5th & 6th Generation (2002-2006 & 2007-2011)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 2002-2006 & 2007-2011
Topics of discussion range from fuel economy, safety, modifications, performance all involving America's favorite family car, the Toyota Camry.
I am a Gen3 SE owner and considering the purchase of an 07 SE V6 within the next week or so.
This will be my first new car purchase, and my first car purchase of any kind in a number of years. Any suggestions from anyone? Have you been getting close to invoice on your purchase price, or have dealers been pushing closer to MSRP? I'm not sure how much I'll be able to talk dealers down, considering they're closing in on 2008 arrivals and needing to clear the lots.
You should get any car at or below invoice price as DigitalFool pointed out. If you're not a good negotiator, don't worry, you don't have to be. You can get a quote online so low that the only option any dealer will have in order to beat it is sell it below invoice. Trust me, I got my car at $920 below invoice.
Check this site out if you really want to learn how.......carbuyingtips.com. I used it and followed all instructions to the "T". I bought my camry (see signature) for $21,500 from the dealer. I am also receiving a $500 check from toyota for purchasing the vehicle so technically I got my car for $21,000!!! BTW the MSRP on this car was $24,099!!
If you need any help feel free to send me a private message! Either way, best of luck!
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2007 Camry SE (white) with SunRoof and Lip Spoiler. Purchased 7/7/07!
Mods: Stock <--- I'm working on it. It's only 14 days old!!!
1. Go to toyota.com and build your ideal car. Take notes.
2. Go to kbb.com and again build your ideal car, collecting wholesale and retail prices for specific extras.
3. Take the invoice price you gathered from kbb.com and add about 600 to it for the regional advertising costs the dealers have to pay. This is now your dealer invioce price.
4. Take these numbers with you to the dealer.
5. Understand that it may be at the end of year but very few V6 Camrys are built compared to the number of I4's. Chances that the dealer will have a V6 SE is very slim. Plan on ordering a car the way you want it.
6. Take any offers the dealer may make and compare to your invoice price. Ask directly how much under the invoice they might take on an ordered car. Bear in mind they can make marginally more on an ordered car than on a stocked car.
7. If in your area you can talk to a salesman via email and work out a deal, or if they can price a car by email, all the better.
8. Watch out for 'special offers' at closing with respect to LoJack and extended warranties. You can buy an extended warranty any time before the car hits 3 years. 36k miles, so cool your jets on that one. You might want LoJack, but talk to the sales buy first about it when you are talking car pricing. It will put them off balance becasue folks don't usually do this, but it will prevent you from being surprised.
9. Work out any financing issues with your bank/credit union/financial institution before ever talking to a salesman. They make money when they sell you financing.
10. Put enough money down so you will never be upside down on a car loan. Bad enough that you might need to borrow money for it, but be aware of the evil gap insurance. Generally not a good idea and money flushed down the crapper.
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2007 V6 Camry LE, Built TMMK 27 September 06
"People who think they know it all are particularly irritating to those of us who do."
haha! ssshhhhh MrSo0h0o! I have no idea what you're talking about!
Yeah, I would've had to straighten that one out myself. People lost track of it due to its absence in Gen4, but the SE was around in Gen3 days, make no mistake. And back in those days, you could row through your gearbox manually... a feature I'd love to have in a Gen6.
5. Understand that it may be at the end of year but very few V6 Camrys are built compared to the number of I4's. Chances that the dealer will have a V6 SE is very slim. Plan on ordering a car the way you want it.
Actually, there are plenty of V6 SE's in the area... finding one with exactly what you want, now that's the hard part. Oh, and the picture I attached above is the car I'm looking at, and it's at a dealer right near where I work. Almost exactly what we're looking for.
You should be at or below invoice - I don't think pricing will change yet until '08's hit the lot IMO since it's the Camry.
At or below invoice or below MSRP? Given that I haven't found any current manufacturer to dealer incentives, I don't know that there are holdbacks from Toyota that let a dealer make much money on a sale at or under invoice. Maybe I'm mistaken?
At or below invoice or below MSRP? Given that I haven't found any current manufacturer to dealer incentives, I don't know that there are holdbacks from Toyota that let a dealer make much money on a sale at or under invoice. Maybe I'm mistaken?
At or below INVOICE - the only incentive I know for the Camry is the 400 student discount (grad bonus or whatever they call it). Dealer holdback for Camry's is around 700. It shouldn't be a problem to get at least 200 under invoice IMO unless the Camry's SE's in your area never hit the lot. Don't let them argue that it is the car of the year either, they always try that to jack up the price.
make sure that they have fixed the acceleration problem
your a/c condensing pan will stink the air due to a poor design
the paint on the car is cheap and probably half a coat, so it will ding and scratch within a day
it will rattle underneath in hard acceleration
good thing you are getting a V6, cause an I4 will get you the same or worst MPG
Other than that, its an alright car.
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2007 Black Camry CE
20% Black tints, Prestige Alarm with Solenoid for Trunk
2009 Pearl White Highlander Hybrid Limited
Navigation Package OEM everything except overhead DVD
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