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#51 of 286 Re: Deals & where to buy in mid-Atlantic [ccinnova #49] by ccinnova Apr 27, 2004 (7:29 pm)
Replying to: ccinnova (Apr 26, 2004 5:48 pm) Thanks for the insight.   Do you think there is ANY chance I'll get any $ off MSRP? Is it worth a try to reach out to dealers in more rural areas?   Can you tell I haven't bought many cars?
#52 of 286 ccinnova check this out by jeffcee Apr 28, 2004 (6:46 am)
I think you can very easily find discounts. Mine was one of the very first delivered in the 2nd week of march. I got a $600 discount and did the whole transaction without setting foot in the dealership. I dealt with the internet manager of a dealership one hour from my city. Now that the cars are more readily available I don't believe they are selling as well as dealers thought. Many are listing their in stock units on ebay and I have yet to see one be sold. They get bids but never enough to meet the reserve. Here is one that is currently listed with NO RESERVE I bet it will go for it's opening bid price of $28,500 if it sells at all. It is in North Dakota but even if you paid $500 to have it shipped it would still be a bargain. Here is the web address...good luck! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item- =2476226939
#53 of 286 Finding a deal.. by tyresmoker Apr 28, 2004 (11:03 am)
One thing that is common in all the "deals" mentioned is the observation that the cars came from "b" or "c" dealers who viewed the incoming $32k convertible as a liability on the books as opposed to a money maker as the "a" dealers are doing. Search the smaller dealers. Making the assumption that they are not selling as Toyota expected is a HUGE one. You are afterall pointing to a car in North Dakota for your example. Dont see dealers in Fla, CA or even New England posting the same offers on ebay....
#54 of 286 by stickguy Apr 28, 2004 (11:55 am)
there ain't none of these sitting around gathering dust on the lots in my area of NJ. Maybe in December, but not now.
#55 of 286 Stickguy by tyresmoker Apr 28, 2004 (1:09 pm)
I don't know where you are in Jersey, but Prestige in Ramsey has two SLE's in red. I think they are selling them at sticker (not over). They are a pretty high volume dealer, they have had a few of them already.
#56 of 286 Re Finding a deal by jeffcee Apr 28, 2004 (8:27 pm)
I still don't think they are selling as well as Toyota anticipated. Yes the car I gave a link to was in North Dakota but others on Ebay have been from South Florida and South Carolina. The Florida car in Palm Beach county only received 2 bids neither of which made the reserve. I bought mine in Racine Wisconsin less than 40 minutes away from Libertyville, IL which is one of the largest Toyota dealers in the Chicago area. If these cars are as "hot" as the dealers claim I cannot imagine why a dealer in S FL would have to list the car on ebay....why wasn't it presold or traded to a Miami dealer etc. Don't get me wrong I love my 04 convertible I just don't believe all the hype that the supply is so tight as to warrant list price or over.
#57 of 286 Ebay by stickguy Apr 29, 2004 (5:19 am)
I think there are a couple of reasons. One is the chance of getting someone desperate that pays way over sticker. The other is cheap advertising. That is, prospects call about the car which happens to have sold locally, but might get sold another incoming unit.   It only cost $40 or so to list, so not a big deal for a dealer to troll some units out there to test the waters.
#58 of 286 ebay by tyresmoker Apr 29, 2004 (5:50 am)
wasn't the car in south Fla. opening up at $35.2k? I think there was another one that was opening up at sticker, and there is one with 1500 miles on it with a "reserve not met" $28.2k. It is a function of supply and demand..my local dealer still has two with $5k adm's on them..quite frankly if i was in his shoes..i would probably do the same thing. It is finallly the season in New England..and as they say..there is an a$$ for every seat!! Replies to this message: vbtoyota (Nov 08, 2004 2:02 pm)
#59 of 286 Tyresmoker by jeffcee Apr 29, 2004 (8:14 am)
If these cars are truly in such high demand and with summer just around the corner how did you convince a dealer in a major metro area (Pitsburgh)to give you a $2000+ discount. Again I think they are great cars but at list price and above I believe dealers will be sitting on them for a while. With dealers willing to discount as much as yours was and the ease of buying through the internet and low cost shipping the market will not sustain the price gouging for very long.
#60 of 286 MSRP by stickguy Apr 29, 2004 (10:08 am)
on these is not a bad deal IMHO, especially when you compare to the compitition. 28K for a nicely loaded SE is about sticker on a mid level Sebring (although the have rebates to offset some of the diff), and 10-20K off the Euros (Audi, BMW, SAAB), which don't really offer much different, feature wise (some safety stuff I guess, and gadgets). Heck, a PT cruiser costs more than the SOlara if you get the GT model.   I happened to sit in a 3 series 'vert today, and the back seat is significantly tighter, basically kids only. It seems like the only other choice if you need to use the car as a "real" car (that is, regular back seat use and stuff in the trunk), on the the Sebring really competes.   Discounts are nice, but they aren't making enough of these to turn them into distressed merchandise.

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