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#325 of 1392 Re: Buying an XL in Rockville, Maryland [lil2] by mikes. Jun 17, 2005 (10:48 pm)
Replying to: lil2 (Jun 16, 2005 11:39 am) When I bought mine in Hagerstown, Md back in Feb. I was dealing with internet people from Fitzmall.com. They have a store in Gaithersburg. I'd check there and also Koons, Browns, Younger & Carmax. Looking at Koons website they have a decent selection of XLs. Buy in Md. though, doc fees are a LOT less there. Save about 150 bucks.   Definetely do your homework on pricing and on your trade-in if you have 1. I had a bit of problem on my trade.   MikeS. Replies to this message: xbi (Jun 22, 2005 10:04 am)
#326 of 1392 Out the Door cost & experience by mrcaine Jun 19, 2005 (4:19 am)
Hello, I am new to the board. I originally purchased my 2001 Avalon XLS in Dec 2000. I paid $30,000 out the door, taxes, tags included. It was the most pleasant car buying experience I had ever had, but it was only the 3rd car I had ever purchased. It was fully loaded (including heated seats), excluding the gold package. I fell in love with it it while window shopping at the Toyota dealership waiting on my Ford Taurus repairs to be completed at the dealership next door. I researched the vehicle thoroughly on the internet, using the build your own feature until my wife threatened to cancel our DSL subscription. So once I was ready to purchase ( about 2 weeks), i hit the dealerships. The dealership I found love in originally quoted me a price of $43,000 out the door once the smoke cleared. i called my bank and they told me that was waaaaaaaaaaay too much for the car, and gave a list of their "preferred dealers." I contacted the 1st one on the list, and all he asked was that I use the "build your own" function on the website, and fax that sheet to him and he can tell me what they had. All he had was a green one, and my heart was dead set on black, and for $30,000 I wanted exactly what i wanted. They found a black one in New Orleans, about 10 hours away, and loaded it on a truck. It was there a week later. All of this happened from the comforts of my living room. I appeared at the dealership the morning the truck arrived with my baby on top of it, test drive it, and signed the check. Her name is Rayven I still love her today as much as I did the day I saw her December 9, 2000.
#327 of 1392 RE: Prices by tinatina Jun 19, 2005 (8:03 am)
Hello,   Hansel Toyota in Petulama, CA is offering all Avalon Touring models at $3,500 off of the MSRP.   There appears to be some good deals out there. I saw one dealership's website had 17 avalons in stock. Most dealers now have an ample supply.
#328 of 1392 Re: Avalon Limited Blizzard Pearl in California [viking644] by rartigo Jun 21, 2005 (9:03 am)
Replying to: viking644 (Jun 16, 2005 12:58 pm) Very good price. Can you give me name of the person that you deal with and phone number? Thanks. Replies to this message: kirstie_h (Jun 21, 2005 9:56 am)
#329 of 1392 Re: Avalon Limited Blizzard Pearl in California [rartigo] by kirstie_h HOST Jun 21, 2005 (9:56 am)
Replying to: rartigo (Jun 21, 2005 9:03 am) Please do not ask for names of salespeople or contact information per the lettering above the "post a message" box. Thanks!   kirstie_h Roving Host Host, Future Vehicles & Smart Shopper discussions
#330 of 1392 Re: Avalon Limited Blizzard Pearl in California [viking644] by jarodnbc Jun 21, 2005 (11:32 am)
Replying to: viking644 (Jun 16, 2005 12:58 pm) Viking, just checking - was this price of $33,454 out the door? Or was tax applied on top of it? We've been talking to a dealer up here in Northern California for an XLS, and out the door was $33,500, so pre-tax (8.5%)would be about ~$30,500. If you were able to get the Limited OTD for less than $33,500, that is a steal! Please let me know as soon as you can so I can re-evaluate my offer. Replies to this message: viking644 (Jun 21, 2005 2:08 pm)
#331 of 1392 Re: Avalon Limited Blizzard Pearl in California [jarodnbc] by viking644 Jun 21, 2005 (2:08 pm)
Replying to: jarodnbc (Jun 21, 2005 11:32 am) This was the price of the Limited. The MSRP for mine was $37649. It has NV (Nav), CL (Laser Cruise), VD(Stability Control), CF (Floor Mats), and 070 (Blizzard Pearl paint/Ivory Interior. My price was $100 over the invoice that the floor manager had on an inventory sheet. By KBB or Edmunds estimate I paid about $450 over invoice. The finance manager did also show me his screen showing that after taking dealership "expenses" into consideration they made a -$202 on the sale and netted about $750 including Toyota's 2% holdback for the dealership.   What sold me on the Limited was the combination of the keyless entry and ventilated front seats. My wife is forever juggling the kids, shopping bags, and her purse to find the $%#* keys. With the Limited you just drop the remote in your pocket (or purse) and grab the handle.   You can look at pictures of my Limited at the following site: www.photobucket.com   Under the user name: viking644 public password is: viking644   Hope this is helpful.
