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Good luck
--jjf
i just looked a Idouble cab without TRD and without the stereo and it was a 4x2 5.7L. Sticker was like 31.1k, what am i looking at paying for a truck like this?
Sticker on mine was $31,258 and I paid $28,800. Invoice incl. destination and $502 TAD was $28,542.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks
If you are paying cash, your money, 30k to 40k spent on the vehicle would probably earn more than $2k over 36 to 60 months if you put it in a CD or a money market account.
There was a brief spike in demand with the new intro, (and the Chevy Silverado too with the truck of the year award) but that is gone now and they sell much like any other truck.
Check out my message 692 in the pickup forum under midsize pickup comparo thread.
A member has a point that if you actually have 30000 or so banked for a truck I would negotiate a 4000+- off MSRP deal instead of a 6000 off MSRP deal for 2.9% or so financing and keep my 30000 liquid in one of numerous banks advertising 5%.
--Good Luck
--jjf
do that or take 2.9% financing without the $2,000 cash. Am I interpreting this correctly? Back in March, I placed a factory order with a price $995 over invoice, which came to about $1,900 off MSRP. I know there are better deals out there, but in my area, that's a real good deal. The truck is due for delivery in the next 2 weeks, and I was wondering if I could negotiate a better deal because of the $2,000 incentive. But I think not, because I'm paying cash and the incentive seems linked to financing. Am I reading it right?
I noticed the bucket seat thing with the Tundra. That console does take up a bunch of room, but Toyotas market research seems to point that way. Funny though most of the Silverado's,F series and Dodge Ram 1500 I see have Bench seats like you want. I see some truly incredible prices advertised for the $35000 dodge RAM 1500. Like 17000 18000, $19000. The fact the Ram looks kinda like the tundra makes me mention this. Whether the Tundra is a better truck is open to question but it is definitely not 7000-10000 better. Many ads are for a minimum of 12000 off. (its msrp is hi) F series seems to be about $9000 and the Silverados will soon be approaching 8000 plus off. Have you even tried test driving the alternatives? No 3 month wait for any of them.
If you just gotsta have a toyota with bench seats (in the future put your deposit on a credit card) Tell them your buddy bought one from an ad for 6000 off and you are having second thoughts. See what you can work. Tell them you have a dealer bugging you to buy one for almost off MSRP, and maybe bench seats aren't that important after all. Take your time picking up the vehicle. Chances are he won't want to sit on your unusual (and hard to sell?) order even with your deposit and will compromise.
If you have a true 1900 off MSRP deal I would not want to pay that or thousands for bench seats.(you must be a true Toyota aficianado)
Good luck
--jjf
jjf and others: Thanks for your thoughtful responses. To beat a dead horse, let me ask for further comments on my specific situation. I may have made some mistakes and need to know if I can correct them. I had to do a factory order because I wanted BENCH seat with off-road package. When queried, Toyota responded with "not recommended"--meaning that the wait would be long. I went ahead anyway, with a $500 deposit. Now the truck's about to be delivered. Unfortunately, I sold my '04 Tundra to Carmax for a good price at the end of March, so I've been without a truck "forever". I'm wondering if I'm in a position to negotiate. I suppose I could walk away--even if I have to forfeit the deposit--and still come out ahead. But the prospect of having to do another 3-month factory order is just about out of the question. So do you think my best bet is just to try my best to re-negotiate (the ESTIMATED price) and if they refuse, just grit my teeth and pay up? I really hated to do that factory order, but it was just impossible to come up with my preferred configuration. Amazing how truck drivers today all want bucket seats! Appreciate your interest and prompt responses. --rappcova--
the current incentive is $2,500. We'll see. I'll be sure and post a note when this is over. Y'all have been a great help. --rappcova--
I Sold new Honda autos 10 years,i know the buisness,i presently am a f&i mgr of a m/cycle atv store. I helps to know someone in the buisness.
Took me 2 days to get my deal.I bought 2wd pyrite dbl cab.
sport appearance pkg & 20 " alloy wheels, and leather upgrade, MSRP 35.670.(a demo that had 2325 miles on it that had been there 1 month states.I specked one out to my liking at 36.537. This is where it go fun. I'm an ex car guy.
They told me the weren't gonna be able to discount a order
truck as much as the demo, somewhat true onlt $1496.00.
I said ok let me think about. No high pressure, just told them if i couldnt get the deal i wanted i'd wait pay on my truck few more months. Went back to work,called them back2 hrs later. Told them If i was not gonna get the exact truck
I wanted they were gonna have to sweeten the deal a little more.It wasn't the fact they couldn't discount a spec order
truck that was not gonna cost them any floor plan Money the weren't.
