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2004-2009 Toyota Prius Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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For a 2007 with package 2, the price they quote is $24,600+ and that is not the OTD price. They will not go lower. This is for a left-over but then again, this pack of sleazy dealers claim 2008 cars will not be available for months and that I must pay over the MSRP price if I want to buy a Prius!
Please, can anyone recommend their dealership (hopefully, not in Miami or in Florida!)
Peggy
After flipping through this site, I learned a lot about the Prius. I thank all of you for enlightening me. Is it worth buying a Prius in the CARB states for that “generous warranty’? Do you pay extra for it? Since my bad experience with the Miami dealers, buying one in the NE is doable. Any dealer recommendations for CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY, RI, VT?
Peggy
Could you pls give me dealer info? I'm in the same boat.
looking for prius with the package #2. No one knows for sure
when the 08's are coming out but all say no changes except
tail lights. Not as many choices of colors towards the end
of the model year either
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Other wise no problems at alls. Some of the Prius I have seen got more than 130 thousand miles with no unexpected repairs.
I am 65; at this point comfortable seats are of importance at this age... My friends suggested go for the leather seats (package #6).No of us have seen, or traveled in a prius with leather seats.
I ordered one with a touring package and, option number 6.
I used Costco buying service. It is about 700 dollars above the invoice and depending upon where one lives there is about 1400$ discount (eco savings) package 6.
The local dealers are not very helpful. They want 1000 $ above invoice plus 175 dollars for dealers preparation.
Buying through Costco seams to be an easy way out without spending time with dealers to get one at a reasonable price. I live in rural Midwest and not in southern California.
very comfortable. Rear seats are fine also. It's one of the most reliable vehicles on the road. IMO, the leather seats are a waste of money. For one thing, they are only partially leather seats - lots of the seat is still vinyl.
For what they charge I would opt out of leather and use the cash to buy about 20,000 miles of fuel.
Seats...get the car. If you have trouble like I did, invest a bit in a high quality car seat cover system. I sprung for the Wet Okle (http://www.wetokole.com) after reading a bit on this site. I have 2 kids and having the waterproofiness is keen. I also though the fabric was a bit low quality and probably would not handle the abuse. I opted for the inflatable lumbar for the driver which while not automatic, can be repositioned. I also opted for the pin stripe, the logo, and the zipper pouches on the back. Go to the website and the pics look exactly like what was delivered.
The seat covers are not cheap, but the quality and fit has to be unsurpassed. Since I'll have the car for while, I thought it was a wise investment...and the first time the coke turned over in the back seat and the next time when the Rita's ice spilled, I was relieved!
D
PRUSA
You can even find the opinions about costco in priuschat and also about seat comfort Etc.Opinions defer.
50 dollars for membership. The dealer may be away and may not be the near to you.
You will not have finalprice unless you are there in dealership and ready to buy it.
In KY and OHIO some dealers I contacted want
Full MSRP
1000 $ above invoice plus 175 dollars of prep charges Plus 395 dollars of paint and protection package. This is the lowest quote after sending e-mails to several dealers.
Finally I went with Costco. It seems to be 700 dollars above invoice. (Can not confirm it)
Not all colors and option packages are available in my distribution zone. But it can be ordered. The Costco dealer said it may take 2 months to 6 months.
The 08 models are slowly rolling in. As per this dealer normal supplies for this Prius will take 2 months.
You can check the Toyota prius website to know what color and option package combinations available for your zip code.
I would also recommend shopping your salesman. There are hundreds of Toyota salesmen in the bay area, and quite frankly, some of them just seemed too huckster-ish over the phone. But on the other hand, some salesmen who didn't have the car I wanted were nonetheless helpful and informative over the phone, giving me insights into the local market that proved useful in the negotiation process with other dealers.
The Berkeley salesman indicated that buyer negotiating will improve in the next few months as production for 2008 Prius has been increased and dealers will have more cars on the lots (again, this may be true only for the hot California Prius market). When I later changed my specs for my car, he gave me a great starting price, and I likely would have bought my car from him had I not had to wait a week for its arrival.
I ended up in a "bidding war" between the Concord dealer and the Capitol (San Jose) dealer. I would recommend either dealer, especially Rick Perez at Capitol SJC, Tobey in Berkeley, or Hamid at Concord.
Steve
PRUSA
Steve
Either that or they may be short on supply of Touring spoilers and wheels.
MSRP is $26,249
Invoice is $24,538
--->Your price is $25,538 plus tax and license.
