New stuff from my Toyota Dealer

7568 Tacoma 4x4 A/T 6.1’ Long TRD Off-Road D-cab V6 $34,340.00

yay it's 5 dollars less than the Leaked MSRP price from a month ago! Toyota passed the savings on to us when they decided on drum brakes front and rear

 

Looks like you still need to add $900 destination to that MSRP chart.

 

Do the buyers in San Antonio still pay the $900, assuming their truck is built there?

 

You bet, it costs $900 to get it from the factory to the dealer.

 

The data sheet from my dealer appears to show that the destination charge is included in the MSRP of the 2015:
Vehicle Base Model $28735
Optional equipment $3455
Delivery Processing and Handling $855
Total MSRP $33075

 

Curious if Toyota has a factory delivery option like for the Corvette, Porsche, etc. I'd buy a one way tick to take delivery there in San Antonio. I could visit family and do the break-in drive home to Michigan. Make a vacation out of it.

 

Go to your local market and find a Japanese man and ask him.

 

Texas law states only a franchise dealer can sell cars. In other words, you cannot buy direct from a manufacturer. Tesla has been battling this for a few years (as well as those Texas buyers wanting to buy Tesla cars).

References for you:

http://jalopnik.com/how-texas-absurd-anti-tesla-laws-turn-car-buying-into-1451492195

and

"Per the state’s franchise laws, auto manufacturers like Tesla are only allowed to sell cars to independent third-party dealers. These laws were originally intended to protect consumers against the possibility of automakers colluding on pricing..."

http://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/05/bill-to-allow-tesla-to-sell-cars-in-texas-dies-in-committee/

I've not really looked into the subject much to take a side.

 

The 4x2 multi-information panel between the tach and the speedometer will have the temp along with many other extras if it's like the Camry ,Sienna ,Highlander ,etc.

 

I leave a deposit already

My first option was a DCSB O/R 4x4 quicksand, it doesn't have push/start button

Second option DCSB SPORT 4x4 quicksand, SB doesn't come 4x4

I ended with a limited mgm, I'm not sure, but has everything

 

It was said earlier that all the TRD models have push start button

 

Everyone in CONUS pays the same equalized price for freight, so the guy closest and furthest to the factory are on the same footing. If freight was factored on distance from the factory, you can imagine dealers in the vicinity of the plant will have a lot of business and dealers in other towns further out won't.. Why buy from your local dealer if you can drive to a few hours and save $900!

It's general practice with all mainstream car companies to charge dealers a standard shipping rate. If you think $900 is high, over here in Canada, all car makers charge between $1600 and $1800 for freight.. I bought a Subaru Forester for my wife last year, between the sales tax, the freight and the bullshit government taxes (on tire recycling tax, $100 air conditioning tax, etc.., I pissed away $6450; sales tax $4550, freight $1600, and mandatory govt. b.s. fees. A painful check to write.

 

OP, what dealer did you work with here in the Bayou City? The dealer in theClear lake area has less Information than a dead moth.

 

Well now that the spec's are out it's the Dealer on I45 South Champion Toyota. PM me if you want the salesman's info, I've bought two cars from him he'll work with you as hard as he can for a great price.

 

I'm in for a Limited. I'll add the tow package, and I think it will have everything that I would want or need. In the new blue, too. The only thing that I am going to beg and plead for is if the factory can make one small adjustment: no push button! I just want a key!

 

PTS comes standard on the limited, no way around it. plus can you stand that copper looking leather?

 

Theres been some back and forth on the color thing. Not sure if gray is standard and the inserts are just options, or if they all come with brown. We will have to see.

plus, how else could you get a sunroof?

 

um get a sport with the FP option, same thing as a limited w/o that ugly leather.

 

I. Cannot. Stop. Laughing

I wonder if they're any better than Mac Haik, formerly Star Toyota. Star was pretty damn awesome; ever since Mac Haik bought it out everything about that place has changed for the worst.

 

Autonation Toyota in Austin has a line for allocation conversion. They take the allocated truck and change its build configuration in the computer so it's built exactly like they (i.e. you) want.

I've posted their contact info in other threads, or you can PM me and I can send it to you directly if you're interested.