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2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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It is: Corolla S 5-speed, all weather guard, carpet floor mats, delux cd player with changer, power package, sports plus package, destination charges, color adjustment.
HTH!
The dealer said the blue is hard to come by in the 5-speed...anyone else having this problem? Are certain colors more standard for the 5-speed?
I just hope to sell me car before the 1st since the dealer only wants to give me 6,000 for it. That is the low kelly blue book. Do car dealers every give you high blue book?
Did you go to what should you pay for a enw car? If the price you paid is very close to TMV then you got a good deal...even better if its close to Invoice.
There are dealers who love to beat Longo's prices, but finding a Corolla S with ABS is tough. What's Power Package Plus? I couldn't find it on my website.
Also I was quoted for an automatic S, moondust or blue or red, power package, sports package, delux stereo, floormats, trunk mat, 50 state, cruise controll, and sunroof for 17,281 (without sunroof I was quoted 16,724). That is actually below TMV and a bit above invoice (tmv is 17,529 and 16,818)
Toyota is making the car they are just going bye bye from the lot very quickly. When I was at the various dealers in 40 min 6 were sold. Its a very popular car and I have seen a lot of them on the road...the S especially...everyone wants the goodies on it.
All I know is that toyota isnt producing a lot of 5-speeds...even though its standard on that car??!! Whatever...I guess just another way to get more money from ya eh? lol
Eggshell...ahhh ok my honda civic has that etching also. I think you will really enjoy the corolla though. I have been researching and test driving it since Jan when I went to the auto show in ontario, cali. I do a lot of research when it comes to big purchases. And from my neighbor who has had one for 3 months she LOVES it!
Raybear...yea ABS...maybe its the mts that ppl love to go to and stop and go cali traffic (ie ppl not paying attention, going to fast, slamming on brakes??) lol The power package is the automatic doors, windows, trunk, and gas release.
Most major parts in a car these days are stamped or engraved with the VIN number too under the 1992 Car Antitheft Act passed by Congress.
Did any one close a deal lately???
deluxe cd player
cd changer
power package
sports package
cruise control
sun/moon roof
cargo net
floor mats
trunk mat
For $17,100...thats 1,354 below MSRP and about 200 below TMV. I did all of my negotiations trough email and internet sales. The car will be here no later than Sat Sept 7th! Woo hoo!
MFG BASE PRICE DLR $ 13544.00 MSR $ 15480.00
TOTAL FACT. OPTIONS $ 230.00 MSR $ 290.00
TOTAL PORT OPTIONS $ 150.00 MSR $ 142.00
DELIVERY/PROC./HANDL.$ 525.00 MSR $ 525.00
M.A.F. $ 203.00 MSR $
2% HOLDBACK MSRP $ 309.00 MSR $
PIO HOLDBACK $ 13.00
DEALLER OPTIONS $ 152.00 MSR $ 152.00
1%FINANCE RESERV MSRP$ 154.00
TOTAL : $ 15280.10
In additional to that he wants to charge me $245.00 PDI fee. He said it's a port fee and all deallers have to pay it. Total price is $15525.10
and he wants 5% in top of that.
Could you please let me know which charge is a BS
here. I've never heard that holdback is paid by
customer. And what M.A.F. is? Dealler is in central Texas.
Thank you a lot.
There's no such thing as port fees, MAF, PIO, etc. here. We just talk invoice plus pricing. As long as you start with an invoice price you believe is in the right ballpark, then it doesn't really matter where the extra dollars go.
You don't EVER pay holdback. I believe that the dealership gets that from Toyota. The reason they get it is to provide for on the lot financing of the cars while they wait for sale. Edmund's has a good explanation of hold back here too.
Check Edmund's TMV for your particular car in your zip code. It should give you MSRP, invoice and shipping/handling for your area in Texas.
Dealer hold back is generally never paid for by the consumer. It actually lowers the actual cost ( invoice - hold back is what dealer pays before any other offsets by the manufacturer to the dealership, which aren't generally public. )
I'd say you have two options. Decide what 'out the door' price (total cash car + all fees + sales tax if any) you are willing to pay and don't budge. Tell the dealer's salesperson or floor closer that is what you will pay. If they don't accept it, get up, leave them your home number and tell them they have 48 hours to take the offer.
Option two, start calling dealerships in bordering states and shop there. You could try BeaverToyota.com. They are in Santa Fe and 18 Corollas in their online inventory ( include 8 'S' models!)
