I can almost feel that steering wheel

[hrj]

After work today I biked up to the Toyota dealership to do some paperwork for them to do any necessary car swaps with other dealers to get my desired model. (The salesman tried to get me to back down on the gray upholstery and be willing to accept the beige instead, but I'm holding my ground. I feel like if I start compromising on the specific features I decided on, then it'll all start eroding. Since he started talking about alternate paint colors, too, I think my wariness is well founded.) There's currently one (1) car that matches my specs within a 50 mile radius, but I OKed a wider search if necessary. We're still working on having it ready for me to pick up next Monday. We also did the price negotiation. Of course, I'd get a better deal if I were willing to take something they already have in stock, but I got at least a little reduction from his first offer. The final price is a bit more than I was hoping for, but within what I have available. And I reminded him that I wanted a bow on top (which he hadn't forgotten).

Comments

[cellio]

If you get the bow on top, I want to see a picture. :-)

[hrj.livejournal.com]

It's likely to be a modest bow -- not one of those enormous ones you see in tv ads. The salesman joked about how he could run over to the Walgrens across the street to get one, so I'm not expecting more than a token.

[countess-e.livejournal.com]

I've been following this with considerable interest as we're looking into a Prius as well. Everyone I know who has one seems very satisfied so far. Good for you on holding your ground! I want red, myself ...

[cryptocosm.livejournal.com]

Well heck. When the dealer didn't have my desired specs, there wasn't any talk about distance - they just went and got one. It ended up coming across the mountains from Reno and was available within two days. I think your salesman is just lazy.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I dunno. I think he's a relatively new salesman, and possibly he's low on the pecking order for snagging vehicles.