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Did I do ok on my purchase?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by krazypriuslady, Mar 18, 2012.

  1. krazypriuslady

    krazypriuslady Member

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    I can handle the truth... I know I'm not a very good negotiator.

    2011 Prius III, no navi, carpets only
    Blizzard Pearl
    $23222
    $6500 trade ('02 audi a4 3.0 quattro, mint, 76K miles)
    TTL $1278
    Wash DC metro

    OTD $18k
     
    #1 krazypriuslady, Mar 18, 2012
  2. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Are you happy with the purchase? If so then you did well. :)
     
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    sounds good to me. congrats and enjoy!
     
    #3 Genoz World, Mar 18, 2012
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    Sounds good to me -- I think you did better than me, anyway!
     
    #4 rsg, Mar 18, 2012
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    Yup - a good deal!
     
    #5 jhinsc, Mar 18, 2012
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    I'd say good deal on the Prius,
    Idk about your trade in, that's something you have to research on,
    TTL is low where you're at! CA is $2000

    So if you're not a good negotiator like you say you aren't, then you got lucky or the dealer REALLY wanted to move that 2011 model.
     
    #6 p00kienrayray, Mar 18, 2012
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    I recently bought a new '11 Gen 3 Prius, Silver, and paid $25,000.00 out the door w/0% financing. Bought it at Coleman in Northern Maryland. Used USAA buying service. Had quote from Koons Toyota, Westminster, MD of $26,324.00 OTD.
     
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  8. krazypriuslady

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    :)
    I;m in Montgomery County, MD. We need to compare notes (when we have some) about where to go for service, etc
     
    #8 krazypriuslady, Mar 19, 2012
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    I am also in Montgomery county. I work a few blocks from 355 Toyota but would not buy a car from them if my life dependent on it. I purchased from darcars in Frederick. It's the same company, 355 Toyota is also a darcars company. I purchased the extended service and I can take the car to any darcars dealer. The service at the 355 shop is pretty good.
     
    #9 kschramm, Mar 19, 2012
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    I paid a little more than for my 2011 PII so you got a PIII for less that's good.

    My brother saw my paper work today and goes "24 grand?" (with 0% finance) I said if you think about what is under the hood of this car, the fact that that includes TTL and I couldn't built it myself for cheaper, I'd say anywhere around 23k for these cars is a great deal.
     
    #10 Brett., Mar 19, 2012
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    Sounds like your deal might be a little better than the one I got, but I am happy with the end results and the 0% interest makes me a happy camper.
     
    #11 okiebutnotfrommuskogee, Mar 19, 2012
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    Only way to know would have been to drive the trade into the dealer offering to sell it outright and see what they wold pay you as a straight purchase then buy your Prius on it's own. Sounds like an ok deal but if they have your trade on the lot for sale at $13,900 then maybe not.
     
    #12 Yogi56, Mar 19, 2012
  13. krazypriuslady

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    yeah yogi that's true. but I don't like having people come to my house for selling it and I (as a woman) didn't want to go on test drives of my old car with strangers. I think it was carmax that valued it online at $6150 depending on visual inspection. I think the trade was fair, if not perfect. 2 other dealers offered 6000 (with the same OTD price on the prius) and 6200.

    re 355 toyota- that's actually where I got it. I submitted an internet price request and then haggled a bit. I thought they were good, but painfully SLOW. We settled on the price by noon, and I was still there about 4 pm doing stuff. Not good for impatient type A people. But I'd probably recommend them

    The best price I could squeeze out of Coleman toyota in Bethesda was $18k with trade with the color I wasn't that keen on, so I guess that's what I went for at 355. Silly me, I should have asked for more discount, but like I said, I'm not a good negotiator- I didn't think about all that at the time.
     
    #13 krazypriuslady, Mar 20, 2012
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    That is about $200 less than I paid for the same, so it sounds good.
     
    #14 sooperedd, Mar 20, 2012
  15. Yogi56

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    Sounds like you did ok then, maybe selling yourself short on your negotiating skills. :)
     
    #15 Yogi56, Mar 20, 2012
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