Good luck
If you go to Autotrader.com and specify a search for a new car and then build one for a Corolla LE, here's what you might get for example:
MSRP $16,050 and Invoice of $14,426 for a Corolla LE with:
CRUISE CONTROL CL $250.00
ETR AM/FM STEREO W/COMPACT DISC/CASSETTE PLAYER -inc: 6 speakers EJ $140.00
4-PIECE CARPETED FLOOR MAT SET (PPO) CF $76.00
50 STATE EMISSIONS FE $0.00
CARGO MAT (PPO) C1 $56.00
CARGO NET (PPO) GN $48.00.
I'd say your offer was fine. The dealers wasn't. Part of the problem in Texas is Gulf States Toyota, which operates as a very strong distributor in your state.
This is where port options get installed that you don't want.
When you go to Toyota's national site and do a 'build your own', you end up at www.shopatgst.com which is run by GST.
They have the same kind of 1970's useless option packages as South East Toyota does over in Atlanta. They sell things like vehicle etching (new car's major components have had vin numbers etched on them since 1993 due to a Federal law, so the window etching is useless and redundant). The also sell paint sealants and fabric sealants (and probably door to door encyclopedias too).
All of these are good reasons to shop in another state nearby. You could try and call Beaver Toyota in Santa Fe, NM, they seem to be independent of GST's add ons...but alas, maybe that's too far.
Good luck
Good luck
dealerships. All of them said Corollas are in short supply now and don't want to go below MSRP.
I'm going to try Dallas next.
Can you tell me what was wrong with your Civic? I looked in Honda board and don't notice too many complains about civic quality. There are some but not more than any other cars.
Thank you.
Squeeky noise when driving over bumps- struts went bad...had to be replaced 2 times becuase they never got it right
Driver side front window rattling at speeds of 35+ (continually cranking down window and rolling it back up to create better seal...never worked)
Slow crank down in hot weather and rain with windows.
Radiator busting after 2 months of owning new car and then again at 5 months
Seatbelts breaking 4 times 1st month, 3rd, 4 and 6th month of owning car...
Air conditioning going out 5 times (3 times componets had to be replaced)Last time if I didnt have the warranty would have cost me 2,500 bucks to fix
AC never really getting cold...even after 30 min of being on...prolly from all the radiator and ac problems
Clutch going out after 2 yrs (car was never raced and clutch was gently handled when driving) That cost me 3,000 bucks...not covered
Idle and engine problems at 2 1/2 years. Car was in shop for 5 days
Driving off lot with no oil...doing some damage (honda service techs have a history of forgetting to put oil back in...duh!)
Suspension problems after 1st year
Needing new tires after 1st year (cheap tires if you ask me)
Needing a 4 wheel alignment after 5 months ???
Leakage problems with the trunk-car wasnt sealed properly
Front finder falling off...wasnt put on right
Water getting into rear lights...not put on right or sealed right
Plus other things. So as you can see I have every reason to hate hondas...especially civics. After reading posts on edmunds the problems mostly occur on the civics...but the accords seem to do well. But all I know is my car was a piece of crap and I hated it...love the new toyota though...handles sooo much better, much smoother ride...better acceleration, ect.
Oh and dont get a sunroof...they also leak! Oh and if you need a new key youhave to order it from honda...you cant get a copy made or the key will not turn on the engine and it will get stuck in the starter...it needs to have the chip (another way to get you to spend more money) And if you have a low tank of gas...even 1/4 left the car has trouble starting...takes me 1 min soetimes to get the engine to roll over and go. They can also be hard to start in hot weather. Oh and then the cd player goes out easily too.
So yea...hondas stink lol...give me a toyota any day
Oh and the sales man I talked to all said the same thing "they are in short supply" Actually they arent...they get like 20 of them but they sell really fast....try interet sales...thats how I got mine...and it was 1,325 or so under MSRP.
Tomorrow I'm going to dealership to order my Corolla LE. Dealler said they can get any color now. Seems like production is picking up. But ABS is still impossible to get in Texas. Wish you will enjoy your Corolla for a long time.
There are two LE's with Automatic and ABS sitting in invenotry at Seeger Toyota in St. Louis.
Try www.buildatoyota.com to get out of buying a Toyota in Texas from Gulf States Toyota's distribution organization.
It's only 950 miles and by the time you got home, it'd be all broke in and ready to go!
Good luck!
