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#640 of 1417 Re: Just bought 2006 Avalon Limited [jeffgriz] by dshahs Oct 04, 2005 (3:12 pm)
Replying to: jeffgriz (Oct 04, 2005 8:37 am) The Blizzard Pearl is a great color and if you do a dark tint the car just stands out. My dealer could only give me such a deal on the Silver Pine Mica because the demand for the color is not high but 1 look at the color and i was in love with the color.
#641 of 1417 Re: price for avalon limited [dshahs] by cjponline Oct 05, 2005 (9:50 am)
Replying to: dshahs (Sep 30, 2005 5:30 pm) My 2006 Indigo Ink Limited, with mats, laser cruise, & vsc (no NAV) was 33,738 plus tax. My wait was just over 3 weeks. I shopped 4 separate dealerships, none had a limited on the lot!   This is my 3rd Avalon ('95, '01) and the car has surpassed every expectation! Replies to this message: vmun (Oct 06, 2005 10:15 am)
#642 of 1417 Re: price for avalon limited [cjponline] by vmun Oct 06, 2005 (10:15 am)
Replying to: cjponline (Oct 05, 2005 9:50 am) Just got my 2006 Limited Titanium metalic with mats, laser cruise and VSC for $33.300 plusTTL. The dealer initialy quoted $33,000 without the laser cruis as I wanted but since he cannot find one without he agreed to eat away half the prise on this. The MSRP on laser cruise is $600.00. Ishoped 5 different dealers in 50 mile radius on the phone and e-mail then took the best price quote from a dealer 40 miles away and had my closes dealer to home match this.   This is my first Avalon, what a great car so far, everybody who has seen this car is falling in love with it.
#643 of 1417 Options? or not? by voiceguy Oct 07, 2005 (9:12 am)
I want a 2006 Limited but I don't want Remote Start, VSC, Floor Mats, Nav... But I am told the ONLY "option" on a Limited is Nav.---'Either/Or'... All the rest comes with Limited wether I want it or not! Comments please. Replies to this message: zorro16 (Oct 07, 2005 2:25 pm) aurora1 (Oct 12, 2005 4:55 am) voiceguy (Oct 12, 2005 9:24 am)
#644 of 1417 Re: Options? or not? [voiceguy] by zorro16 Oct 07, 2005 (2:25 pm)
Replying to: voiceguy (Oct 07, 2005 9:12 am) they are wrong,most of the times the dealer installs remote start. vsc, floor mats and nav are options. they are not standard. shop around the town to find a plain limited.
#645 of 1417 VSC by lazarous Oct 08, 2005 (12:38 pm)
Replying to: northwestohio1 (Sep 30, 2005 4:45 pm) Excuse my lack of knowledge about this: I would like to know if it's worth it to have (Vehicle Stability Control) and (JBL Synthesis) as options on a new Avalon? If all possible, give me a brief explanation of their function. Much appreciated. Replies to this message: dreasdad (Oct 10, 2005 7:40 am)
#646 of 1417 Re: Gulf States Toyota? [brown3] by sob Oct 10, 2005 (6:08 am)
Replying to: brown3 (Oct 03, 2005 11:18 am) I addressed this issue within the Gulf States region earlier. I suggest you search the forum using my ID (sob or SOB) and the messages will be made available for your review.   SOB
#647 of 1417 Re: VSC [lazarous] by dreasdad Oct 10, 2005 (7:40 am)
Replying to: lazarous (Oct 08, 2005 12:38 pm) check out carcrash.org for info on VSC. http://www.carcrash.org/mediaweb/00003.pdf
#648 of 1417 Avalon in SE Michigan by cc123 Oct 10, 2005 (3:06 pm)
I'm looking for an Avalon Ltd. or XLS with NAV, JBL Synthesis, VSC, Moonroof optional. I see $1200 above invoice regularly in the forums but not sure if this applies to my area, SE Michigan (I am willing to travel up to 3 hours).   Also, given that these two models are similar in terms of options, which would get a better deal?   Comments?
#649 of 1417 2006 Avalon Limited with VSC and LCC + Mats by bps007 Oct 11, 2005 (5:39 am)
Just took delivery of our 2006 Avalon Limited with VSC, LCC and mats (includes trunk). Negotiated 3 dealers down to $32540 (includes all dealer costs but excluded government fees of $67 tags/title) and got my local dealer to match the price (Even though their initial offer was in the high $33k range). Leased for $482/mo with no money down and included 1st payment rolled into the lease along with acquisition fee. Money Factor of .00167 (which equates to about 4% annual interest rate - pretty good) and residual of 42% (48month/12k miles). Southeast district dealers do NOT participate in the national Toyota finance programs - they have their own lease programs. As a long time Honda/Acura owner with many purchases and leases under my belt, I found the Toyota process to be quite "old school" - from the dealers tactics to the way they try to "hide" costs - more so than most Honda dealers I've dealt with in the past. I just leased a 2006 Honda Touring Odyssey the same week and had a much easier experience dealing with about 15-20 different Honda dealers. In the case of the Avalon and specifically Toyota dealers, I contacted dealers in 6 different states and lease rates and information about the exact same automobile were ALL OVER THE MAP!!! Only problem is Honda/Acura really doesn't have a vehicle right now to compete with the Avalon and the car is a very good value. To share info with the others in this group who ask about only certain options being available according to some dealers, I learned that is a district by district policy, but it can be overridden. In other words, there are I believe either 11 or 13 districts in the US. Each decides what "standard" vehicle options they will try to package to the consumer. In the case of the Southeast district, they even add things as if they were from Toyota, but they are not available in other districts (i.e. additional "factory tint" - more than what already comes on the Limited). At the end of the day, I learned that if you are in a district that wants to sell you a "prepackaged" Limited for example, just tell them you have a dealer who is willing to order from the factory what you want - a plain vanilla Limited or pick and choose your options. If they say it can't be done, simply scratch them off the list. I found these dealers to be the most difficult to work with. Be sure to keep everyone to the same bidding specs. Decide exactly what you want up front (everything) before you start contacting and asking for quotes. In the end, I found it pretty easy to get the deal above once I figured out all of the annoying details of the Toyota distribution and financing process. Honda is much easier to get quotes that are truly apples and apples. When I explained the Honda process to a Toyota Finance manager at one of the many dealers I contacted, he seemed to think that Honda has it figured out better than Toyota. Bottom line, we are pleased with the deal, pleased with the car (so far) and I hope this information helps other buyers. I have gotten so much help from these postings and wanted to give something back. Thanks. Replies to this message: sulky (Oct 11, 2005 6:14 pm) bps007 (Oct 12, 2005 10:11 am)

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