First time buying a car new, looking at the updated Toyota GR Yaris.
Does a car being waitlisted mean any haggling is out of the question? Or less room at least? I do imagine the profit margins for this car are pretty high considering the price tag.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Fair enough.
Sure. If you’re lucky you may get a full tank of fuel. But make sure it’s written into contract….
Toyota give a full tank of fuel as a standard inclusion now.
A good chance the sales person will generously include it then!
@spackbace
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There’s some brands and products where being able to buy the item at RRP is itself the bargain.
Especially the first preorder GR Yaris buyers
Lol. That was a deal, and then they have this level of popularity which made it an amazing deal
Search OZB for previous similar/same posts as this has come up a number of times in the last 2 years. From memory the simple answer is in 98+% of cases no.
If you were a salesman…why would you?
There are some who are women, please try to be more inclusive.
I understand the negative votes.
I can apologies to the non-binary people I forgot to mention. It was an oversight and I'm sorry.
The only way is to trade in a car, and instead of $1000 (for example), they’ll give you $1500
on a car that you can private sale for $3k, but it does save a lot of hassle
I can't understand why they don't jack up the price so that supply and demand are equal. It's capitalism 101, shortages are symbolic of communism and price fixing.
The demand on the GR Yaris is high so seriously doubt they will negotiate anything besides what day of the week to pick up the car
Is demand still high for these cars? I note that for an earlier one there is a wide choice of used ones for under $40k. I understand they released at $40k at the time but still. GR Corolla is softening in the used market too
6 months waitlists across the most popular dealers… Either toyota's controlling the stock or price has never been a major factor for most.
The Toyota is reliable and easy to repair meme is baked into the public consciousness.
Probably a self fulfilling prophecy if it makes Toyota owners decide to get a Toyota and if they are already maintenance minded they will use mechanics more often who will then be more likely to know how to access supply options for Toyota parts and advice.
often who will then be more likely to know how to access supply options for Toyota parts and advice.
I don't know if you're downplaying how important this is but that is very much part of the reliability equation.
I had a friend who got a genuine windscreen delivered and installed by a Toyota dealership within 1 week of phoning in. Wasn't too much more than the O'Brien price of a generic windscreen.
A quick turn around means minimal downtime amd time means money.
Toyota was never keen on discount, even in the good old days. Once tried really hard and had $500 off.
Limited options to haggle beyond rego, full fuel tank and some accessories e.g. floor mats.
Demand for these cars is high enough that there will be another willing buyer to take the car at RRP if you are not.