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Originally Posted by tmlinfinity
Hi,
thanks for replying.
What is the cost of freight that dealers pay then?
Also, should i try bargaining on the final price after taxes or price before taxes?
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Well, if you do the "Price your Toyota" on the toyota.ca website, it gives $1140 for the Freight and Delivery, so with that, the Invoice cost would go down to $17589 for the manual and $18551 for the Auto (S)
Comparing that to the posted MSRP, the dealer markup seems to be 7.62% for the manual and 7.68% for the Auto. I doubt the f+d is negotiable, even though it is actually highway robbery (IMHO) since a TMMC car bound for San Diego, CA, pays less f+d than the same car that is staying in Ontario. I think the price to bicker on would be the base price, something between the invoice and MSRP, since there is not much the dealer can do with respect to taxes collected by governments. Just my $.02, though, not meant to be professional advice or anything
Not that I think many dealers would actually let you bargain this early into the model year--they are probably selling these like hotcakes
[I'd love to be proven wrong on that last point, since I do intend to bargain when I finally get around to buying my XRS!]
