No house, but a new car

[AK]

Try another dealership. Try a buying service (e.g. through Costco or some insurance companies), which should get you the fleet price. Try carsdirect.com. Anything but going to one dealer only and playing their game by their rules.

[SD Transplant]

I purchased cars below Costco price……go to Edmunds.com & get a quote on-line (ONLY ON-LINE) of what you want to buy + your specs. Do not negotiate @ the dealer unless you know what you’re doing. Best, deal w/ the fleet manager….

[SD Transplant]

I purchased cars below Costco price……go to Edmunds.com & get a quote on-line (ONLY ON-LINE) of what you want to buy + your specs. Do not negotiate @ the dealer unless you know what you’re doing. Best, deal w/ the fleet manager….

[SD Transplant]

I purchased cars below Costco price……go to Edmunds.com & get a quote on-line (ONLY ON-LINE) of what you want to buy + your specs. Do not negotiate @ the dealer unless you know what you’re doing. Best, deal w/ the fleet manager….

[SD Transplant]

I purchased cars below Costco price……go to Edmunds.com & get a quote on-line (ONLY ON-LINE) of what you want to buy + your specs. Do not negotiate @ the dealer unless you know what you’re doing. Best, deal w/ the fleet manager….

[SD Transplant]

I purchased cars below Costco price……go to Edmunds.com & get a quote on-line (ONLY ON-LINE) of what you want to buy + your specs. Do not negotiate @ the dealer unless you know what you’re doing. Best, deal w/ the fleet manager….

[waterboy]

Go to edmunds.com and look under forums to see Toyota Corolla Prices Paid and Buying Experiences. That should give you an idea of what kind of deals people are getting. Just by taking a quick look I could see someone in SF Bay area just got a new 2009 Corolla LE for $16K out the door…if the dealer is asking for $17k plus tax, title, and liscense then that is not a good deal at all

I would search used ones first, but if you decide to go new you can also check the weekly ads in the UT for Mossey, Poway, Bob Baker…etc They always place 1-2 a week at great deals if you don’t care as much about options or color, but remember they can only deal that low on the specific ad car for the week as they get $ from toyota…basically a loss leader to get people in the door and fall in love with different color/options.

Ever check out Hyundai…they are good cars now.

[waterboy]

Go to edmunds.com and look under forums to see Toyota Corolla Prices Paid and Buying Experiences. That should give you an idea of what kind of deals people are getting. Just by taking a quick look I could see someone in SF Bay area just got a new 2009 Corolla LE for $16K out the door…if the dealer is asking for $17k plus tax, title, and liscense then that is not a good deal at all

I would search used ones first, but if you decide to go new you can also check the weekly ads in the UT for Mossey, Poway, Bob Baker…etc They always place 1-2 a week at great deals if you don’t care as much about options or color, but remember they can only deal that low on the specific ad car for the week as they get $ from toyota…basically a loss leader to get people in the door and fall in love with different color/options.

Ever check out Hyundai…they are good cars now.

[waterboy]

Go to edmunds.com and look under forums to see Toyota Corolla Prices Paid and Buying Experiences. That should give you an idea of what kind of deals people are getting. Just by taking a quick look I could see someone in SF Bay area just got a new 2009 Corolla LE for $16K out the door…if the dealer is asking for $17k plus tax, title, and liscense then that is not a good deal at all

I would search used ones first, but if you decide to go new you can also check the weekly ads in the UT for Mossey, Poway, Bob Baker…etc They always place 1-2 a week at great deals if you don’t care as much about options or color, but remember they can only deal that low on the specific ad car for the week as they get $ from toyota…basically a loss leader to get people in the door and fall in love with different color/options.

Ever check out Hyundai…they are good cars now.

[waterboy]

Go to edmunds.com and look under forums to see Toyota Corolla Prices Paid and Buying Experiences. That should give you an idea of what kind of deals people are getting. Just by taking a quick look I could see someone in SF Bay area just got a new 2009 Corolla LE for $16K out the door…if the dealer is asking for $17k plus tax, title, and liscense then that is not a good deal at all

I would search used ones first, but if you decide to go new you can also check the weekly ads in the UT for Mossey, Poway, Bob Baker…etc They always place 1-2 a week at great deals if you don’t care as much about options or color, but remember they can only deal that low on the specific ad car for the week as they get $ from toyota…basically a loss leader to get people in the door and fall in love with different color/options.

Ever check out Hyundai…they are good cars now.

[waterboy]

Go to edmunds.com and look under forums to see Toyota Corolla Prices Paid and Buying Experiences. That should give you an idea of what kind of deals people are getting. Just by taking a quick look I could see someone in SF Bay area just got a new 2009 Corolla LE for $16K out the door…if the dealer is asking for $17k plus tax, title, and liscense then that is not a good deal at all

I would search used ones first, but if you decide to go new you can also check the weekly ads in the UT for Mossey, Poway, Bob Baker…etc They always place 1-2 a week at great deals if you don’t care as much about options or color, but remember they can only deal that low on the specific ad car for the week as they get $ from toyota…basically a loss leader to get people in the door and fall in love with different color/options.

