I live in N'east Florida. In my area truck prices here are through the roof to begin with, but when talking Toyotas... forgetaboutit.
Just like trying to buy any other PARTICULAR style of vehicle. First, never let them kinow you want a Tacoma, tell them you're an S10 man and let them try to sell you a Tacoma. Then, take your time and don't not walk away if they are being unreasonable. Stay on top of yourself as far as having a "squeal point price." If you keep pressuring yourself to find a good deal, and DON'T RUSH, eventually the hard work will pay off.
ETA: Last truck I helped someone buy took almost a month of looking, over 500 miles of driving around, over 80 plus hours of "yacking" with salespeople, probably 20 plus hours of serious lobby room talking and test drives, roughly 4 hours of negotiating and last but not least, a careful review of the contracts brought to the table before letting the buyer sign. Walked out on two inked deals, due to dealership and or salesman shenanigans, before finally agreeing to a sale.
I'm looking to sell my 1999 4Runner Limited and move up to a 1997 FJZ-80 Landcruiser or LX450. Cruisers are a pain to shop for. They're either beat to hell or cherry, few in between.We drove our purchased new '85 Landcruiser for 10 years and sold it for what we paid for it new.
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Some people are stupid about Toyotas.
I agree. When I went shopping for a car, I simply emailed the local dealerships, then asked the one I had test driven at to match the best deal. Spent about 30 seconds on the email and 2 phone calls that were less than 5 minutes. Could I have gotten another $1000 off? Possibly, but driving 500 miles and negotiating for hours and dragging around my 2 kids (or finding a babysitter) was just not worth any savings that may or may not exist.To me that's a LOT of money spent in time and driving around, etc. At this point, I'd be unsure if you/them really saved much, if anything. I'm not saying take the first bad deal that comes around, but my time is worth about $50/hr. So, spending that much time had better net me a savings of several thousand $ in order for myth I've to be worth it.
That's two and a half weeks of work and 500 miles of wear and tear from driving around. What is the value of your time and the buyer's time over that period?ETA: Last truck I helped someone buy took almost a month of looking, over 500 miles of driving around, over 80 plus hours of "yacking" with salespeople, probably 20 plus hours of serious lobby room talking and test drives, roughly 4 hours of negotiating and last but not least, a careful review of the contracts brought to the table before letting the buyer sign. Walked out on two inked deals, due to dealership and or salesman shenanigans, before finally agreeing to a sale.
I have no qualms buying a 10yr old 4Runner with around 100k miles for around $12k; in fact, that's probably what I'll end up with...I bought our 2005 4R limited w 111K and registered to a lady in the upstate. ONLY place it's been. She had all work done at Toy dealership.
It was put on the lot one day for $13,991. I had a POS jeep GC that had gremilns and was tired of chasing them.
I really wasn't going to buy a car that day, but had I not, I'm sure someone would had snagged it w/in a day or two.
They probably took it on trade for $10K is my guess.
Exactly....aftermarket stuff is a no go for me. Mine is 2WD & in my area, 4WD would have been a waste of $$.I have no qualms buying a 10yr old 4Runner with around 100k miles for around $12k; in fact, that's probably what I'll end up with...
I just don't get paying $2k less for a used truck with miles...
The salesman yesterday was touting one of the used Tacomas because it had a lift kit and mudders and that's why it was actually MORE than a new one... :upeyes:
Dude; I don't want to buy a truck that was likely abused off-road and now is more prone to suspension and drivetrain issues due to larger tires... Dumbass... :steamed:
We have had very poor reliability from recent Nissan products. So bad we got rid of my wife's 2007 Sentra SER Spec-V with only 40K miles on it.I started out looking for a Tacoma crew cab late in 2009. I ended up with a 2009 Nissan Frontier crew cab with a sunroof and only 7,000 miles for $21,000. If I got a Tacoma with the same options it would had 100,000 on it and been older. I love Toyotas but I ended up with a Nissan which has served me well for 4 years.
I ran into that replacing 4 wrecked Corollas ... (daughters ... :upeyes
The price of high mileage same year cars was within $2K of a new one. Bought the new one every time.
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:rofl::rofl:Because it's cheaper than a used Seattle?![]()