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I live in 93003 and looking for the Tacoma that you mentioned.
Could you sell me one like described in your message 972???r.ly@earthlink.net....
Richard
Thanks for the hints.
I just have a quick question since i'm about to buy a 2009 Tacoma
Can anyone tell me the Factory to Dealership incentive right now for this model?
i want to know so i can better negotiated with the dealer
I live in southern california if different region has different incentive
Thank you!
-MSRP $28,779
Included Options
CARPET FLOOR MATS-5 PIECE
50 STATE EMISSIONS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
TOWING PACKAGE
TRD PACKAGE W/JBL
Was offered $27,922.55 ODT with $1500 rebate at Longo Toyota in Los Angeles.
Is this reasonable?anybody got a better number in southern Cal please let me know. Thank You.
MSRP: $25894 + TTL
DZ 6 Disc Changer
RL Running Lamps
SL SR5 Extra value pckg
Dealer quoted: $23,368 +TTL
This is my first time buying a new car, ive bought a couple used locally. Need some car buying help.
My zip is 77505 for people willing to help. I see there is a $1500 rebate on toyota.com
When do the 2010's come out to see bigger rebates on 2009's?
CARPET FLOOR MATS-5 PIECE
50 STATE EMISSIONS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
TOWING PACKAGE
TRD PACKAGE SPORT EDITION W/JBL AUDIO
SPARE TIRES WHEEL LOCKS
Drive off the lot price [including taxes title and tag] $12,109.
If you READ the law, the program goes into effect July 1st. I have made arrangements to sign the paperwork and pick it up that morning... but we'll see.
The truck has been equipted as stated before. Now the dealer says that he will knock another $250 off my price when we do the paperwork...
I am now in a holding pattern hoping my Caprice will last another week or two.
MSRP: $31,539
Invoice: $29,378 (includes destination, TDA, holdback, and reserve)
TRD Sport extra value package w/ JBL audio
V6 towing package
All weather mats
Dealer offered (internet pricing): $29, 578 ($200 over invoice)
Is this a good offer?
Thanks
2009 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner with 4dr access, 2WD, I-4 and 5spd MT
Zip Code: 19711 (Newark, DE)
Invoice: $18,500...how low do you think the dealership will go?
Thanks,
Rumplestilskin
2009 Double Cab Tacoma.
6 disk
back up camera
Toyoguard
Red/brown interior
XM
2wd
Auto
V6
Sticker - $27,741
Lease Price - $22,610. This $500 below Cars Direct price.
$2500 down
$314/month for 48 months
I believe you can purchase a car doing everything via cell or email.Emailed 3 dealers in the Tampa area. Only one replied. Looked Saturday in Orlando. I went to one dealer, Toyota of Orlando, who refused to fax me invoice,sales price. Originally quoted me $389 for 48 months with $2500. The paper showed no other numbers even though I asked for more details. All of the Orlando dealers have few, if any, Tacoma"s on their lots. At most they had 3. I got this from Wesley Chapel Toyota which is 90 minutes from Orlando. In the time it took me to drive to Wesley Toyota we worked out a deal and they had the paperwork all prepared, truck cleaned ready when I arrived. I was in and out of the dealership in less than 1 hour. That's the way car buying should be done.
Good deal?
Truck: 2009 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner
Access Cab
2WD
Manual Trans
I-4 engine
Invoice for this truck is around $18,500. Can it be purchased for $18,500??
I know a lot of other cars/trucks are going for around $1,000 under invoice, how about the Tacoma?
[1]Set up 2-3 Yahoo email accounts [very important step] !
[2]Go to a dealer and get his lowest quote for what you want. Then tell them that you have found a deal $350 less but that you won't tell them whom or where. THEY WILL NOT ONLY MATCH IT BUT THEY WILL BEAT IT BY $200.00. GET THIS QUOTE IN WRITING and say I’ll think about it!
Now you begin playing the game.
[3]NEVER EVER TELL THE DEALERS WHERE YOU RECEIVED THE QUOTES FROM !
[4]Call 4-6 dealers within a couple of hundreds miles and PLAY one against the other !
