Buying a Toyota Highlander

Fwd they would move (as they have inventory), but awd is a rare find thus does not make dealers ‘panic’ to move. What area/locations are you looking at?

Majority of families are $2800+ richer, I would imagine dealerships have been getting more traction these past few weeks. Wait a month or so if you can before making your purchase.

quote:

---

Show up in person with cash

---

I still don't understand why people still think this matters.

quote:

---

Show up in person with cash

---

So the F&I department doesn't get a piece of the action as well?

quote:

---

I still don't understand why people still think this matters.

---

It matters if you want the best deal...just don't let them know you're paying in cash until you've negotiated a final price.

quote:

---

Baton Rouge currently.

---

Try Toyota of Slidell and ask for Val

Last 2 cars I bought I bought online after test driving locally. Go look at dealer inventory for every Toyota dealership in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and wherever else you want. If they have a vehicle in stock you want, ask for an online price through their internet sales rep. As I said, I did this with my last 2 vehicles. Ended buy one out of Dallas and the other out of San Antonio. Got a substantially better price that I could get anywhere in Louisiana. Closed the whole deal over phone and fed ex and paid an extra $500-700 to have the car shipped here (the savings more than made up for this). Easiest 2 cars I ever bought. Never had to negotiate or haggle with anyone other than by email (give them 1 digit off on the phone number so they can only contact you by email). They never had my phone number until I had a final price and was ready to buy. YMMV

quote:

---

Ended buy one out of Dallas

---

I live in Tennessee. I've bought my wife's last 2 vehicles from Sewell in Dallas

quote:

---

Bigger dealerships with a lot more inventory. I think they can work the margins much better than dealerships in much smaller localities.

---

Yep. I had compared Sewell Lexus with Memphis, Birmingham, Nashville, and Little Rock; they each had 3-5 of what we were looking for, Sewell had 32