2013 and Earlier - Toyota Camry Prices Paid and Buying Experience

ramped

Sounds like a Toyota of Orlando deal.

Anyway, the short answers to your questions are:

1. yes

2. yes

senya

That's an awesome deal...
Toyota Camr LE for $18,790 OTD....Is it Automatic Transmission of Manual Transmission?

barguns

Looks like most of the deals posted in this forum are much cheaper than the edmunds True Market Value. Does TMV make any sense?

lukesky

Automatic Transmission......Should I really wait till after xmas? how much more do you think it can do down???

You can go to thier website and the have it listed for 17.5 internet price....
Luke

ben8

It's 2005 LE, 5A auto transmision.

magic1688

I was told by my salesman that "Toyotathon" in December should have better rebate or incentive on Toyota than in November. Anyone can confirm this?

fredvh

Can you tell me what the December incentives are, if any, for the 2005 Toyota Camry in the Michigan region? Thanks

alpha01

http://www.buyatoyota.com

Enter your zip code and you will be taken to a page that shows the incentives in your region.

~alpha

fredvh

Thanks for the info but at this time all it says is "see your local dealer".

magic1688

Confirmed: $750 Toyota rebate on Camry for the mid-atlantic region in December. This might be nationwide. Your local dealer should know how much is the rebate.

alpha01

I just checked.. thats what its showing in the Greater NY region as well.. I've noticed this in the past for the first few days of each new month. Until the site gets updated, just give a dealer a call, or check on carsdirect.com (although there is usually a similar lag).

~alpha

stevge

I checked buyatoyota.com and I found that the rebate for Camry in the Greater NY region is $500.

bernie3

"Looks like most of the deals posted in this forum are much cheaper than the edmunds True Market Value. Does TMV make any sense?"

The better deals you see here compared to TMV pricing reflects a couple important facts, in my opinion. First, TMV probably reflects a much larger range/sample of buyers. The majority of these people don't want to invest much more effort than is required to get the vehicle they want at a payment they can afford.

On the other hand, the people making the effort to study and track these forums represent a small segment of the market that spends much more time researching the best price. Let's face it, these people (US), are nerds about this stuff. For some of these people (myself included) coming as close as possible to getting the best available deal is a big part of the whole experience.

Whether they do or not depends on patience and not trying to learn everything you need to know starting Thursday so you're ready to buy on Sunday.

3c3

I stopped looking at TMV a long time ago because that is way too high. However, many people come to edmunds.com, look at the TMV, and that's the number they shoot for. The sad thing is that many people go out to buy cars for $x, and then come to the forum to ask if $x was a good deal. Well, of course not.

ultratech

I think Prices Paid & Buying Experience is a better tool than carsdirect or edmunds TMV. We know exactly what everyone is paying. I wish more people from all over the country would come and post what they paid in order to help others.

Also does anyone know if toyota was offering the college grad $400 last month in California?
The salesperson and finance guy insisted there was none @ the moment.. If I find out otherwise, i'm gonna go back and complain.

For those who missed my previous post:
My gf bought 2005 LE Auto in Blue, Floor+trunk mats @ Wondries in Alhambra, CA Mid November
$17500 - 500 Rebate
+ tax 8.25%,tittle $200-300 I think , fees $50
Around $18,650 out the door

paps

2005 Camry STD Auto (Lunar Mist Metallic) and Floor+trunk mats @ Claremont, CA in October.

$15977 + TTL.

ssinwell

Bought in SoCal on Sunday: a 2005 LE, Automatic, with the side air bags option, plus the warranty, plus the alarm system:

Base model $17,000
rebate (500)
automatic 743
airbags GY 560
warranty 900
alarm 250
destination 540
service credit(150)
Total $19,343
License 150
Tax 1,600
Total $21,093

I purchased the 100K/7 year no deductible warranty with a purpose - my real intent here is to drive the Camry for about a year or two and then sell to get what I really want, which is the 2006 Avalon. But I don't want to pay MSRP for the Avalon in the spring of 2005, so I will just wait it out. I HAD to buy a car now, because my 1999 Avalon with 150K miles needed about $3K to $4K to repair (tires, engine, brakes, strange rattles in the rear axel etc etc).

