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Paid $26,951 not including $254 doc fee which includes a full tank of gas, state inspection fee, and delivery to our home. Sticker is $28,220, I guess we could always have done better, but we're very, very happy! Saved $4 to 5k over the Limited, which has plenty of cool gadgets required for some people, but not for us.
What a deal for a car whose acceleration (reportedly 0 to 60 in 6.0 seconds) rivals that of a Porsche, with superior gas mileage comparatively - all for 1/3 of the cost! Hats off to the designers and engineers, they got this one right! The original Mr. Toyoda would be indeed proud of his company's latest engineering marvel.
Great experience at Lexington Toyota northwest of Boston - worth the 35 mile ride to do business with them. Held to their word in every respect, and imho they are a model for other dealerships to aspire to.
Definetely do your homework on pricing and on your trade-in if you have 1. I had a bit of problem on my trade.
MikeS.
Hansel Toyota in Petulama, CA is offering all Avalon Touring models at $3,500 off of the MSRP.
There appears to be some good deals out there. I saw one dealership's website had 17 avalons in stock. Most dealers now have an ample supply.
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What sold me on the Limited was the combination of the keyless entry and ventilated front seats. My wife is forever juggling the kids, shopping bags, and her purse to find the $%#* keys. With the Limited you just drop the remote in your pocket (or purse) and grab the handle.
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My price of $33,454 breaks down as follows: {Base Invoice $29,514. Delivery $540. Options $2,938 (CF-floor mats $126, NV-nav $1,625, CL-speed control $480, VD-stabilit control $520, 070-blizzard pearl paint $187} +$462 profit for the dealership according to KBB and Edmunds. Those total the price of $33,454. According to the dealerships floor manager's invoice their cost was $33,354-not certain if the were rolling advertising costs into that invoice or not. And yes, he did show me the sheet showing all the invoice prices on the allocated units coming in.
Now for the good stuff.
GAP insurance- if you're not sure what this is and you are financing your automobiles, go look it up. Prices go all over the place-basically they'll charge what they can for it. I paid $175 for 60 months coverage (my finance period).
Paint/Fabric protection- another interesting product which will cover you if your paint is damaged by bird dropping, tree sap, etc. and your interior from your kids and pets. The finance officer "offered it to me for $499. Note that the sheet they work off of has no printed prices. I ended up paying $349 just by telling them that I wanted a better price.
Extended Warranty- I forewent this as I don't put over 10k miles on my cars a year. Needless to say, you can "save" that money and use it to pay for repairs "if needed" instead of giving it up, up front.
The bottom line is that the finance room is a boiler room- be prepared to do some psycological warfare in there. Do your research and have a number-a line in the sand so to speak, which you will not come off of.
Good luck to all- I do love my new Avalon Limited and have NO reservations about the purchase.
I may not have gotten the BEST deal, but I am very pleased with the dealership, the experience, and (of course!) the car. BTW, this is the first non-American car that I have bought, even though I know it was designed and built in the US. I may never go back to "Detroit".
How much more negotiating room do I have?
Thanks in advance for all replies.
MyToyota
Good luck
MyToyota
Thank much
Hope this helps.
Toyota Ken
what is called add fees to each car based on set %. Read some more posts and look for discussions about TDA fees. Some dealers will not "order"
cars as sometimes orders are not filled and causes more heat than saying no. Doc fees are set by the state in Texas and are a standard fee as the state will not let any body but a dealer reg the new car. I have seen other posts talking about hundreds in doc fees but Texas is only $50.
Mackabee
Thanks for the information. Good luck at the new dealership.
garry4
With Avalon sales up well over 100% vs. last year, those numbers can only be expected to grow in 2006 with commensurate word-of-mouth and just people noticing the new design when they see more of these cars on the highway.
Not only that, but if Toyota did offer the 'employee discount' deal on the Avalon, they could risk SEVERELY choking the sales of the ES300 (as if they haven't already) and that wouldn't make the shareholders happy.
Mackabee
Mackabee
I am looking to buy an 05 touring. right have been quoted 30,598 for one. Would like to know what would be a good price also would like to know if anyone bought one in the chicagoland area and if so what they paid for it .
Closer to the subject, the Ford 500 has good prices as well. A Limited version for $23,582.
I think Toyo is going to feel some impact.
Ken
I don't condone $100's for doc fees, but this is a service that is being provided to the customer and that service costs a salary and other miscelaneous expenses. Don't expect that these are done by magic and can automaticly be absorbed by the dealer. If you want inventory to choose from, people to wait on you in a timely fashion, clean facilities, updated tools and equipment for service and pavement to drive on and park, there are costs to cover.
If you don't want to pay the doc fee, find a dealer that won't charge them or figure that into the negotiated price of the car. I, for one, always explain what all associated expenses are going to be when quoting numbers to any customer.
Just my $.02
Ken
I, too am looking for a 05 Touring in the southern WI area. It would be helpful to know what options you're interested in to know if the price is "fair". I was told that the dealership near me would do $1000.00 over invoice. I don't know if that is reasonable. Any opinions out there?
I was looking at options SR,EJ,N1,CF,PC(special color-pearl)
I also wanted mudguards($120) and hitch/wiring ($350)
Total invoice w/destination and TDA: $28,806; out the door: $29,800
Thoughts???
I couldn't get mud guards when I bought my Limited.
I found them after market, color matched to my color, for 87.26 includes shipping. This is for all four. I installed them yesterday.
They are from the same source as the dealer.
Worked for me.
BetterSafe
thanks