the TT&L charges are $52.10 + $72.48 + $48.75 + $10.00 = $183.33. With maybe a document processing fee of an additional $50-$75, that's about all you should be paying additional. You don't need life or disability insurance. What's GAP? -- I suspect it means something like "Gross Additional Profit" -- they added $600 just because they thought you'd pay it. You probably don't need a service contract (if you do, $2,500 is way too expensive), and you don't need the road hazard protection. The processing fee is way excessive. You don't need any protective coating either. Even if you signed all the papers, I believe there is a 3-day right of recission for consumer purchases. If I were you, I'd exercise that right to eliminate as much of the "added stuff" as you can. Try to find a friend or family member who has dealt with car dealers in the past to help you out. Congratulations on finding a quality vehicle. Good luck in getting a quality deal on it.
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Replying to: fool1717 (Oct 28, 2008 10:34 am) So I got rid of all the extra stuff and the GAP was the GAP insurance incase anything happens (God forbid) and the car is totaled they pay it off and they pay any deductable as well as the interest paid. But I dropped it all. And the interest rate on the new contract is a little over a point less... So I end up financing.. $24631.29 I feel better with that when I look at it compared to some of the other cars in the area.. And when I did the appraisal in Edmunds it's a little under.. So I don't feel as bad as I did..
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Replying to: sleepydoll (Oct 28, 2008 4:01 pm) Smart move! |
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rpfingsten, It's Blue Mirage Metalic and thanks for the validation! You're right, the car was essentially brand new and the sticker was $38,200. I fully appreciate the amazing deal I got because at the same time a friend purchased a Camry for more than what I paid for the fully loaded Avalon LTD. Almost seven months later it only has 7,100 miles on it. |
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Replying to: sleepydoll (Oct 28, 2008 4:01 pm) |
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Has any one used the American Express buying service that guarantees to save buyers an average of $750 on a new car purchase? I am not sure if that savings is off MSRP or the average transaction price. The promotion came in the mail and it does not show how much the service cost but the average savings seems low. Perhaps most buyers could do better on their own, but then again, there are buyers who hate to haggle. |
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I am thinking about buying either Touring or XLE '08 or '09 model and would like to have a rough idea on how much the price will be? Thought I have seen on newspaper ad weeks back that some dealers were selling Touring model for around $22K... I live in Dallas. Thanks a million!! |
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