LOOK! Dianne's SoCal 2016 Prius details for May 2016

Here's another shout out for Dianne. A friend hadn't bought a new car in 10 years and had some trepidation approaching the process. I suggested that a Prius (or v) would be a good fit for her needs, rather than the RAV4 she was initially considering. We test drove both cars, walked through the levels and options, and she settled on a gray Prius Four with ATP and PCP. I emailed Dianne and got back a quote that surprised me (in a good way). My friend spoke with Dianne a couple of days ago to finalize the deal, run credit, etc. (she got the 0% financing), and we drove down to Carson today to pick up the car. While Dianne was busy this morning, she stopped in to say hello, and her son Thomas (a recently retired Marine) took care of the closing process and couldn't have been nicer or more helpful, including a last minute test drive to mitigate pre-purchase jitters and showing my friend, in detail, how all of the technology worked.

While my friend buys cars once a decade, my purchase rate is once every year or two (I'm a car whore, I admit it), and I have a wider basis for comparison. Buying from Dianne was the smoothest, most pleasant purchase process I've had in years. If you're in SoCal, do yourself a favor and contact Dianne - you won't regret it.

Thanks, Dianne!

 

Dianne is the absolute best! Can't wait until I need to buy another Toyota!

 

You guys in South California are lucky to have Dianne.

I've been negotiating left and right.

I pinged Dianne and she beat everyone's price.

 

For all us Old Guys out there... "pinged" means contacted? Emailed?

Back in February, I used TrueCar.com and it was the lowest price I found. I got the $1000 discount that Dianne is talking about, plus another $1200 off. And I probably still overpaid! The dealer always seems to win. (Other people said the car buying service at COSTCO is the best.)

The new car buying experience is one of the worst things ever! I walk in there with cash in hand, and it still took 5 or 6 hours, and tons of paperwork, and finance and credit forms to fill out... (For a CASH sale???) And even a thumbprint! Why?!? 6 hours, and there were only 2 people in there buying cars on a Sunday morning. Ridiculous!

Once we decide on the exact model, we should be able to do the entire sales transaction online, from home! Let's eliminate the dishonest sales people, the hard-sell tactics, all the crazy paperwork, and the long waits!

 

Got a great Deal from Dianne. Thanks!

 

So which model did you buy, and what kind of great deal did she give you?

And tell us how much you paid… You are among friends here. We won't tell anybody.

 

2016 Prius three, $26.9k out the door with 0% APR for 60 months.

 

Congratulations.. Hope you enjoy it. Same model I got.

Mine was $25,109, plus tax and license. At the time when I bought mine, back in February, Dianne could not quite beat that price. I went to another dealer.

I like mine very much, all except for the noisy Toyo tires ...

 

what is that out the door?

 

Who... me???

My Blizzard Pearl cash price was actually $24,909, because the salesman took another 200 bucks off when I said I want to wait and see a RED Three model. (That price plus tax & license.)

In hindsight, I wish I had waited another 6 to 9 months... or even to the end of the year. I bet the discounts will be better. I don't think the Gen4 Prius is selling too well.

 

yes you! i think you're right about sales. out the door means 'with tax, title and license', does it not?

 

Yes, it does. But I never said "out the door." That was the other poster. (Taxes and License fees vary by state, so I just say what the selling price was before that stuff.)

Should've just kept my Camry! 25 Grand would've bought a LOT of gas for that car!

 

gotcha. i was trying to compare deals. i guess i would need his purchase price.

 

Without digging out my paperwork, I think my Three model out-the-door price was $27,500 something.
I have 9% sales tax here. And the license/registration fee was another $200 or so.
I'm real curious to see what prices look like when we get to December.

 

me too. likely keep dropping until gas prices start an upward trend.

 

What a communist state.... Do they let you keep any of your hard earned money?