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2010 Toyota Prius Prices Paid and Buying Experiences

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#1028 of 1188 honda prius by miket14

Sep 29, 2012 (4:44 pm)

Just got an offered form a dealership for $21,733 for a honda prius 2. Sounds like a good deal but with tax + car alarm(695) + registration fees + 5% apr(4000down and $32372 months) first time buyer it seems the total came out to be like $27,000 for a honda prius 2 for first time buyer. Do you guys think its worth it?

#1029 of 1188 Re: gotta have a p-four!!! [saz25] by drivinggal

Sep 30, 2012 (11:12 am)

Replying to: saz25 (Sep 14, 2012 8:04 pm)
I'd love to have Steve negotiate for me! I just bought a Prius IV (with solar package).
 
Sticker price was $33,193. Invoice was $31,163. Offered $30,400 and he let me walk out the door (no call back).
 
Went back and the lowest I could get him to was $31,500 (said he had to make "something" -- although I know they make $ even below invoice). However, I really wanted that exact color/seat combo so took it. Over and above $31,500 was tax and license plate fees (nothing else).
 
Loving it so far!

#1030 of 1188 Re: gotta have a p-four!!! [drivinggal] by saz25

Sep 30, 2012 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: drivinggal (Sep 30, 2012 11:12 am)
Knowing that they wouldn't budge then why didn't you contact another dealer and just say "If you beat $X, I'll buy the car from you "?
 
Steve

#1031 of 1188 Re: honda prius [miket14] by miataracer

Sep 30, 2012 (2:14 pm)

Replying to: miket14 (Sep 29, 2012 4:44 pm)
So was it a Honda or was it a Prius? Because it can't be both....

#1032 of 1188 Re: Please let me know if i am getting a good deal [jppicks] by miataracer

Sep 30, 2012 (2:18 pm)

Replying to: jppicks (Sep 29, 2012 12:14 am)
When I say we paid around 23k, yes that's "out the door", but we pay taxes and plates later at the DMV, when we register the car. So we still have that expense ahead, however I have also sold a couple vehicles recently (privately) and we do get "credit" for those full amounts off the price of the new car. So luckily I will only pay taxes on maybe 5k.

#1033 of 1188 Re: gotta have a p-four!!! [saz25] by drivinggal

Sep 30, 2012 (9:23 pm)

Replying to: saz25 (Sep 30, 2012 12:45 pm)
I did. Went to another local dealership and they said they said they could beat the price by only $150 less-- but they didn't have the exact car I wanted in stock.
 
When I told them I was in no rush and could wait if they'd come down more- they said they couldn't. Guess I could have shopped around on the internet and saved some more $ , but I wanted to buy the car locally so made the deal.

#1034 of 1188 Platinum Warranty on 2012 Prius IV-- Worth it? by drivinggal

Sep 30, 2012 (9:34 pm)

I knew better than to buy an extended warranty from the dealership when I bought my Prius IV, but I'm curious to know if others have purchased one. I did get the top of the line IV with the solar package. FYI, the finance manager quoted me an OUTRAGEOUS NUMBER-- $2,500 for 5 years/125K miles ("kindly" offered to throw in LoJack for that price).
 
I am wondering if:
a) it's not worth it at all (or if the gold package is just as good)
b) shop online for best deal now (I saw "Jerry" at Midwest Toyota offers competitive prices)
c) if I should wait until I'm near the end of my 3 warranty and see how it goes then.
 
Any advice?

#1035 of 1188 Re: Platinum Warranty on 2012 Prius IV-- Worth it? [drivinggal] by jppicks

Oct 01, 2012 (11:46 am)

Replying to: drivinggal (Sep 30, 2012 9:34 pm)
Some people are warranty people some aren't. Personally I would prefer to not have it since the hybrid battery and transmission are covered anyway and the warranty does not cover those items. If you look on slickdeals they discuss dealers that will sell these to you at half price. Obviously you don't need to buy it from the same dealer you bought the car. If you read the thread over there you can see the arguments for it and arguments against it. It seems more times than not though any issues you may have are maintenance related and won't actually be covered by the additional warranty.

#1036 of 1188 Re: Prius III OTD 263k south bay area CA [songcar] by wcs3

Oct 01, 2012 (4:58 pm)

Replying to: songcar (Sep 21, 2012 9:17 am)
I am starting to shop for a Prius III base and also went to SV Toyota where they quoted a price of $24888 and OTD $27333. Can you share with me which east bay dealership you went to? Thank you!

#1037 of 1188 buying experiences by jaketwo

Oct 07, 2012 (2:10 pm)

sticker was $29,700 including the BS SE Toyota $895 charge and the dealer prep of another $795 so I offered $25k out the door after dickering back and forth we got down to $25,700 however they then tried to switch me to a lesser car for the same price...nice try, I walked

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