Car shopping: Getting multiple dealer quotes from kbb.com, edmunds.com, etc.

[m_and_m20 0]

What about the Aerio or the Echo (which, BTW, IS a Toyota)?

Echo's been discontinued. I am keeping my eyes open for CPO echo's though.

Toyota is coming out with a new car called the Yaris, kind of a replacement to the Echo. Really cheap, under 14k and really great in gas milage (over 40 mpg highway). We saw one at the car show recently and fell in love with it. the local dealer said they should be getting them in a couple of weeks. worth the wait if your interested in a toyota!

My husband is on kbb.com religiously! when we started looking for a car for him, we found a Nissan Titan pickup that my hubby liked, sticker price was 18,500.....the sales guy said they could drop the price down to 16,500, which we thought was reasonable and we decided to think about it....then when we went home, my hubby looked on kbb.com. the dealership that we just left had that same truck online listed at 16,500.....so, really, we got no deal out of it! and the sales guy was getting us so hyped up about this great rock bottom price he was able to get for us.....

we didnt buy that truck, ended up buying a 2003 toyota tundra with only 14,000 miles on it for less than 14k. that dealership didnt try to screw us!

[ChristinaM 0]

The Yaris has been around in the UK for quite some time, and they're lovely little cars. Can't recommend them strongly enough. But they're hatchback, not sedan...

What about a Dodge Neon, or a Nissan Sentra? Mazda 3, perhaps...

The possibilities are endless!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

The Yaris has been around in the UK for quite some time, and they're lovely little cars. Can't recommend them strongly enough. But they're hatchback, not sedan...

What about a Dodge Neon, or a Nissan Sentra? Mazda 3, perhaps...

The possibilities are endless!

i got an eml yday from our local toyota dealer...they have the yaris on their lot now. But I saw it and it looks like it would get destroyed on the highway!

[ChristinaM 0]

It's still a Toyota; they build 'em pretty tough!

Another one to throw out there - what about a Scion tC? I'm assuming that if the Yaris is too small, the xA would be WAY too ickle...

[I'm Gone 60]

What does Sharon Stone say you should buy? LOL

[Saddle Bronc 124]

The Yaris has been around in the UK for quite some time, and they're lovely little cars. Can't recommend them strongly enough. But they're hatchback, not sedan...

What about a Dodge Neon, ...

The possibilities are endless!

In the case of the Neon, it's "brand name" is highly accurate--something to DODGE.

(yes, I have driven one as a rental--like EVERY Chrysler I've ever rented, this one performed abyssmally)

[m_and_m20 0]

Please please please, whatever you do, no neon!!!! just say no!

also one to avoid, the new dodge caliber...they are nice looking but my hubby said they have the same engine as the neon, so it wont hold up.

sidenote** being married to a mechanic has really helped me in conversations!

[gimygirl 0]

get a real car!!!!!!

i just thought of you as i was checking my mail! my credit union just sent me a advert for enterprise cars!!!!! they are having a sale on april 8 with 3.75% financing for CU customers. too bad we don't need a car!!

that would be a hard one to sell to my husband: but they're on SALE!!?!?!?

[perfect 39]

A year ago I did that very thing - used the Internet to find multiple quotes from multiple sites and dealerships and then when I had decided exactly what I wanted went to the fleet sales guy in the dealership who dealt with fleet and internet sales armed with all the homework I had done. I didn't show it to him but used it to show him that I wasn't gullible, that I knew full well what their mark-up is and what the lowest invoice price starts at, and that I wasn't there to be "taken for a ride".

Doing this enabled us to negotiate on price and we saved $7000 over what we would have paid had we just gone to the dealership and paid ticket price.

[scotty 0]

Hi, when I bought my new ford 150xlt I looked up the ford dealers around where I stay and just phoned asking for the best possible deal and then played one against the other till I they started cursing me out , then choose the one with the best price, apples for apples of course,something you have to watch is they give you a price to get you down to the dealership then they up the price due to various spec details so they say. Hope this helpful to all

Regards David

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Please please please, whatever you do, no neon!!!! just say no!

also one to avoid, the new dodge caliber...they are nice looking but my hubby said they have the same engine as the neon, so it wont hold up.

sidenote** being married to a mechanic has really helped me in conversations!

You more or less echoed my statement--"There's a reason they're named DODGE!"

[kc456 0]

Stay away from American cars – quality and design are subpar, as well as resale values, if that’s important to you. The only one I liked out of all the rentals I got was Oldsmobile Alero (but they discontinued it!)

[m_and_m20 0]

Please please please, whatever you do, no neon!!!! just say no!

also one to avoid, the new dodge caliber...they are nice looking but my hubby said they have the same engine as the neon, so it wont hold up.

sidenote** being married to a mechanic has really helped me in conversations!

You more or less echoed my statement--"There's a reason they're named DODGE!"

sorry, i know i was born and raised in the USA, but im all about the japanese cars! "american made" just aint what it used to be! Ive got a 10 year old lexus with over 170k miles on it and *knock on wood* no major problems to speak of! hubby got a fairly brand new (only 2 years old at time of purchase) toyota pickup thats got more power than any human should ever need. cant go wrong, weve all got foreign born spouses, why not a foreign born cars??

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Please please please, whatever you do, no neon!!!! just say no!

also one to avoid, the new dodge caliber...they are nice looking but my hubby said they have the same engine as the neon, so it wont hold up.

sidenote** being married to a mechanic has really helped me in conversations!

You more or less echoed my statement--"There's a reason they're named DODGE!"

sorry, i know i was born and raised in the USA, but im all about the japanese cars! "american made" just aint what it used to be! Ive got a 10 year old lexus with over 170k miles on it and *knock on wood* no major problems to speak of! hubby got a fairly brand new (only 2 years old at time of purchase) toyota pickup thats got more power than any human should ever need. cant go wrong, weve all got foreign born spouses, why not a foreign born cars??

The only thing I have against Japanese or Korean cars (my current car is an Aveo--made by Daewoo in Korea) is that they generally don't allow the front seats to be adjusted bolt-upright (unlike European cars such as Volvos, VW's, or Saabs). Some also don't like the cheap finish typically found on Korean models (I owned one other Korean car, a Hyundai Pony, in Calgary).

With American-made cars, the above gets ADDED (probably somewhere around 101st) on my list of complaints. Basically, my choices of American-made cars are:

• large, heavy gas-guzzlers (if I want any comfort for my 6'1" frame)
  
• something underperforming AND uncomfortable
  

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

my current car is an Aveo--made by Daewoo in Korea

Do you like it?