I asked for $500.00 more off and a free Rhino lining. No
way he said. He called Back 15 min. later with my $500.00
Deal.... bottom line MSRP $35.670 discount $3.957.00
bumped my trade another $500.00 bucks. took the 60 mo
0 interest. This is a BIG Truck 5.7 engine. I've owned 4
Dodge p/ups, and this thing rides better is quieter. Don't know about gas mileage yet, we'll see.
Rebates just went to $3000.00 bucks too if ya'll didn't know
There are deals to be made it might take awhile to find them. I guess i was lucky that I new the process. and I live in a small town. Just my experience.
Happy Driving
--jjf
just picked up my 07 Tundra SR5 dbl cab 2 days ago.
I Sold new Honda autos 10 years,i know the buisness,i presently am a f&i mgr of a m/cycle atv store. I helps to know someone in the buisness.
Took me 2 days to get my deal.I bought 2wd pyrite dbl cab.
sport appearance pkg & 20 " alloy wheels, and leather upgrade, MSRP 35.670.(a demo that had 2325 miles on it that had been there 1 month states.I specked one out to my liking at 36.537. This is where it go fun. I'm an ex car guy.
They told me the weren't gonna be able to discount a order
truck as much as the demo, somewhat true onlt $1496.00.
I said ok let me think about. No high pressure, just told them if i couldnt get the deal i wanted i'd wait pay on my truck few more months. Went back to work,called them back2 hrs later. Told them If i was not gonna get the exact truck
I wanted they were gonna have to sweeten the deal a little more.It wasn't the fact they couldn't discount a spec order
truck that was not gonna cost them any floor plan Money the weren't.
I asked for $500.00 more off and a free Rhino lining. No
way he said. He called Back 15 min. later with my $500.00
Deal.... bottom line MSRP $35.670 discount $3.957.00
bumped my trade another $500.00 bucks. took the 60 mo
0 interest. This is a BIG Truck 5.7 engine. I've owned 4
Dodge p/ups, and this thing rides better is quieter. Don't know about gas mileage yet, we'll see.
Rebates just went to $3000.00 bucks too if ya'll didn't know
There are deals to be made it might take awhile to find them. I guess i was lucky that I new the process. and I live in a small town. Just my experience.
This is a really nice truck. All I need now is to get
my xm radio, fog lights, and bed cover. and bed Rhino lined.
Under Hwy driving, what kinda gas mileage can i expect?
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/AUTO01/705310379/1148
But anyways the dealer took off $2030 off the sticker plus the $2000 factory rebate and gave me $11,000 for my Escape which was about $2000 more than expected. So I have them $500 deposit and now just waiting for TUNDRA to arrive.
Anyway about a 6000 off MSRP deal is about the going rate so you got a good deal on a good truck.
Happy Driving
--jjf
just put a down payment on a new (ordered) 4X4 DC Tundra with a 4.7 V8 from a dealer in Upstate NY (Buffalo area). I went with the 4.7L when I was originally going with the Big Boy 5.7L until I read a article dated 5/31/07 that Toyota may have to have a recall on that engine because of BAD cams. They have had to do 20 complete engine replacements. Here's the article.
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/AUTO01/705310379/1148
But anyways the dealer took off $2030 off the sticker plus the $2000 factory rebate and gave me $11,000 for my Escape which was about $2000 more than expected. So I have them $500 deposit and now just waiting for TUNDRA to arrive.
any comments on this deal? thanks.
Bottom line for me is I don't really need all that power to tow my boat so why take the chance. And here's the kicker I didn't mention when I went to the dealership. They said they didn't have any 5.7L trucks only the 4.7L ones. But when I went way back behind the dealership they had a half dozen parked there with 5.7L engines with different packages. Kind of made me think they were sitting on them to see what is going on with the 5.7L engines.
Shoot for more off obviously but if that is their bottom line, and you really want it you definitely could do worse.
--jjf
I'm about to buy an '07 tundra demo. 5500 miles. driven by toyota area rep. MSRP is $33665.00 and they want $24998.00
any comments on this deal? thanks.
When I bought my 06 in Jan 07, the dealer had two identical trucks, one was a demo with 6K miles and the other was new with 8 miles. He wouldn't discount the demo even a nickel. Needless to say I bought the new one.
