Top Southern California Toyota Dealers?

[Lafferty]

Originally Posted by Kapena Gary

I emailed Eddie Afra at Longo Toyota in El Monte. I live in Santa Barbara but they are so big I figured I would have a better chance of getting what I want from a large dealership.

Anyway, he called me about 30 seconds after my email. (I was already on their waiting list since last August.) He said he has ordered the car I want, Prius IV, Grey, Nav Package, and that they were selling at MSRP. He said that Longo won't be adding anything to the car but that the Toyota distributor for southern California may add things at the port before they get the car.

He sounded straight up and honest. I've heard other good remarks about Longo. They are probably worth a call if you are in that area.

Good luck.

I e-mailed Eddie as well. Apparently Longo is having a bunch of potential Gen III owners test drive it on 6/3.

Did they make you put a deposit down? I won't put anything down until I test drive it.

Good luck to you too.

[Kapena Gary]

No deposit. I think he knows that I'm buying (at MSRP) when the car I want comes in. I have no problem putting down a refundable deposit if they asked.

I hadn't heard about the test drive but I will be out of country anyway.

[nuggetmonkey]

I've put a deposit down for the 2010 package IV at Hollywood Toyota. I admit I didn't shop around too much for the G3, but their price was MSRP plus a few factory installed options (mats, security system).

[i3akachan]

Mossy Toyota (San Diego) matched the Costco discount when I told them that Carlsbad Toyota was going to sell me a car w/ the Costco program.

Mossy's sales people are awesome. They're not pushy or anything. They're super chill and helpful.

It's the finance guy that's annoying. I felt like half the time he didn't know what he was saying and he talked too fast (he was quoting things left and right, making up features that weren't at the car when they were, etc.) Just make sure when you go in you know what you want so you don't get caught up w/ the finance guy's talk. I accidentally bought the extended warranty from him. Now I'm going to cancel it through Toyota and re-buy it from Warranty Shack.

So the price he quoted on the warranty was $1850, and he "knocked off $425" to give it to me for $1425 (75000 miles/7years). So I thought I was getting a good deal until I came home and checked the Toyota Financial website that I only got $75 off: Toyota Financial Services. So I got a quote from Warrany Shack and found out I could cancel the original one and re-purchase the same exact warranty for $760. (By the way, if you are going to buy from Warranty Shack, do NOT tell your dealer to price match... just say you'll think about buying it later on. Warranty Shack doesn't want dealers to know that they can give you the same thing for a much better price).

I think that maybe they have this good-cop, bad-cop thing going on w/ the sales and finance guys so that they can get customers to drop more money.

[medxproductions]

I have a Prius IV Blizzard Pearl w/ Solar Sunroof Package reserved at Frontier Toyota in Valencia. They are selling at MSRP. Sales people were ok, but nothing special.

I spoke with NoHo Dealership and they were getting the same Prius that I have coming in (only thing different is the leather color). Their price MSRP + $4500!!! Yikes!

[sherriec22]

I've been checking around also in So Calif. NoHo and Keyes are not good choices....go with Hollywood Toyota, or Dianne at Manhattan Beach, she said you tell her which options you want on and those are the ones she'll have installed at the port, otherwise none if that's what you want. Both will ask for a refundable deposit, but only sell at MSRP and no games or add on's.