Preminums

I was at a dealership last week. Despite having 16 people on their waiting list and an estimated 3-month wait, the price on the sticker of one waiting to be delivered was discounted more than $800.00 below MSRP.

Premium, not preminum.

Paying anything over MSRP = bad idea IMO

I think dealers inflate prices by so-called dealer add-ons. It's been a few years, but once I saw a new car with undercoating, at a price of $800, an exhorbitant price for something that might have cost $50 to put on.

I got my Prius in January. I hate shopping for cars and negotiating price so I sent my dad to the Toyota dealership in his neighborhood. My loves doing that sort of stuff. Thanks to my dad, I ended up with a deal for $1,000 below MSRP for a 2008 Prius with package #2 that was on the lot. All I had to do at the dealership was go there the next day to take a quick test drive, hand over my down payment, and sign the paperwork. I had previously arranged to finance the car through my credit union.

I haven't actually bought or negotiated on one but when I test drove one in early April, the local dealer was advertising them more than 2 grand below list. Now, the Prius no longer even appears in their ads so I imagine the price is list or higher.

Tonight CBS news said a Prius buyer should expect a 9 month wait.