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I did not get Mud guards included in my vehicle, how about yours? Looks like this is additional purchase for third row RAV4s. I haven't purchased them yet.
Is yours four wheel or front wheel drive?
Third row is just OK for a 7year old during short trips but definitely not comfortable for teens and beyond. Kid can sleep in entire third row during long journeys.
$23,450 base cost
$150 Doc
$200 Registration
$2298 Ridiculous 9.8% WA State Tax
-$1000 Grad rebate
OTD for $25,100 with 0% financing, sending in the Edmunds rebate this week.
If you feel that your case hasn't been handled properly, please email us via our Contact Us form so that we can investigate and respond. Or if you prefer, you may contact me directly, karen@edmunds.com.
We did receive our $750 Rebate.
We followed all the guidelines.. and applied for the $750 rebate BEFORE our Toyota RAV4 purchase.
This rebate is a consolation because our toyota purchase price (deal) was not as extraordinary as claimed by many of our friends over here... as at the time there were not enough clues on price negotiatons.
Check my very first message no. 3669 and 3670 , posted on April 30, 2012.
Hoping to hear similar good news from many of our other fellow Toyota RAV4 purchasers too.
Apply = REGISTER..
We registered for the Toyota RAV4 rebate .. BEFORE the purchase actual purchase of our RAV4.
We've been looking for a RAV4 with third-row seating, either new or lightly used. We've managed to find a brand-new one locally. It's a base 4WD model (4432A).
The only options on the car are the 3rd-row seat itself ($940 MSRP) and the Value Package ($150 MSRP) that's required with it. Base MSRP is $24,050.; with options it's $25,950.
It's not quite the color we'd prefer (black instead of silver), but we've decided we can cope with that. The only other currently-available option for brand new is a red one, which we don't want.
All the used ones we can find w/ the 3rd-row are at least a few hundred miles away, and the price difference really isn't significant enough in our opinion to warrant the hassle.
The dealer we're talking to doesn't currently have the car on the lot. However, the dealership that DOES have it is very close - in the same town, in fact. So there would have to be a cross-town transfer involved.
The dealer we're talking to offered us the car today for $24,300 out the door (including the $750 factory rebate - and yes, I've registered for the Edmunds rebate too).
I know the holdback on the car is 2% of base MSRP, or $481 if I've calculated right.
So, I guess I'm wondering - is $24300-750 Edmunds Rebate=$23550 a good price for this car?
I was thinking of seeing if I could get them to come down to at least $24,000 and maybe throw in mudguards and the all-weather floormats. Do y'all think that'd be reasonable?
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
Your OTD price of 24300 for RAV4 4wd + 3rd row seat option is definately much better than what we have paid when we purchased our Rav4 (.... WITHOUT the 3rd row seat option ....) on April 30th. In my opinion there are not many RAV4's with the 3rd row seat option available.
Hope this helps
All the best .
I bought third row seat RAV4 on may 31st. Out the door, 21500 - 750(edmunds rebate) = 20750. Only difference being mine is front wheel drive. So you can add up 4 wheel cost to it. No mud flops included, purchased online for 40+ dollars and is pretty easy to mount them.
Financed through my (1.99%) credit union, did not go with 0% toyota financing. There are limited third row seat vehicles in the market and you have to compromise with color. I was looking for Black forest pearl or silver but settled with pacific blue. Not bad though.
Hope this is helpful. All the best with your search.
Can you suggest me if the offer i have got RAV 4 - base - 2WD with 3rd seats and leather heated seats
Base $22,650.00
Options $1,688.00
Manuf. Delv, Proc, & Hndlg $880.00
Total $25,218.00
After all the dealer rebates the offered price is $25,218.00 . please let me know if this is the best offer or not.
Have you calculated the Invoice price and the Manufacturers Price on this vehicle? What is it (including destination) ?
Is 25,218.00 OTD price?
Does your offer include
1) Incentive to customer OR 0 percent financing
2) Incentive to dealer
3) Graduate Rebate of $1000
4) Edmunds rebate of $750
Buddy... need some more information before giving you our decision
Also there may be some 4th of July sales around
also comes with 0% or another $1000.00 off. I have opted 0%.
below fees are additional :
Doc Fee: $599.99
State & Local Taxes: $722.00
Total License and Fees: $129.00
OTD price is $26,665.00
I sincerely feel that your quote is on the higher side..
But then I am also aware that THIRD ROW seat cars are not easily available.
Do not know much about leather heated seats (but have heard that it can be installed even at the dealer's place). So may be you can ask different dealers "how much they will install the leather seats with heating for"?
Do you have other dealers around with whom you can bargain. Also 4th of July sales is around the corner....
