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| I went to a Toyota/Scion dealer (Miller Toyota in Culver City, CA) today to get on the obligatory Prius wait list (MSRP), and out of curiosity, I asked the sales guy what they are selling Scions for. According to him, xB/xA are going MSRP, and tC with some discount. I was surprised, becasue Corolla's are bigger, has better mileage, and can be had for $ 13000 (CE model). But I set in an xB and was really amazed at the space inside. If this Prius does not workout (long wait or whatever may happen), I am going for a xB. | |
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So i am considering the xB to replace my P.O.S. vw golf took it for a test drive loved it but am a little scared by no haggle idea of price. Since thats set in stone i guess i can still haggle about trade in value on the vw but here's my question: when i looked on the scion website and was building my xB all of the accessories, both int. and ext. had a little disclaimer saying that the price of the accessories varies and so i thought: HERES a possible window for haggling. has anyone out there tried haggling on the price of accessories for their xB? I dont want to trick mine out but theres a few i'd definitely like and if its possible to get the dealer down on the price of accessories i'd definitely like to give it a shot. thanks for the help.... andy m.
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Replying to: jdsquane (Aug 27, 2006 8:48 pm) Tell them your are getting 10 quotes and will take the lowest price. That you will definitely be buying in the next few days (before EOM). Avoid quickquotes thru edmunds, cars.com etc as dealers pay for exclusive rights for these and quotes will usually be noncompetitive. Go thru individual dealer websites from dealer locator on SCION website if email (with your cell#) is your choice. Bring up trade after narrowing to 3 dealers to compete . If it is in good shape maybe get a phone quote. They may overappraise your trade to book a sale at the EOM. I don't know how much your VW is worth. If substantial, shop your trade to several VW dealers (preferably) . Tell them you need cash and your shopping around and need to sell this car today, and you want their best shot on your car and you will sell it if their price is high enough. (It won't be.... sounds ok but I've got substantially better offers .. (What are the offers?: substantially more than what you gave ) I'll look around--give card with cell # "in case the scenery changes") Do this 2 or three times for a cherry auto. Will give you a decent view of the market and minimizes the worst of the lowballs + leaves an opening for callbacks if they did. Gets the offers to firm up quicker. (Bibles, bluebooks, kelly, edmunds can vary substantially-- higher or lower than what the market around you will bear. and it gives you an idea of what SCION should approach. ) Perhaps they'll give you a few hundred more for your trade to move a SCION and book a sale. Perhaps some add ons at cost or better. All in total quote. Your canvas of 10 + dealers will reveal the most eager. (in general,70% aren't) Depending on financing situation you may wind up selling the trade to the VW dealer if the SCION offers aren't adequate. Ya never know till ya try, and ya gotta get MANY (not just 3-4) competing bids to get narrowed down to those few who may want to move a car. --Happy Hunting --jjf
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Replying to: jfritsch (Aug 28, 2006 12:23 am) |
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Replying to: jdsquane (Aug 27, 2006 8:48 pm) The biggest difference in price for me was shopping the dealers' fees. They are free to charge any fees they want, as part of their "pure price". They are supposed to post fees in the showroom, but they usually satisfy the posting requirement by putting the fees on their websites under "About Us", which I did not know. The three dealers around me had total fees of $900, $500 and $400. I encountered the $900 at the first dealer I went to. I did not really notice the $900 until I asked that dealer to write up a purchase order, which showed some strangely worded items like "special benefits package" and "salesman" that he admitted were fees. When I tried to negotiate the excessive $900 in fees, I was told to go check other dealers. So I did.
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Replying to: aatherton (Aug 28, 2006 4:07 am) when you say you bought the parts online, are you talking about direct from scion and then installing them yourself or off of some other website? i'm fairly handy and what i can't do i think i could get my brother to do, but i would like to make sure scion parts go into the car so that i dont end up messing with the warranty. anyways, thanks again for the tips.... andy m.
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Replying to: jdsquane (Aug 28, 2006 5:39 pm) Rear shocks, pair SensaTrac #5987 NAPA 76 Cabin air filter OEM Precision 28 Console arm rest Zeta Precision 204 Exhaust tip Valor NewScion Carson 50 Floor mats OEM ScionWarehouse 55 Fog lights OEM ScionWarehouse 219 R bumper applique OEM ScionWarehouse 45 Rubber floor mats Classic W31-W20 F&R WeatherTech 112 Cargo mat OEM ScionWarehouse 45 Grille OEM, black Greentree Toyota 122 Body side molding Black rubber Custom Auto Trim 115 Black ground effects Bedliner spray Line-X of Louisville 350 Rear sway bar TRD Sparks Toyota 155 Strut bar DC Sports CS-2 CSB1401 Ptuning 92 Dashboard cover Suede, black Calif Car Cover 45 Sunroof Webasto Inbuilt 640 Auto Sunroof Co. 1272 Leather seats Katzskins, black Auto Sunroof Co. 1272 Seat cover Superfit single Sheepskin Outlet 72 Wood dash Veneerz - basic kit Veneerz.com 71 Cruise control Rostra AllScion 195 Bra, 2-pc carb fiber Colgan Colgan 200 ScanGuageII Linear Logic Linear Logic 180 (The prices include shipping. Add $150 to the cruise control for professional installation.)
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Replying to: aatherton (Aug 29, 2006 9:20 am) Did the "Dashboard cover Suede, black Calif Car Cover" lay perfectly flat on the dash and more importantly did it stop all the reflected glare? I have a DashMat Black on my Honda FIT that blocks 100% of the glare but doesn't particularly fit very well. Thanks............... Regards, Bubba
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Replying to: bprenderson (Aug 29, 2006 11:31 am) Since I don't use it all the time, I only stuck the hooked velcro tape in two places around the speedo housing. The hooked tape grabs the back of the dashmat gently. The dashmat lies on the xB dash very well if I take time to place it carefully and leave it there for a day. But most of the time I just slap in on the dash for a few hours and don't care if I don't get it perfect. If I used spots of tape everywhere and left the dashmat in place to settle out, it would lie perfectly. The dash used to get almost too hot to touch in the sun, which increased the load on the AC and made the parked car very hot. The dashmat only gets warm to the touch, which reduces the load on the AC and makes the parked car a lot cooler. |
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