What are you paying for your 2021 Tacoma? (price thread)

We're also getting my wife a relatively common 4runner SR5 Prem. and I've placed deposits at 6 different dealerships around town so if one isn't willing to negotiate we can point out we have options. We'll see how it works...

 

What state do you live in that gives out 4yr registration on new vehicles? In Texas it's only two years.

 

Oregon gives 5 yrs on new cars

 

You put down deposits without agreeing on a price first? When I ordered (or reserved, or [insert preferred verb here]) my truck a couple weeks ago, it went in this order:

-Discussed what I wanted (trim, packages, color preferences)

-They looked for available inventory that they could get from another dealership (No luck)

-They looked for trucks in their existing allotment (Found one, printed the build sheet and showed it to me)

-I confirmed that I wanted to buy that specific truck

-We negotiated the price for the truck and my trade-in

-After agreeing on the final price, I put down a $1000 deposit

 

Auto Dealers call this "A Paper Hanger".
Hope it works out for you!

 

I would say you placed a deposit on an "Order"
I would say Westifer12 placed deposits on "Reservations"

 

It gives free maintenance till 75k or 5 years as remember.

 

2021 Toyota Tacoma Sr double cab 4x4 with V6
Plane Jane base model..
Sticker Price $34,088
Price agreed on $32,583
Didn't have much room to negotiate, they still sell as fast as they can get them in.

 

After y'all put down your deposits, did you guys email the dealership at all for updates?

 

About once per week, or less, if they didn't reach out first.

But, I started with a <1mo timeline, so not like I'll be emailing 40 times

 

Alright thanks I plan on every two weeks, hopefully it will be good news every once in a while

 

Yes,..once price was agreed on I put down $2500
I checked in with dealer 2 weeks later when truck was scheduled to go thru assembly line.
It took one more week for truck to make its way from California to northern Illinois.

 

I've been texting with the salesman - quite a few times the first week (How much to add the electronic tailgate lock / paint protection film / heated seats, ok I'll take this but not that, etc.), and then once a week since then. Last week to check if it was built on schedule, this week to see if they know when it's arriving.

 

In case anyone is looking for a screaming deal - it only has 2k miles on it

 

@TacoBuffet are you going to buy a 2022 Tacoma ?

 

Yep, passed on the LR earlier this year, with the decent upgrades to the Pro for 2022 and near the end of my bumper to bumper and hating the new tundra looks, dropped a deposit down on a MGM Pro, already worked out MSRP and $40k trade for my cement I paid less for new, lol.

 

Calling around and going into dealerships I found that markups in Southern Cali are anywhere from $9k - $12k, average MSRP $40k-$44k depending on the specs. A TRD Pro was sold with a $20k markup with an OTD price over $80K per sales manager at one of the local Toyota dealerships.

Highest quote OTD I got was $59k and some change for a 2022 Tacoma TRD OR while lowest OTD was $56k. Prices are just gonna go up from here for the next couple years if not longer in my opinion. Plus Tacomas hold their value. A lot of used ones go for brand new Tacoma's MSRP.

The way prices and inventory for the TRD OR are I'd be lucky to get one that's coming through the pipeline and just pre-contract it (which I may do). Obviously still looking to negotiate and not get ripped off but it looks like prices are not going down anytime soon.

Who knows with all this uncertainty, I might just have to bite the bullet and get what I've wanted for the past year and a half or so..

 

Honestly, you're talking about potentially paying $10K more than the same vehicle in other markets. You'd be well served to work with a reputable out of state dealer, fly in, and road trip home.

Just check the oil before you leave the dealership (referencing another thread).

 

That's list in Canada lol

 

2021 DC OR SB

Vehicle MSRP: $40,551
Doc Fee: $254
Total: $40,805