--jjf
I like the tundra but was waiting for the newness to wear off for competitive pricing and rebates. Yesterday, I saw that Toyota is offering a $3000 rebate so I signed up for the costco program (I hate bickering over price) and went to the local dealer that I was referred to. They offered me $500 over invoice and I was happy with that but they had only one truck left in inventory as others have apparently also jumped on the rebate. I didn't like the color so I signed up for a truck that was due in within the next two weeks at $500 over invoice. I noticed some odd misc. charges for the truck that I decided against buying. I can't remember all of the details but there was a finance charge for about $300 and also a prep and handling fee for $700 and something like a TDA fee for about the same. Are any of those fees normal and customary fees or are they "party fees" used to jack up the price and make the deal not nearly so good?
Now has anyone see any F150's that need crushing
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My Tundra (5.7 DC, bench seat, TRD, etc.) arrived early this week after a 77-day wait. I've posted to New Owner Reports (#1415) with the details of my order. When I signed the order back in March, I agreed to a price $998 over invoice. This was much better than what I was offered by 3 other area Toyota dealers. While waiting for my truck, I read a lot about better deals and decided I should try to re-negotiate when the truck arrived. However, recently Toyota began offering incentives (manufacturer to consumer). Some here have reported incentives as high as $3,500. The fine print says that it depends on the geographical area and somewhat on dealer participation. On my truck the incentive is $2,500 (I checked with 3 dealers). So, since I had agreed to a deal, and Toyota came in with $2,500, I decided to accept what I had agreed to.
Bottom line: The sticker on my truck is $34,415. The invoice is $31,389. I have a copy of the invoice. So the dealer added $998 to the invoice price and then subtracted $2,500 for the incentive. The final price ($29,887) was $4,528 below MSRP and $1,502 below invoice.
I know some of you think I should have tried to get $2,000 more, but I think I came out pretty well. There were things in the invoice that I suppose some would have tried to challenge. There was $551 TDA which I've read in Consumer Reports and Edmunds is seldom negotiable. My invoice also had $623 in Dealer Holdback and $311 in Wholesale Financial Reserve which were probably negotiable. But I didn't challenge those charges.
My "party fees" were $351. Of those, one of them was for
"Processing Fee for Consumer Services" and it was printed
permanently on the invoice form. That fee was $248. What a ripoff!!.
Hope all this is helpful. Just one voice in the crowd. By the way, my region is DC metropolitan area. My dealer was in Charlottesville, VA.
--rappcova--
I've been watching different websites and inventory in the surrounding area. Either the websites are not kept up to date or there have been very few sales. There has been a push on TV advertisements in the Memphis area where I live. The newspapers advertise "UP TO" $6,000 off MSRP. With the current $3000 cash incentive (good thru 7-9-07)I have already gotten quotes around $5400 off MSRP on the 2X4 SR5 DC 5.7, and some quite a bit higher. This fish didn't jump on those hooks.
If inventory is building, trucks are not moving, I think the discounts will be going up in one form or the other in July/Aug as I have seen mentioned on this thread. I think I'll wait a bit. Of course this is one man's opinion, and with that and a buck or so, you can buy yourself a cup of coffee.
As an aside, the dealership in Ashville, NC mentioned in this thread IS offering up some good no-haggle deals.
Here is a question I want to post because no one here seems to know. How does the Windshield Wiper De-icer work with the cold climate package that I have. Salesman didn't know and I have yet to see anything in the owners manual.
BUYER BEWARE: A dealership in smalltown, AR sent me a quote via email that included, "Incentives are 0% for 60mos or $2500 cash back!" Bear in mind that the quote was for a Tundra with a 5.7L engine. For that region they were correct on the "0% for 60mos" but not on the cash back. According to their own website, which was correct, the cash back offer for the 5.7L engine is and was $3000 through 07-09-07. For the 4.7 L the cash back offer is and was $3500. When I brought that to the salesman's attention she said I was wrong. I know that I wasn't. It's on THEIR website, and it is CORRECT. I had checked it with Toyota. She put a "manager" online who tried to deflect the attention to the 2% over cost selling price--YADA, YADA, YADA. What ya' don't know in advance can hurt ya'! I DID file an official complaint with Toyota.
As far as the "Windshield Wiper De-icer"--I'm not sure. To me there are only 2 ways to de-ice a windshield. You can de-ice with (1) heat or (2) a solvent with a de-icing agent in liquid form. IMO, either there is a tiny wire embedded in the windshield to supply heat, or there is a de-icing agent in the windshield wiper fluid. I have owned Toyotas that have had the wire in glass, but it was in the rear window only. The "Cold Kit" package includes a heavy duty battery and a heavy duty starter, plus "(Double Cab and CrewMax include windshield wiper de-icer grid with timer)" per Toyota "Tundra 2007" brochure. Hope that helps. Something to look for, or possibly read about in the manuals.