#332 of 1392 Re: When posting price paid........ [55396] by viking644 Jun 21, 2005 (3:33 pm)
Replying to: 55396 (Jun 17, 2005 10:46 am) Excellent point-   My price of $33,454 breaks down as follows: {Base Invoice $29,514. Delivery $540. Options $2,938 (CF-floor mats $126, NV-nav $1,625, CL-speed control $480, VD-stabilit control $520, 070-blizzard pearl paint $187} +$462 profit for the dealership according to KBB and Edmunds. Those total the price of $33,454. According to the dealerships floor manager's invoice their cost was $33,354-not certain if the were rolling advertising costs into that invoice or not. And yes, he did show me the sheet showing all the invoice prices on the allocated units coming in.   Now for the good stuff.   GAP insurance- if you're not sure what this is and you are financing your automobiles, go look it up. Prices go all over the place-basically they'll charge what they can for it. I paid $175 for 60 months coverage (my finance period).   Paint/Fabric protection- another interesting product which will cover you if your paint is damaged by bird dropping, tree sap, etc. and your interior from your kids and pets. The finance officer "offered it to me for $499. Note that the sheet they work off of has no printed prices. I ended up paying $349 just by telling them that I wanted a better price.   Extended Warranty- I forewent this as I don't put over 10k miles on my cars a year. Needless to say, you can "save" that money and use it to pay for repairs "if needed" instead of giving it up, up front.   The bottom line is that the finance room is a boiler room- be prepared to do some psycological warfare in there. Do your research and have a number-a line in the sand so to speak, which you will not come off of.   Good luck to all- I do love my new Avalon Limited and have NO reservations about the purchase.     Replies to this message: 307web (Jun 22, 2005 6:26 pm) viking644 (Jun 23, 2005 12:15 pm) mfoster1 (Jun 26, 2005 10:46 am) navlady (Jul 03, 2005 7:12 am) mackabee (Jul 07, 2005 2:44 pm)
#333 of 1392 Re: Buying an XL in Rockville, Maryland [mikes.] by xbi Jun 22, 2005 (10:04 am)
Replying to: mikes. (Jun 17, 2005 10:48 pm) Agreed with mikes, you should definitly try Fitzmall in Gaithersburg. They have their price online. No pressure. People were real nice. Definitely recommend Fitzmall. And if they don't have the selection you want, Koons or Frederick Toyota will be happy to give you at that price (maybe even a few hundred lower). BTW, Fizmall gave me the best price for my trade-in (on paper). Even better than carmax.
#334 of 1392 Just Got Desert Sand XLS by quilter Jun 22, 2005 (1:31 pm)
I went to one of the 17 dealerships here in the Atlanta area. They had the Desert Sand Mica one on the lot, with ONLY what I wanted: Nav, VSC. AND the mats were thrown in already. MSRP was 35,040, plus tax, documentation fee ($396!) and $ 21 for some minor taxes. My OTD price was 33,900. I tried to get lower, but I was told that SET (Southeast Toyota) gets $595/car. If I take that into consideration AND getting the mats without paying for them, I figure I paid about $200 over invoice (Edmunds). What I liked the most about doing business with this dealer is that they wanted to keep my business in our county rather than let me go to one of the others. Also, they didn't add all that extra (Toyoguard, etc.) that is PURE profit. The salesman told me after I bought the car, that Toyoguard costs them about $150...and they charge the customer $700.   I may not have gotten the BEST deal, but I am very pleased with the dealership, the experience, and (of course!) the car. BTW, this is the first non-American car that I have bought, even though I know it was designed and built in the US. I may never go back to "Detroit".

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