Thinking of a new vehicle for the wife

[tmleadr03]

Ok. Back from the test drives.

So, as I had hoped/suspected the wife really liked the way the 4 runner drove. Definitely more of a truck like ride compared to all of the uni body SUVs out there.

Now she needs to decide what color she wants and if she wants leather and a sunroof and if she wants the third row seats.
Then we have to decide whether or not we want to go that much into debt or not.

Thanks for all of the help, guys.

Just priced one toyota.com.

The way I would have it set up would be the trail with kinetic suspension. 38K.

That said, now that you know what you want and are figuring out the options here is what you do.

Write up what you want, exactly.
Email every Toyota dealer in the area stating you have test driven this vehicle and you are ready to buy it in this trim. The lowest price gets your money. You will be in on x day to sign paperwork and pick vehicle up.
Make sure you CC, not blind CC all of them in one email so they can see that you are contacting them all.

Sit back and enjoy bidding war.

ETA: You have 5 dealers in the area, 4 of you combine east and west Stevinson.

[Great-Kazoo]

Just priced one toyota.com.

The way I would have it set up would be the trail with kinetic suspension. 38K.

That said, now that you know what you want and are figuring out the options here is what you do.

Write up what you want, exactly.
Email every Toyota dealer in the area stating you have test driven this vehicle and you are ready to buy it in this trim. The lowest price gets your money. You will be in on x day to sign paperwork and pick vehicle up.
Make sure you CC, not blind CC all of them in one email so they can see that you are contacting them all.

Sit back and enjoy bidding war.

ETA: You have 5 dealers in the area, 4 of you combine east and west Stevinson.

The only way to go. Let them earn your business.

[hurley842002]

Just priced one toyota.com.

The way I would have it set up would be the trail with kinetic suspension. 38K.

That said, now that you know what you want and are figuring out the options here is what you do.

Write up what you want, exactly.
Email every Toyota dealer in the area stating you have test driven this vehicle and you are ready to buy it in this trim. The lowest price gets your money. You will be in on x day to sign paperwork and pick vehicle up.
Make sure you CC, not blind CC all of them in one email so they can see that you are contacting them all.

Sit back and enjoy bidding war.

ETA: You have 5 dealers in the area, 4 of you combine east and west Stevinson.

Not that I'll be buying anytime soon, but thanks for the tip, hell of an idea!

[ray1970]

The wife really won't need any of the cool features on the trail model. We are looking at the "base model" SR5. Still pretty nicely equipped. If she wants the "premium" package that adds leather interior and a sunroof. The ones we were looking at were between $32K and $35K. The email bidding war sounds like a great idea. Being that there are lots of 2014 models on the lots they should make us a decent deal with the 2015 models beginning to come in. I'll email the sales managers directly and do the whole CC thing so they are all aware they are bidding against each other.

The wife leaves in the morning for a business trip so I told her to figure out exactly what she wants while she's gone. Hopefully when she returns on Tuesday she'll know and I can send out the email.

Thanks.

[Richard K]

MY wife loves her 2011 Murano SL and prefers it over her previous Lexus RX300. Better, quieter ride with Michelin LTX tires on both and the option of locking it in 4X4 for deep snow. If you go that route get a 2010 or newer (tranny problems on the older ones)

[Rooskibar03]

Just priced one toyota.com.

The way I would have it set up would be the trail with kinetic suspension. 38K.

That said, now that you know what you want and are figuring out the options here is what you do.

Write up what you want, exactly.
Email every Toyota dealer in the area stating you have test driven this vehicle and you are ready to buy it in this trim. The lowest price gets your money. You will be in on x day to sign paperwork and pick vehicle up.
Make sure you CC, not blind CC all of them in one email so they can see that you are contacting them all.

Sit back and enjoy bidding war.

ETA: You have 5 dealers in the area, 4 of you combine east and west Stevinson.

If you go this route I highly suggest setting up a disposable gmail account for this use only.

Ray if you end up going the Toyota route PM me and I'll get you a contact out at Stevinson West to deal with.

[Haroldlutsen]

I know it's a global economy but I think we could all help by considering buying domestic products over foreign. It seems not very many people even think of that aspect when choosing a vehicle these days. Buying American when possible always seems like a better idea to me than foreign yet reading most of the replies it's not even brought up as one of the determining factors


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[Irving]

I know it's a global economy but I think we could all help by considering buying domestic products over foreign. It seems not very many people even think of that aspect when choosing a vehicle these days. Buying American when possible always seems like a better idea to me than foreign yet reading most of the replies it's not even brought up as one of the determining factors


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Help what exactly? Not everyone is okay with encouraging low quality products just because they are made here.

[blackford76]

Help what exactly? Not everyone is okay with encouraging low quality products just because they are made here.

Define 'low quality'. Seems the imports have had more recalls than even GM. Saw that VW had to recall all their suv's, toyota holds the record for recalls, but still has a rabidly loyal customer base.
I'll sick with American, thanks.

[ray1970]

Depends on your definition of "American" I suppose. There was an article out recently about which vehicles were the most American made. I remember the Toyota Camry was number one. The Ford F150 was second. I can't remember the rest but I know there were other "imports" on the list. They based the study on several criteria including not only where they are manufactured but the source of the parts.

Oh, and for those of you who are die hard "buy American" fans, have you seen how many pieces of your vehicle come from places like Mexico, the Philippines, etc? Those places are known for cranking out high quality products, aren't they? And, depending which model you buy, it might have even been assembled at one of the plants in Mexico or Canada.

Oh, and I don't recall Toyota, Nissan, etc. running their company into the ground and then taking a handout from the federal government either.