Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 15:53     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote: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.


We bought a Toyota Corolla at MSRP for our daughter in May.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 15:38     Subject: Re:Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:Bought a car recently and dealers were sharing that the model of having lots of cars on the lot is ending. So you either order and wait and pay at least msrp or take your chances with seeing what comes in/what they have. We still got a decent deal with end of model year and end of the month, but it’s harder to get a deal these days.


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
Post 11/03/2023 15:35     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We just bought a 2024 Volvo XC90 Ultimate Recharge.

MSRP: $82,500 (no markup)
Discount's: -$5,500
Total OTD: $81,230

So you can get deals under MSRP

Not sure I’d be bragging about this…


A lot of folks don't understand how the car market has changed post COVID.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 13:11     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:We just bought a 2024 Volvo XC90 Ultimate Recharge.

MSRP: $82,500 (no markup)
Discount's: -$5,500
Total OTD: $81,230

So you can get deals under MSRP

Not sure I’d be bragging about this…
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 13:10     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
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.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 12:35     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
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.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 11:56     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:What if you drove far out to a less populated area. Would those dealers be more willing to negotiate?
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
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 11:50     Subject: Re:Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


Wait I’m still stuck at $61k for a Highlander


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
Post 11/03/2023 10:12     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
What if you drove far out to a less populated area. Would those dealers be more willing to negotiate?
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 09:52     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
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
Post 11/03/2023 09:48     Subject: Re:Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote: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.


Wait I’m still stuck at $61k for a Highlander
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 09:45     Subject: Re:Are we still paying sticker price?
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
Post 11/03/2023 09:13     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We just bought a 2024 Volvo XC90 Ultimate Recharge.

MSRP: $82,500 (no markup)
Discount's: -$5,500
Total OTD: $81,230

So you can get deals under MSRP


Jaysus effing Christ. That's a shit ton of money for a vee-hickle


+1. And PP is happy she only paid $81k+ for a volvo?


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.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2023 11:22     Subject: Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Got email for a subaru 3k below MSRP


Which Subaru model ?


legacy
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2023 11:14     Subject: Re:Are we still paying sticker price?
Anonymous wrote:Which are less popular and more likely to be discounted?


Fords & Dodge RAM (almost any Stellantis brand).