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#797 of 1403 Browns Toyota - Glen Burnie Md by henryat1140 Jan 05, 2006 (8:41 pm)
While shopping for a 2006 Limited in my choice of color, I saw that this dealer had one in stock. I called and inquired, providing the stock number. The salesman - who sounded about 17 years old wasn't willing to look up the car while I waited - he wanted my phone number (Ploy #1).   I finally convinced him to check to see if they actually had the car in inventory, but he wasn't willing to quote a price, insisting I come in.   I got the impression they deal with a lot of uninformed buyers, or people who 'have' to buy a car, and the idea of speaking with someone who was fully informed about the car and it's accessories, and was qualified and ready to buy the car was a rare experience for them.   He still kept giving me a runaround so I terminated the call and phoned back and asked for the sales manager. While speaking to him, evidently the salesman was in the background listening and said to the manager I was a smarta**.   I did get a price from the sales manager, but forgot to ask what color the interior was. When I called back the sales manager was in a meeting, so I left a message. When he called me back the first words out of his mouth were "this better be good, it's a long distance call".   I can't recall ever being treated more rudely by a car dealer.   In my opinion, this dealer is a fast-buck type, ready to pull any shenangans necessary to even get a customer in the showroom.   I would suggest anyone contacting them be very cautious - and be prepared for the worst kind of tactics.
#798 of 1403 Re: GOOD DEALER IN MARYLAND [usaid98] by mikamylau Jan 05, 2006 (10:36 pm)
Replying to: usaid98 (Jan 05, 2006 6:21 pm) Do you mean Darcars? I emailed them, because they had what appeared to be an '03 or '04 Avalon listed as '05. Emailed them 3 times because the deal seemed pretty good, but you couldn't tell from the angle of the photo what year it really was. Never heard back.   As an update, though, tonite I just purchased a demo '05 XLS/Blizzard/Ivory/VSC/JBL/Mats/Wheel locks/Remote start with 5,350 miles on it for 29K even here in suburban Philly at Thompson Toyota. The salesman was a great guy. The sales mgr played the part of The Heavy to the max. He didn't want to give an inch on our trade-in, but after finding out what day he was off, I called the salesman that day and asked him to talk to the Genl Sales Mgr, who had never previously returned my calls. Within hours, they closed the gap more than halfway on the $600 we were apart, and the deal was done.   What I learned for future reference was to try to pick out and talk to the salesman who is least experienced or really seems to need a deal, and use that to your advantage. The sales mgrs seem to want to build those folks up, and letting them make deals at lower profit is better than letting them fail.
#799 of 1403 Re: Problems? [starman98] by atley Jan 06, 2006 (2:47 pm)
Replying to: starman98 (Nov 26, 2005 12:15 pm) My new 2006 Avalon had some problems and surprises. Mine is an XLS as was my 2001. The'06 has no side molding which makes me nervous when I have to park in a parking lot. Also, it has no automatic driver seat setting for two different drivers as my '01 had. That feature is on the Limited Model now but not the Avalon. I REALLY miss that too! Also, since I have had it for about a month I've notice that there is a hesitation in the foot feed which the Toyota service manager tells me can't be adjusted because it it controlled by the computer as opposed to the old wire system. He told me there was more of a hesitation in the '05 but that they have informed him they won't be adjusting it again for pollution reasons. Another problem I've noticed is that the molding on the top of the car is coming loose. They said it was held down by a clip which must have been broken so they will replace that. Sounds cheap to me! But the worst problem has been spots in the paint on the hood. They blamed them on the coating that comes on new cars. Said the glue from the coating got in the paint. They sent me to the body shop to have a heat gun applied to it to melt the glue and said it would just disappear. Well, it didn't. The spots are still there so now they want me to take it back to the body shop and have it put in a baking chamber. I'm wondering how wise it is to put a new car in a baking chamber? Ouch! That sounds like it could damage the paint finish. Does anyone have any suggestions about that?
#800 of 1403 Re: 2006 Avalon Ltd [voiceguy] by aleksandrbel Jan 10, 2006 (7:32 pm)
Replying to: voiceguy (Dec 16, 2005 3:26 pm) Please provide more info about this "fantastic" deal ( phone or ... ).   Thanx.Alex.
#801 of 1403 Re: Purchase Price for my 2006 Avalon LTD [bobr321] by mevande Jan 11, 2006 (11:54 pm)
Replying to: bobr321 (Dec 27, 2005 7:48 pm) Target a price at or a little below invoice. The dealer holdback on an Avalon LTD is $676 and when you add any other incentive, ie end of month/quarter the dealer has over 1200.00 BELOW invoice to work with.
#802 of 1403 Re: Why can't I find an Avalon XLS [cfulton1] by gotthawantz Jan 17, 2006 (8:36 am)
Replying to: cfulton1 (Jan 10, 2004 9:16 am) I am in the Memphis area also, and went to Lander's Toyota in Little Rock, and they are AWESOM!! had many, XLS and limited's to cloose from and would order me anything that i wanted,. their service was far, far better than ANYOTHER dealer I've ever used on the past, they are truely there for the customers, no hassle, and sold me my $39,000 car for $34,000, and I found that to be a great deal!! Call them today, and YES my 06 is FABULOUS!!
#803 of 1403 Re: Bought Avalon, how did I do? [davidwilp] by gotthawantz Jan 17, 2006 (8:39 am)
Replying to: davidwilp (Feb 28, 2004 6:37 am) I think you did fine, my MSRP was $38,ooo and I walked out the door paying $33,000 for my 06 limited, with all the fancy stuff!! I think I did good too!
#804 of 1403 2006 Touring by mneuliep Jan 17, 2006 (12:56 pm)
I'm not much of a negotiator but this is the deal I got at Dunning Toyota, Ann Arbor MI: 2006 Touring with JBL stereo, stability control w/ heated seats, mats, and Sirius. MSRP is $32,033. I paid $30,170 plus $170 doc fee, tax and tags.
#805 of 1403 Re: Avalon XLS [usaid98] by sloniecki Jan 20, 2006 (7:47 pm)
Replying to: usaid98 (Jan 04, 2006 6:40 pm) Did you get any other options beside vsc and window tint. I've been quoted $30,600 for '06 XLS with remote starter, rear spoiler, vsc, heated front seats, and front end road protector. Replies to this message: usaid98 (Jan 20, 2006 8:52 pm)
#806 of 1403 Re: Avalon XLS [sloniecki] by usaid98 Jan 20, 2006 (8:52 pm)
Replying to: sloniecki (Jan 20, 2006 7:47 pm) The only options I purchased was window tint, mudguards, carpets/mats and vsc with heated front seats. My bottom line price with sales taxs/profit/fuel surcharges/filing fee/ was $30,690.01. This price also included such items built in like del charge/SE Toyota Admin fee/Fuel surcharge (6 gals) and set-up. Hope answers your question. If not keep asking and I will do my best to answer any other question.  I just pick up the car today. Working my way thru the owner's manual. One thing I did not know prior to buying the car is how the event data recorder is being used. I think everybody needs to read this section. It is on page iv v. I am sure I will have some more questions on the my car after reading the manual.

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