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I paid $800 above invoice. I was really looking to pay $200 above invoice, which was what I paid for my last 2 avalon xls's. But the dealer I baught from previously wouldn't budge. So after shopping this was the best I could do. If you are in the NYC area, the salesman said he would sell to anyone I sent in at that price.
I dont think i did so bad for southern-Cali.
Thanks everyone for the very usefull information. Keep it up.
Will post pictures soon.
Cya in AVALON heven :shades:
Another individual pointed them out Let me know if that works out Where in NC are you? Good luck
I'm near Sanford, in the Sandhills area. I have emailed the dealer you suggested, I'll wait to see what happens. Thanks for your response.
Good luck I emailed Elizabeth City and they gave me a price better than anything I could get in Florida where I live. Here the market is crazy with dealers asking above MSRP I have family in Laurenburg NC but decided it was too far and not worth it to drive that far for a car
I found a dealer in Tampa willing to deal and am picking my Av up next Saturday.
I have to drive 4 hours to get there but hopefully it will be worth it!
The Blizzard Pearl is pretty what color iinterior will you choose ? Have you driven the car yet and how are the prices near your home?
I finally went in and tried to work a deal.
The best offer they could offer me was 32,000 out the door. Lic & tax + fees included. That was after pulling some teeth and 2 hours later. ""
Not a good deal IMO. There are many posts with people getting 500.00 over invoice. I would walk.
Mike V
Toyota offers called "Friends & Relative " by which you can supposedly buy a car, and get a good price without a lot of hassle. I suspect this is just another way of saying "Fleet" price. Does anyone have experience with this program.
I can buy the car through my credit union for fleet price, or use the "Friends & Relatives" approach.
Good deal or not?
$750 above invoice is best I can do on a Touring model, and there's been several that say they've gotten better than that. But it's the best I can find in my area.
Question - considering the XLS because it has the Vehicle Stability Program, but I hate the wood trim. Or I should say I hate the light wood trim. Would the Gray come with the darker wood trim in the XLS trim? And do people feel that it's worth the extra money to get the VSP. As far as I can tell, that is the biggest thing you get that the Touring doesn't have. That and heated seats.
The Touring was my 1st choice, but when I learned only XLS and Limiteds could have VSC, I was really upset. Reason? VSC is incredicble! I test drove BMW X3 on a closed track and was asked to try and skid out or flip the suv on its side by driving it as fast as I could through the track and sharp hairpin turns, but VSC doesn't allow that to happen by baking individual wheels and/or curtailing engine power upon detection of a skid or impending rollover.
I tested a Touring and found it could not go through a turn/corner any faster than than the XLS I tested because the VSC massages the brakes/engine output to allow the XLS to drive as fast as the tires/suspension/road speed would allow, but the slightly better-handling Touring had no such protection and could not manage higher cornering speeds than the XLS without its tires breaking loose (but not as smoothly/predictably as a BMW). VSC makes a car far more safer, and furthermore, one can easily (for $1,000 to $2000) swap the Touring's springs and shocks/struts with the XLS's and make an "XLS Touring" because to the best of my knowledge, it's only the those suspension parts mentioned which differentiate the XLS and Touring suspensions (somebody please comment if they know otherwise). Be careful though, because if you do a forum search on Tourings, you'll find some of them have had problems with going straight ahead (not a pleasant problem), and the cause of such has not yet been determined or remedied. Hope I've helped.
Regards,
Deanie
and I do have the internet quote in print which I will show anyone...of $34,714.
If that is out the door you did great ...hard to believe No one is questionong you just want you to be sure of what you are getting Most quotes are a dollar amount plus dealer fees tax and tag
If your price is truly 34,714 out the door that is amazing GREAT JOB
Do you have to order it or do they have it in stock. Good luck to you no matter what you do
Mine is a Phantom Gray Pearl XLS w/gray(?) interior and dark wood. Whether my interior color is gray or graphite (I forgot), I prefer the charcoal color of the Touring leather. My dark wood is more convincing than any other fake wood I've seen, moreso than the fake aluminum panels in the Touring appear to be real aluminum. I'm glad I made you think more about VSC. In a perfect world, If more people did, Toyota would have no choice but offer VSC on all Avalons that much sooner.
Obviously the Touring slightly outhandles the XLS during regular and spirited but prudent driving, but VSC is unlikely to be invoked in the XLS unless you are driving at the limit of the car's performance envelope, such as in an emergency manouver, or in slippery/icy conditions, and as such, a Touring will give a slightly more enjoyable and satisfying (better handling) ride more than 99% of the time. But, in that rare instance when the VSC is truly needed, it may be the difference between getting into an accident and avoiding or decreasing the severity of one, the physical health consequenses of which are obvious. Hope I've helped.
Regards,
Deanie
After staring at my seats, and the leather colors shown in the Edmunds Avalon profile, I believe I have have the Graphite leather (darker), as the light gray appears almost white, though my leather isn't quite as dark as is the graphite sample in the profile (on-screen colors never seem to match reality).
The darker wood looks like cherry-stained bird's eye maple or burled wood, but is fairly convincing, and that's coming from a fussy antique collector. I have a three yr old and a six week newbie, so a darker color (relatively) was neccessary. The Ivory interior easily shows scuff marks from shoes, etc.
The acceleration of the Touring and XLS are obviously identical (same engine/tranny/wheels/tires), so I assume you're asking whether or not the XLS ride is sluggish. Hard to quantify, but there's a little more XLS body lean in turns than Touring, and marginally more front nose dive during braking. In sum, the XLS is a little softer (and more comfortable) than Touring, but not by much. The difference is small enough (for me) that,despite my preference for a firmer suspension, they're close enough so that I can wait a few years to get some use out of the paid-for suspension parts on the XLS before I eventually swap them for the Touring parts, or just go with a quality aftermarket brand.