It's about $710 under MSRP...quoted by the costco dealer. Is this a good price? Edmund's pricing function doesn't show touring edition for 2008 yet.
Model Number: 1226A SERIAL # :8330xxxx Check Code: 5
Model Description: 4-DR GAS/ELEC
Category ..........: A
Year ............: 2008
Current Dealer ....: 130-46050
Interior Color ..: FE11 FE11
Wholesale Dealer ..:
Exterior Color ..: 01G3 MGRAY
Previous Dealer ...: 00130
Body ............: HYBRID GAS/ELEC SDN
This was in New Jersey, but I live in PA.
Prusa
Steve
Fremont Toyota is in city of Fremont, SF Bay Area, California.
I am a CSAAA member and went thru AAA web site - BUT I never had to input my AAA number of anything - not even logged on. Just fyi, same price was offerred to me by Gilroy Toyota in San Jose area.
Price before Taxes/License was exactly: $26691 (Invoice was 26325 with floor mats and cargo mat). Price out the door was $29187 (taxes 2206.55, license 235, doc 55).
My wife and I went down last night to test drive a car and crunch some numbers. The figure they quoted was higher than we wanted to pay, so we decided to go home and talk it over. They said "no problem, the car will be here for you tomorrow if you want to take it at our price.
Around 10:00 this morning, I called them and said hold the car, we will be down this afternoon to finalize the deal( at their price). Our salesman said "no problem it's your car, we'll detail it , get the paperwork ready and see you later today. " Well, I get a call two hours later telling me that they sold our car to someone else.
Get this- he also told me that the other guy was willing to pay more so they were"legally" obligated to sell it to him. They are now out of the model promised to us and can't say when they'll have another one.
Yea, I know, its business -but I guess car salesmen have a bad rep for a reason. They are jerks.
Carl
Any advice? Should I take it or buy in NJ where they don't have any Admin fees? By the way, I live in GA.
PRUSA
Mackabee
Mackabee
PRUSA
Can you provide the break up of the quote? Not including the trade-in, can you tell how much was the quote for the Touring package #6?
thanks in advance!
Can anyone provide a rationale to get the touring? With the 195 tires instead of 185 I would think it loses 1 mpg or so. No? "Sport" suspension reads "stiff" to me. Not sure how the family would like that.
Secondly, check my figures carefully, please, but for the 07 basepkg#4 in msg #1028 Edmunds gives the invoice price of $23,401.
So according to Edmunds the buyer paid $306 OVER invoice, not $367 under invoice. Markets change quickly but for last year's model I would think the dealers need to sell well below invoice. I would not be the least bit tempted to buy an 07 unless it were $1,000 or more below an 08. I bought an 02 Civic EX about this time in 2002 (03 were just coming out) for $1600 below invoice, $16,000 OTD.
As an aside, comparing tangerines to oranges, that's $10,000 less than 07basePrius#4 for a roughly similar car--(EX has moonroof), good stereo, cruise, remote door, alarm. (Darn, I'm nearly talking myself into buying a Honda Fit at 10 mpg less than the Prius, if it were 10k less--which it isn't).
Touring Prius gets 5-10% poorer mileage than non-touring. From Japanese govt. mileage figures (both wheels are available in Japan - though I'm not sure they call the 16" equipped car a "Touring" - that's a US thing). Note that the Japanese mileage measuring methods are different than the EPA ones.
With the Touring you get:
1. 16" wheels with lower profile tires (same overall diameter as 15" "standard" wheels/tires).
2. Slightly stiffer suspension.
3. Slightly larger rear spoiler.
4. Slightly different packages content.
There is about a $250-$300 difference in similarly equipped touring/non-touring. It's less than the cost of the extra expense if you were to buy the different equipment (mostly the cost difference is in the wheels).
If you do want a touring, better get your order in soon, as they are not slated to be delivered in large quantities, according to the Toyota US delivery lists.
Pricing is different in Canada, but here a Civic is about $4000 less than a Prius (comparing Hybrid to Hybrid). The Civic is smaller (inside room), and in Hybrid form gets slightly poorer mileage (less than 5% difference). I wanted the flexibility of the Prius (hatchback) and the extra room, so I purchased a 2007 Prius with Canadian Package "B" (everything but Nav and backup camera). The "Touring" is not available in Canada.
Whether you would ever "recover" the extra cost through fuel savings depends on each individual's driving habits, how many miles you drive, and what will happen to fuel prices. Good luck trying to figure that out! I didn't care about the savings, I knew I would be happy with the Prius, and I am.
