What would you do?

Take the car... if you want stickers they are going fast, and you never know what the other dealer will try to pull.

I just got stickers #667xx BTW.

 

Just the shipping costs alone should raise the price your $400 soon with the oil prices climbing.

When I ordered my car there were about 3 price increases before I got it. Luckily I ordered early back when Toyota was willing to rebate the increases.

 

Here's a little story:

I HAD the car I wanted back in feb. I sat in it and drove it a little but I opted to go for the "better deal" at another dealership for about 600 less than the first dealership. I didn't mind waiting because at the time 1) I had a working car that could take me where I needed to go and 2) I could use that time to save money to buy the car.

Dealer 2 ended up lying to me and never tried to get my car. It's been over 4 months and I found another dealer who was able to locate it me (dealer 2 could have, but chose not to because they didn't want to sell it to me for so much less).

I'm now spending $1300 over what dealer 2 promised and $700 over dealer 1 because I decided to try and save money.

$400 IS a lot of money, but it's money spent putting your mind at ease that you won't be sitting carless for weeks or months. I'm not saying your dealer b is DEFINITELY lying, but you never know. And not knowing is a GREAT PAIN.

 

Too bad the OP never came back to tell us what he decided. I hate it when there's no closure...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(uclabruins @ Jul 14 2006, 10:28 PM) [snapback]286536[/snapback]</div>

Take the deal now...I agree with some of the last few posts...You never know if dealer B is being straight with you...He is holding that carrot in front of you teasing you with what he now knows you want...a better deal...See if dealer A will honor the AAA discount...Tell him he has to do SOMETHING to make you feel good about accepting his deal. Who knows he may knock off $100 and you would take it in a heartbeat.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(uclabruins @ Jul 14 2006, 09:28 PM) [snapback]286536[/snapback]</div>

If you've bought the car and have a VIN number, you could purchase a personalized license plate online, pay for it online and then order the HOV stickers. Cost more for personalized plates but might speed up the process. That's what I did. I bought them the night I brought the car home and ordered the stickers as soon as they confirmed my plate. I got the stickers after the regular plate but before the personalized plate arrived.