Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mark From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers Subject: Re: Toyota Camry Ramblings (long) Message-ID: <921@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 17:30:15 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.921 Posted: Fri Mar 1 17:30:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Mar-85 03:09:43 EST References: <2140@drutx.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.auto:5900 net.consumers:1901 In article <2140@drutx.UUCP> rkp@drutx.UUCP (Russ Pierce) writes: >(Fujitsu), the price was about $11,900.00. (It did not cost us >$1,000.00 over list price. One person on the net wrote that >many Japanese cars are being marked up $1,000.00 at the dealer.) Only $1000? In Columbus, Datsuns, Toyotas, and Hondas are marked up $2000-$3000 over list price. Since we're in the market for one of these cars in the next few months, I'm wondering if there's a significant variation from one part of the country to another. If you've shopped around for such cars recently, please mail me a note telling me what the typical markup is (and give a few example prices if you remember them.) For example, our local Datsun dealer was marking the Sentra wagon up by about $2000 from $8500 to $10,500. They had a used 1084 wagon, with only about 200 miles on it, but it needed body work and only half of the warantee was left, and they were asking $10,000 for it (and were not flexible.) I especially wonder if places like Detroit, Cleveland, or Pittsburgh have lower markups, due to the prevailing "buy American" sentiment. I am aware that prices may go down soon as the import quotas are lifted. However, I have no idea how fast they will go down or whether it's worthwhile to wait. Mark