Ever check out Hyundai…they are good cars now.

[Anonymous]

Don’t bother talking to the salespeople at the dealership. They are worthless relics of a bygone age.

Many dealers will quote prices via email (but they won’t say the price over the phone for some bizarre reason).

If you are buying new and can pay cash, you can just email a few local dealers, tell them what you want, and ask for a price quote. The folks a that respond to price quotes are not the sales goons, and are usually pleasant and straightforward. Once you have a few quotes, you can play them off each other, asking all the dealers to beat the lowest bid. The quoted prices will bottom out after a couple of iterations and you will then know exactly how low the dealers are willing to go. Take the best quote into the “winning” dealer and pick up the car. (Even if you are not paying cash, you can do this to get a price and then arrange financing separately).

I did this about a year ago and was amazed how well it worked. I got a price a few hundred bucks less than what CarsDirect.com was quoting and far less than Consumer Reports told me I would pay. It is surprisingly easy!

BTW: I paid $5 or so for a Consumer Reports “price report” and got terrible information from that. If I had gone with their recommendation I would have paid thousands more than I should have.

And also, sales tax is not always deductible – like all things taxes it depends…

[Anonymous]

Don’t bother talking to the salespeople at the dealership. They are worthless relics of a bygone age.

Many dealers will quote prices via email (but they won’t say the price over the phone for some bizarre reason).

If you are buying new and can pay cash, you can just email a few local dealers, tell them what you want, and ask for a price quote. The folks a that respond to price quotes are not the sales goons, and are usually pleasant and straightforward. Once you have a few quotes, you can play them off each other, asking all the dealers to beat the lowest bid. The quoted prices will bottom out after a couple of iterations and you will then know exactly how low the dealers are willing to go. Take the best quote into the “winning” dealer and pick up the car. (Even if you are not paying cash, you can do this to get a price and then arrange financing separately).

I did this about a year ago and was amazed how well it worked. I got a price a few hundred bucks less than what CarsDirect.com was quoting and far less than Consumer Reports told me I would pay. It is surprisingly easy!

BTW: I paid $5 or so for a Consumer Reports “price report” and got terrible information from that. If I had gone with their recommendation I would have paid thousands more than I should have.

And also, sales tax is not always deductible – like all things taxes it depends…

[Anonymous]

Don’t bother talking to the salespeople at the dealership. They are worthless relics of a bygone age.

Many dealers will quote prices via email (but they won’t say the price over the phone for some bizarre reason).

If you are buying new and can pay cash, you can just email a few local dealers, tell them what you want, and ask for a price quote. The folks a that respond to price quotes are not the sales goons, and are usually pleasant and straightforward. Once you have a few quotes, you can play them off each other, asking all the dealers to beat the lowest bid. The quoted prices will bottom out after a couple of iterations and you will then know exactly how low the dealers are willing to go. Take the best quote into the “winning” dealer and pick up the car. (Even if you are not paying cash, you can do this to get a price and then arrange financing separately).

I did this about a year ago and was amazed how well it worked. I got a price a few hundred bucks less than what CarsDirect.com was quoting and far less than Consumer Reports told me I would pay. It is surprisingly easy!

BTW: I paid $5 or so for a Consumer Reports “price report” and got terrible information from that. If I had gone with their recommendation I would have paid thousands more than I should have.

And also, sales tax is not always deductible – like all things taxes it depends…

[Anonymous]

Don’t bother talking to the salespeople at the dealership. They are worthless relics of a bygone age.

Many dealers will quote prices via email (but they won’t say the price over the phone for some bizarre reason).

If you are buying new and can pay cash, you can just email a few local dealers, tell them what you want, and ask for a price quote. The folks a that respond to price quotes are not the sales goons, and are usually pleasant and straightforward. Once you have a few quotes, you can play them off each other, asking all the dealers to beat the lowest bid. The quoted prices will bottom out after a couple of iterations and you will then know exactly how low the dealers are willing to go. Take the best quote into the “winning” dealer and pick up the car. (Even if you are not paying cash, you can do this to get a price and then arrange financing separately).

I did this about a year ago and was amazed how well it worked. I got a price a few hundred bucks less than what CarsDirect.com was quoting and far less than Consumer Reports told me I would pay. It is surprisingly easy!

BTW: I paid $5 or so for a Consumer Reports “price report” and got terrible information from that. If I had gone with their recommendation I would have paid thousands more than I should have.

And also, sales tax is not always deductible – like all things taxes it depends…

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