DO NOT buy from Tustin Toyota or North Hollywood Toyota

[SubyDude]

Originally Posted by KandyRedCoi

dont want to burst bubbles but everywhere you go in CA will either have a mark up or some sort of premium attached to it, even the actual sticker prices on these cars from what i have noticed have gone up!!!

just purchased 2 cars at Tustin Toyota last week, and it was great, i didnt deal w any of the people mentioned above, when i was in the market for my prius i found them to have the best price locally, a few months ago, they had quite a few in stock, last week they had 1 pkg 6 and thats it

so i went to cars.com to search a p6touring in white and found cerritos to have it went there with the internet advertised price and they agreed and a few hours later walked out the door prius keys in hand

lastly, we cant really knock the entire dealership because those are individuals, my 1st impression with cerritos toyota was awful but years later they did improve and got my business

as an example Newport Lexus has a 2005 p6 prius advertised for $36K with carpool stickers, a freind of mine who doesnt blong on this forum, jumped on it immediately got it out the door for $32K done, no questions asked...point is there are people out there who will pay the premium, good luck on your adventures

sticker prices are all the same. the varying factor would be different port installed options. we have no control over those options. I am about 45 min N of Los Angeles. I have 4 Prius' in stock right now selling for MSRP. not a penny more, not a penny less. If interested, please give me a call. My name is Zack. (661) 435-2546

[dwreed3rd]

Originally Posted by SubyDude

sticker prices are all the same. the varying factor would be different port installed options. we have no control over those options. I am about 45 min N of Los Angeles. I have 4 Prius' in stock right now selling for MSRP. not a penny more, not a penny less. If interested, please give me a call. My name is Zack. (661) 435-2546

I most cases you are correct and that is the way it is supposed to work. The confusion comes when, not supposed to but it happens, dealer's add their own stickers; you even in some cases remove the factory sticker and replace it with there own. This is against the federal Monroney Sticker Law, but is rarely enforced. And I would have to geuss that most buyers wouldn't know the difference if they hadn't done their homework for their particular market.
I guess the point that I am trying to make is that while there are standards, rules, laws, policies, etc.; they vary widely from state to state and dealer to dealer. And, if you don't do your homework before buying a vehicle, you are at the mercy of the salesperson, who BTW is on commission. The buyer has little protection in some states or municiplalities. This isn't new. I've been buying cars for over 50 years. Not much has changed. Buyer beware. Do your due diligence when your spending this kind of money. And ask around. There are good, reputable dealers out there.
Don't mean to

[Neohybrid]

When we gave our deposit ($500) in May I also gave the salesperson a printout from the Toyota website (Build your Prius)which listed color, package, etc. and a price (MSRP - $24,170). When we picked the car up we paid MSRP minus the deposit plus taxes, title, and tags -- Brown Toyota in Charlottesville, VA. No additional stickers, no silly add-ons. The sticker read $24,170. We were offered the extended warranty for $1895 (no thanks) and the maintenance plan (again, no thanks).

Sitting right next to our car was an '07 with 20K miles. On the windshield it read -- Manager's special, $29,995. This car was gone in two days!

Not sure anyone wants to fly to our coast and drive back across the country though!

[dwreed3rd]

Originally Posted by Neohybrid

When we gave our deposit ($500) in May I also gave the salesperson a printout from the Toyota website (Build your Prius)which listed color, package, etc. and a price (MSRP - $24,170). When we picked the car up we paid MSRP minus the deposit plus taxes, title, and tags -- Brown Toyota in Charlottesville, VA. No additional stickers, no silly add-ons. The sticker read $24,170. We were offered the extended warranty for $1895 (no thanks) and the maintenance plan (again, no thanks).

Sitting right next to our car was an '07 with 20K miles. On the windshield it read -- Manager's special, $29,995. This car was gone in two days!

Not sure anyone wants to fly to our coast and drive back across the country though!

Congratulations!!! Sounds like you did your homework. We'll be watching for pictures.

[Neohybrid]

I did most of my homework based on the excellent advice from folks on this site. I suggest it to anyone who owns a Prius or is even thinking about purchasing.

[KandyRedCoi]

thanx Subydude i got mine from Power in Cerritos, no wait, no mark up in 3/08

[darwindmg]

I can confirm the high prices at North Hollywood Toyota.

2008 Prius Package 5, Metallic Grey: $35,500.

Sticker was $27,200.

Lots of other local dealerships seem to have waitlists right now, so it's either pay through the nose or wait for a while.

Has anyone else found a Prius in SoCal this month for anything close to the MSRP??

[KK6PD]

Originally Posted by darwindmg

I can confirm the high prices at North Hollywood Toyota.

2008 Prius Package 5, Metallic Grey: $35,500.

Sticker was $27,200.

Lots of other local dealerships seem to have waitlists right now, so it's either pay through the nose or wait for a while.

Has anyone else found a Prius in SoCal this month for anything close to the MSRP??

WOW thats amazing, I got the same thing in March, except Red, for 30k out the door! Inc tax, Lic, Ext Warranty the whole nine yards!! From NoHo Toyota!

Just saw a post were the person paid 800 below MSRP!!! Lets hope that trend continues!!!

Good Luck All

de Pat KK6PD

[Eunurse]

Toyota of Tustin was one of the dealers that wanted to sell to me at $3995 over MSRP. All the dealers in So. Orange County Calif were selling for $3000-5000 over MSRP. This was in July of this year. I did my homework and found that Carlsbad Toyota in North San Diego County was selling for MSRP. One of the members on the site asked me to let the other dealers know they lost the sale which I did but of course did not hear back. The sad thing was I could not keep the tax base in my own community/county and now for service I refuse to allow someone who wanted to take advantage of me, the service and or product sales that may have been purchased at their dealer. Perhaps things are better this month. I know its capitalism as we have been reminded on other pages but .......

[nuwde]

on waiting list at longo toyota since june 24. over 2 months and still nothing. at this rate, i may hold out for the new gen.