Bitter about the purchase - Page 3 - GreenHybrid

Mr. Kite · #21 (**permalink**) 07-26-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tomdavie

hi

we paid 2k under msrp. It was the only hybrid highlander on the toyo lot. The reason we got away with it is because the guy we dealt with was in administration, not a floor salesman. By luck , there was no salesmen avail at the time he came down to help us.

He gets paid in volume, not on commission per sale. Since the highlander hybrid was the most expensive toyota on the lot at the time (lexus was next door) he was more than happy to get the sale.

But from what i am reading , the resale value on these things is very high, so you should keep pretty close to MSRP resale for a while.

According to edmunds.com TMV (true market value), the Highlander is going for about $3,300 under MSRP in your area. I don't how good these numbers are, but that's what their numbers say.

tomdavie · #22 (**permalink**) 07-26-2006, 08:22 PM

cool

down here in palm bay they are going for almost exactly msrp though.

perhaps the target area is for the southeast , or florida as a whole. But here in palm bay -melbourne area they are very hard to find, but not so hard as to start an MSRP war. The guys we called all were trying to steer us away from the hybrid because many didnt have any on their lots.

perhaps the fellow who paid 5k over MSRP is normal for the area. They are a very hot ticket item in California.

cheers