Pulling trigger on 2011 Prius III tomorrow - 'great price'?

sounds good to me, all the best!

 

What state do you live in?

 

massachusetts

 

Joe I see you live in Arizona. For that price is sounds like a good deal.

FYI I live in Cali and got that same price with a 2011 Prius II. I went through a car broker.

If you want you can email a car broker and see if they can do better. Usually they'll give you a pretty quick answer.

 

I'm getting that kind of price quote around my area (TN) for 2010 models (no mats, tint). Heck, I might take a trip out to AZ, enjoy the nice weather, AND get a better deal on a 2011!

And I'm assuming you have no trade-in? Otherwise, they could be making money on that, hence the lower price quote?

 

brokers

One observation: I sell a lot of Prius to folks thru brokers, and what that means is I take a very low price, an aggressive price, and add the broker's cut to the top of the deal and then they offer it to the buyer.
Meaning, while brokers are good resources for those who are busy, rushed, or want to use a middleman and don't care about payment or pricing as much as they care about getting the right car ... if you want to SAVE money and have a better deal, you don't use a broker. You reach someone like me to cut out the middle man.

 

Yes. We all know there's no such thing as free labor (unless you live in North Korea). Bottom it's all up to the buyer and how much time they want to devote to looking for a good deal. Sure you can go to a sales person and waste a couple hours of talking and negotiations (on top with that the pressure) OR you can have a broker do it and sit back and relax till they get you a price you want. Then email (if they want) the dealerships to see if they can beat the price. But from my experience it's only a matter or a couple dollars. I rather give the commission to the person who did the hard work, which is the broker.

Basically I think car brokers are good starting points.

 

I deliver cars to folks via brokers all the time. You get what you pay for, that's for certain! You want no hassle, no fuss, just a car in your driveway and a non-dealership experience, you just pay the broker their $500 or $1000 or more.

The point I was trying to make was that if you can find someone like me at your local area, and cut a really good deal, and a fair experience, your broker can't match or beat the deal - my deals for PC folks don't have the extra $500+++ gravy a broker wants to make. Finding ME or someone like me isn't easy but when you do, ie. find someone you can trust, you can eliminate the middle man.

Dianne

 

diane, really, there is no one else like you. those of us in 49 other states and northern cal just have to suffer with a broker.:thumb:

 

Bisco, you're sweet! I can help folks in a few states and make sense... a lot of factors figure in like shipping costs, distance, and incentives in other regions that compare to mine.

I'm no pollyanna - there have to be others in other states who are like me, or have my "ways"... I've got to believe that in time, we're all going to be using the internet to transact business in so many ways... it's where we're headed. People are going to need to stand their ground, as salespeople, and take their power to the next level. There are good people out there with CALIBER. Find them!

 

I bought my 2011 Prius 3 yesterday with the Navi/ Solar sunroof upgrade.. also floor mats and illuminated door sills for 27,849.00 I live in California. Something sounds wrong for that price if it doesn't have Navi or Solar or sunroof.. I put no money down and 1.9 APR on a purchase threw Toyota.

 

I bought my 2010 in October 2009 from Bill Benjamin of Expressway Toyota near Boston MA. (888-588-6482). The price was very good ( about $1500 below sticker) at a time that most dealers were charging up to $1K above sticker. You could probably do a lot better now - the problem with being on the bleeding edge. The transaction went very smoothly, they programmed the variable parameters the way I wanted (no reverse beep, all door open, etc.) and procured and installed the side door guards and door molding. I arranged my own shipping to Long Island NY (about $300).

 

Which dealership are you talking about in Phoenix area, joedirtpharmd?

Thanks