Buy today, or better deals in August?

I've read a lot of posts on here in the last month or so about how people are having a heck of a time getting the cars they want. Obviously, you can get bigger discounts at the end of a model year, but only if the cars are available. Your price sounds like an OK deal, $740 under MSRP, although I've certainly heard of people getting better deals (it's still $1200 over invoice).

If I had to decide, I'd probably wait. You may not be able to get an '07 for very much longer, but you're also not getting a fantastic discount at that price. I'd either shop around or wait until August to see if you can get a better discount and, if you're not able to find an '07 in August, you could probably get an '08 for a similar price soon after. Of course, this implies that you don't desperately need a new car now.

 

If you really trust your salesperson, Then ask him/her if any special Toyota incentives are going to be in place next month?

I asked mine and he told me to wait until the next month ( we bought in March 07) but was looking at the end of Feb. around the 25th or so. We found out that the financing was going to drop to 2.9% then instead of 3.9 so that helped.

This close to the end of the Month they know what is planned for the next month probably found out this last Thursday.

So ASK



good luck on the new purchase

 

This is purely my opinion, but if the Prius you can get this weekend suits your needs/desires in terms of features and price, go for it. It's the 'end of the month', which is supposed to be the best time to negotiate a deal for any car. And I'm under the impression that the 2008's are just starting to be built, so it may be a little too early for dealers to be viewing the 2007 model as a 'leftover'.

The recent earthquake in Japan damaged an auto parts plant that makes parts for many different automobiles, causing a shutdown at many of the auto plants for a day or so. I think I've heard that there's a push to get the parts supplier's plant back to full production quickly, so it may not affect the flow of Prius cars into the US in August

In any case, whenever you buy your new car, I guarantee people will come out of the woodwork to tell you about fantastic deals you missed, just like the fish that got away that was 60 feet long.

 

'Jeannie' Jul 28 2007, 10:28 AM, post '486656'

"This is purely my opinion, but if the Prius you can get this weekend suits your needs/desires in terms of features and price, go for it. It's the 'end of the month', which is supposed to be the best time to negotiate a deal for any car. And I'm under the impression that the 2008's are just starting to be built, so it may be a little too early for dealers to be viewing the 2007 model as a 'leftover'.

The recent earthquake in Japan damaged an auto parts plant that makes parts for many different automobiles, causing a shutdown at many of the auto plants for a day or so. I think I've heard that there's a push to get the parts supplier's plant back to full production quickly, so it may not affect the flow of Prius cars into the US in August"

I'm of the same opinion. When I happened to walk into a Toyota showroom and found that they had in stock the exact Prius I wanted -- the base model, Magnetic Gray, Package #2 (sometimes called #3, depending on where and when you're on Toyota's website) -- I negotiated, but was willing to and did settle at my pre-set maximum price.

"In any case, whenever you buy your new car, I guarantee people will come out of the woodwork to tell you about fantastic deals you missed, just like the fish that got away that was 60 feet long."

So true! The same applies to houses. I understand that the largest group of people reading the real estate sale ads are not prospective buyers or sellers, but rather they're people who had just bought or sold homes.

 

WA98296 did you buy your prius?

 

My opinion, too, is to get the one you like when you see it. Think about whether you would be disappointed if the one you have your eye on now is not available in August. Remember, too that once the 2007 are gone from the dealer, they will probably not be getting more, they'll go on to the 2008. Good luck, though. Whenever you get it you will LOVE it!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(WA98296 @ Jul 30 2007, 04:54 PM) [snapback]487594[/snapback]</div>

How about showing some excitiment?! LOL

Congrats - you'll be very happy with it. I had mine for 2 months and it's the best car I ever had.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(WA98296 @ Jul 30 2007, 06:42 PM) [snapback]487653[/snapback]</div>

Great! Make sure you don't buy the Toyota Platinum Care extended warranty from them, unless they're selling it for the same price or less that you can get it here - $980.

 

Also, keep in mind that the '08 model will be available at dealers in August.