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There is a 1000 rebate in effect till the end of this month. Don't know if it will be extended, but if it's not in effect, expect to see the ad cars at 16,900ish. Good luck.
eeandlee, IMO YOU should not feel ripped off if YOU pay it so long as YOU are getting the car YOU want and not some sort of ad/damaged/high mileage car.
White, a non-desirable color?...I am insulted...in fact I had to order mine....now if you had said that icky blue...Ha Ha just kidding!
Labgirl--an xle with side airbags only maybe hard to find, red should not be that big a problem. I am running into the same problem with my XLE search. None with side airbags and premium pkg only. I ordered mine. On another thread a toyota dealer in the SE said that 18% of XLE's in the SE have side airbags. Have your dealer try to locate one through dealer daily. Are you looking for 4 cyl or V6?
JT- You can always try the trick of calling the store from a few blocks away, ask about the ad car, get the saleman's name, then drive over in 2 minutes. It could not have sold in 2 minutes. I would expect a doc fee of around $500. The dealer I am ordering from has a $389 doc fee, but he backed it into my OTD offer.
This is how it came on the lot. Went in with my consumer reports information. Used their numbers and gave the dealer a 4% (CR said 4-8 is normal). Dealer said I was $1000 off.
Sticker 23,700. I came away with 21,200. Started out 21,400 ("I'm making no profit") to another dealer who said "we don't normally go that low" but dropped another $100 back to dealer one who dropped $100 more. Ended up $200 below invoice.
Probably could have done a bit better if I felt like beating myself up. They found me a 3.73 interest rate but denied any rebates despite paperwork I brought from the internet.
Suggestions: Do your back and forth over the phone. Once you are in the chair it is very difficult to get anything. Take a digital pic of the sticker, blow it up and take it with you. Told Dealer One the car I found a car at Dealer Two so he gave me a price w/o seeing sticker and was little surprised when I placed it on his desk.
Want a no haggle experience. Buy a Honda. They go to the Edmunds site pull up the TMV and voila, you're done.
Do you mean that they said that there were not any rebates at the time of purchase, and your info was wrong or that they were giving you a price that included the rebate and you were negotiating a price that you thought did not include the rebate? This is where it gets kind of murky with rebates. It would be best to offer an OTD price including the rebate. That way there is no misunderstanding about whether the rebate is included in the price or not.
Yep, I showed them what I pulled off the net and the salesman dissapeared in the back. When he returned he simply stated they did not have any rebates, just the special finance rate of 3.99
Options: ABS brake, side airbag.
A Package include: Alloy wheel, tint,security system upgrade, 6year/100000 mile tire extended warranty, floor mats, first aid kit, cargo net etc.
Outdoor price: $21,300 with 0% finance for 36 months.
Wondering if it was good or not?
what's the tax rate in texas?
what was invoice price of car with your options?
was this a 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder?
msrp: 23,280 (with ABS, side airbag and package 4C).
The invoice of the car without options is 17,780. I don't know the invoice with options.
Tax: 6.5%
Total need to pay is $21,300.
First payment is $2,000, others with 0% finance for 36 months.
family member looking to buy LE with ABS brakes as only option pretty much-- might get a moonroof...
$500 rebate is what they're showing here in ohio/michigan. wonder if this is accurate...
thanks for any help.
i assume toyota still has TDA (advertising) as part of their invoice that customer pays.
options were, JBL, carpet floors, beveled 5 spoke alloy wheels(these may be standard on the V6 models, it's not priced on the window sticker)
they couldn't find this exact car, they found a similar one with the addition of simulated maple dash(which is $250 invoice),and preferred accessory package 1(bonus cargo net, 1st aid kid - $55 invoice above just carpet floors, ) they kept the same price
I think the best way to deal is to price the car you want, for example, www.costco.com, click on services,then auto, click on any options you want and write down the invoice price only, then offer $300 above invoice to the dealer,(don't forget to subtract the rebate) if the exact car is in stock you might even offer less. check out the dealer's inventory online first, check other area dealers also
if the they don't have the car you want, visit a dealer and just get a quote on that car anyway, they will probably locate it for you, then go home and find out the invoice prices for all the options and compare to the price you got, mine happened to be $100 above invoice, after the rebate, so I didn't have to haggle..if you add the couple extras..it's 200 below invoice..I don't know if I got lucky or they just need to get rid of these 03 models, good luck !
BTW: I am in Indiana. Seems like they don't offer any rebate here, only 0%APR and $400 new collage grads rebate.
BTW: did you guys pay the Toyota Ad. Fee?
I was doing a research with Edmunds. It shows negative number on power seat/power moonroof package like -$992. I added all the options and got high $18K. But the dealer won't do that for SE with such options. They can do it for LE (4 cyl) with moonroof and ABS with $18k range. Anyway, we love the car and going to pick it up this Friday.
Did you check CD for your car? What was their price? Did you go to more than one dealer? Sounds like you were negotiating at just one dealer.
masspector - Sorry for the confusion! I and my wife's friend went to car shopping. She also wants the Camry SE with the same options. There are two lunar mist 4 cyl. SEs in the lot. They already sold one to a customer. The dealer has to get it from other dealer. Then she considers the LE (4 cyl.) with moonroof and ABS. The salesman quoted her $19.7K or $19.3 without the options.
