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"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
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> "Built_Well" <bw@bbbb.com> wrote in message
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>>I may give in to my local dealer's price. Over the
>> phone today, the sales manager came down to 18,800 from
>> $18,950 (out-the-door with a $50 Doc. fee).
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>> It's still above the 18.2 I can get one-hundred miles
>> away, but the local sales manager said that subtracting the
>> current $500 rebate from the LE's INVOICE price of 19,250
>> gives 18,800 (with $50 doc fee).
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>> Hmm, Edmunds says this car has an INVOICE of between about
>> $18,800 and $18,950, not the $19,250--yet two different dealer's
>> today both stated the invoice as 19,250 ($300 to $450 more than
>> Edmunds). Somebody's messing with the invoice figures?? Could
>> it be Edmunds or the 2 dealers? [chuckle][/color]
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> I don't think Edmunds includes Toyota Dealer Advertising Association fees,
> which would account for the price difference.[/color]

This whole thing is bloody bullshit. Can you imagine buying ANY kind of
appliance, for example, with an
advertising charge tacked on to the invoice price?

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> Ray O
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>> Anyway, I'm having a hard time deciding between the
>> following 4 colors. In alphabetical order, they are:
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>> Desert Sand Mica (light brown/tan)
>> Lunar Mist Metallic (silver-like)
>> Mineral Green Opal (sort of a greyish silver with just a hint of
>> green)
>> Salsa Red Pearl (dark red)
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>> If anyone's familiar with the '06 colors, which do you
>> like best of these 4?
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>> Thanks.[/color]
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