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The dealer told he can give some discount because they couldn't give me the Metalic Gray color.So i put another $550 to my previous quote and took silver color highlander.So finally i paid $37150 for
Silver LTD AWD with Extra Value Package #8 (w/Nav)
11" Delaer Installed Rear Entertainment with Wireless headphones .
Toyota Remote Engine Starter.
Sport-Styled Rear Spoiler
Cross Bars
Carpet/Cargo Mat
V6 Towing Prep Package
Chrome Exhaust Tip
I live in Chicago,IL and delaer located in Northwest sub of chicago.
Most the dealers are floating around the same price... that's $27k for the base V6 and $31k for the SE. What do you folks think of these prices?
Anyone have any experience with aftermarket leather? Quotes from dealers are varying between $1300 - $2000.
Unless you need a new car right away, I would take some time to think about jumping directly to an Acura or another car so quickly. Goodluck.
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It's like... why take a toddler to Disneyland when they'll be just as amused at the Disney store.... so long as when you buy them a Winnie the Pooh doll there, it's the same quality as the one at the amusement park.
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I've only seen Toyota offer a $2,000-2,500 cash incentive for Highlanders during model year changes for Southeastern regions. This happened late 2008 right around the time 2009 models were released. Due to a surplus in 2008 inventory, people from MD/VA purchased cars in NC and had them delivered and saved about $2K. That was the most cash incentives I've noticed for the Highlander.
Unless Toyota decides to add cash incentives AND allow for you to get 0% APR, it's unlikely you'll receive a bigger savings. In terms of SUV sales, Highlanders are one of Toyota's top product. It could happen but it's hard to imagine them giving a lot of cash upfront and APR incentives this low.
So again, for $1K more, you wouldn't settle for an SE AWD but would rather go with the Base AWD w/aftermarket leather? If you're budget conscience, I can understand but realistically, it's hard to overlook the number of upgrades for $1K.
2. For $1k, that's a no brainer. But what if it was 2K, or 3K difference... or more. At some point, it's not THAT important for me to have the moonroof etc.
For $2K, I would still pick the SE over the Base however if it was closer to $3K+, I would stick with the Base. Best of luck with your decision.
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of 0% financing ? if no than i would make payments for a sixty month period. if yes, i am interested in purchasing a new highlander se and am wondering how much of a discount i can expect with a cash transaction. thank you
Since it's basically a free 5 year loan if you qualify, it doesn't make sense to pay cash or put a down payment if you can comfortably afford the monthly payments.
2010 Toyota Highlander Limited 4X4
Extra Value Package 8 including NAV
Rear-Seat DVD Entertainment System
Tow Prep Package
Rear Spoiler
Carpet Mats
MSRP 41,345
Selling Price 37,200
2010 Toyota Highlander Limited 4X4
Extra Value Package 8 including Nav
Rear-Seat DVD Entertainment System
Tow Prep Package
Rear Spoiler
Carpet Mats
MSRP 41,574
Selling Price 37,691
-Prashant,
Looking to take advantage of 0% APR and buy '10 Highlander. Never bought such a decent car before, and actually used a Zipcar for a last few years, but with a second son coming this summer I decided its time to get our own vehicle, choosing Highlander for its good capacity and ability to handle snowy New England winters.
So I'm looking for an advice on what build should I go with and what particular options would you recommend me to have. We're going to use the car mainly for short outdoors trips with kids, nothing really special. We're planning to keep this car for next 5-7 years, so we're ready to invest more now, especially since it goes at 0% APR.
Off the top of my head I can think of leather seats (better for kids - clean spills etc) and DVD entertainment in the rear as useful options to have... Any advice will be appreciated!
Dealer from NJ
thanks in advance for the response.
$33,195 OTD with Gap Insurance.
Is this a good deal? Should I get the Gap Insurance?
Call you car insurance... ask them what they charge for gap insurance... probably less.
I"m in the Northen NJ area and I"m looking for a similar price. Where did you get this deal?
State Farm doesn't offer Gap.
Farmers does, if you let them do the financing, but they don;t have 0% lol.
I personally like the technology, MPG (even though its not whats stated) and the overall feel of the ride (quiet).
To me it was worth the $7k or so we paid extra for the hybrid. We wanted an suv type car but not the MPG that go along with them.
I test drove one the other day (4x4, w/out nav, pearl white, sunroof) and this suv is awesome. The dealer only had this one in stock and it wasnt exactly what i wanted but I told him I'd still consider if he would give me a good price. I would have considered if it was close to 34500-35000 before ttl but they continued to bring up dealer invoice prices on their computer which showed higher invoice prices than edmunds. After an hour I still couldnt even get them to give me a price and just kept saying 34500 was insane. Can I ask how you guys are going about getting these good prices that I'm reading about? I am a newbie car buyer and just looking for alittle assistance on getting a fair deal. BTW im located in southern cali. Any tips would be helpful.
SE 4x2 Magnetic Gray with Ash Interior
Only option added on: 3rd Row Floor Mat
Walk out the door Price: $30,229. This included everything except taxes.
MSRP: $35,225
Purchase Price: $29,850
0% Financing for 60 months
Traded in a 2007 Toyota and got excellent blue book value.
I think I did pretty well
Edmunds says MSRP: 37,915.
Was quoted 35,000 before TTL, and getting 0% financing.
Is that a good deal? Edmunds says Invoice is 34,121...
A dealer in Missouri had the best deal. We drove 3.5 hours from Oklahoma.
2010 Highlander SE AWD
Black on Black Leather
$32,500 OTD, including Gap insurance
Ended up going with the black on black SE instead of white with black interior.
MSRP - $35,005
Sale Price - $29,667
Fees excluding tax - $350
Ended up getting the Toyota Platinum 7yr/100k for $800 financed into the 0% loan. Hopefully I will never need it.
Traded in my car for $100 less than KBB excellent value.
On a scale of 1-10 how did I do?
That's a great deal that you got. Which dealer in Massachusetts? I"m looking for the same deal.
Thanks,
duvalu
Falmouth Toyota told me that invoice on the Highlnder was about $32k and if you you factor in holdbacks and incentives Copeland would be losing a couple hundred dollars. I think Falmouth Toyota would have done the deal for about $1000 more.
The places seem like they really want to move cars, probably a combination of sluggish sales and end of the month.
As for the warranty, I read the dealership cost is $780 and I read another message board saying people were getting them for $805 so even though I never buy a extended warranty, I figured the piece of mind until 100k miles was worth it at that price.
I also got quoted about $4k off MSRP of a base.
I sent one email to Copeland and they sent me certified e-prices within 6 hours with complete information on the 4 cars I inquired about. I will never buy a car from anywhere except Copeland Toyota or Falmouth Toyota again.