2018 Toyota RAV4 Purchasing Deals and Prices - May edition

charles2640

Just purchasing discussion here - no lease questions

So, I drove Acura, I drove Lexus, but the RAV4 was just damned impressive. The seats are almost heaven, might just be me. So, I need another vehicle, I'm getting older, wife doesn't want me working on beaters any more. Filled out a variant of True Value, and got a load of people calling me.Trying to make sense of all the options.

• Has anyone gotten Toyota to forego the paint and fabric protection BS? This gets put on before the car gets to the dealer, so the sales guy just smiles in a sad sort of way.... I mean, it's a ~30k vehicle, the paint sucks so you need to add protection?
  
• Is it just me or is Toyota challenged in colors? Don't answer that, I already know they are, laugh with me.
  
• So the True value thing, dealers were calling me with offers on the LE. I don't want the LE, I want a sunroof and AWD, so I'm off to XLE land. But for the LE, I was getting quotes that were 23% off MSRP. Should I expect that to carry to the XLE?
  
  Thoughts?
  
  Thanks

kyfdx

Just ignore the BS extras. Don’t ascribe them any value, and make your offers as though they didn’t exist. Easy peasy!

ral2167

a new redesigned rav4 is coming. they're giving away rav4s

charles2640

ha! ral, I knew the 2019 was a new model, but no way I'm getting it. 2018 is fine. kyfdx, good point, thanks

charles2640

well I clicked on the USAA car buying button, and did not realize I was sending out a request for bids. Dealers came back with 23% off on an LE, XLE much less.

charles2640

just read over on the other rav4 forum, people getting huge deals