Are we still paying sticker price?
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Fords & Dodge RAM (almost any Stellantis brand). |
Anonymous
legacy |
Anonymous
Especially for a super old body style. That one is so stale and has been around for ages. A fool and his money, they say. |
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Our (5 person + 2 large dog) family wants to buy the New Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Max. MSRP is around $61K but we are finding that dealers in the DMV want $10-14K ABOVE MSRP. Here's an example https://www.koonstoyotatysonscorner.com/new-Vienna-2024-Toyota-Grand+Highlander+Hybrid-Platinum+MAX-5TDADAB57RS001566
Sorry, I can barely swallow paying $61K, there no chance in he!! that I am paying over $74K or $13K above MSRP. That's so outrageous I refuse to even consider working with this dealer. |
Anonymous
Wait I’m still stuck at $61k for a Highlander |
Anonymous
| Varies by model. I was in the market for a Toyota Sienna. I shopped for months and found only three general options for new : 1) expensive models, with moderate markup above MSRP, 2) base models, with markup of $5,000-$7,000 above MSRP (maybe could have pushed that down slightly with some negotiation, but no way to get close to MSRP), or 3) order and wait at least 6 months. I ended up buying a 2 year old certified vehicle for somewhat less than MSRP new. |
Anonymous
| What if you drove far out to a less populated area. Would those dealers be more willing to negotiate? |
Anonymous
That is the new grand highlander, a totally different larger body vehicle from the traditional highlander, and the highest trim level they offer - but yeah for that one they are asking $14K over MSRP. So I wouldn't be surprised if they are asking over MSRP for the smaller version. |
Anonymous
Yes, if you are willing to drive 2 hrs away there are dealers that are willing to work with you more than around here. But make sure you speak with them before driving out. Some will advertise a car at X price but then when you gets there they've marked up the sticker another $3K for dealer installed add-ons or a flat out "market adjustment".... these are crazy times to buy certain models |
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| Our college senior daughter needs a car. We told her to wait. We keep hoping prices will come down. She just needs something basic and isn’t brand loyal so upon graduation she will hopefully be able to go with a make/model that is willing to budge on price. She will need a car to get to work because we are miles from a bus route so public transportation is not a viable option. Used cars are so inflated and I can’t fathom taking a 5 year loan on a car that is already 3-5 years old. I wonder what other people are doing who really need a car but don’t have a big budget. |
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We got a Toyota Corolla hybrid from University motors in Morgantown at MSRP a few months ago. Good experience. There is a flight from Nova to Morgantown. We live in Maryland so just drove. Well worth the savings for four hours round trip. They do it all the time and we had everything ready to go in advance and in and out in about a half hour. There was a few week wait for hybrids. It’s worth a call.
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Anonymous
Not sure I’d be bragging about this… |
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A lot of folks don't understand how the car market has changed post COVID. |
Anonymous
We were told this too. Now they sell "pieces of paper" representing future cars. You reserve a car you want and then wait. They can tell you aprox when it will come in. If you need something fast you need to buy slightly used from a Carmax type place. |
Anonymous
We bought a Toyota Corolla at MSRP for our daughter in May. |