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Replying to: mtransue1 (Apr 07, 2005 1:43 pm) http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax_hybrid.shtml
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Anyone have any opinions on: 1) How much to pay 2) which dealer to buy it from 3) how to contact dealer (phone, website, in person etc) Here is what I have found on edmunds MSRP INVOICE TMV ------- ------- ------- National Base Price $20,975 $19,314 $21,714 Regional Adjustment - - $0 Optional Equipment $5,065 $4,176 $5,065 BC Package #6 $5,065 $4,176 $5,065 Color Adjustment - - $0 Driftwood Pearl Destination Charge $540 $540 $540 ------- ------- ------- Total with Options $26,580 $24,030 $27,319
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Replying to: lloydus (Apr 07, 2005 7:40 pm) I think it's always better to start with the website, find out who the internet sales person is, and deal directly with whomever that is. You can search for the dealer websites through the Toyota USA site, or Google.
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That part about "time of the year" etc is just pure bull you-know-what. They are not giving you what your trade is worth because they are in business to make money. They will recondition your trade at almost no cost to them and then sell it for three or four grand more than they give you. It's nothing unusual. Car dealers have been doing this since the beginning of the Automobile era. One option is to get trade-in quotes from other Toyota dealers in your area (hopefully more in line with KBB and Edmunds) and take the figures back to Cherry Hill and tell them they are full of it, if the other dealers offer you more. At least you will have SOME bargaining power if you can show that they are low balling your trade versus other dealers. Good luck, and remember: Priuses are MUCH MUCH easier to get than they were six months ago. You are likely to find one at a dealer on any given day which will meet your needs. They are NOT still in the "the only ones we get now are special orders" mode. Toyota sold more Priuses in March 2005 than any other month because they can FINALLY get batteries from their suppliers faster. Shop around.... |
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Just proves the old advice: "get it in writing." When I ordered a Prius in November 2003, I asked the sales rep to send me all the details we agreed to over the phone in an email--pricing, delivery schedule, etc. And he did that. He was professional and helpful during the whole nine-month waiting process--even sent me and others on the long waiting list a weekly spreadsheet with our positions (partial names for confidentiality), and kept me updated on what was going on at the factory and in the region--which ultimately was bad news as they started allocating fewer Prii with my package; I eventually ran out of time on my leased car and bought something else. But it was not the fault of the sales rep or the dealer. |
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Does anyone know how to contact Toyota direct. I know when my parent had a problems with there Ford, they did contact Ford's Main headquarters and went right to the top and explained their problems. They got results with in a few days. Does Toyota have something like this, where they can find out about there dealers or problems with the vehicles from the consumer. Also, is there any other web sites (like this one) where people can tell the good & bad parts of buying a car, so other are informed? I spoke to the dealer, after my ride home (about 2 hours) and asked them to come up in there offer on my vehicle. They informed me that there was no need, that my Prius was sold with in minutes of me releasing it and a delivery date was set for the new owners. It also seems that if I financed the car through Toyota, I would have been offered more money, but since I was getting a car loan else where at 3.75% and they were no where close to it, they did not give me there best price. Seems strange, they were getting sticker price for the prius, so they were making money, so why not come up a few bucks to make a customer happy, as opposed to pissing a customer off. Don't you get more fly's with honey, than with nothing but a big hassle? Any of your thoughts will be helpful at this time. Thanks,
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Replying to: lmacklin (Mar 28, 2005 6:51 pm) Your feedback much appreciated. |
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Replying to: timber104 (Apr 08, 2005 4:51 pm) That is not Toyota mentality. They are rated substandard on customer service by Consumer Reports for good reasons. I would complain to CR and the BBB in that area. I think getting anyone at Toyota corporate to listen is highly unlikely. If you have a local Omsbudsman at a local TV station, they are are good way to expose that kind of shoddy business. I would not expect to get any kind of deal from that dealer. Go on the Internet and look for dealers in a 100 mile radius. They cannot all be bad. I just bought a new VW Passat in Portland. They gave me almost a $1000 discount for cash. Or I could use their 2.9% financing. I like cash deals. Last I would sell the 4Runner was it, this fall. By then the Prius should be plentiful and chances of buying exactly what you want at close to Invoice is much better. This last gas spike gave the dealers the opportunity to make a few more bucks and that is what they are in business to do. |
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