I'm a sales manager for a Toyota dealership - AMA

[hotsaucewizard]

Just took delivery of my 2021 3.0 Premium tonight, just wanted to offer any insider assistance I can to the community. Any "behind the desk" questions? Working a deal at another dealer? Let me know!

I have dealer-side KBB, NADA, MMR, etc. Unlimited Carfax, access to my 5 stage region inventory and invoices, etc.

Glad to be on board, happy to help with anything I can!

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[handsoffsam]

 

[Axix23]

Just took delivery of my 2021 3.0 Premium tonight, just wanted to offer any insider assistance I can to the community. Any "behind the desk" questions? Working a deal at another dealer? Let me know!

I have dealer-side KBB, NADA, MMR, etc. Unlimited Carfax, access to my 5 stage region inventory and invoices, etc.

Glad to be on board, happy to help with anything I can!

More like the other way around. We can offer you help on your car. Lol

 

[hotsaucewizard]

More like the other way around. We can offer you help on your car. Lol

Right - and in return I will offer any help I can.

It'd be rude to not reciprocate. Just trying to express that I have access to a lot of information that your average consumer doesn't. Based on some of the buyers I've sold Supras to some of the info is out there but I had a guy on my showfloor a couple of weeks ago trying to tell me what my markup from invoice to MSRP was and he was way off. Whether it's pricing, availability, future developments, etc. Just happy to help if any info I have is useful to someone.

 

[hotsaucewizard]

I thought this was the Pricing, Ordering, Negotiating board but maybe I clicked on the wrong one

 

[max]

Feet to the fire.......Here are a couple of local examples that i have had my eye on....

1st...https://www.greenstoyotaoflexington.com/auto/new-2021-toyota-gr-supra-20-lexington-ky/49807112/

i am looking at both 2.0 and 3.0. This one was one of the first 2.0's in my area and is still on the lot today.....how far can i take them?

2nd........https://www.toyotaonnicholasville.com/inventory/new-2021-toyota-supra-3-0-rwd-2-wz1db0c05mw033619/#

This one is still on the their lot as well and has been there since before Thanksgiving. it is actually a white one (don't think anyone likes the white). the 3 others they had are gone......car is dirty which is why they only show the ad photo....saw the car Sunday. guess they don't want to waste time cleaning it if they can't sell it.....

 

[hotsaucewizard]

Feet to the fire.......Here are a couple of local examples that i have had my eye on....

1st...https://www.greenstoyotaoflexington.com/auto/new-2021-toyota-gr-supra-20-lexington-ky/49807112/

i am looking at both 2.0 and 3.0. This one was one of the first 2.0's in my area and is still on the lot today.....how far can i take them?

2nd........https://www.toyotaonnicholasville.com/inventory/new-2021-toyota-supra-3-0-rwd-2-wz1db0c05mw033619/#

This one is still on the their lot as well and has been there since before Thanksgiving. it is actually a white one (don't think anyone likes the white). the 3 others they had are gone......car is dirty which is why they only show the ad photo....saw the car Sunday. guess they don't want to waste time cleaning it if they can't sell it.....

The 2.0s we've received really don't move at all in comparison to the 3.0s. My store does ~750 units per month at the moment. I can tell you we can get much much dirtier on a 2.0, there's almost no demand so far. Most of my good info is IP locked so I can better reply to this post tomorrow morning once I'm back at work. In general your best strategy is to pit dealers against each other and work a he said she said angle. Also - if you can get an emailed quote from another dealer it's pretty easy to edit the HTML to your liking and forward it to the dealer you're negotiating with

I'll get you a better answer tomorrow.

 

[max]

I can tell you we can get much much dirtier on a 2.0, there's almost no demand so far.

Good for me or the dealer?????

 

[max]

All the hype is for the 3.0 and the 2.0 is an "afterthought" here in the states whereas, overseas, you have various taxes that make the 2.0 more desirable there. I have a Stinger 2.0 and got a helluva deal because like the Supra, all the hype was for the GT 3.3T model......

This is one of the reasons i am also looking at the 2.0.

 

[hotsaucewizard]

Good for me or the dealer?????

For you, of course

 

[KillxPoint]

Any idea if factory rebates will be coming soon?

 

[vb22]

Any idea when the 2022 model will be announced, and what changes if any can we expected?

 

[2JZ-No-Sh*t]

So the 2.0 Supras aren't doing so well. Hmmm wonder who predicted that...

 

[autopc25]

Just took delivery of my 2021 3.0 Premium tonight, just wanted to offer any insider assistance I can to the community. Any "behind the desk" questions? Working a deal at another dealer? Let me know!

I have dealer-side KBB, NADA, MMR, etc. Unlimited Carfax, access to my 5 stage region inventory and invoices, etc.

Glad to be on board, happy to help with anything I can!

Appreciate the offer to help out! Thanks.

 

[H2O_Doc]

The 2.0s we've received really don't move at all in comparison to the 3.0s. My store does ~750 units per month at the moment. I can tell you we can get much much dirtier on a 2.0, there's almost no demand so far. Most of my good info is IP locked so I can better reply to this post tomorrow morning once I'm back at work. In general your best strategy is to pit dealers against each other and work a he said she said angle. Also - if you can get an emailed quote from another dealer it's pretty easy to edit the HTML to your liking and forward it to the dealer you're negotiating with

I'll get you a better answer tomorrow.

That is what I did. I ended up getting a 3.0 Premium w/DA that stickered for $56.7k for $48.9k (plus tax and registration) just before Christmas (so, price includes $1,500 incentive). I was good with that. As I’ve posted here before, a nearby Carmax sells Supras new and at very low prices and I used there quote to begin discussion with other dealerships at relatively low starting point (they had the car I referenced above for $50.1k.

One place actually said they would work hard to beat the other place because they were second to that other place in overall sales and they wanted to change that.

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