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Longo quotes pretty good prices but I think thats a misprint.
As far as the 2006 LE V-6 for $15k out the door. I don't think that's possible. They would have to sell you it for about $13,800 before CA taxes (varies from county to county), license, $8.75 CA tire fee, and $45 doc fee.
In my neck of the woods, you can get an LE-4 (2006) for $16,500 (after the rebate), plus TTL. or probably about $18,250 OTD.
I can explain in further detail if you wish but there is mucho discussion here an in other forums.
That's a silly post regardless if the OP is a friend of Mr LONGO or not. The OP wants the world to believe that he can get a Toyota Camry at $6000 under invoice.... puleeeeze.
At "only" $1200 additional for the XLE models, it is only a few hundred more than a Nuvi, but if you add the cost of manadatory leather and then needing the seat heaters for winter because leather gets so cold, the $1200 navi will now really cost you $2690 for an XLE and $3890 for an SE (which doesn't come with the required 440W stereo as standard).
At those prices, aftermarket looks much better even if the portability (to take to car to car, walk around with or use on your European vacation) of something like the Nuvi wasn't a priority.
I'm more interested on how/why the practice of the port "middleman" installations of things better suited to a factory install happened. I don't see this with many other manufacturers.
How many people complained about the cost and ugly installation of XM radio in the Lexus or Avalon?
I know the 2007 Camry now has the antenna tacked on to the rear view mirror or rear deck (which is less unsightly than the trunk mounts), but that is still less than ideal and, on top of this, the post-manufacture installs add a great deal of cost.
Mackabee
If I go to Longo, can I get the deal, too?
Thank you!
And I am so sorry about the mistake on 2007 Camry LE price... It is 2006 model :surprise:
I am dealing with Longo's internet salesperson.
I wish you could help me to get a good price.
Please advise me how to do it.
my e-mail: harri0438 at gmail dot com
Thank you very much!
Tidewater
There are no "mounting hassle" with a Nuvi. Does't really need to be mounted at all and can run on batteries for a few hours. You can just lay it in the console and listen to the voice commands. You can mount it if you wish for easier visibility. It's easy enough to plug into the power adapter for extended use (no different than charging a cell phone) and put in your shirt pocket or purse to carry away or else store in one of the Camry's cubbies.
Owners say voice control is more hassle than it is worth after the novelty wears thin due to the fact it does not work 100% accurately.
If I were going to get an XLE with leather anyway, then the cost is close enough that I would just go for the factory nav for a little more convenience unless I needed portability.
If you really have no interest in leather or even prefer to NOT have leather, then the extra cost of the bundled options you would be forced to take to get factory nav makes less sense. If the main reason you are upgrading to an XLE vs an LE is because you can't get factory nav on an LE, the same thing applies.
Tidewater
If you are going to get the optional Bluetooth stereo in your LE or planning to get an XLE, then you can get the current Nuvi 350 series now and not miss much of anything when it gets replaced this summer.
Thanks
Personally, I'd be more likely to go with one with an internal XM receiver (Costco sells a Garmin model with this, too) so the voice prompts from the nav can mute the music while it 'talks'.
Mackabee :sick:
I don't want to navigate with a credit card-sized screen tucked in a low cubby behind the shifter, that is drowned out if music is playing. If I'm going non-in-dash, I want it big and in my face, and it's already going to be ugly with cords to the power hole and the stereo, may as well have an XM antenna hanging out there, too!
Just being able to stick it in your pocket/purse or the little cubby by the shifter or under the armrest when you park without making a big production out of it is a great convenience and saves you from worrying about theft.
If you plan on listening to MP3s in the Camry, instead of burning them onto CDs, you can copy them to an SD card instead, stick it in the Nuvi and plug the Nuvi into the auxillary input in the lower dash area. You will be able to play the MP3s and hear the navigation directions no matter how high the stereo volume is turned up.
You can buy a new CD to rip to MP3 every month with the money you save on satellite radio monthly fees.
(2) 2.6" tweeters, one on each side of dash
(2) 6x9 Midrange, one in each front ddor
(2) 6x9 Midrange w/ coax tweeters, mounted on rear deck.
Amp. under Pass. Seat
My bass isn't bad but not like a 440 Watt aftermarket system would sound. I'm sure it's 440 Watt peak also.
And I don't want to have to stick my nav in my purse or console to keep it from being a theft magnet. To me, hauling it back and forth everywhere IS a big production. It's a tool for the car; I'd like it to live in the car, and be powered by the car. To me, it'd be like taking a portable radio into the car for music every day. I work in my car and a couple hours charge isn't usually going to cut it. And I have to carry enough stuff back and forth to the car every day. :P
Jaxs, you've been a great info source and I'm just ribbing you at this point. I'm sure no one cares how much I NEED factory nav (except me!)
Cruising at a speed of 140km/85mph on the hwy I was very impressed with the acceleration & power, however I noticed that there was quite a noticeable amount of interior cabin wind noise in the car (on a mild&calm day in Toronto)? I double checked to ensure that none of the windows were opened, that the fan was turned off, and even went so far as to close all the vents.
Has anyne else experienced this on their drives? was it something with this particular car?
Comparing this to my current '99 Camry, it is a noticeable difference.
My concern is that I'll be in a far better position to bargain with dealers (and pay closer to invoice than MSRP) if I wait until something "similar" to what I want shows up at a dealer, rather than trying to special order it. Would people on this forum agree that bargaining for the best deal between various dealerships is considerably easier with cars that are already sitting on the lot?
(That said, if it's even possible to get exactly what I want, it may be worth it to just buck up and pay another $1000-$2000 and be satisfied, if that's what I have to do.)
TIA for any advice!
What are you going to do with the larger units that can't run completely wirelessly on batteries? Leave them sitting out in plain sight? Put it in the trunk?
The battery charge on the Nuvi is good for "at least" 4 hours (up to 8 hours). If you are really planning to use a nav system all day and plugging it in to the power port like a cell phone to charge is too much trouble, then you should probably just get an XLE with leather and buy the factory nav system.
A Scion tC has a slider that covers the radio, so you can easily hide a built-in aftermarket stereo/nav system. Too bad Toyota didn't do this with the Camry also.
Mackabee
I have emailed Toyota.
Anyone else have this problem?
Navigation System (incl. JBL & Bluetooth)
Charcoal leather package
Spoiler
Moon roof package
Stability /Traction Control
Floor Mats
XM Module
Final price was $28k. Dealer said it should take 4 - 8 weeks to arrive. They also offered a fair deal on my trade.
Should sound much better than the Accord's stereo.
Funny that a big corporate web site like Toyota used the spelling "base response."