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Originally Posted by NOHOME
I tend to be like the OP...I have already decided what the car is worth to me. If they can provide the car on my terms, good, if not, I go away. ALL my barganing is done by the time I meet the salesperson.
A lot of people like playing the car buying game thinking they got something for nothing. That is a hassle that I would gladly pay 1k to not go through; got better things to do with my life.
As to the OP's question, my purchase was easy-peasy at Toyotatown Once I convinced them that such a car actually existed and that they would be selling it sometime in the summer of 2012. (I was there in March) Price was MSRP+ deliver fees+ 13% tax, minus a hospital employee discount. Yeah, they did make me sit with the guy who's job it is to sell you a lot of useless shit for twice what is is worth, but I told him up front that he was talking to himself but go ahead.
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Ya, for a place that has a division called "Sciontown" they were sadly lacking in Scion knowledge and the only Scion (other then 5 FRSs) they had on the lot was a TC.
Having said that though, the experience I had would take me back there I a second and I have passed out at least 20 of the salesperson's cards to people that asked where I got the car.
By using the age old negotiating tactic ("playing the game" does seem to make it sound trivial) of walking away from the table I was able to save about $3K and got the exact add ons I wanted and would have had to mess around with putting on later. This is not a small amount and by simply waiting for day to receive a call I really wouldn't say it was a "hassle".
Now it was certainly a gamble since I wanted
that particular car and the call back may never have come. This would have meant I would have had to go back in with my tail between my legs and would have lost every single bit of leverage I had. As it worked out, I apparently made the right move, at the right time and my gamble paid off.