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THANK YOU MICHAEL FROM FLORIDA
WHAT a DISSAPPOINTMENT THE 6 SPEED SUCKS THE JUMP seats in the access cab are a disgrace even the salesperson was down about this. as for the ride the nissan frontier is much smoother.
Now as for the 4door automatic Tacoma the it has a better interior and i enjoyed the ride and the response of the automatic.
For the love of me i can't understand why there is not a sunroof or even leather seating offered.
I love my tundra in all respects will it be a new tundra or the Frontier [baby Titan].
THE Tacoma is an eye popper but doesn't match up to the Tundra for ride or the power of my 240 hp v8.
msrp break downs:
truck : $19,070
sport #1 w/o tow (PY code): $3,915
destination chrg: about $565 (for CA residents)
total: $23,550
so i think he got $50 off the sticker price. not that great of the deal.
i'm new to the toyota world, what were the typical prices for 04's tacos? invoice price or few hundred over invoice price?
i think people that purchased their 05 taco should share their purchased prices including options so that others can learn from and reduce our chances of getting scr#wed by the salesmen.
How did you get $19,070 for base MSRP for a DC prerunner? I have $21,675...
The MSRP of the truck if it was in CA was $25,460 per toyota.com
I just wanted to make everything clear.
I am also going to the auto show in anaheim tonight, hopefully they will have some new tacos there
First the bad (not too many):
- The engine was louder than I expected, and it sounded a bit harsh
- It was a bit hard to see out the back window with the rear seat head rests in place
- The bed seems very short -- definitely opting for the longer bed
- In New England, dealer said that most of the trucks are not coming with side curtain air bags. That is a must have for me.
The good:
- Great color
- Seats felt fine -- right height for me (others had complained that seats were too low)
- Acceleration was fine, but not what I'd expect from a 245 HP motor. My 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee felt much faster.
- Not much body roll/lean when taking sharp turns -- felt better than many cars I've driven
- Tach was around 2.5K around 70 mph
- Very nice ride for a truck. Was similar to a Nissan Titan I test drove, but felt significantly smaller (a plus for me).
- Dash looks decent, but nothing special.
- Nice, big center console for storage
I will wait for the side curtain airbags and for a LB to arrive. Dealer said that it would probably have to be a special order which might cost more. Why would this be? Do they not get a holdback if they do a special order? I figure it's not taking up inventory and they know they will have a customer.
Got a ballpark figure of 5% above invoice, 6% if I special order it. Works out to be about $1200 above invoice. Does that sound like a decent price?
total accessoris....3220.00
destination charge....565
It is the double cab 4x2, sports pkg #1 with 17" alloy wheels, sport susp, limited slip, 115v/400w deck, foglamps, cruise,hood scoop,and more... no tow pkg ( My wife has an 04 sequoia that has tow pkg, and our 02 4runner had it.. never once used either.)
MSRP of $25,460.00
I am not sure where the sigsauer got his msrp on the d/c but I am sure it was an honest mistake.
I had a savings of roughly $2000.00
off msrp. I am very happy....
Gas mileage with the 17" is between 18 & 19 miles per gallon.
thanks for the corrections.
ogbuffguy - will you come back and tell me if you saw the nissan frontier at the auto show, pls? and some feedbacks/comparison to the taco as well if possible? i'm currently debating b/t the taco and the frontier.
v6taco - $1300 off the msrp for special ordering is a great price IMO.
webdesignfor99 - wow, 2k off msrp! i think that's very very close to invoice. would you mind telling which dealer you got it from? so far most southern cal dealers are sticking to msrp or few hundreds off msrp. either they know i'm not serious to buy yet or they are not ready to reduce because of the demand is still higher than the supply.
base on few limited data i came across, i guesstimate that tacos have about 8% to 9% markup from the invoice. the low end configurations have
lower markup than the high end ones. e.g., 4x4 reg cab w/ 5sp manual has 8% markup. x-runner has 8.9% markup.
also, the previously available taco specifications stated that the 'recommended fuel' for v6 engines was 91 oct. but now the ebrochure say 'required fuel' is premium unlead for d/c pre-runner v6 and 'regular unlead **' for a/c pre-runner v6. couldn't find the double star ** footnote in the brochure either.
anyone w/ the d/c prerunner, v6, pls check what your vehicle manual says. i didn't see any reference to premium unlead on the gas gauge or at the gas cap area the last time i checked a v6 d/c pre-runner.
toyuotas newest offering and educate a salesdude in the process.
Great little truck- turns WAY tighter than my Tundra despite longer
w.b. Engine is noisyer than expected, the gated 5spd shifter is
slightly dumber than the integrated radio with the silver surround.
Seats kick [non-permissible content removed]. The rotating knob wouldnt put the t-case in L4. Colors they had were ho-hum (white and silver)
Bed IS small, but Im used to my longbox. Wont be able to sleep back there though w/o a truck tent.
Underhood, there is some copious bodyfiller that I cannot beleive
made it through Quality. The TuRD Sport I drove had the 17s and
hobbled a little more than my Tundra- that might break in though
(mine rode like a brick new). I think Its definitely on my list of
replacements for my completely fine truck.
