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Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:50 am
Posted by Inside the Eye
Member since Sep 2018
258 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:50 am
I am looking at a used Toyota Tacoma. I found one that was originally listed at $31,895, then a few weeks later it went up to $33,895, and is now back down to $32,895. How much room for negotiation is there on used vehicles and what could I get this vehicle for?
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31951 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:51 am to
Jesus…30k for a used midsize truck!?

Find comparable models elsewhere. I typically use true car to gauge sales
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Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
17667 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:08 am to
How many miles are on the used Tacoma? Mileage can be a tool for leverage in many cases.
Posted by GeauxGutsy
Member since Jul 2017
5003 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:08 am to
quote:

How much room for negotiation is there on used vehicles and what could I get this vehicle for?


It depends
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
7107 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:10 am to
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originally listed at $31,895, then a few weeks later it went up to $33,895, and is now back down to $32,895.


You probably won’t get them below 30
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
3018 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:20 am to
Buy a new frontier. The price of a new frontier is the cost of a used Tacoma
Posted by TheSadvocate
North Shore
Member since Aug 2020
4040 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:22 am to
quote:

I am looking at a used Toyota Tacoma. I found one that was originally listed at $31,895, then a few weeks later it went up to $33,895, and is now back down to $32,895. How much room for negotiation is there on used vehicles and what could I get this vehicle for?



There is no negotiation on a Tacoma.... None
Posted by AP83
Cottonport
Member since Sep 2009
2747 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:34 am to
wait until you see interest rates on used vs new right now in Louiaiana. Been looking at used cars with around 50,000 miles for my daughter. Bit the bullet yesterday and ordered a budget friendly new small suv. The interest rate savings made it pretty much pointless to buy used.
Posted by Free888
Member since Oct 2019
1855 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:47 am to
I have a 2019 with <30k miles on it, and the dealer I bought it from offered me more than $32k last month. Not sure how much room there is.
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
5293 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:54 am to
i drive by a small used car lot everyday. the prices there perplex me. maybe im just out of touch with the market but its not uncommon for me to see cars 10 years old with 20-30k price stickers on them.

wtf. who pays that for a used car?
Posted by sonoma8
Member since Oct 2006
7703 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 10:10 am to
Ive been looking as well. Not much luck and Im not paying $30k+ for a used truck. Im at the point where Im just going to keep my truck just for the times I need to pull something and just pick up a used Accord to drive back and forth to work.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 10:13 am
Posted by MrBobDobalina
BRo.LA
Member since Oct 2011
3044 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 11:30 am to
In 2019, I bought a 2017 Tacoma for 30.5k. It had 29k miles and was loaded (4wd, manual, TRD Offroad)

I wasn't able to negotiate it down very much as there were less than 10 for sale in the US and the closest one was Mobile.

All that to say, if it has less than 35k miles and isn't a base model, 31k is close to as low as you'll be able to find at a stealership. If you shop a couple states over you might find one at $29,999
Posted by PureBlood
The Motherland
Member since Oct 2021
4305 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 12:22 pm to
quote:

I am looking at a used Toyota Tacoma. I found one that was originally listed at $31,895, then a few weeks later it went up to $33,895, and is now back down to $32,895. How much room for negotiation is there on used vehicles and what could I get this vehicle for?



In your shoes. It's tax season and they're fluctuating the prices depending on buying trends. I've been to quite a few dealerships, and they're all firm on pricing within a few hundred bucks. The ones that aren't make me skeptical.

Posted by CU_Tigers4life
Georgia
Member since Aug 2013
8438 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 12:30 pm to
quote:

I am looking at a used Toyota Tacoma. I found one that was originally listed at $31,895, then a few weeks later it went up to $33,895, and is now back down to $32,895. How much room for negotiation is there on used vehicles and what could I get this vehicle for?


Find out how long it's been in inventory. Anything over 45 days is usually when the need to move motivates discounts. Most dealerships "Floorplan vehicles" which means they pay monthly interest on unsold inventory.

Vehicles that are new to inventory or in high demand will have sales people calling all of their customers that are on a "watch list" to contact them if a desired vehicle arrives. After a month, it will start costing a dealer to keep a unit on the ground.
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