[5] Spend time on the phone NEVER EVER give your real name OR ANY phone number!
[6] ALWAYS cut the price that you were supposedly quoted by another dealer by $150-$300. After you get what you suspect that is the best that you can get them to send you a quote to one of the Yahoo Accounts
[7] When you get to the point that dealers start saying that they aren’t able or willing to meet the price quote that you tell them that you have, then you know that you are close to the bottom.
Then start all over again !
I F YOU ARE PAITENT, you will be able to bump the prices even lower!
I closed a deal for $2,479 lower than the best price that I started with on my 1st quote. $510 below invoice including all rebates!
REMEMBER that dealers make $$$ when they claim that they aren't !
I drove off the lot with a smile and the dealer still made money, they won’t admit it and will swear your stealing from them!
I hit the home run and they only hit a single !
TRD Sport Package Option /JBL ($3375 MSRP)
Towing Package ($650 MSRP)
Running Lights ($40 MSRP)
Southeast Toyota Admin Fee ($705) which apparently everyone in NC, SC, GA, AL and FL pays
The total MSRP of the truck with Destination was $28,365 and the invoice per Edmunds was $26,630.
When the salesman asked what I wanted to pay I told him I had to check with Edmunds first. He turned his laptop around and said, "Want to use this?"
So I did and Edmunds suggested a TMV price of $26,273. I turned the laptop around, showed the guy the price and said "I'll offer this". He started writing up the offer sheet and I think,"Wow that was too easy."
However when he showed me the offer sheet there was a line item below where he'd written in my offer with
Documentary and Retail Delivery $499
so my offer was really the total of both this plus the TMV price which equaled $26,772. This price is before TTL and before the $1,500 manufacturer's rebate.
When I questioned the $499 I was told "Everybody pays this, blah, blah, blah" and then the Sales Manager came in and refused to budge and after a while I said I was sorry I couldn't do business with them today, shook hands and left.
As I reflect on this later, the irony is that if they had just looked at my offer and said we can't do that but we can do $26,772 I might have said ok let's do this or made a counter offer. However, I just didn't like the way they tried to slip that extra $499 onto my offer without much of an explanation so I walked when they wouldn't budge (which is their right).
I was already ticked off with the web inventory system used by all the Southeast Toyota dealers as there were trucks shown to be on site at this dealer which weren't there and apparently had never been there. Also the truck I liked that the web site indicated would be delivered to this dealer on Friday of this week was in fact headed to South Carolina instead.
Another irritant was that the Sales Manager spoke as if he was doing *me* a huge favor by seeing if this truck could be sent to his dealership instead of SC. Gee thanks! Remind me, which one of us pays the other one?
This is my first post and I created my account to make it but I hope I haven't violated forum etiquette by describing an experience that didn't end in a sale.
How did I do it? Like ham7, I ended up unintentionally at first playing nearby dealers against each other but didn't use false names and alternate E-mails. Alternate E-mails seem like a good idea in hindsight, because I became worried that perhaps the dealerships might talk to each other and blow me out of the water.
It started with going into the closest dealership. They let me walk out after getting to just under $500 over the TMV plus tax and tags after the rebate and for this and all subsequent negotiations, I allowed a generous $150 as the price I would pay for the floor mats.
I got a similar response via internet inquiry and phone conversation with another local dealership and an E-mailed price of just over $500 above the TMV plus tax and tags, but with the note that if any dealership could possibly meet or beat this fantastic price in writing, they'd beat it by $300.
At the same time, I was trying to find other nearby < 100 mile radius dealerships who might match the TMV price. One of two I tried was very slow to respond through this whole negotiation process, but Toyota of Orangeburg came through with the TMV price I was looking for in an E-mail to me.
I was thankful and then used that offer, with the dealership fully disclosed, to send to the closer one who stated they would beat the offer by $300. They replied via E-mail that they would do that.
