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2004-2009 Toyota Prius Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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I've been in discussions via email with my local Toyota dealership about 2008 Priuses (Prii?), in Lexington Park, Maryland. They offered $500 above invoice for any Prius in their inventory. This seems like a fantastic price...am I missing something?
I'm looking at the Package #6 with MSRP of $27,803. Dealer invoice is listed at $25,918 and they are offering $25,700 + T&T.
Other dealers have offered from $1,780 off to $2,000 off MSRP.
In part:
"My sale price to you regarding
the magnetic gray, package 6 Prius with an MSRP of $27,884 and an invoice of
$20,012 is $20,212 plus your taxes, tags and a $100 dealer processing fee.
This price reflects $200 over cost and includes floor mats and a cargo mat for
the rear. ."
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That really sounds too good to be true! Let me know if you actually get the package #6 for that price and let me know the dealer as I am in Maryland as well.
Email said invoice was $20,012 and I could have it for $20,212. I called the salesman to confirm the price, and he said that was indeed the correct price. Not wanting to drive 45 minutes for a typo, I called again, read the price again, and he said, "Oh, no, that should have been $26,212."
Not sure if I want to deal with Bayside Toyota. Maybe it was a mistake, but it sounded to me like they just wanted to get me in the door.
Thanks for the info! I'm sorry the dealer was incorrect or jerking you around, but I'm glad to know that I am not getting screwed on my price!
I have contacted 8 dealers in my area and I strongy feel that the drive away price of $27,585 on the MSRP of $27,803 is a good deal. This price reflects the offer of $25,700 on the car + title, tags and $100 process fee.
Hi no we didn't get a unit yet. We tried out the Tom Tom as well as the Garmin Nuvi 660 and a few others but I wasn't very impressed with any of them. I think I will wait to see the new wide screen Garmin as well as the new Tom Tom, but in my area the units show you the long way to go and that's dissapointing. I'd imagine out of town they'd be great, but I'm so busy with work and when I do go out it's to other companies so I know where I'm going. map upgrades are $75 I've heard.
Glad you enjoy your unit. I think next year we might get one but for now I think I'll wait and see what new maps they come out with.
Thanks for the reccomendation
This was my first new car purchase, and I was very happy overall. I'd definitely shop there again.
The salesman we dealt with even tho we didn't buy the car, came close tho. spent all of 45 minutes showing us how everything worked for the test drive.
Then we took several long test drives. We still bought a Honda but the Prius was very close. The non adjustable seat was the deal killer for the Prius, if it had better, more comfortable and adjustable seats we would have bought it. I see so many Prius around here now that you'd think it was the #1 car. I see more Prius than I do Civics! The dealer has a ton of them in stock.
Glad you are happy with yours.
ok so I'm looking at getting this car for my 16yr old daughter. 130,000 miles midnite blue..the dealer says they checked it out and it's good they will give 1,000 mile warranty. it's $8998.00 i'm in the pacific northwest....I'm not sure why but I find prius over here over priced. they want 20,000 for on 04...Yeah right,,,way ridiculas..I find the average asking price of 01-02 well over 14,000...The carfax say not salvage but there was an accident but of course it doesn't say what happened in the accident...I'm thinking I should offer less considering the accident...like 8000 help please
Is there a reason i shouldn't buy a prius at all or are they good cars?
http://www.edmunds.com/used/2002/toyota/prius/18967/options.html?tmvaction=vdpre- - sult
That calculator says that the Dealer Retail price is over $10,000. $9000 doesn't sound like a bad price.
Consumer Reports says that the 2002 model had some electrical system reliability issues, but overall they still give that model car (like every Prius model) a "Much better than average" rating-their highest.
Honestly though, I'd recommend getting a Toyota Echo or a Yaris. A 2008 Yaris starts at about $11,000. A 2005 Echo (the last year the model was made) could probably be yours for around $7000. Echo gets an CR-estimated 38 mpg, which is very close to the 41 mpg that you'll get with a 2002 Prius. For comparison's sake, a 2002 Echo will run about $5000.
My wife's car is a 2002 Echo, and she loves it. It's small, so it's easy to drive and to park. It gets great gas mileage, and the acceleration is sufficient for the type of driving she does. There's a ton of interior room for a small car; the headroom is especially good. Reliability is predicted to be excellent for the Echo as well.
From my point of view, they'd both make great used cars. However, you're paying for the Hybrid system in the Prius when it doesn't really buy you a lot of extra gas mileage in the 2002 version.
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and for those who think you'd give your kid your lexus or bmw...yes I would cause that means I get a newer one...wink..wink
I looked at the yaris and echo and they are over priced and over 10,000...gotta love the pacific northwest
My first car was a 1995 Lexus ES300. I consider myself to have been very responsible, as teenagers go (top of my class, no drugs, no alcohol and all that). But I drove that car as fast as it would go on multiple occasions. I stopped doing that after I got a really big speeding ticket. Thankfully I never got into an accident.
Point is: chances of an a accident (or dangerous driving in general) go up with cars that can easily drive fast.
Well I was able to negoiate a great deal got them down another 900 bucks!!!!! $8088!!!! It's the midnight blue my daughter is happy I think it will be a great first car!
For comparison purposes, I like Southern to mid VA.
For comparison purposes, I like Southern to mid VA.
The dealers up here in New Hampshire sure have a lot of Prius. You see these cars all over the place and the dealers have mostly the #2 package. I didn't hammer out a final price with them because of the seat. But I'd imagine you could do well since they have a lot of inventory and the dealers are hungry right now. New cars sales are very dead.
Thanks!!
plus sales tax and $98 doc fee.
I thinks this is good deal.
I can't seem to get a 2008 Package 2 Prius for less than $23k (including destination). This comes out to $25k out the door at an 8.25% tax rate.
Here's where I'm having difficulty:
Apparently Gulf States Toyota charges all of the dealers in TX $700 for the Toyota Marketing Fund in the invoice. I noticed in the small print that "the invoice does not reflect the dealer's ultimate vehicle cost in view of" almost $700 in reserves "which are returned to dealer...", but of course when I mentioned this, I didn't get anywhere.
According to what I've read in this discussion, I probably shouldn't pay more than $22k (or $23.5k otd), but I'm not even getting close. Does anyone have any experience in or advice for buying a Prius in Austin, TX?
It was hard to come up with a value for my trade in. The Edmonds site and Kelly blue book were fairly far off from each other. It was a 1999 Acura 3.2TL with 178K miles and needing some work (left signal broken, scrapes in bumper, check engine light is on, worn leather.) I judged that the car would be rated “average” for Edmonds for a trade in value of $1,802. On Kelly Blue book website it was categorized as Fair for $2,795. This averages to be $2,300 as a trade in value.
Taking into account the additional $235 for accessories and a trade in value of $2,300, I paid $475 less than TMV and $1,145 less than MSRP and $700 more than Invoice price.
Also, how much does it cost for an HOV sticker here in Cali? Do I buy that from the dealer or from DMV?