With respect to the alarm system, I just got lazy...the dealer said the thing was already installed, and it would help me get the car quicker if they left it installed. I said I could not pay $500 for something I did not want, and they agreed to split the difference. I'm not proud of this detail, but I was in and out of the dealer in 90 minutes.

The service credit was some stuff I asked for at the very end of the deal, and represents work they will perform for free (for example, they will install the new Camry tires on the old Avalon alloy wheels).

Finally, the finance rate was 2.9%.

The old Avalon will be donated to a charity and may it RIP.

sunil

What's a good price for an extended warranty (7 year 100K) ? On toyota.com they list two levels (gold + platinum), and for each level there is a choice of either 0 deductible or 50 deductible.

1. What's a good price for a 0 deductible "gold" level warranty ?

2. Is it worth it to gor for the "platinum level", and what's a good price for that ?

On my current Camry I did not have teh extended warranty, but many of the problems developed after 7 years so having it would proabbly have been braek-even at best. Just wondering what peopel on this forum think - is it worth buying this ?

Sunil

fredvh

In general, extended warranties are not necessary for a reliable car like the Toyota Camry. Many automotive authorities, like "Consumer Reports", have stated this many times. The benefit of an extended warranty is the peace of mind that it might bring to some people and, admittedly, car repairs can be very costly. I think you are better off if you save the money.

ian721

I think $15977 is a great price for the 2005 Standard. I paid just $100 less for a 2004 Standard back in July.

firsttimebuy1

Hello...

I am researching to buy a Camry XLE. I am looking for some information about the navigation system, its standing, peformanc,e ease of use, replacement CDs cost, etc.

Thanks.

FirstTimeBuyer1

hassel

I plan to buy a 2005 Camry LE with automatic and local pricing is $17,999 which seems to me to be $1,000 high. Would appreciate the name/city of the dealer in South Carolina from whom you purchased your vehicle. Thanks for your help.

tz92612

I am in SoCal. Other than the $500 rebate, there is $400 new graduate rebate.

Anybody had experience getting new graduate rebate for purchasing a Toyota
car? Should I talk to dealer directly or I have to get some paperwork from Toyota first?
 
Thanks...

sunil

I am looking for an XLE with side/curtain air bags. In Northern Cal, looks like I have to also buy aluminum wheels + cargo mats (that's the standard "package" from all the dealers for an xle with side/curtain air bags, and it is also what shows up as "combination package A" on buyatoyota.com; package B is leather + sunroof which I do not want).

MSRP is 22395 + 540 (dest) + 650 (air bags) + 410 (wheels) + 186 (mats) = 24181

Invoice is 20873 + 540 (dest) + 559 (air bags) + 328 (wheels) + 114 (mats) = 22414

There is a $500 rebate in California.

I have an offer of 21499 from Freemont Toyota (21999 - 500 rebate) (just by email, no bargaining as yet)

carsdirect.com price is 21349 (21849 - 500)

There is a Piercey Toyota newspaper ad offering 2588 off MSRP on all Camrys in addition to 500 rebate. SO I should be able to get this for 24181 - 2588 - 500 = 21093 at Piercey Toyota.

Comments on this price ? Does this seem like a good price for the package ? I bought my previous Camry from Piercey Toyota in 1992 and they are straight shooters, so I expect I will be able to get the 21093 price without any hassels. Should I just go for it or is there more bargaining to be done ?

I especially have a question about the 540 destination charge. Does the MSRP of 22395 for the base xle include this charge ? Two separate dealers have quoted me an msrp which is 22395 + 540 (ie, dest charge is to be added to the msrp). If that's true, then the 21093 price seems reasonable. If that's not true, I should take 540 off and hope to get the car for 20553. Comments ??

