Anyone pay base price in USA?
 

I'm just curious was anyone in the U.S.A. actually able to buy their car for the base advertised price?
It was $24,995 if I remember correctly but did anyone actually get one for that price?
I bought mine in August 2012 and it had an $845 BeSpoke head unit I didn't ask for or want. I couldn't get a car without any add-ons though.
The dealer I bought my car from actually told me I would be getting a car with window tint and some of the paint protection film but I got a stereo instead.
I checked the price difference and it turned out to be about the same so I never complained about the difference but I always wondered, are there any real base model owners out there in the U.S.A?

I paid the $24,995 for a Halo frs that included tints and spoiler 5 days ago. Granted that's not including tax and a ridiculous dealer fee.


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I paid base MSRP plus dealer document fee of 500, almost exactly two years ago. I didn't purchase any of the ones on the lot though, since all of them had a ton of dealer add-ons. I told them I would wait for a fresh manual black FR-S and to please hold it as soon as it got off the truck so nothing gets put on it. They were nice enough about it, even though I had to wait a month or so; on the bright side, car had a fresh build date of May 2013 (purchased June 2013).

Mine was born in May of 2013 as well. :)

I accepted mine with an unwanted rear spoiler and touchscreen radio. They were still in fairly hot demand back then and my old 200k mile MR2 sold in one day for $3k leaving me half desperate.

I DID manage to avoid ALL of their dealer fees though. I also noticed a small scratch near the passenger door pull which was documented, and the dealership, unable to fix it 100% gave me a TRD cold air intake. :)

I bought mine off the lot new with zero upgrades. I paid 22900 for a new 2013 when the 2014s just came out

I paid full price for mine, but I ordered it how I wanted. Not sure.

I think the short answer is plenty of people have, but it is harder to do now compared to early in the run.

I got mine in November of 2012; had to wait a month or so until they got a Whiteout without the Bespoke stereo.

Just noticed where everyone's located...you'd never have this issue in socal! Longo Toyota has/had almost every color option, modded and unmodded, in stock. Pair that with Scion pure pricing so yea, most people paid sticker unless you bought a previous model year. I paid sticker for the exact Monogram I wanted on 2-12-14, when I first inquired about it on 2-5-14, and I knew some people were on a wait list to get one end of March...

The dealer I test drove at wanted $25,695 before taxes for a 2015. I opted to get a "new" 2013 10 series for $6595 less online.

Ordered mine and paid a little over 25K. Mine would have been under 25K but the car came with the coveted scion rear appliqué sticker (lol) and trunk liner.

Mine had the spoiler added for $400.

Those of us in the First86 program bought them at sticker price, and really there were no dealer add-on options available at the time. I think the only thing you could get was the upgraded radio and you had to request it.

This is the first (and moving forward only) car I've ever paid sticker price for, and no regrets about having done it. In the end though, Scion pure pricing would have been a deal killer for me if I walked in the showroom and was buying one today. I like the no-haggle part, but it really is not a great deal since it really doesn't reduce the sticker price any, as shown by the Subaru only being marginally more expensive and that can be accounted for by the equipment differences.

In general, it is very rare for me to buy a new car anyway. Of the 25 or so cars I've owned only 4 were purchased new.

Mine ended up being $26,6XX. It has the connection kit for phones, the embroidered trunk mat, rear spoiler, and the LED accents up front. I think the cheapest one listed around here was $25,720 after they tacked on the $799 destination fees.

Paid sticker + 90 for floormats. Dealer wouldn't budge on price from sticker, but was very generous with my trade-in, so that helped.

Guys: cars with options aren't base models, otherwise anything that isn't a release series is a base model because Scion doesn't have different trims on their cars period. Even a full up TRD package costing $40k out the door can be called a 'base model' by a twisted individual.

Yes, it was like pulling teeth but my car was $25,3xx (there was a price increase from $24.9k January 1st 2013) with zero options or add-ons, plus dealer fee, tax, title, license, turned out to be around $28.3k. I bought in January 2013.

And I am so fucking glad I don't have a touch screen head unit, '13 ftw.

Yeah. $23.6k

Fees+all else total $25k. Got college and dealer discount. 2014

Yup.
Bought a '14 off-the-lot when the '15s came out last Fall.
It came with a spoiler and a carpeted trunk mat.
$23,900

Why didn't you just go to a dealership that wouldn't push you around?

Dealerships don't make sense to me. Cars are the most expensive thing a person owns after their house, and yet dealerships treat people like they're herding cattle. Spend $25k in a jewelry store and they'll practically give you a free handy, spend $25k at a dealership and they'll spit in your face and tell you to go fuck yourself.

Do you have the address of this jewelry store?

My 1.0 Series six-speed did not have any additional cost 'options.' For example, no Bespoke. In fact it was actually below list price with a $250 'internet discount.'

There's your answer. In Summer 2012 it was a seller's market.

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Why didn't you just go to a dealership that wouldn't push you around?

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I bought mine in August 2012
There's your answer. In Summer 2012 it was a seller's market.

I took what I could get at the time. I paid sticker price at a dealer 20 miles away while the dealers in Tampa were charging $3k over for adjusted market price. Also the dealer I bought it from does not charge any dealer fee.

The reason I posted this question is even now I see new FR-S at the dealers they have stripes TRD wheels all kinds of add on BS that could be bought for 25% of what the dealers charge for them. I don't understand how they can still get away with these ridiculous markups on accessories when the supply of cars is so plentiful.

I paid less than the FR-S base price for my RS 1.0.....

You can pay 50k for a car, but if you paid below invoice should dealership kiss your ass and give you free stuff on top of that ?

How can you get around 'dealer fees' is what I wanna know.

Be ready to walk away and throw the last 2+ hours of your time out the door when you get to that point.

It's a game of chicken, I decided not to play and just eat the ~$100 they ended up conning me out of. I figure I paid it off early and saved more than a few hundred bucks there so I've got that going for me. Plus I had been trying to buy the car for 4 months at that point, I just wanted the process over with.

I got my base model completely stock for 22500.00

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$24,579 for a 2014 base BRZ in January 2014.

i paid $24k new and they included the subwoofer and alarm for free. i told them i didnt want it and to take it off, but they said it was too much hassle and just included it at no extra charge lol

Alarms aren't... standard?

I figured they have been for every modern car for years now.

Engine immobilizers are pretty much standard, and also keyless access (remote on key), but the actual alarm feature (i.e.- someone hits the car, breaks a window, etc.) I think is still an option on a lot of non-luxury cars.

26.5 for my brz limited with wheel locks, home link, rubber trunk liner (which I surprisingly love, and think is worth the money to even add on If it's not already included!), protection package, wheel rash replacement (if any damage happens to tire/wheel in 60k miles free replacement), extended warranty plus all fees (minus tax) out the door. Thought it was a good deal, and was what swayed me over the FR-S, and the awesome hot lava color. But it's ok, since a coworker has a lava I can drool over.

Purchased 5/31/12. Out the door price $23,700. I am an employee and also got a hefty reimbursement after the purchase that covered taxes.

Bought mine in May without any add-ons for $23.6k. So roughly $2k off MSRP. I didn't qualify for college grad or military rebates. I don't know if guys are subtracting this from their price.

They had ones on the lot that had options, so they brought another vehicle from another dealership. first one came damaged, so they got another one from a different dealership.