Also, the rear spoiler on the Touring is a little bit larger than non-Touring which I could care less about. The headlights on the Touring are HID's and although nice on back roads with no street lights, they are much MORE expensive to replace when burnt out than the non-Touring Prius headlights. Just another consideration to think about !!
As far as "packages".... we bought Package #5 (cloth seats) especially because we didn't want leather seats down here in hot Florida. We are very, very disappointed with the Toyota factory NAV, especially after having an Acura (MDX) NAVI for the past four years. The Toyota NAV has many shortcomings and if we had to do it over again would NOT have purchased any Prius Package with NAV !!
etc ($277)It is a package 6- with Leather. The price was 27370- A little less off MSRP than I had stated before-now that I go thru it. In any case this was less than Edmunds said the going pricing was for this and it was one of the few touring models we had seen. AS a postscript, we got the heated seats and XM in now and both are very cool and really complete the car. The people at Gladstone Toyota ( near Portland Or) were pretty good. I'd suggest using the net to narrow down your option and see where the pricing is.
Good Luck, hope this is helpful!
The Touring model also had significantly less lean in turns and corners imho. The extended spoiler on the Touring makes the Prius look a little more sporty (especially in a color like blac) imho, not that a Prius could EVER be called "sporty". HIDs come with all Tourings, but you can get HIDs on the base Prius w/Pkg #4 and above.
I am not quite ready to buy yet, but if I were to choose I would definitely pick the Touring ... fully loaded like I am looking at, it is only $500 more MSRP.
Now what does surprise me is that a power seat that could largely satisfy the vagaries of a particular driver is not available in any version of the Prius. To me, that's a poor marketing decision. At least it should be standard in the Touring version.
With respect to the NAV, a large consensus of users of the Prius NAV think you are dead wrong. It is designed by Denso and is considerably inferior to other NAV designs. If you've never previously used a well designed NAV system, you wouldn't know the difference, but for those people that have, it's described as the difference between night and day. Apparently, it's not a bad system but there are better ones and the cost differential between the best and the worst is not significant. I don't know who designed the NAV system for the BMW, but everyone I've talked to that uses it just raves about it.
BTW, it's good to get your input Mack, but could you try to sound a little less like Mack the Knife? ;-)
Was looking for a Prius with leather. It's only offered in package #6. Was open to considering '07, if the price was substantially lower.
Got in touch with the internet manager of a dealership in Southern California. Visited them on 9/29 (Saturday). Maybe I'm old school, but I seem to have a lot better experience/luck negotiating in person. So, went with a "good faith commitment" to make it work! (Yeah, take that to the bank!!!)
They had 2 remaining '07, both with colors I did not want. And they were selling them at ~$350 below invoice. They agreed to sell me an '08 at invoice (a figure that matched with Edmunds'). I opted for '08.
I wanted leather, but did not want NAV. Didn't want to pay ~$4,500 for package 6. So, they suggested package 2 (smart key, CD, reverse camera, VSC) and they'd add leather (after market, but better quality) for an extra $1,000. That made sense, so I agreed.
During financing, they offered many options, such as:
* Extended warranty: 6 yrs for $1,995 or 7 yrs for $2,495
* Prepaid service (all oil changes, routine service at 15k, 30k and 45k) for $895
* Bluetooth for $495
I told them I'd only consider them if I could name my price. I picked $1,995 (6 yrs warranty) + $895 + $495. Total "retail" was $3,400. I offered $1,500, and settled on $1,600. They also offered drive-off with a full tank, and a free car wash every week.
So ... bottom-line ... my car is 2008, silver with dark gray leather interior, package 2 and bluetooth.
Total OTD price, including extended warranty and prepaid service and leather seats and bluetooth and TTL: $27,613.
And I also qualified for the $750 tax credit. That should bring a big smile to my face early next year (or, knowing me, on April 15th, or October 15th!).
Just wanted to share my experience. 'hope it helps someone.
Most cars in the price range of the Prius at least have manual height adjustments and many have power seats.
The lack of thigh support is a very common complaint of the Prius. If the seat bottom could be adjusted to tilt up in the front as well as be raised a few inches, it would take care of many of the complaints.
I have seen more complaints about Prius seats than any other car.
Now what does surprise me is that a power seat that could largely satisfy the vagaries of a particular driver is not available in any version of the Prius. To me, that's a poor marketing decision. At least it should be standard in the Touring version."
Power seats require weight. The Prius is designed to minimize weight to enhance MPG.