Sunil

3c3

No, destination is not included. There is really no game to be played on the MSRP number. It's right on the window sticker.

Carsdirect.com makes a profit if you go through them, which means its price is already too high. The Piercey price sounds good. Try to get an Internet quote from Hayward Toyota. I bought a Corolla from them a week ago. Now that you have an advertised price, see if another dealer would beat it.

acklarry

Although the Camry is supposed to be a great and dependable car, I'm in the process of buying the 2005 XLE with Navigation and I'm going to purchase the Extended Warranty. There has been a few postings on this board about a few places selling the Extended Warranty for $50 to $100 over invoice.

I checked with AAA on Saturday and their 7 YR, 100,000 mile warranty matched the Platinum Plan for Toyota. The AAA price I was quoted was $1627. I know a handful of dealers try to sell it around this amount.

I am planning on purchasing the Platinum Plan for 7 yr/100k with no deductible for no more than $1000. I've called a handful of dealerships in various states until I was able to come across a dealer that was interested.

I did the same thing for my brother-in-law who bought a Honda and initially paid $1750 for the warranty. I managed to get him his warranty for $850.

I do not work for a dealership. You can see a few of my earlier posts that I've been researching to buy the Camry XLE with navigation for about 2 months. I am finally picking up my car in Maryland on December 29th as the cars with Navigation are not that common.

If you want the dealer information, just email me (acklarry@yahoo.com) and I will try and get back to you.

Thanks,

Ack

lee_w

Please share your dealership information here. We would all like to know. Just remember the rules at the bottom of the page. Also, not a good idea to put your email address here. Better to make your account public for Edmund's members.

cmm0325

I noticed in one of the earlier thread a question was asked whether he/she should wait till after XMas for an even better deal. Is this right? If so, will it be better than the $200 less invoice (after $500 Toyota Rebate) what Carsdirect.com is offering presently for a XLE V6?

Also, does anyone have any experience or recommendation for dealers in the NY Dutchess County area? Thanks.

sunil

Piercey Toyota quoted me a TDA fee of $385 (plus a "gas fee of $6"). And at least on the phone, they will not budge on the $385 TDA fee.

Anybody have experience with this "TDA fee" on a Camry ? How much negotiating room do I have with this fee ?

hpatel

looking for pricing in Chicagoland area for LE 4cyl. Any suggestions

baffld

I'm looking for exactly the same thing (if automatic), same area. Do you suppose we can come up with a 2 for 1?

I'll be very interested in responses to this message, also!

magic1688

This deal is in the DC metro area (MD).

2005 Camry LE with driver and passenger side & curtain airbags option.

$17,600 after $750 rebate plus $100 processing fee.
This is equivalent to $1,750 under invoice.
Local tax is based on $$18,350.

Will the price get better later in December?

realoldgeek

I suspect the Camry nav is the same one as on the Prius, for which there's a writeup at http://www.trilug.org/~chilcote/ToyotaPrius/prius-nav.html. I recall reading that DVD map upgrades are about $250. But you might consider a separate PDA with GPS. They're much cheaper to buy and upgrade, provide voice directions like the built-ins, are transportable between cars, replaceable when the technology advances, and passengers can change your destination while the car is in motion. And you can use them when you're not in the car. Downside is their screens are smaller and they're not integrated into the dash. The Mitac 168 and Garmin iQue 3600 are the two I know of with built-in GPS at the moment. I got the latter a year ago, and have it clipped to the dashboard vent to the right of the steering wheel. Latest map update is $75. Also, when you get Camry with built-in nav you give up the 6 disk in-dash CD changer for a single-disk one that's accessable for loading and unloading only by flipping the nav screen up and down.

lee_w

Goodluck on your purchase. I am sure you will find valuable information here. But please remember not to "sell" or try "2 for 1" here. Goodluck!

stevge

Can you tell us the name of the dealer and how to contact the sales man who gave you the quote? Do the floor mats included? Thanks!

