How far did you go to buy a third gen? Stay local or hop on a plane

My local dealer doesn't really have a good selection and the pricing is kind of meh

 

Went 160 miles to Kansas City where there is actually some competition. All the car dealers in Wichita are owned by the same family including the one Toyota dealer. Sleazy sleazy people. Guaranteed credit approval and ring the bell when you buy a car kind of sleazy.

 

I drove 5 and a half hours. I just got better deals and less bs. I purchased rght outside Pensacola where parents live. Decent deal MSRP 35600 paid 32k before tax

 

My local dealer is great, I only had to go about 7 miles.

 

I purchased mine at a dealer about 1.5 hrs away.

 

Flew from California to Oregon and drove back 12 hours

 

Drove about two hours to get mine, since there weren't any locally.

 

@BigMike

 

Good point about price...

The Wichita dealer quoted $34,418 (wouldnt come off MSRP) and $15,250 for my trade.

Kansas City dealer quoted $32,668 (MSRP - $1500 rebate - $250 because it was on the lot). Trade was $15,500.

Paid $20,500 after taxes.

 

Flew from Philly to Houston to get my 17 MT Pro. 24 hr drive back haha

Glad I had the airline and hotel points to burn

 

Paid $550 for shipping from another dealer on a covered truck since they already had been allocated the truck. Too far to drive and too much time +gas.. But got a great truck with all I wanted in the color I wanted. Supposed to arrive 4/7 to 4/12. Unicorn - BBP TRD OR DC LB JBL sunroof!

 

Here was a thread I started while trying to buy my truck and find a deal.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/buying-out-of-state.433103/

 

I have gotten some pretty good deals by dealing with my local Toyota dealer. Unfortunately, my local sales guy moved on. So this last time I drove just a bit over 100 miles to get exactly what I wanted and got a better deal than shopping local.

 

Back when i bought mine november 2015 i had to order what i wanted so my local dealer 3 miles away was a great way to go.

 

Less than 5 miles from my driveway to find my truck and remove her from the litter.

























Finally to my driveway a couple hours later !!!!!

 

198.2 miles Lancaster to Bishop.

 

Found mine 5 miles down the road from me in Lawrence. DCLB OR with all options. Not sure how my dealer got it.

 

Would you drive 1hour to save $200? Would you fly and drive 6 to save $2,000? These are questions to ask yourself. If the answer is no, then you’re not driven to do these types of deals.
I looked at vehicles along a three state corridor, but ended up with one in my back yard. I had overlooked the dealer due to sales tactics, but my neighbor referred me to a no BS salesman there. The deal was done in under an hour.

 

Drove 3 hours, for the only 6spd TRDOR in the southeast. Couldn’t dealer transfer due to different region. Well worth the time and effort tho. Bought it 3-31-17

 

I guess the answer really depends on how much it will cost to travel.

I had 6 dealerships within 30 minutes of each other. Did builds for each dealer online and ended up buying the one closest to me. Ended up getting what I wanted and a bit more.