baileymoto

seems bluebook for this truck on www.kbb.com is abou 11,500. this guy is asking 13,500 for a 1999 white 4x4 5 speed extracab with the 2.7 its absolutely perfect and seems to drive a little better than all of the ones i have looked at. it is certified by toyota and has a warrenty up to 100k miles (currently has 50k miles)

i know its a bit more than what it should be i guess, but im wondering if its worth the hassle to try and finaggle this guy down on the price and if so how much i should try to push it w/o pissing him off

thanks

oh, one more thing i forgot to add, 11,500 is private party price and 13,600 is what one should expect from a dealer

PoBoy

check out the "True Market Value" pricing on edmunds.com as I think they give a more accurate value than kbb since they take into consideration various other factors.

Since it is certified (make sure it's transferable), you can expect a $1k-3k adjustment. Since it is certified for anohter 50K miles...I would guess on the high side.

baileymoto

its really adjusted that high for the certified? thats good to know. also, he has checked into it and it is 100% transferable

baileymoto

edmunds.com quotes it at 14,000 for a certified used vehicle, seems to be in about the right range

PoBoy

I was shopping at Toyota dealerships for 3rd gen 4Runners and I ran into several that "qualified" for certification. The dealer would then add $2-3k on the price depending upon the mileage.

Basically, it's the cost of the extended waranty if you bought it new plus a little more for "examining" the vehicle. One salesman told me it was basically 10% of the vehicle's value.

Roadtripr

sorry for the stupid question but 99 extracab you are taking Tacoma here? if so then I would negotiate a lower price, the dealer still makes money if he lets it go a private party value.
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Mulkey

Low ball him at 12K and see what he says. You never know.