When I told Toyota of Orangeburg another significantly better offer had just come in, they said they'd beat that if it was in writing by $500. I had to wonder at this point how much below invoice can they actually afford to go? I then fully disclosed that I had used their price against another dealership, thinking the other dealership wouldn't actually do it, so I would not hold them to the $500 lower price. They said bring it in in writing and we had a deal at the $500 lower price.
I did not have the heart to use that price against the one who said they'd beat anything by $300, because at this point I was overly pleased with the price and I didn't want to deal with an outfit who would not give me their absolute best price up front or at least what I thought I should try to pay. If they had matched the TMV price initially, I probably would be buying from them. At least Toyota of Orangeburg matched what I asked for initially and did not tease me with the offer of beating that price if could get a better one. Plus, even though the vehicle has been ready to deliver, they were willing to wait until after the finalization of the clunkers program (see www.cars.gov) to allow me to save lots more.
I suspect that the rebates will be extended but does anyone think they might be increased to more than $1500?
The dealer was so confused that there were 4-5 people at a time on the Internet looking at the CARS web site trying to figure out all the details.
Before I left home this morning I had read the “Final Rules” posted at 8: am that pertained to my situation and knew that pg. 35 and pg. 70 of the pdf was where to look. Thank GOD I had read the rules.
I guided them through the stuff and waited while they debated whether my car was a v6 or v8 [v6 1989 Caprice dose not qualify] After about 15 minutes of KASOS I walked up to the General Manager and said ” Do a VIN # SEARCH or JUST GO COUNT THE SPARK PLUGS DUAH !!!!!!!!” Once that sunk in they raised the hood and counted the plugs [no joke] They could have saved all that time by researching the VIN #. But these guys weren’t into simple things.
I signed all the paperwork paid my $$ and drove off the lot at 11:55 AM today 7-24.
I drove the truck for a couple of hours came home and played on the Internet. Just for kicks I went to http://www.cashforclunkersfacts.com/
and read that the NHTSA had called a halt to the trades until MONDAY 7-27[posted at 12:05 PM] 10 minutes after I drove off the dealers lot !!!!!
ANYWAY I consider myself lucky for doing my homework and hitting the lot EARLY !
NOW I WONDER if they will call me back to resign the paperwork Monday 7-27. HUM ??? That ought to be worth another $300.00 of so, don’t you think ????
I had a similar experience buying a Taco- and since I'm in your neighborhood, thought I would share-
The truck I liked was in stock!- with the "packs" of tint, mats and wax that they added, the sticker was $29K.Without the $1700 of that crap that did not load in as accessories in Edmunds, the TMV was $25463- before the $1500 rebate.
I bought the truck for $26587 OTD inc a doc fee of 599.50 (!)
Of course, the facility is SWEET- (E.S.T.) but as you can see- you pay for it. Or, at least I did.
2009 Tacoma/Auto MSRP $28,564.00
Magnetic Gray
Double Cab
Short Bed
TRD Sport package
Floor Mats
After talking with the sales person and getting the Costco Price they came back and showed me thru Costco the price is invoice ($0). This price after the $470 hold back and marketing and a few other items came up to $26,318.32, this is before the current $1500 incentive. This brings the total OTD cost to $27,516.
I'm still 1-2 months out from my purchase so I'm following the cash incentive very closely hoping it continues after the 8/3/09. The sales rep told me he thinks it will continue not because of the sales they are seeing, but because of promotions other manufactures having these incentives also.
Is this a good deal, how much wiggle room do I have on this? Since this was a Costco price they wouldn't let me keep the quote to go compare at other dealers. Let me know guys!
Like I did (see my previous post) and others have suggested, you can use the internet to get quotes from all nearby dealers, letting them know up front you want the Edmund's TMV price or better. I would suggest you use different E-mail addresses to E-mail each one, but in my case, that wasn't necessary. When I got 2 dealerships stating they would beat a price I had in writing, I was able to purchase for $800 under the TMV, then another $1500 off for the July rebate.
If your state allows documentation fees, I was able to have those be included in matching the TMV price. Here in SC, they still put it on the bill of sale, but it is taken into account in the actual price so the bottom line works out to the TMV price.