Kirstie_H

We don't allow sharing of names or contact information here, stevge - see the red lettering below. Even a disguised attempt (e.g., "ask for the tall blonde woman") has to go!

kirstie_h
Roving Host & Future Vehicles Host

novacouple

Check out the web site for Ourisman Toyota in Virginia. Lowest prices I've ever seen on the internet, some are over $1000 under invoice. I'm dropping by tomorrow to see if this holds up.

magic1688

They will sell it to you at the posted internet price without question ($1500 under invoice with the current $750 rebate included). However, it is $250 more than the price I received in MD from 3 dealers and $1750 under invoice with the rebate can be obtained easily from the "larger volume" Toyota dealers in the DC metro area. Also keep in mind that Virginia dealers usually charges a lot more for "processing". Most dealer in MD charges $100 but VA dealer charges as high as $295!

stevge

I think the Toyota dealers in MD you mentioned are the three Toyota dealers of Darcars. Is that correct?

magic1688

Darcars in Silver Spring is the worst.

When I was there last week, all of their in stock lunar mist LE with side & curtain airbags are damaged (scratches).

They will sell you one at these price ONLY if you agree to purchase their $875 "maintenance package"! I'd stay away from them.

stevge

Do you think Darcars in Rockville and Frederick are better? Do they charge the $875 "maintenance package"? Thanks!

baffld

Is that $1750 under invoice generally possible on the basic LEs (4 cyl, automatic) or is that for the more expensive versions, i.e., XLEs?

Also, the rebate is $500 in the Chicago market ...so would $1500 under invoice the rule of thumb here?

Thanks!

ktnr

Curious to see how a 2005 Camry LE compared in price to my 2005 Accord LX, I got some prices today from metro-Atlanta area Toyota dealers. With the “GYAT” side & side-curtain airbag option on the Camry, the lowest price I could find was comparable to the deal I recently obtained on an Accord. While I paid slightly under invoice for the Accord, the best Camry price I got today was only a little over invoice. Given that Toyota gives less dealer holdback (2% of base MSRP versus Honda’s 3% on total MSRP), the dealer profit was about the same by my calculations at $500.

 

The Camry has a theoretical safety advantage over the Accord in that stability control is available on all models. However, one Atlanta dealer did a search and found only 5 Camry LE’s here in the southeastern United States equipped with the VSC option (package “GUAT”). The dealer also wanted to charge $700 extra for that option package (full MSRP should be only $650 more than the side-curtain airbags alone in the “GYAT” package).

 

Pushed to compete with Honda’s current 1.9% APR financing for 60 months, Toyota dealers offered either a $1,000 rebate –OR- 0.0% APR for 36 months, 1.9% APR for 48 months, or 2.9% APR for 60 months. (The lower APR would be a better deal for most people.) Of course, unless your credit is stellar, the finance person could claim that you don’t qualify and try to stick you with a higher rate unless you’re prepared in advance.

 

Several dealers noted that Toyota’s powertrain warranty is 5/60 instead of Honda’s mere 3/36.

 

Overall, the competition is closer than I expected.

acklarry

I'm going to Darcars in Frederick to pick up my car. The folks I have been dealing with have been honest and informative as I'm driving down from NY. Their price for Dec. is $1500 under invoice, but in the end after their fee ($100, etc,) I'll walk out of there over $1340 under invoice which is much better then the price I had in NY.

 

I'm taking the extra money and buying the Extended Warranty.

 

As great as it is to get the best price, you have to be comfortable with the dealership. I spoke to a handful of the other dealers there and didn't have as comfortable of feeling. I'll pay the extra $200 to $300 knowing that I can pick up the phone at any time and I'll have a call back at the worst 24 hours. I did not have as much success dealing with a few other of the dealers over the phone.

 

I failed to mention that they had to order my vehicle as not many XLE V6's with Navigation were in the area. It's taken some time, but it should be worth it.