Thanks to everyone and good luck.
CD w Changer
Carpet & Cargo mat
18 in TRD 5 spoke wheels w Good year Tires
$21682
This has been the best I could find so far in Oklahoma. I think their about $1000 high but they won't budge.
Any Thoughts?
$19,040 for Matrix XR automatic with:
sport package
sport upgrade package
cargo mat, floor mats, and rear bumper rubber thingy
lunar mist metallic
Toyota VIP alarm
(it has cruise and moonroof and fog lamps and alloy wheels, I think all that stuff was part of one of those two packages above)
So far, I discovered it does not have retained-power windows for after key is shut off, even though Toyota website says it does. Also, the twilight sensor is a joke, being hidden in the shadow of the A-pillar as it is, so I just leave the lights on all the time, so that they do not flick on and off - I was told by service rep that if it is disconnected, lights will not work any more. Only other issue: RH front door rattles like a can of loose bolts over rough pavement, they were unable to fix this, maybe I will have to pursue this further.
Apart from that, love driving it - easy to drive, I am getting 33 mpg in mixed city driving, A/C is much better than my last car, stereo is good if a little quirky, and I am sitting high enough to see down the road several cars ahead, which I like A LOT. Love the looks too! I am getting lots of comments and compliments from people.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Matrix XR Super White auto for $17,600
I think I got a great deal! You just need to shop around. I talk and visted over 10 dealers before I got this. The difference can be about 1 to 2 thousands. Another suggestion is that, wait for Friday newspaper. Some dealers have advertise some Matrix as their "loss leader". I saw one XRS for $18K. They are selling a loss to attract more customers. Hunt for those deals!!
I have everything sport package, floor mat, power package! Everything except moon roof!
The best time to go is at the end of the month because they have a quota to fill. I think I got a good deal because they were closing for their previous month and it was labor day. At the time I got my car, Edmund's TMV was 15.2+, it's dropped a little since then.
The only problem I'm currently having is that the steering seems stiff. It's not that it's impossible to drive. It's just that it's not as soft as it was when I drove it off the lot. I took it back to the dealer and they had no idea what I was talking about. Has anyone experienced this with their corolla?
Also, Does anybody know if there are still new Corolla CE 2002's in stock in LA?
Thanks!
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My wife has a 2000 toyota celica GT. The car initially had a soft steering wheel but after a while it seemed to get stiffer also. The last year, it has been making a squeaky noise when turning. It seems to be coming from the steering wheel column Numerous toyota dealers have looked and found nothing wrong. I believe that the corolla and celica have similar columns. The steering wheels look identical. I would not be surprised if this is a issue that will end up becoming a recall later.
I was looking at the corolla but seem to be leaning more towards the civic. The corolla seems to have some issues. The corolla also has a recall I think do to some firestone tire issues.
RAV, Camry, celica, corolla, matrix...all have the same steering wheel - they way the wheel looks does not indicate that the column is the same. If I were you, though, I would not accept a squeaky wheel - I would pester the dealer until they fixed it.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
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Try for $300 over invoice, there are dealers in Cal who will do that.
Your XRS sounds very well equipped. Is the 20,000 the MSRP? An XRS like that here in Boston MSRP's around $20,345 for the same configuration as yours.
Was the TTL included in the 20K or additional?
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Calculated the Invoice prices. Edmunds didn't have all the options listed, at least, I couldn't find them. Went to Yahoo Autos to get the prices for the options. Invoice with options came up to $18378. Offered 3% over. He actually came back with something less but had a $388 "Fees and Services" added. Out The Door came to $20390. We let him sweat for a week (ha ha) meanwhile we checked other dealers. Two commented that they didn't know how the first dealer could offer such a low price with those options so we closed the deal - and had the cargo mat thrown in together with a set of clear plastic mats for inside.
This Matrix even has SIDE airbags for driver and passenger, full security, Toyoguard package, 16" Alloy wheels. The only things not on it as far as I can tell are the roofrack and cd changer (oh, no window tint).
How did we do?
Mine was a few 100 $$ less, but does not have side airbags. It has carpeted mats tho.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
BTW, does your cruise forget the setting after about 2 or 3 minutes from tapping the brake then trying to resume? Let me know over in "Problems & Solutions".
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
When they argue with your prices and your research, leave.
Leaving is free.
I was pretty impressed a dealer would offer this information, especially to a "little old lady". Is this typical or unusual?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)