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Originally Posted by Dan
I found quite a few that would take MSRP. I'd go to toyota.com and do a build-your-own option. Print a bunch of copies of the page and take it with you to dealers.
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Also go to Toyota.com and choose "locate a dealer". .... I find that the dealers that check email offer much better deals than the dealers that try the traditional face-to-face pressure sale. I also avoid phone-calls at all costs. Emails or Voicemails leave a record. Phone calls to not.
... search the members area for people in your area and find out who they bought from. A referal is always best, plus some dealers will give the referer free oil change or free gas, or whatever.
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Dan, All great suggestions. One more I might add, that i have found works during my hybrid shopping. Althought dealers must know 99.9999% of the customers shop around, I am upfront and honest and tell the dealer I am seriously considering "the other guys". I was at a Toyota dealer last night and told them I just came from a Honda dealer and was seriously considering the HCH. Now he know he is not just competing against other Toyota dealers but other manufacturers. After I said this the Toyota dealer even eluded to possibly doing a deal a little under MSRP or maybe getting me in the 2005 demo/rental car they have "yet to try and sell" once the 2006's arrive. Again until I put my money on the table, I will never know how honest he was.
Bottom line... we are shopping for high demand cars, so dealers are not having to offer any $$$ incentive to make a deal. All the incentive they need is the gas station on the corner !