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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences 2004-2009 Toyota Prius Prices Paid and Buying Experience
1971 messages, Last post on Sep 10, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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Replying to: bodomo (May 06, 2009 10:04 am)
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Replying to: rbk3 (May 01, 2009 3:06 pm) |
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Replying to: oldsarg (May 02, 2009 6:33 am) |
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Replying to: amsh (May 10, 2009 7:18 pm) Ummm, not so much. Random SoCal Toyota dlrship First SoCal dealer to come up on Google, 5/11 4pm Pacific, shows 8 '09 Prii hangin' about. So maybe there are a few in SoCal?
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Replying to: dogsonboard (May 11, 2009 3:10 pm) The gasoline savings of 10 over 09 appears to be something like an insignificant 17 gallons per year. I'm not sure how the advertised power difference plays out. To my taste my 08 has plenty of power. I'd be tempted to go for the 10 if they permit towing. Any info on that?
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Replying to: bob104 (May 18, 2009 7:04 am) |
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I received a quote for a 2009 Package #6 today at slightly over invoice (less than $200), but the quote added on a $650 "bank fee" and a $45 "doc fee." Is this customary with Toyotas? Thanks!
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Replying to: prc2 (May 19, 2009 8:07 am) In Oregon, Dealer Doc fee is set to $50.00 fixed, by law. Bank fee - what the heck is that? There is title and sales tax where I live. Both are well documented, easily calculated, and reasonable. I recently haggled over a 2009 level 6 Touring. Got the deal negotiated to invoice +$509 + $50.00 Doc fee + $8.00 title transfer fee + 6% sales tax (I'm an out-of-state buyer). I didn't accept the deal and walked away because I felt the car should simply have been sold a flat invoice. The sales manager didn't want to go lower, because he felt there was still demand for the 2009s, and he wanted at least $500 over invoice. That, and I think I p***ed him off because I had the gall to tell him the vehicle was only worth invoice, *at best*. The dealership had a couple of other 2009s on the lot, and had already received and sold a 2010 (at a healthy markup, I might add). I'll be curious to see what will happen. In this part of the world, Toyota is offering $1,000 cash rebate or 0% for 60 months. In Nevada, it's a $2,000 rebate. I suspect Toyota may have to increase rebates to move unsold units in June. For a number of years (almost a decade!), Toyota has had the hybrid market to themselves, and have had the luxury of "the wind at their back". A good economy, ever rising fuel prices, and a growing market with no real competitors, return customers who traded in for newer models, and great word-of-mouth. Toyota Dealers have had the luxury of basically cashing the MSRP purchase checks from hard working well meaning buyers. All of a sudden, fuel prices are half what they were a year ago, the economy is, shall we say, poor, and there's competitors like Honda and Ford getting into the hybrid game. Granted, Toyota (and their affiliated dealers) are not impaired the way, say Chrysler and its dealers are, but it's more a headwind than a tailwind right now for Toyota dealers. For me, I'm going to take a hard look at a F**d hybrid. I'll wait and see if Toyota raises its rebates in June before I go back to look at a 2009 Prius. I don't need to buy a new car, let alone buy one right now. There's going to be several *years* of tough economy ahead of us, and there's always another sale on the horizon. Don't rush out to buy a 2009, either. There are plenty of 2009s out there on the dealer lots. And the 2010s look a better buy. My best to you, -Kevin
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Replying to: boiseboomer (May 19, 2009 9:10 am)
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Replying to: prc2 (May 19, 2009 9:14 am) If they simply want to gouge you tell them to do it straight to your face. I hate hidden fees. |
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