camrymycar
1/2/2008 10:59:58 PM
I did not expect to buy a toyota and did not do my homework regarding the prices. After 4 hours of back-and-forth at the dealership, I bought 2008 Camry XLE 6-cyl with Navi, smart key, and electronic stability system for $30,200 out the door. Is that a good deal, middle of the road, or way too much? Please help! If you don't mind sharing, what are the prices people are paying for this vehicle?
Thanks!
OnE_To_HatE
1/3/2008 6:51:00 AM
That's waay too much IMO.. a brand new lexus es350 (Lexus' Camry) has an MSRP of $32K. If you shopped around for an ES.. chances are; you could have found one out the door at the same price as the camry. (give or take a couple hundred). Good Luck.
Sarah7106
1/3/2008 8:00:05 AM
I think you didn't get a deal. You didn't get totally taken, but, the truth is that here in Ky. a Camry XLE with all those options is stickered at $30,000 dollars to begin with. So you got it at a fair price, but, not a OMG THAT'S SO AWESOME price.
camrymycar
1/3/2008 8:25:23 PM
Lexus ES 350 the cheapest package that includes navigation carries an MSRP of $41,735.00. So I don't think you are entirely correct,
OnE_To_HatE.
Sarah7106, thanks for your opinion. Cars must be cheaper in KY. I bought the car in California San Francisco region, and the MSRP was $31,700. OTD it would have been $34K-$35 going by the sticker. That's why when I bought it I thought it's an OK deal.
I wish more people would share what they got their car for.
OnE_To_HatE
1/3/2008 10:20:12 PM
No way! 41K for an ES? - the MSRP on the website ov one ov the northern ca. Lexus' was @ 32,9XX. I checked it right before i made that statement since i saw that you were looking at an XLE. Some models of XLEs actually overlaps the base model ES in pricing. My brother in law works for Toyota and a long time friend of mines work @ a lexus dealership and they both sing the same song about price overlaps between the 2 brands.
Sarah7106
1/4/2008 6:59:41 AM
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ORIGINAL: OnE_To_HatE
No way! 41K for an ES? - the MSRP on the website ov one ov the northern ca. Lexus' was @ 32,9XX. I checked it right before i made that statement since i saw that you were looking at an XLE. Some models of XLEs actually overlaps the base model ES in pricing. My brother in law works for Toyota and a long time friend of mines work @ a lexus dealership and they both sing the same song about price overlaps between the 2 brands.
My husband and I just bought an IS. You're correct that the starting price is 32,9XX, but, that's on a RWD IS
250 not 350.
Sarah7106
1/4/2008 7:01:21 AM
They may be cheaper here due to the cost of living and such. That's why I included that that price is here in Ky. and to answer your question I got my SE for 3% below invoice.
I think you made a fair deal, you won't be accused of stealing it, but not bad! Lexus ES 350s are starting at $39K MSRP in Alaska.
