tundras at dealer

Hey, dont miss "Monster Garage" on 6/29, Jesse James will be chopping up a brand new Tundra. (what a waste)

After watching the way he destroyed the rock crawler (even though it was a Ford), I decided I don't really need to watch that a**hole any more.

He's nothing but a jerk. True, he makes good money, and builds some neat choppers, but he's still a jerk...

Like they say, dress a skunk in a tuxedo, he's still a skunk... :>))

Tom - Vista, CA

Hi there:

Been there, done that. Wanted a single cab 5 sp V8, they don't seem to have been built! Tried to settle for a regular cab V6 5sp. Deal fell through, but "we have these other trucks". Bought a GMC 4.8 vortec 5 sp. with posi, air, tint, tire option and cd player (which I did not especially want) for

You don't see many single-cab Tundras on the highway, either. Extended cab is indeed the choice of lots of folks. Any decent dealer will make an effort to find what you want at a nearby dealership and trade vehicles with them to get it for your deal.

Are you a member of Costco or AAA? Try their car buying service. Or use Autobytel.com, Cars.com, or any of the other internet services. Or just email all your local dealerships or telephone and ask for the fleet sales person or internet sales person. You'll probably get better service and a better initial price offer than if you walk in the door.

Ken

Funny thing ...... thinking back on the experience ..... The salesmen absolutely do not seem to be interested in the way I want the truck optioned. They push very hard to buy what they have in stock regardless of 'fit'.

Another bitch: Why is my Chevy pickup only worth $4325 in excellent condition as a trade but the same truck has a dealer retail list price of $8360? A $4,000 profit for advertising, floor planning and shuffling papers?

I beginning to believe that this industry in general needs a major, serious dose of regulation.

Jim

No... it is in need of buyers who are willing to say "No thank you" and walk away when they can't get a vehicle optioned as they wish, and buyers who are willing to sell their own vehicle rather than trade it.

You will ALWAYS get royally screwed on a trade, regardless of what Edmunds says it's worth.

The last thing we need is more regulation. The money will be made, and the regulation will simply require more of it from the buyers in the form of taxes and price increases by dealers. The best regulation in the world is competition.

And don't even talk to the lot jockeys... go straight to the fleet manager. You'll be able to get the options you want at the best price the dealership can offer.

Failing the fleet deal, it really is amazing how much the lot jockeys will give up if they know that you WILL walk away.

--- Rich

There is very little demand for regular cab Tundras. Almost everyone that I have seen is a low end version for commerical use.

As to the guy that wanted a V8 5speed Toyota doesn't offer one.

A good dealer will offer to find the model that you want at another dealer if he can't order it. IIRC, Toyota won't do individual orders for customers or dealers for that matter. They will tell the dealer what is being built the following month for shipment to their region and the dealers can only order from what is being built.