The dealer here was willing to drop the price on the unit he had, since I told him I wanted a 4wd DC w/ SR5 grp2 and nothing else. As for limited side curtain availability, thats a crock- what- Liberals dont buy safety options??? Tell him (or her) what you want and they'll get it-
I'll discuss this vehicle here. The X-Runner is available with a TRD supercharger, bringing the V-6 output to 300+ horsepower and a 0-60 ET of slightly more than 5 seconds. During extensive testing, the X-Runner's road-holding ability was measured by an electronic accelerometer in excess of 0.9 g's of lateral acceleration. That's not only significantly better than any truck on the market, it repeatedly performed better than many sports cars, including the new Nissan 350-Z.
Hmmm... sort of sounds like a vehicle that would interest a different kind of person than would a 4-door pick-up truck, dontcha think?
thanks.
this is my personal discovery today
since i can't post dealership's link so you guys should search for power toyota in cerritos, check their new inventory, click on the express quote to enter a valid email addr and voila, you'll be presented a the internet prices on all the cars/trucks. most 05 tacos are priced at msrp but a couple that were selling at invoice or even lower, seriously.
today i saw a great deal on an 05 taco white d/c pre-runner w/ off-road pkg #1 (OC) plus car mat($130) at power toyota in cerritos selling at what i believe is invoice. the msrp on it is $25,415 and the internet price for it is $23,227 - that's $2,188 off msrp !!
there was a similar configured truck that even lower. $25,415 sticker and internet price at $22,084 ($3,331 off) but in gray color and it was already sold when i got there.
keep checking back at the site for their regular sales prices, guys. i was almost tempted to purchase the white one w/ +2K off but knowing i'll be lifting the truck soon and couldn't justify wasting the extra money on the off-road suspension and wheels.
hopefully by being a good citizen on this forum, passing on this infor none of you guys will steal my truck ( pre-runner d/c, sr5 #2) @ invoice
if any one happens to purchase one thru my suggestion, pls report your experience for others to learn.
Thanks!
i am negotiating with a dealer right now on a dc with trd offroad w/ tow hitch, jbl speakers, curtain/side airbags, vsc with dac, and other options...we are at about 800 above invoice right now...can you send me info on your deal and the other offer you chose not to go with so that i can use that as negotiation leverage? thanks a lot...my email address is cub49er4life@aol.com
Okay, what I wanted was a black DC, SB, 4x4 with TRD Sport, towing, auto, and V6. The dealer didn't have one, but already started negotiating a price. They had an MSRP of 29,900 for this truck (the one I wanted), and by the time I left, I had them down to 27,500. I had to argue with them for about half an hour before I was able to just leave, and think about it. I have no idea what the invoice price of this truck is, and even though that kind of sounds good, invoice may be closer to 25k, right? They said that if they could find another truck that was acceptable to me, they would offer the same percentage off MSRP. So, if the MSRP was higher, I'd get more off, if it was lower, I'd get less off.
What do you think?
Does anyone know what the invoice is on these trucks, and if so, where did you get it. I e-mailed Edmunds again (after I asked them the first time for invoice pricing, they said it would be up the coming day, and it ended up being MSRP prices only) but have gotten no response as when invoice pricing will be available.
Can you please tell us where you got your info? Post a link or something?
Thanks
hey iwanna05taco - where/which dealer has the taco equipped w/ side airbags? so far i couldn't find any w/ side airbag in my area - orange county, ca.
refers to the interior of the truck not the exterior color. I have had several people refer to what I call silver as a Gray.
here are some example invoices for the 05 d/c pre-runner v6 s/b:
msrp / inv
PT $3870 / $3106
OG 3695 / 2965
PY 3220 / 2586
OC 3045 / 2445
SJ 2965 / 2382
SN 1525 / 1220
VD 800 / 688
VF 650 / 559
GY 650 / 559
EJ 500 / 375
DZ 200 / 150
RL 40 / 34
-Mathias
It was a prerunner w/TRD and the ride was slightly rough but a little better than the 04's. A little disappointed in the noise level at highway speeds. This particular truck listed around 26k and I expect that I could get it for around 24k but I'm not yet sold on this truck. When I see FULL SIZE chevy/ford/dodge trucks for this price or less, it sure makes me hesitate. I know about the resale value, etc but gee whiz - so much more up front costs.
At this time there are no plans to offer a supercharger system for the 4.0L V6. Try back in a couple of months to see where we are at on this.
TRD Help
You can send an email to that address and see what they say. I got the email address from TRDUSA.com TRD's official site
Quote: "Toyota will make select use of incentives to help bolster Tacoma sales this fall. "It's an important entry segment for young, male buyers," he said. Carter acknowledged Toyota has almost never used incentives on a new product but is willing to make an exception on very selective basis with the Tacoma."
Honestly the best buying experience I have ever had -- what do you want to pay sort of thing -- said I have been tracking this site for a long time -- some of the deals go for 3-500 and some have gone with 1800-2200 under MSRP. I gave them what I though would be fair and they accepted.
Sales mgr said prices will be above MSRP in most places for the next 90 days or so and then Toyota will flood the market as production catches up with the demand
Great site -- appreciate all the help
Can you tell me the dealer's name and city where you got this deal. Haven't approached them to negotiate yet. Any points, suggestions that helped you ...