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Toyota RAV4 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: Toyota RAV4 2009 (AWD Sport I4) [pilotray121] by alex07631
Jan 06, 2009 (8:22 pm)
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Replying to: pilotray121 (Jan 06, 2009 1:26 pm)

Ray,
 
does $26.3 include NYS taxes and fees? if so please let me know which dealer. You are about 1000 under what i'm finding for the same car.
 
thanks,
Alex
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Re: Toyota RAV4 2009 (AWD Sport I4) [alex07631] by pilotray121
Jan 07, 2009 (8:33 am)
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Replying to: alex07631 (Jan 06, 2009 8:22 pm)

Alex:
 
you know that is the RAV 4 I4 not the V6. Is it still a good deal? The dealer is in Queens Long Island.
 
Ray
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QUEENSBORO TOYOTA by mazda626atx
Jan 07, 2009 (12:48 pm)
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I Think you must start your reseach by using the Edmonds site below, to determine your model invoice etc and then add on the options what you are saying is too vague as vehicles come in 2WD and 4WD althought I am quite certain 2 WD cars are only shipped to Florida and california as a rule.
Here is link to Edmonds
 
http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/rav4/2009/index.html
 
  The fellow that does the internet sales for QUEENSBORO Toyota has offered me a car for invoice pirce if he has it in stock.
    I think you should be carefull as it seems that your comments are a little vauge, and if you are exacting with car salesmen I fear you will get screwed.
 
  Use the Fitzmall site
 
http://www.fitzmall.com/Fitzway/carfind/resultsa.asp?MODE=NEW
  
as a starting place and tell your salesman that he should match that price. Mine at Queensboro did and I do not want to mention his name as it is prohibited in the forum but you can find it out by calling them and asking for him.
 
 Let us know how you made out
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Re: QUEENSBORO TOYOTA [mazda626atx] by residenteric
Jan 07, 2009 (6:03 pm)
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Replying to: mazda626atx (Jan 07, 2009 12:48 pm)

What is this $120 value package charge that Toyota forces you to pay? I didn't believe the salesman when he told me but after going to the Toyota.com site, it seems like you have no option to not pay for it.
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2009 RAV4 ltd by kmg422
Jan 07, 2009 (6:48 pm)
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I am very interested in the RAV4 ltd, though nervous because I have never owned an SUV, currently have a camry, the lease expires in April.
 
1. do you think I'll notice a difference in the ride?/cargo vs trunk? - thinking about renting one from Hertz for the weekend to try it out.
2. do you think the dealer can work a deal with my lease now or will they just fold the remaining payments in to my new car?
3. do you think I might get a better deal waiting until the Spring?
 
appreciate some insight...thanks.
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by residenteric
Jan 07, 2009 (8:32 pm)
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you should definitely feel a power difference from a smaller, lighter car unless you're getting a V6. Doesn't look like there's any national incentives right now, it's better to wait until they do. you know you can just test drive one instead of renting
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Re: [residenteric] by kmg422
Jan 08, 2009 (8:57 am)
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Replying to: residenteric (Jan 07, 2009 8:32 pm)

I did test drive the '08, my problem is that I think all the cars are for the 10 minute zip around the block; I made a big mistake with the vw passat a fews years ago, it was beautiful, but I never got used to driving a german car and could never park the thing correctly..I'm a good driver roots in Queens NY for parallel parking...traded it in after just a year, took a big hit, but was happy to go back to japanese steering..I don't want to make that mistake again so I thought if I had the car for a day or so that would give me a better real life experience, I found that toyota dealerships also rent cars.
 
You're right, I'm going to wait for some incentives on the '09.
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Re: [kmg422] by residenteric
Jan 08, 2009 (9:19 am)
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Replying to: kmg422 (Jan 08, 2009 8:57 am)

I'm deciding whether to buy either a Rav4 or CRV. So far my experiences with Toyota sales people have not been positive. For instance, one guy quoted me on the highest priced Base model while they have 6 other cheaper ones. Not just a little cheaper, 2k cheaper without all these unnecessary options they added to the car. Have I not done any homework before I walk into one of them, I would have been ripped off badly. Toyota dealers prices (invoice or sticker) are also the highest within the competition.
 
I've learned that car sales people are the worst liars and manipulators in the world. Don't believe anything they say. Some places say they will match or beat competition prices, but when you get there they will trash talk other dealers saying their prices are not legit or they don't have the cars. They will show you their invoices which are a couple hundreds higher than the true numbers. And when you compare their brand to another brand, of course they will say theirs last longer and have better resale values.
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Re: [residenteric] by kkrtrek
Jan 08, 2009 (11:33 am)
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Replying to: residenteric (Jan 08, 2009 9:19 am)

I have been trying to buy a 4WD RAV Limited for around two months, unsuccessfully. The arrogance of the dealers is astounding. I'm not sure what it is, perhaps it is a Toyota thing. I have never encountered such treatment before. Yesterday we were quoted $25,000 on a 2009 4WD, 4-cylinder RAV Limited. That is a great price, so we were proceeding. Today, oops, we quoted you the wrong car. That wasn't a Limited. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, as the price was very good. Today, they give us their absolute "best Internet price" on a $29,000 MSRP RAV--$28,100. Thanks, that is only about $2,000 over invoice. Toyota sales are down nearly 40% from last year. I don't get it.
 
I am on the West coast. I am pretty much ready to abandon the RAV search altogether and buy a Subie Forester, my second choice. Don't know what the Subaru dealers are like, but it could not possibly be worse than the arrogance of the Toyota dealers.
 
BTW, the "invoices" we have been shown are not accurate numbers at all--as was mentioned, many hundred above true invoice.
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Re: [kkrtrek] On Second Thought by kkrtrek
Jan 08, 2009 (11:47 am)
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Replying to: kkrtrek (Jan 08, 2009 11:33 am)

My wife got the email and replied "Is that bait and switch, or what?"
 
Sadly, I think she is right.

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