We did internet shopping which was very easy... less stressful and convenient. I spoke with the manager on the phone. All we had to do was just walk into the dealership and sign the papers.
Register for Edmunds Rebate ... BEFORE buying the car.
Hope this helps.
All the Best
Leather heated seats are costing $1599.00.
Can you please explain how to register for edmunds rebate?
Thanks!!
thanks !
26,788 base
27,598 base + dest
26,682 dealer cost (deducted 610 holdback & whol finance reserve 306)
26,402 deducted 280 from TDA (dealer wants 480)
28,212 premium option @ 1,810
27,462 deduct 750 customer cash
27,716 added 75 doc fees and a sales commission
27,716 TOTAL
Probably try something like that when it comes to color
If you have any questions, please send them to me in an email. karen@edmunds.com
Thank you for your cooperation!
Karen
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I did post another reply on how to register for the Edmunds $750 rebate.. but it has been deleted. See message of the HOST.
But please do understand that it is not easy to get A RAV4 with a THIRD ROW option..
Hope this helps
All the best.
Is that a good deal in today's market?
Do not know much about the cost of backup camera.
Are you getting 0% financing OR cash to customer option?
Register for Edmunds rebate BEFORE buying RAV4.
Backup camera option is 905 MSRP.
Any opinion on how I did on my 27500 OTD?
Its probably cash to customer option. I don't know. I just haggled on OTD.
There are not many clues in this forum on the RAV4 Sport suv's.
But I figured that there is a difference of approx $400 between a limited and a sport RAV4.
I am in Michigan... where Customer incentive is $1000 OR 0 % interest for 5 years car loan.
From where are you getting your loan from... (or are you having a trade-in-car and paying the rest in cash... some people do that too)
I believe in California Customer cash is $750 (not sure).
Below is a copy paste from another RAV4 buyer... see if there are any clues for you on the price:
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#3766 of 3793 Bought Rav4 Ltd 4WD V6 by pointx2y Jun 03, 2012 (4:34 am)
Price paid $28k - $2500 rebates ($500+$1000+grad rbt $1000) = $25,500. Tax Tag title OTD Price $27,500. 2.25% TFS finance. The usual premium and premium plus packages.
MSRP $31679, Invoice (as posted by dealer) $30101. There was some more room to negotiate but missed!
Submitting $750 edmunds rebate tomorrow!
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Hope this helps
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#3766 of 3793 Bought Rav4 Ltd 4WD V6 by pointx2y Jun 03, 2012 (4:34 am)
Price paid $28k - $2500 rebates ($500+$1000+grad rbt $1000) = $25,500. Tax Tag title OTD Price $27,500. 2.25% TFS finance. The usual premium and premium plus packages.
MSRP $31679, Invoice (as posted by dealer) $30101. There was some more room to negotiate but missed!
Submitting $750 edmunds rebate tomorrow!
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Hope this helps
i think my starting price of 27,716 is possible but not likely. my limit would be 28,127. i know V6 is not as popular as the 4-cyl. my concerns are i eliminated the $ 916 for holdback & reserve and only alloted 200 out of the 480 for TDA. Will a NJ dealer accept that and cave-in for 27,716 ??
thanks
George
JUNE 29/30 is a Very good day to look for DEALS... June 30, being a Saturday do not know if Toyota dealers are open on that day.
Car dealers are looking forward to meeting their MONTH END SALES QUOTA..
There may be many more Toyota dealers in your area... try them all.
It is all a matter of demand and supply.
I know that because of these rebates and incentives (being a close out model for 2012) many have bought RAV4's this year... including ourselves. We were initially looking at Honda CRV and then ended up buying RAV4.
Sometimes if a dealer from a neighboring state is giving you a much better deal, (over the internet or phone) it may be worth driving a 100 miles.
PLUS July 4 is around the corner... so there may be some July 4 sales possible too. But I would not loose the June month end opportunity.
All the best with your RAV4 purchase.
I hope you have registered for the $750 Edmunds rebate... (before the purchase of the vehicle).
Secondly... how much the dealer always makes on a car is always going to be a mystery... but as per my calculations... I do feel that YOUR $ 27,716 is a good price for negotiations. I am guessing that Tax + Title will be extra.
New Jersey is a big city.. try emailing as many dealers as possible to see the Limited V6 Inventory.
JUNE 29/30 is a very good day to get DEALS because it is month END and Dealers are trying to meet their Monthly SALES QUOTA. (profit may not be a motivation for them on that day). (If dealers are open in NJ on Saturday you should strike on Saturday for sure).
Otherwise July 4 is around the corner too for specials but I would try not loose the Month End OPPORTUNITY.
