Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Toyota RAV4 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
2271 messages, Last post on Sep 07, 2008 at 1:23 PM
You are in the Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum. Your Hosts are car_man & kyfdx
|
Replying to: shine73 (Jul 24, 2006 7:29 am) am a grad student at Univ of il in urbana champaign, i am curious to know if being a student for the last 2 years would qualify me for the student rebate? i have a assistantship and no job offer letter do u think that wud be okay? thanks for your help! sam
|
|
|
Replying to: sam1461 (Nov 07, 2006 1:09 pm) |
|
A national newspaper is looking to interview consumers who have recently (within the past three months) purchased an SUV and crossover because of its optional or standard third-row seating. Please send an e-mail to ctalati edmunds.com no later than Friday, November 10, 2006 by 2:00 PM PST/5:00 EST containing your daytime contact information.
|
|
|
|
|
I live in Santa Cruz, CA and have started looking for a 2007 RAV4 Limited 4WD v6, specifically in Nautical Blue/Taupe leather. Haven't yet found a dealer in the state that has one in stock, but I've only looked a couple days. A few questions for the more experienced folk: 1. I located the invoice base price (not incl. options) at consumerguide.com for $24k (updated 11/2/06) for this model/make/trim. A dealer I spoke to said their invoice base price was $25k before options (we didn't get far enough into it for me to see the factory invoice so maybe that included extra fees/line item costs). Question: where can I get the most up-to-date invoice prices so that I can properly negotiate? Do they vary by region? 2. Posters have commented about special ordering particular colors/options, but the dealers here act like they just have to wait for their random shipment to arrive every 2 wks to see what they get. Or they can search other dealers. How do you go about special ordering? Are there extra costs for this? 3. I understand how to negotiate costs, but am I at a disadvantage since it's so hard to find my particular color combo, esp if it is coming from a 3rd party dealer? Any tips? If one dealer finds the car, how is the profit distributed between the two dealers (ie, who do you negotiate with)? Is it better to give a firm OTD offer? 4. In this particular case, would a broker make sense in order to have someone constantly scouring dealerships on my behalf? I've heard of a good one. Any help appreciated...
|
|
|
Replying to: santacruzing (Nov 09, 2006 10:53 am) The way it works in Florida is that any dealer can access the inventory for the next month or so before it arrives at port, they refer to it as "sea stock." It's a simple matter for them to divert a particular RAV4 to their dealership right off the boat. All they have to do in terms of reciprocity is to allow the other dealership (that originally ordered the RAV4) to have a similar vehicle that was earmarked for their lot. Southeast Toyota is the sole importer for the entire southeast region: FL, AL, GA, SC, NC. That's five states worth of inventory to choose from. It might not be as favorable for you. I would recommend negotiating with multiple dealers since they can all obtain the vehicle you want. Lowest price wins! OTD pricing is the only way to go as far as I'm concerned. Otherwise you'll finally settle on a price for the car and then the price will go up dramatically when they hit you up with all the fees and additional profit markups. An OTD price levels the playing field from the start, all the cards are on the table and the price is fixed. Check out my previous posts for more info. Good luck! -Brian |
|
|
Replying to: santacruzing (Nov 09, 2006 10:53 am) 1. I am not familiar with comsumerguide.com but it probably has the same numbers as edmunds.com. You can price a car there with whatever options you want and get the invoice and MSRP. The dealer's invoice will be about $400 more than the Edmund's invoice because of advertising costs the dealer has to pay to the manufacturer. In general, Fitzmall on the eas coast sells the REAV4 for $200 over the dealers invoice. This works out to be about $2000 under MSRP, depending on the model and options. Whether you look at invoice plus, MSRP minus or OTD pricing depends on your strategy. If you are talking to three different dealers and just want to know which one will let you drive a car off the lot for the lowest price, OTD works fine. If you want to walk into a dealer and make him an offer, you should use the MSRP or the invoice numbers to determine your offer. There is another strategy some use which is to fax or e-mail about 10-15 dealers and tell them what you want and ask them for their best price. If you send your e-mail on the last Tuesday of the month, you may find a dealer that needs to sell a vehicle to meet a quota and they might give you an outstanding price just to insure the sale because if they make their quota it could mean many thousands of dollars bonus money in their pockets. Be sure to contact the fleet manager or general sales manager and not just a salesperson. MSRP and invoice don't vary by region. Well, maybe in the SE and Gulf regions but that is a different story that you don't need to worry about. 2. Getting the exact vehicle you want can be difficult, depending on what you are looking for. For example, last I checked there were over 1100 RAV4s in the SE region but only six Limited 4WD 6cyl RAVs. There are a lot of things a dealer can do to try to find you the right vehicle and it really shouldn't cost anything extra but most dealers are lazy. You can "special order" a RAV but it might take several months to get what you want. This shouldn't cost anything either. 3. Dealers swap cars all the time so that isn't even something you should be concerned about. It will all even out in the long run for them. 4. I have never used a broker but I can see where there would be some advantages. It is just an extra cost, though, so it all depends on personal factors. Happy hunting. |
|
I am interested in a 07 2WD 4 cyl RAV and want leather seats. Don't care much whether it has heated seats or a moonroof or satellite radio. Wondering if anyone has purchased after-market leather? Also, can you add hands-free cell via bluetooth after market as well less expensively than going with a convenience pkg?
|
|
|
|
I am looking to get the best deal possible on a RAV4 in Dallas. I am looking for the base model, 2wd. I got an OTD price of 22K. Is this a good deal? I got the factory invoice which says base price is 18660. After adding 2% holdback 417$, 700$ Delivery Processing Fee, 700$ port option, T.A.F 354, T.M.F 251$ (I have no clue what these are), 1% Finance Reserve 218$ etc etc... it comes to 21705$. The dealer told that I can take it out of door at that price. Also he told me that he might be able to give a 500$ off.
|
|
|
I am in the Rocy Mountain region and have been quoted $24400 (+ Taxes,Title and Registration) for Base V6 4x4. No other dealer 'fees'. Besides standard features, it comes with option A. I have been told that the option A is something all Base 4x4 V6 'come built with' in my region. Seems to be true from the configurator on toyota.com for my zip code. Is this really the case? This option A contains: Cargo Net, Tonneau Cover, 6-CD Changer, Roof Rack,Aluminium alloy wheels (17 inch), Day time Running lights, Towing package, floor mats In addition to this if I go for: after market leather seats, Clear Bra, Toyota offered Security system (Dealer installed, not factory) and Driver/Passenger window tint, then I have to pay another $2400. How do you all think this price is? It will be helpful.
|
|
|
Replying to: cici (Nov 10, 2006 3:51 pm) |
|
You are here:
Forums
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Toyota RAV4 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2009 Toyota RAV4
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