However, in my opinion the significance of VSC far outweighs the benefits of the slightly firmer Touring suspension because I can give the XLS a firmer suspension whenever I want, but the VSC can never be added to the Touring. Otherwise the interior/exterior differences between the two cars are just in color choices and the Touring's tiny spoiler.
You gotta take them each on a 20-30 minute drive, back to back to see what's right for you. Avalon is a large car and cannot be made to handle like an Infinity G35 or BMW, etc unless you spend a serious amount of $$$ on upgraded parts, but the XLS can be made to handle like the Touring for far less.
The only reason I went with the XLS was to have VSC. The added options on the XLS were just gravy. If you do go with the Touring, make sure you test drive the model you're gonna buy to be sure it's not one with a steering/drifting problem.
Regards,
Deanie
P.S. I've gotta learn to go to sleep earlier!
What other options does it have?
Is $34,714 excludes all sales tax & title.
What state are you in?
This sound like a real deal!
Refer to number 4 and number 5. Keep it clean and NO classifieds (use craigslist.org to post free classifieds, mkallmann).
I am glad to read your e-mail. In Massachusetts, my wife and I just contracted for a 2005 Avalon XL in blue mirage metallic with moonroof, JBL stereo, security system, mats, and wheel locks at $27,000 plus somewhat bogus $254 prep/doc fee (tank of gas, state inspection, delivery to our home in NH, 10% off service and parts forever). We made the deal on the last day of April at the end of a rainy afternoon. I calculate we paid $1,724 over invoice, $1,576 below MSRP. We were quoted $175. less by a volume dealer 20 miles further away, but another afternoon's time and travel did not seem worth it.
We're basically satisfied with the deal, but became apprehensive when we arrived home: when looking in the Avalon brochure and on the Toyota website, we saw the JBL stereo listed as not available in the XL model.
The car is due to be transferred to our dealer this week or next, so we will find out for sure then. If it does not have the JBL option, then we will re-negotiate price accordingly.
- Paul
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I was told perhaps there'd be an XLS to come by.
I'm waiting another week anyway as my credit card company will report that I'm debt free and my FICO will go over 700.
Not the most promosing contact made with the dealer.
Dean
My wife and I are buying an XL here in New England and the dealer here also had to swap inventory to get it for us. Not sure if they all have the same distributor, but once the car is on a dealer's lot, it's a process to transfer it from one lot to another. We had to give a $500. refundable deposit so they would transfer it, that will be applied to the sales price. This doesn't seem to "cost" us anything extra, except we could probably have obtained a better deal if we could have gone directly to the dealer who had it originally.
Could those of you who have priced or purchased Avalons recently please comment on this proposal:
2005 Avalon XL, Blue Mirage Metallic with ivory cloth interior
Options are:
- Moonroof
- AM/FM/CD/Casette Stereo with 6-CD changer
- Security system
- Floor/trunk mats
- Wheel locks
MSRP is $28,478.00, our price out the door is $27,254.00, including $254 doc/prep fee. Dealer invoice calculates to be $24,796.00.
Is this a decent deal for the Boston area, or should we re-negotiate? :confuse:
Regards: Dan
These prices are before tax and title. There's no sales tax because we live in New Hampshire (we pay more in property tax), and title is around $50. or so. So the deal is $2,500 above invoice.
Thanks,
- Paul
Thanks for your advice - shopping the solid offer sounds like a good idea to me. We have not signed a purchase and sale agreement yet, but have given the dealer a (supposedly refundable) credit card deposit.
- Paul
I just moved from NY to FL and expected to not get exactly what I wanted, but not having no limited available at all.
The only 2 options I truly require are DVD Nav and VSC. My colors in order of preference are as follows:
Phantom Gray
Titanium
Black
Blue Mirage Metallic
Desert Sand Mica
Indigo Ink Pearl
States just outside of the SE Distributorship may have better inventories...
I'm willing to fly where I need to go (free with air miles I've had for a while) and drive it back down here.
Or...having it shipped to FL..
Any opinions on this?
Thanks in advance...
Dean
If you go to a SET dealership like Savannah Toyota and do a search on new inventory, they show both the inventory in Savannah (1) and in ALL of SET (603).
Their system currently shows 177 Limiteds with a least the VSC scattered around the South East, so I guess you just got to find them.
Of course, if you buy from SET dealerships, you will frequently get to pay for a lot of 1970's style options you don't need including like Fabric protection. The one in Savannah has $700 worth of Fabric protection in an Avalon with a leather interior. ROTFL.
Well, my wife and I made a solid deal on a 2005 Avalon XL in the Boston area. Blue Mirage Metallic with gray cloth interior. Optioned with sunroof, security system, and floor/trunk mats. Out the door price of $27,195 including doc fees. We did not opt for the Lojack or extended warranty at this time.
We waffled on getting the Limited, as we loved the idea of the SmartKey and other options, but a $5,000 difference in price helped us make up our minds to stick with the XL. Our needs are basic transporation, reliability, and durability. If the Cressida were still being made, we would have bought one of those!
We're having the vehicle transferred from another dealer and it should be here within a week or two. We had an outstanding experience with the dealer, but I don't think I can say wihch one, due forum posting rules. I guess what I really want to say is that there are some truly fair and honest sales people out there. Of course, we had also done our homework/research in advance.
If you are considering an Avalon, best of luck to you in your buying experience. Oh what a feeling! Btw, our '93 Toyota truck turned 210,000 miles on the way back from the dealership.
I learned that online inventory has nothing to do with real life. I think especially with a hot car dealers are swapping out with each ohter what they need, when they need it...
Or what they are getting in is pre-sold.
But, I'll still inquire. Thx.
Dean