Yes. This is the only dealer that we went. I only did a research on Edmunds, not even a price quote from other dealers. Indeed, my wife was looking for RAV4. And I have been doing a lot research for the car: Edmunds and internet price quote from several local dealers. We both went to test drive last week. And she didn't like it. She first thought it would be fun to drive. Then we asked for the Camry and she loves it. BTW, I know these are two different vehicles. But for the same price range, she picked the Camry. I already have a SUV. So we need a sedan.
FE- EMISSIONS
KZ- ALLOY WHEELS
CF- CARPETED FLOOR MATS
This vehicle has a MSRP of 23,219.
Price is $20,200 (21,800 out the door) taking the 800 rebate instead of 0% financing.
Your thoughts on this deal are welcome.
Also, was very satisfied with the dealer: Toyota Towne of Simi Valley, CA. HAd best expeience with these guys after visiting nearly 8 other dealers.
Worst experinece was with "Big Two Totoyta" dealer in Phoenix (Alma School and Broadway). They suck! Thoroughly UNPROFESSIONAL AND CHEATS.
gordy6 - Sounds like a good deal. I think the dealer told me to choose the $750.00 cash back or 0% APR for 36 months. I figured the interest that we pay will more than the cash back money if finance the car with 3.9% (maybe 4.9% for most banks) for 3 years and with only 10% down. I eventually lost the $750.
Also, why there is no illuminated vanity mirrors, courtesy lights, fold away side mirrors on Camry? At least not on my Camry SE. My 10-year-old Accord and Kia Sorento have these.
BTW, can I add a trunk mounted CD changer (Toyota or aftermarket) with the JBL system (single disc)?
moonroof is a standard feature, but mine came with one touch, along with one touch driver side windows down, power driver seat, illuminated & keyless entry, i also bought alloy wheels, rear spoiler, abs, convenience plus pkg B that include 6cd in-dash, rear sunshade. and carpet/cargo net
when i bought my lexus RX300, i felt like i bought an overpriced toyota, cus the lexus vin# also starts with JT, came here by boat cus i have to wait for a week after i signed all the paper work, they said they were unloading from boat in NY. Along came with one touch moonroof, one touch all windows up & down, even the all glasses on the car stamped TOYOTA.
i am confused and suprised how toyota market or assemble their vehicles differently if they made from Japan or KY
i've read from forum how other people complained about various rattle from their new camrys, i haven't hear any unwanted noise yet, the odeometer is approaching 3000 miles, even though i took apart the whole console to put a VIP RS-3200 Plus and auto dimming rear mirror myself.
I am not sure what lok is talking about with the moonroof, but everyone that I have seen on a car made in the last 5 years has been an auto/one touch affair.
I agree with what you said about lexus vs toyota, but I have a different take on it. My feeling is that lexus has been very successful and as the innovative technoligies and designs have been brought up to a large economy of scale that this has filtered down to the toyota lines. That is what has made toyota better the last few years. As the rx300 improved, they transfered most of that to the highlander, let toyota sell basically the same suv for $10,000 less, then hit you with the even more advanced rx330. Sounds like a good plan in my book. In another camry thread or in the readers reviews, not sure which, a lady commented on driving the new camry and the es300. She said that they were basically the same car and could not see paying the way higher price for the lexus. You can tell the influence with the 2002 camry redisign.
I cannot afford a new es300, but I test drove a 99 CPO es300. There was no comparison. The 03 camry xle was nicer and bigger inside for about the same price as the used es300 with 40k miles on it.
My lunar mist Camry SE, 4 cylinder, automatic and everything that comes standard on SE plus JBL 3-in-1 sound system, keyless entry (no alarm), 16" 5-stroke wheels, rear spoiler (standard), moonroof, ABS and floor/trunk mats all for $20388 (MSRP = $228??) with 0% APR. It was built in KY , May 2003.
About the moonroof, I am 100% that is factory installed. The dealer mentioned they can install a moonroof on any Camry (or any Toyota vehicles) without factory installed moonroof in port location for $900 or $1000. And the one touch opening feature maybe missing. But I don't think mine is the case. I did see those white paint protection tape wrapped around the car when it was on the lot, including the moonroof (the whole roof area).
Masspector - That's what I thought about the one touch opening moonroof. Even my Kia Sorento has this, plus illuminated vanity mirrors, foldaway side mirrors and courtesy lights which is not on my Camry. Is Toyota cutting cost on Camry? BTW, I prefer the moonroof switch on the dashboard like most Honda vehicles.
ral2167 - Thanks for the info. So, you have press FM (or FM2) to listen to the CD changer. I am thinking the Panasonic trunk mount 8 CD changer from Crutchfield. The Toyota OEM cost me over $400 plus their book didn't show if I need any adaptor or cable. BTW, how do you control the CD changer and to change disc?
Anyway, I enjoy my Camry very much. And I have order the all-weather mats, mudguards, wheel locks and cargo net from the internet. My dealer costs me big buck on these. Thanks all!
i like the unwired remote since it's not tethered to anything...