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Also which states have no sales tax?
I was told it would be in the high 300s
Did that include taxes? Did you finalize the deal and, if so, recently?
Can you share the cap cost, residual value, money factor, etc.
Seems to me your price is very cheap. You are a better negotiator than me!
Thx
Lori
Hi Lori, here in New Hampshire you can buy a brand new Prius pkg #2 for about $20,800 if you haggle with the dealer.
My State, New Hampshire has no sales tax. But you pay sales tax in the State you register the car in not the State you buy it. But here in New Hampshire they hit you with Registration fees. I paid $600 to register my 2009 Honda Fit Sport. So no tax but they still get your money. :sick:
So you trade in your 08 Corolla for only $2500.00 net? It sounds like the dealer got a super deal.
What do you think?
MSRP -- 27521
"Invoice" -- 25760
Rebate -- 1000
Addtl discount -- 600
Total -- 24160
The "invoice" includes such things as...
T.M.F. -- 743?
Holdbacks -- 608
Port options -- 1139?
Deliver/Processing/Handling -- 775
What can we eliminate?
Thanks!
I know this is happening in Japan now, and was curious if the US were following suit.
Daniel
Do you know the money factor & residual for an '09 Prius for a 36 mo. lease at 15K miles?
Thank you!
Hey spidey126, what "sweeter deal" are you talking about for 2010?
Model / Pkg 2010 vs 2009 ( after $1000 rebate )
1221 .... $21750 vs Not Avail
1223 .... $22750 vs $23300 Pkg 2
1225 .... $23750 vs $24500 Pkg 4
1225 .... $25500 vs $25200 Pkg 5 ( w/ Navi )
1225 .... $27300 vs Not Avail ( Navi + SR )
1227 .... $26500 vs Not Avail ( Leather No Navi )
1227 .... $28300 vs $26300 Pkg 6 ( Leather w/ Navi )
1227 .... $30100 vs Not Avail ( Leather, Navi, SR )
1229 .... $28000 vs Not Avail
1229 .... $19800 vs Not Avail
1229 .... $32500 vs Not Avail
The high volume lower priced models are ultra competitive vs the 2009s....not to mention the Insight II. Currency issues have mostly disappeared it seems.
Also, do you know how TFS adds on additional miles as a pre-pay? Is there a discounted rate if you pre-pay? Or is it the same as paying for overages in the end? Thank you.
Also, regarding negotiations, should I start low and try to meet in the middle? Or should I simply say, this is what I want to pay and let them either say yes or no?
Thanks!!
if you can't wait, then that looks like a pretty decent price. you could probably go down another 500 if you haggle some more...
I came to that # after studying the price points of the 2010 insite and prius and what I felt the car was worth.
WA state also has no sales tax right now.
Am betting "special" look is an attempt to get you to back down...I get that one all the time. But it also may mean they're just not going to play ball at or near that price, which is their right, in which case...
Wonder what would happen if you e-mailed / faxed a few other dealers and asked for their best price on a pkg 3, citing Insight price and Prius 2010 features / prices.
(I too am in WA and have one OR dealer who's *really* eager to earn my business -- emails me every 12 seconds or so.)
In priuschat.com, a Toyota dealer hints broadly at add'l Toyota incentives coming May 4th (next week), so for that reason (and others) I'm sitting tight for now.
dogs
If I can wait for 2 months, and this economy has no improvement, $19K is not unreasonable.
have been researching Prius pricing and the following invoice prices appear to be in effect for the Prius plus Package 2:
Base Invoice $21,758
Dest 720
Package #2 158
Cash back -1000
Invoice Prius Base with Package 2 – cash back = $21,636
Since the invoice does not reflect the actual dealer cost (due to holdbacks, wholesale financial reserve etc.) some online customers have reported paying $21,500 plus tax.title/registration for the 2009 Prius with package #2.
We have financing and no trade-in. We would like to purchase a 2009 with package 2 for $21,500 plus tax/title/registration. Our top two color choices are Seadside Pearl and Barcelona Red. We are ready to buy the car now. Please contact me if you can honor this price. Thank you!
Within an hour, five dealers had written back saying they would sell me a 2009 Prius with Package #2 for $21,500 plus tax and TDR. Most of them, however, made the offer contingent on my taking a car of their lot, which did not include the colors I wanted. I then wrote back to all of them asking for the lowest price they would give me on the color I wanted (Barcelona Red exterior, grey interior). After a bit of back and forth, I eventually got offers ranging from $21,000 to $21,300. I actually wound up going with the highest offer ($21,300) because it was from a dealer right near where I live who has an excellent reputation (vs. the lowest offer, which was from a dealer a 1/2 hour away with a terrible reputation). I put down a deposit of $500 and am supposed to get the car on Tuesday. I'll report back if anything goes wrong.
A few observations:
Now is obviously an excellent time to buy a 2009 Prius! The only reason to hold out is the possiblity of even greater incentives; I think we should all know on Monday whether those are coming. It will be too late for me to take advantage of them, but not too late for you.
I did all of my negotiating by email. Although the dealers were ringing my phone off the hook all day long, I did not answer, because I saw no point in wasting time on phone conversations. I knew exactly what I wanted and find email much more convenient and time-efficient.
You can probably get the lowest deal I was offered -- $21,000 -- from any dealer in the Boston area. More important, if you are willing to take a car off their lot (most of them have lots of silver and white models), you could probably get an even lower price. I didn't bargain very hard because I find it tiresome, and even so, the price dropped to $21,000 - $21,300 almost immediately.
Good luck to all!
Do you mean we can expect to pay invoice price - $2750 + dealer mark up?
Thanks
Thanks
I am trying to decide between 09 Prius at 0% financing (that is some savings!!)
or to wait for 10 Prius. If I could get Cash for Clunkers for trading in my Toyota 4Runner, that would even be sweeter!
Thanks!
The real issue is that political hacks have touted the Prius as the savior of the world. The fact is, political hacks have very little knowledge about much of anything much less what will save the world. The pursuit of knowledge in a free world without political hacks is the real savior. Try it, you will like it.
is there any good dealership to recommend around bay area, CA?
what's the buying price
i get a quote for package#5 for $23676, TTL not included....
no good deal on pacakge#2 rite now... which i'm interested..
Toyota Financial Services' current New York region buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2009 Prius with 15,000 miles per year are an extremely attractive .00001 (that's as good as it gets) and 61%, respectively.
Keep in mind though that TFS places restrictions upon what options can be residualized. As a result, it is difficult for people who don't work at dealers (and even some people who do ) to figure out what the actual dollar residual values should be for specific units.
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Most banks provide lessees with a discount if they purchase additional miles on a per-mile basis at lease signing. If they didn't no one would buy them. I suspect that Toyota Financial Services does this, but I don't know exactly how much of a discount it offers for pre-paid mileage.
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I am in the same boat as you. I feel it is still better to wait for the 2010s compared to the 0% for 50 month deal. Once the 2010s start rolling in, the resale value of the 2009 are going to take a deep dive. 2010s get better mileage and have rigid gas tank. So you can probably put a little acetone in the tank everytime you fill up and get 10-20% more mileage! . But I think maybe in another 2-3 yrs, Prius retrofits or conversions for adding lithiom ion batteries will be much cheaper than they currently are.
Is the quote $23676 for package#5 on base model? The invoice is $24470 according to Edmunds.com. So you are getting $794 below invoice. Is this right? Does the quote already have manufacturer rebate counted? Can you let me know the dealership name?
Thanks very much