Chevy, Ford, Ram, Toyota?

pickmeup · March 22, 2016

Almost all toyota dealers ask for msrp and a sale to them is 1,500 off. You ask for more and they seem to get insulted .

Brianibew · March 22, 2016

Ehhh...they don't ask for msrp. I got $4500 off my 2016 Tundra. They don't advertise the discounts like the big 3, but you can negotiate.

harveyfamily · March 22, 2016

Ehhh...they don't ask for msrp. I got $4500 off my 2016 Tundra. They don't advertise the discounts like the big 3, but you can negotiate.

I tried that few years ago with two different dealers; one in person and one over email. The one in person the sales manager looked at me and laughed when I asked for more than $1000 off. I was told Toyota doesn't need to discount like Ford, GM, and Dodge because their truck is proven to be better and worth more.

dave07 · March 22, 2016

My step mom was a Toyota saleswomen for about 8 years. I told her that my choice of truck was between GM twins and Toyota. She said if I go Toyota, ask for invoice minus any available rebates. She said this would be a good deal for a Toyota and if they don't like it, just walk away.

One time she told me a gentleman was looking for a Prius about a week before the end of the month. Well they couldn't work out the numbers and he walked out and told the manager if he could come down to this number or below then they would have a deal. At the end of the month, they needed 2 more cars to meet their $75,000 bonus or whatever. So they called this guy up and offered him about 10k off a Prius if he would come down and do the deal that night. So he did and my step mom said that was the best deal she has seen. Those are few and far between but they are out there!

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harveyfamily · March 22, 2016

I looked at the Ram before my GMC and I just don't like the rotary dial gear shifter.

Brianibew · March 22, 2016

I looked at the Ram as well before buying the Tundra. If you get on the Ram forums, lots of discussions about the 8 speed transmission having problems. I decided on the tundra because it is old school proven technology. No GDI, or erratic transmissions, etc. I'm getting 15.2 (hand calculated) mpg and it's still winter blend fuel where I live. My 2014 Silverado was getting14.8mpg on winter blend but in the summer it would get 18mpg, the tundra won't get that, but it's a decent trade off for reliability.

Like I said before, the Toyota dealers will negotiate, just do your homework before walking into the dealer.

chuckl1218 · March 23, 2016

I used a car buying service (called TRUECar) through my workplace that allowed me to buy at "invoice minus any available rebates". Like Brianibew said, I got $4520 off my 2016 Tundra plus they gave me $2000 more on the trade in than the top "book value" showed. Then, he played around with the options so that I got everything I wanted and credited a couple that I didn't care about (basically, I got a couple of accessories free). They actually beat my price. The TRUECar buying program sent my inquiry to 4 dealers who were all clamoring for my business, making open statements that they "would not be undersold". It was a very good experience.

Graphic · March 23, 2016

This Silverado doesn't look much better. I believe it belongs to a member here.

But the stress buckling on the sheet metal looks more like a rear end collision? And the bumper being bent doesn't make much sense for a blowout. Or are you just commenting on the thin sheet metal? Hell, they're all thin anymore.

Daryl LBZ · March 23, 2016

But the stress buckling on the sheet metal looks more like a rear end collision? And the bumper being bent doesn't make much sense for a blowout.

It was a collision, my point being that the steel vs aluminum argument on which one holds up better in an accident is a moot point.

HondaHawkGT · March 24, 2016

Almost all toyota dealers ask for msrp and a sale to them is 1,500 off. You ask for more and they seem to get insulted .

That's been my experience too. They treated me as if it was a priviledge to be able to buy one of their vehicles. They had no interest in trying to match the prices of similarly equipped vehicles being offered by their competitors. Maybe if their warranty was longer, I'd buy their 'lengendary Toyota quality' angle a bit more.

ace ventura · March 28, 2016

I've been test driving other trucks. I drive the tundra and it didn't seem very refined. I could feel vibration in the steering wheel when accelerating. It reminded me of an older truck in regards to power train. As others experienced they don't offer much off either. I looked at the Ram Rebel too. Nice look but I'm on the road a lot and I see a lot of Rams/dodges that have rust. I don't think they are as advanced as ford, Gm and Toyota in regards to sheet metal protection. I really don't think there is a better truck than the Silverado/Sierra right now. I haven't checked out the fords yet though.

Graphic · March 28, 2016

It was a collision, my point being that the steel vs aluminum argument on which one holds up better in an accident is a moot point.

After I read my post, I edited it thinking that might be the case.

pickmeup · March 28, 2016

Nothing bad to say about Tundra as motor wise it is as strong or stronger than 5.3 gm or eco boost or 5.7 hemi. Design may need updating but you would think they have it ironed out on the flipside of it. I just found any dealers close by me did not want to move but very little on msrp. However if you looking to buy regular cab options are very limited on 16 model.

obrien19 · March 28, 2016

This Silverado doesn't look much better. I believe it belongs to a member here.

This is actually my truck. A tire didn't cause this. My truck was actually hit by a ram that was doing 45mph, didn't see my truck parked on the road and swerved at the last minute and clipped it.

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