What did you pay for your 2025 TACOMAS?

Yes, I prefer to negotiate without the trade involved, but I've been told that sometimes dealers have different corporate incentives which might lead them to inflating the trade value to offset lesser discount.

In the end I just care about the total cost, so if they have some flexibility to jiggle things around to end up with a better deal for everyone all the better.

 

2025 tacoma trailhunter bronx oxide, 6ft bed, had couple hundred of miles on it, driven from dealer to dealer, never title so I assume management take it for a spin, Jan built date
msrp before option $63,235

option roof rack, spray on bedliner, toyoguard plat, multimedia screen protector total $3129
side sticker skeptical option..tint, floor mats, smart dual usb which I havent found, alloy wheel locks, clear package, pinstripe which I peel off on next day total $2500

and deli process handling fee $1545

listed with add on total $70k

price out the door $68200..include military discount and got my own tag no trade
5% interest finance

purchase date 4/25 Florida

Just want to tell everyone I used Toyota Smartpath online shopping and went through many dealers, some use online discount as gimmick to get you in, some honor the discount.

 

while i was searching, most if not all tacoma except Limited and Trailhunter have some kind of specials ie 0% to 1.99, 2.99% interest, to get military discount, you have to finance through them but I have my own back already approve when I walk in, they told me they could only offer 7% or around, then later they match my bank and I get additional $500 off. My dealer came through to get me the truck I want. They didn't have the truck and had to look elsewhere but still honor the price they promise.

 

I did same thing and expand search mileage range, there's so many out there, and they have enroute vehicle and vehicle in build phase, I doubt they gonna increase prices, everything is already so high and too many inventory, demand is not gonna be there.

 

I have a TRD OR manual on order from a local dealership arriving in June/July. Dealership was able to order me a specific build with the options I asked for, which everybody here told me was not possible anymore. All the other dealerships declined but this particular dealership said that because they do so much volume Toyota allows them to order specific vehicles. Do you think I've got any chance of getting a discount considering I've ordered this specific truck and they know i can't just go to another dealer and get the same? I'm guessing they'll flat out refuse. Anyone had any luck getting decent discounts around the Austin/San Antonio/Dallas/Houston area? Maybe I need to bluff and act like i'm thinking of changing my mind and be prepared to walk out.

 

Are you sure it’s actually been allocated and equipped how you want? Toyota doesn’t do custom orders, dealer is probably telling you they can order, just to take you out of the market with a deposit.

 

You can tell the dealership exactly what you want and that dealership can place an order, but you can't ask for anything that the system doesn't allow for. An example would be a 2025 Tacoma TRD Pro in Red. It's not an option online, so a dealership can't order a TRD Pro in Red.

https://www.toyota.com/configurator...bap_guid=0de48a1b-a4a2-4279-a59d-a21cdc731bcd

 

Yes i'm sure. They did a custom order for me. Guess i'm special haha. It's showing on the Toyota inventory website already with the exact options I ordered. Deposit is 100% refundable at any time. I think they genuinely are just trying to help me get what I want.

Correct, they would not have let me do anything that I could not select as an option on the website when you build a truck. For example I wanted a TRD OR but with the color matched door handles and fender flares instead of black ones but they would not do that as it's not an option on the website. But they let me choose the color I wanted in a TRD OR, manual transmission and all the options I wanted like backlit Toyota emblem/badge, sway bar disconnect mechanism, TRD OR upgrade package, black side steps etc. They said they would usually just find me one from another dealer somewhere in the country but the options I selected are rare apparently they don't build many with the sway bar disconnect that don't have the premium upgrade and they couldn't find exactly what I wanted so they ordered it from Toyota.

 

So I bit the bullet, they knocked another 500 off and gave me 33k for my trade. I paid 33400 plus tax and 900 doc fee when I bought my existing truck 7 months ago so I lost about 1300 for a truck I put 6k miles on. I didn't have it long, but it needed new tires and the power steering fluid has been seeping, which I am told is a 2k repair. Felt like it was time to jump to the new gen. Not sure I am in love with the interior but the powertrain is night and day. 3400 off MSRP, which isn't amazing, but given the tax savings on the trade in and the value I didnt expect much more. What is everyone thoughts on the platinum warranty they sell that extends everything to 7 years 75k?

 

Several posts about extended warranty being purchased through a guy named Troy. Shop around, it doesn't have to be purchased at the dealership where you bought the truck. Congrats on the new truck.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/extended-warrany.838183/page-5#post-30552184

 

If you are getting the truck with the exact color and options you want, with no other additions forced down your throat by the Gulf States distributor, you should consider MSRP to be a good deal. They aren’t going to knock 10% off your order so why fight it?

You can always try to walk the deal for a discount, but manual transmission Tacomas seem popular enough. I doubt it will sit on the lot long and they call you begging to take it at discount.

 

Extended warranties are dressed up insurance policies. Whomever sells them expects to make money on them, paying out less overall than they make by selling them. (not to mention paying the people processing claims, etc).

*IF* you choose to buy one, I recommend waiting until you're closer to the end of your initial 3/36. Let's say you buy the 7/75 today then sell the truck in two years. Sure, you can ask for a prorated refund and get 5/7ths of your money back but what'd you get for the money you don't get back?

FWIW - My wife's 2012 V6 Rav4 made it almost 12 years and over 130k miles with nothing but regular maintenance items before getting rear ended and subsequently totaled. My 8.5 year old 2017 Tacoma with 99.5k miles has also needed nothing but regular maintenance. (also rear-ended recently, thus my interest in 4th gens)

 

Makes sense. My concern is all the electronics with the hybrid system and everything else. My third gen was a basic truck, this has a lot going on.

 

Toyota doesn’t let you order a vehicle so much as they place an allocation for one that’s already scheduled to be built. At least that’s my understanding. You can’t configure and pick all your specs and then order.

 

Yeah I agree with you. The fact it’s exactly the truck I want with no unwanted extras and there’s no others exactly like it in the country… I’ll try my best for a discount but might have to just pay the piper as they say. I think it will sell quick if I don’t buy it. I am still trying to talk myself out of the manual transmission though. I love them just not in traffic and I live in Austin… not the worst traffic but not the best either. So by the time the truck arrives maybe I will be in a position to walk and find a similar spec truck in auto. We’ll see.

 

Several years ago, a former coworker's CD player stopped working and Honda wanted 7K to replace.

 

Yeah, all the gizmos can make one a bit nervous. My third gen had a bunch of options, never any issues even with sunroof and parked outdoors 24x7.

I think by the time you get nearer the end of your 3/36 you'll have visibility to how many issues other people are facing and thus be better informed as to what value such a warranty might have.

My prior funcar used runflat tires and I bought the tire&wheel warranty - which ended up paying out nearly twice what I spent on it between multiple rear tire replacements and a couple cracked rims. Sold the funcar after that warranty expired and new funcar uses regular tires and hasn't yet needed anything replaced.

 

Doesn’t hurt to negotiate, unless you already signed the bottom line, they want your business , what I saw online, if they are smarthpath dealer, you can get discounted on new vehicles

 

That changes things. If you really want an automatic you'd be crazy to pay a premium for the manual. Now that I know you aren't set on the manual, you ought to act really non committal during the test drive. After the test drive, you ought to act like you aren't sold on the manual and low ball the shit out of the truck. You have nothing to lose, especially if you are considering an automatic.

 

would love a manual myself but unfortunately, trailhunter doesn't come with MT, good luck with the negotiation CTNZ