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Buying a 2007 Toyota
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Re: Buying a 2007 Toyota -
03-31-2007
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Cathy F. wrote: They would rather make a sale with little profit than no sale at all. Tell them what you're willing to pay & don't budge. Even if it means walking out & leaving them dangling. By the time you walk back in a few days to a week later, they'll be willing to meet your offer - or at least start to meet it. There is no way I'm willing to pay anything near MSRP. (Will probably have to kiss that notion good-bye if I decide on a Prius at some point...) There are big discounts on the Prius now in California. What happened is that the limited number of carpool lane permits was used up, and no more are going to be issued (unless the Toyota lobbyists spend a lot of money). The only real reason to buy a Prius was for the carpool lane privilege. Sales are way down. |
Cathy
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Reasoned Insanity wrote: Was there ever a Toyota that wasn't a grear car? Actually while I'm thinking about it, I know that some of the Tercels 3 speed automatic transmissions were crappy in the mid 90's. I had a 1985 Land Cruiser that ate exhaust manifold gaskets about every six months. Also, it didn't have a locker or LSD, which were only available after-market. 11 MPG city/13 highway. I sold it rather than repair all the rust damage. There is a big market for the used Land Cruisers of that vintage, I didn't even advertise it, someone knocked on my door and asked if I'd be interested in selling it. |
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Looking to purchase a 2007 Avalon/Camry. Haven't decided which one yet. Looking for advice from 2007 buyers on where should I start to negotiate. Where should I start from the MSP. Do I start at $2000 below the sticker price? Looking for a starting point. Help |
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bjd wrote: Looking to purchase a 2007 Avalon/Camry. Haven't decided which one yet. Looking for advice from 2007 buyers on where should I start to negotiate. Where should I start from the MSP. Do I start at $2000 below the sticker price? Looking for a starting point. Help I just bought a new Avalon last night. This is my second one. The first was a 2005 model. Both XLSs. Greatcars. Paid about 2200 less than sticker. |
2200 less than sticker, huh? what about the bump label? dealer fee? go
to www.theinsiderbook.com and learn what salesmen know!
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"Ph@Boy" <u... (AT) example (DOT) net> wrote in message news:4NmdnfsJmtk2CZHbnZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d (AT) trueband (DOT) net... bjd wrote: Looking to purchase a 2007 Avalon/Camry. Haven't decided which one yet. Looking for advice from 2007 buyers on where should I start to negotiate. Where should I start from the MSP. Do I start at $2000 below the sticker price? Looking for a starting point. Help I just bought a new Avalon last night. This is my second one. The first was a 2005 model. Both XLSs. Greatcars. Was there ever a Toyota that wasn't a grear car? Actually while I'm thinking about it, I know that some of the Tercels 3 speed automatic transmissions were crappy in the mid 90's. |
he's an award winning retired salesman and you'll know everything.
www.theinsiderbook.com
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Cathy F. wrote: There are big discounts on the Prius now in California. What happened is that the limited number of carpool lane permits was used up, and no more are going to be issued (unless the Toyota lobbyists spend a lot of money). The only real reason to buy a Prius was for the carpool lane privilege. Sales are way down. |
about $3500. I think it was October last year when it went down by a
half, and now it should be gone or nearly gone. The credit was based on
gas mileage, so Priuses had the largest credit of all hybrid vehicles on
the market. But the credit gets phased out after a manufacturer ships a
certain quota, and Toyota hit that last year.
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Looking to purchase a 2007 Avalon/Camry. Haven't decided which one yet. Looking for advice from 2007 buyers on where should I start to negotiate. Where should I start from the MSP. Do I start at $2000 below the sticker price? Looking for a starting point. Help |
I've got to ask... why buy new?
You're buying Toyota for a reason - reliability.
I'd recommend looking at a good used vehicle, less than 50,000 miles,
inspected thoroughly by a mechanic.
Michael
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On Mar 29, 9:33 pm, "bjd" <bdo... (AT) one (DOT) net> wrote: Looking to purchase a 2007 Avalon/Camry. Haven't decided which one yet. Looking for advice from 2007 buyers on where should I start to negotiate. Where should I start from the MSP. Do I start at $2000 below the sticker price? Looking for a starting point. Help I've got to ask... why buy new? You're buying Toyota for a reason - reliability. I'd recommend looking at a good used vehicle, less than 50,000 miles, inspected thoroughly by a mechanic. Michael |
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There are three transactions that often go with buying a new car: 1) Buying the new car; 2) selling a used car (the trade-in) and 3) financing. Keep them separate. Preferably, go to a bank, and get a pre-approved loan. Then say to the dealer, "I already have financing." Before you buy the car, you can ask them what rate they can get after you have everything else done. |
Exactly. I couldn't agree more.
I bought our '99 Camry last year with a check from our home equity
line of credit.
My mistakes in buying the used car were:
1. Relying on kbb.com instead of Edmunds.com (kbb gave a higher
selling price than Edmunds)
2. Not negotiating down from the dealer's asking price for the '99
Camry. I was so excited at saving thousands by buying used instead of
new (no one in my family had bought a used car before) that I forgot
to bargain down by a grand or two - which a co-worker pointed out to
me, after the purchase. (dOH dOH dOH)
My pain is your gain. Learn from my mistakes. ;-)
Michael
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There are three transactions that often go with buying a new car: 1) Buying the new car; 2) selling a used car (the trade-in) and 3) financing. Keep them separate. Preferably, go to a bank, and get a pre-approved loan. Then say to the dealer, "I already have financing." Before you buy the car, you can ask them what rate they can get after you have everything else done. |
either through a loan or through a lease. If a dealer knows up front that
they will not have an opportunity to make a profit on financing because the
buyer has announced that he already has financing or is paying cash, they
may be less likely to negotiate on the sale price.
If the salesperson asks what you are doing about financing, tell them you
will think about all that stuff *after* you have negotiated the price of the
car.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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