Hope this helps.
Wish you all the best
Just thought of it.... definately try getting your deal from the dealer on JUNE 29 or JUNE 30 if your dealer is open on Saturday.
Month END is the best time to buy car because dealers are trying to meet their SALES QUOTA and may try and sell their car on that day. (Profit may not be a motivation for them on June 29/30)
Wish you all the best
thanks for the advice
You can ask them for a Break-up for their OTD price too.
You can have your own calculations... which you can COUNTER present to them for bargaining...
Have fun
Will wait to hear what deal you end up with
All the Best with your RAV4 purchase.
what i'm afraid of is after i get the phone offer, and i drive an hour to the out-of-my area dealership that they will change their tune, add something that wasn't discussed over the phone, make me haggle all over again, or a bait & switch.
will dealers actually write up a contract that i can take home and discuss with my wife and be valid for 48 hours ?
how else can i get a "in writing" quote without the dealer pressuring me into signing now ??
I too was in a similar position as you...
I first got email from internet Saleslady who gave me the price... via email... and then I made a phonecall (actually asking for costco discount).
At that time, the MANAGER spoke with me and made me an offer OTD (out the door price) It was april 30, Thursday and he said that he had six cars to sell... to meet his monthly sales quota...I asked him to give this offer to me in writing. The manager said that "if my word is not good .. then nothing is good" (something to that effect).
I wrote down the NAME of the MANAGER and his OTD (out the door) offer on a piece of paper and then we drove to his showroom and took a CHANCE. His internet sales assistant had all the info with him and he wrote out the paperwork while we went for a test drive in the RAV4.
After the testdrive we walked into the showroom... checked out the paperwork, which did look honest, met with the finance lady (rejected the extra warrenty, being offered) and we came home that night with our RAV4.
We have bought cars in the past too ... but this was the first time (internet shopping) that we had a very smooth pleasing experience.
We hope that you too have an equally enjoyable experience buying your RAV4.
Hope this helps
PS: Actually it is a good idea to ask the dealer if he will write up a contract which you can go home and discuss with your wife and get back to him within 48 hours (Why did I not think of that)... go ahead and give this a shot too....
George.. to be on the SAFE SIDE... it will also be a good idea to get the VIN number, and color of the car too.. over the phone when you are getting the OTD price from the deale/manager (just thought of it)
In the worst case scenario if you have a bad experience... put the name and address of the dealership on this forum and make other buyers beware of that dealership. I am sure, no dealership would want negative or bad publicity
Take Care
P.S. : BTW, i'm not married....LOL
You can clear with the dealer if the customer cash expiration is related to the delivery date... because in my opinion, it is connected with the paperwork and the date you SIGN the papers.
Better to check with the dealer about it. Talk with the manager too (for double safety) get the VIN number of the vehicle too... since they are not giving anything in writing.
Enjoy the experience. It is not everyday that one buys a new car
All the Best.
regards,
kyfdx
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I did post my message on how to get Edmuns Rebate... but it has been deleted. Please see the message by the HOST.
Your OTD price you paid today of $24,600 with 0.00% APR. for 3rd Row Seats + Leather Seats looks like a great deal... definately MUCH BETTER than your initial Dealer Quote of OTD price of $26,665.00. (A full savings of $3,065.00)
Awesome Job man
Congratulations Once Again
Manufacture warrant covers upto 3 years/36K, Is it worth to by extended warrant from upto 8year/120K miles for $2,000.00?
I just realised that your savings is $2065 (not $3065 wrongly calculated by me.) still it is a good deal with 0.00 percent financing.
Regarding buying Extended warranty... I will quote you my personal experience:
8 years back.. we bought "Pontic Vibe" CLONE of "Toyota Matrix"...
First time in our life.. we purchased an extended warranty for six years for $1000... for this Pontic Vibe (Toyota Matrix Clone). Warranties are of different types. I guess that our warrnty covered only "engine, transmission and electrical".
Within 3 yrs. our CD player would skip tracks while playing.. so the warranty replaced it. For all other stuff the dealer would tell me that "your warranty does not cover it".
Our Pontiac Vibe is now EIGHT YEARS OLD.. has close to 90,000 miles.. and still running strong (some of the plastic stuff inside/outside has come off but warranty did not cover it) Last month we made a long distance trip to Chicago and back in our 8 yr old Pontic Vibe and our old Pontic Vibe handled it fine. We did not want to take our new RAV4 to a crowded city like Chicago
We learnt a lesson from this experiene and did not purchase the extended warranty for our Toyota RAV4. I guess.. it will be cheaper to fix a CD Player for a much cheaper price (than the purchase price of the warranty)
Hope this helps