It takes time and ammo to get them to come down, but at the time I bought a couple weeks ago, they provided the ammo to get me to purchase from them for under the TMV.
Good Luck!
http://www.buyatoyota.com/Specials/specialOffersPage.aspx?seriesname=Other
2009 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 Off-Road
(OC) Off-Road Package (no JBL)
(DZ) Deluxe Audio
(TO) Towing Package
(Z1) Floor Mats?
(RL) Daytime RLights
The dealership is a "Best Price" dealership and they are asking $28.2k. MSRP is $31,334. Ive never negotiated with a "Best Price" dealer.
I dont have a VIN, but the vehicle is in MN. Any suggestions about what I should aim for in pricing would be greatly appreciated! Ive done the TMV thing, but it seems lately many people are doing even better than that! Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
"We have never heard of Edmunds."
"How do we know its credible?"
"Its wrong."
"Nobody gets those kinds of prices."
"You wont find that anywhere."
"We would be losing money on the vehicle."
"If you can get that price somewhere else, let me know so I can get one!"
"Nobody negotiates like this, but we can help you."
Every line in the book.
My favorite?
"Do some more research and education and let me know what you find."
Do you know how many hours Ive put into websites like this? This isnt the first car Ive purchased. I was insulted. So I walked. I thought for sure they would stop me...but they didnt. Bum deal. Local dealer that I really would like to support, but I may be forced to go to a competitor away from home and give them my business for a fair price.
What did I miss lol?
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.... FOR EXAMPLE I played 1 dealer e-mailing several [3] salesmen within the same building and saved over $450 on the final offer. FOR ME $450 is alot of cash for a little spare time. I never looked back. THE GAME IS ...They already know how low they can go, It's up to you to get them as near to it as possible. If not then some salesman is eating steak dinners that you paid for ! MULTI E MAIL ADDRESSES IS ONLY A TOOL, and if used right will save you $$$$ UNETHICAL>>> I THINK NOT !
WHEN YOU BUY A CAR/TRUCK YOU ARE IN A WAR WITH SALESMEN !
DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND WALK OUT OF A DEALERSHP WITH A SMILE , KNOWING THAT YOU WON THE WAR
This sucks, the buyer for my car will have their loan monies this Friday, I was hoping there would be alittle cash available.
Who knows. Im in the same boat...determined to buy, but will be waiting now until more incentives hit.
Specialapr,special lease program and $1000.00 cash back on '09 Taco.
http://www.buyatoyota.com/Specials/specialOffersPage.aspx?preview=0&seriesname=T- acoma
This is for mid atlantic region
Having gone to several dealers previously, and been treated like others have commented (MSRP or nothing, "we can sell this truck for full retail with cash for clunkers", "take it or leave it", etc.) I was speechless.
Here are the numbers:
Invoice: $19609 Taco '09 4cyl acc. cab MT, convenience pkg (not SR5 pkg,darnit)
Less: 1000 Toyota rebate
Less: 3500 cash for clunkers (had to be a 4cyl as I traded in a 6cyl Ranger)
TTL: about $1500
OTD: $16950
In/out of the Dealer in 2hrs. Why can't they all act like this.
4X2 Silver Double Tacoma w/ Ext value Sport Package + JBL, bed mat, Daytime Lights, floor mats
MSPR: 28683
Invoice: 26128 w/ destination (800)
Quote with 1500 rebate: 25183
Cash for Clunker: 3500
Total OTD with 8.75% taxes: 24270
zip: 92591
All right group what do you think?
Thanks!!!
Last month, I was able to purchase mine at over $800 under invoice, then take another $6000 off for the rebate and clunker cash, but it took some bargaining using dealerships against each other. And you know they wouldn't have sold it at a loss to me. You need some ammo to get the price lower, though.
You can try to use that price you've got and see if any other dealerships within 50 - 100 miles can beat that price in writing via quotes over the internet. Then, see if the one you want to buy it from can beat that price, or at least match it on exactly the same truck. It may take a couple extra days, but could be worth at least $500 more to you if you can get the price down to or close to at least invoice price before the Toyota rebate.
Good luck.