Southern California offer/quotes

34,500 + fees
Financed at 3.25 for 60 = $432/mo

TRD Sport DCSB 4x2
JBL, tow, tonneau, carpet floor mats and sills, bed mat, exhaust tip = MSRP 36,419

 

Which dealer was this at thats a great price! 2k below msrp?

 

Did you go through Escondido? Also, what model did you order?

 

Just got done talking to escondido and they wouldnt budge a dollar on the msrp of 36,306, they also said truecar and costco isnt elidgible for the tacoma was anyone else able to apple those discounts and if so which dealer in socal? A little bump in the right direction will help! Thanks

 

What?? Escondido most definitely does Costco, I was just in there yesterday. It will be 1100 above invoice for Sport/Offroad and 500 above invoice for SR-5. ( I don't know the other trims ).

What configuration you looking for exactly?

Edit: I should clarify though, San Diego invoice isn't the master list invoice. You need to also factor in a TDA fee (around 544 or something close). Also a couple line items in the master list invoice on this site are off (state lower than actual) by a few dollars compared to the dealer invoices I saw in SD.

 

Trd sport 2wd DCSB with tech pack and jbl
Did you make a purchase there and what did you pick up?
What is the invoice for our area? I figure they were trying to get me to sign. I asked about true car and costco and he said they dont accept that for tacomas and their not giving me anything besides msrp. He did show me the invoice actually it was 34,0xx.

 

Basically, unless you have a great relationship with a dealer or know someone, here is how I've been finding it to break down in Socal (for the dealers that will even go below MSRP to begin with).

Truck + Options at Invoice Price (use the master list to calculate, expect it to be off by a few dollars for small things like d-rings, carpets maybe 10-20 off. I didn't make a fuss about it. Bottom line, their invoice should come REAL close to what you calculate). No negotiating at this point yet from anyone.

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TDA: ~550, give or take a few dollars. No dealer wanted to budge on this item.

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Delivery: 900. Non-negotiable

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$1100 (assuming Sport/Offroad) or $500 (assuming SR5)

That is the vehicle price.

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Documentation fee: $80 (can attempt to negotiate)

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Sales tax: Depends what county you are in

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Electronic Registration Fee - $29 (can attempt to negotiate)

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DMV Registration/Tire fee/

Now, easiest way I've done it is email before and ask if they honor Costco pricing. If they do, tell them what you want that is in their stock and to send you a breakdown of their pricing and what the out the door cost would be. You might have to send this email twice, for some reason if you ask for the breakdown first you get the "I have confirmed this truck is ready for delivery! When do you want to test drive?" but no breakdown. Once you have the breakdown (price won't be broken down on car+options, it will just be a #, then the other stuff (taxes, fees, etc will be broken down), double check the numbers with your invoice # knowledge, make sure they are close. If there is a discrepancy, but a small one, make an appointment to go in.

Once you get there, check out the car, do your thing, drive it, see if you like it, then ask them to talk numbers.

Once back at the desk have them show you their dealer invoice and see where the initial price discrepancy came from. Go slow, see if you can get a couple extras thrown in for free. Inventory is low so it is hard for them to have exactly what you want in stock sometimes, they may have to call other dealers to try to negotiate a trade. So shoot the shit, ask if you can go look at what else they have, take them for a test drive just for the fun of it and to get a feel of the different options. Maybe you'll get an extra $100 off or so or some free stuff thrown in just by being nice. Also, you may find something that has been there a while that you like that they are trying to push out and will throw in extras for free (happened to me once on my search). Would have taken it, but I had my heart set on what I wanted.

If you want a better deal than that, you'll either have to wait, look really really hard, make a connection, or go out of state.

 

Are you walking straight in or emailing the dealer? I did not purchase from Escondido, I found a better deal for what I wanted at another dealer in San Diego. I can PM you their contact info. I would be very surprised if you didn't get Costco pricing or better. I had no relationship with them or the dealership before going in. I do have to wait a few weeks though since the truck I wanted is currently in queue to be built (I didn't customize it, it is just in the pipeline coming to them soon)

 

the car on the lot was exactly like this one minus the bed mat msrp was 36,3xx financing would've been 3.75 but he said he can get the interest percentage lower. I just wanted to apply the truecar or costco discount and make a purchase but they didn't wanna work anything on msrp his boss said he'd give me a nickel

 

applied for truecar and their internet sales emailed me to come in. I found the one i wanted with tech package so i called them and came in. they said the truecar guaranteed certificate doesn't mean jack swat to them. and costco doesnt work on tacomas

 

Sent you a PM, sounds like somebody is giving you the shaft there. They are still making tons of profit here in SD at the Costco price.

 

You can always write an email to Truecar and Costco and your issues with the dealer. If they get enough complaints, they will lose the referrals from Truecar and Costco for all cars. It's my understanding that the only Tacomas (prior to 2016) not covered by Costco, AAA, Truecar and the other "club buys" was the Pro model...but since the Pro is not yet out for the 2016, you should get the discount, especially if you were referred to the dealer by the Costco or Truecar website. If you walked in off the street asking for the discount without the referral, you are SOL.

 

Yes, ordered TRD Sport DC SB 4X4 w/ prem/tech JBL and tow in silver

Ordered 1/19
Got build date of 3/24

Haven't gotten official pricing yet but they said Costco 1100 over invoice. MSRP On the build sheet is 38K

 

Hi everyone, first post here... been lurking for a few weeks now, I pick up my new Tacoma on 02/23/16 a Black TDR DLB CAB Sport 4X4 Short Bed...they are readily available here in Maryland each dealership has up to 5 Sport and OR models on hand not counting the countless SR models.

 

Funny how their honoring everyone and stright up told me no

 

Just bought mine this morning.
Toyota of Riverside
TRD DCLB 4x2 Sport
$31265 - Base Model MSRP

Options:
$650 - Tow Package
$179 - All weather mats & Door Sill
$900 - Delivery fee

Total MSRP: $32,994.00 (Sticker)

PAID
$32,500 (500 off)
$9500 DOWN
2.5% FINANCE 36 mo. (820 experian credit score)
$400 CALIFORNIA Registration fee.
8% taxes
Payments are $750/mo.

Deal was pretty smooth. Brought in another quote from Carlsbad and they wanted MSRP and 2.9% APR. They did have to bring me the truck from another sister dealer(same owner).

 

Dealers pay Truecar $299 for every sale. Dealers know they don't have any issue selling at MSRP or even under.

I would rather negotiate knowing they saved $300 by my not using a service. My dealer gave me $500 over INvoice. IF They had to pay $300 for a buyers sending service , I lose. The Customer ends up paying the for TrueCar service the dealer's use in higher fees or prices.

 

True car pays the dealer or dealer pays true car?

 

The dealer pays true car. True car is becoming obsolete because dealers are refusing the true car prices and just using them to get people in the door.

 

did you put a down payment down? lol how did you get 432