 

Does anyone have any experience with XM being installed in the 2005 Camry's? Any feedback is appreciated.

cmm0325

Well I did a little of internet digging and calling, and here's what I got from a nearby dealer in NY Hudson Valley area:

 

2005 XLE V6

VSC + Side Airbag

Heated Seats

Carpet Floor/Trunk Mat

Adj Pwr Acc Pedal

 

All for $24,400 + tags and taxes. This price includes deduction for $500 cash rebate. I could have have gotten it a little cheaper from a NYC dealer but why bother.

 

This price is probably as good as I can get around here.

motownusa

You did excellent and shouldn't have any regret especially considering it is an 05 MY car.

bklyn2vegas

I have this offer on the table. 05 XLE v6, w/ side curtain airbags, heated seats,xm radio package,leather. The price is 24,850, less a 1500 rebate. w/ taxes and fees(a 400 doc fee) in las vegas, it comes to about 25,850 out the door. What do you guys think?

cgauthier

Hi,

 

I just bought a Camry LE (2532) w/ 'GY' option (side bags), and floormats for.. $18,070 after $500 rebate from a Piercey in north san jose (through the internet dept). The carsdirect price was 18,912.

 

I was a little bummed when I got home because I had a message that Hayward Toyota offered the same car (minus floormats?) for $17,777 (after rebate).

 

Overall however, I really preferred the internet experience to the normal car buying experience. No one budged much from their initial price until I told them "I am leaving to pick up the car from.. and I plan to pay this much, call me within an hour if you think we can do business." That is what it took to get serious price movement, but unfortunately the lowest bid came a couple hours later. If I had to do it again I would send the same message, a day before I plan to buy.

 

In my case today.. I really wanted to get a car asap (been w/out one for a month) so I ended up paying a little more. Hope this pricing helps someone out.

cgauthier

Forgot to mention... i read on this board about a "gas fee" and a "tda" fee being charged by the same dealer (piercey). I didn't have those fees, but I did have a $7 "miscellaneous" fee which I was able to get waived. The rest was standard - tax, dmv, doc.

peterpan

I went into http://www.buyatoyota.com to inquire about a 05 SE 4cyl with GU option.

 

Toyota had to prod the local dealers a few times before they sent me a quote for about $2,800 below invoice. The quote did not mention AT so I assume it's a manual trans car. I have to have AT and the SE trim.

 

The SE's firmer suspension coupled with the VSC should reduce the probability of losing control of the car in emergency maneuvers, thereby reducing the probability of causing accidents and fatality/injuries.

 

I was driving a 93 LE with 150K miles, at night at about 65MPH, in dry and sunny San Diego a few months ago. When I changed lane quickly to avoid merging traffic, the car wobbled from left to right, with the struts appearing to travel the whole range, while the car careened and fishtailed on 2 freeway lanes for about 30 seconds before it stabilized.

 

I seriously thought the car was about to flip over. Did you ever watch any cops and robbers movies where cars were made to stumble over and over? It's not physically impossible. OTH it even looks like an easy trick, doesn't it?

 

Luckily I had a couple years experience driving in snow and ice in upstate New York (hi Alpha!) which I put to good use. I gently went along with minimal control correction until the car stabilized itself. If I had panicked and reacted harshly, the car could have gotten much more unstable!

 

The dealer said that the FWD design coupled with worn struts could have caused the instability. I woud rather spend an extra $1000 for the GU option than facing the same instability again!

 

When this dealer actually shows me the 4cyl SE with AT and the GU option, I will test out the VSC (hopefully not the airbags) before I even start talking money to them!

 

PP

  

 

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Pete thanks for contacting us. Here at Toyota of Orange we could order you a new 2005 Camry SE . In addition to a long list of standard features, it would have:

 

AW-16" alloy wheels

GY-VSC and side air bags

RF-rear spoiler

CF-carpeted floor mats.

 

MSRP $23,965

 

Toyota of Orange Fleet / Internet Special Price $21,172 + fees, after rebate.

 

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