Thanking everybody for their input. I never thought this vanity thread would go over 90 replies. Who needs “Consumer Reports” when we have F.R.?
I bought the 2011 Camry yesterday, it’s loaded with goodies. It was an advertised “internet special” listed at $23000 and change, but the “special” internet price was $19,990.
Skilled negotiator that I am, I talked them all the way down to............$19,990. They absolutely wouldn’t budge, I got over $3,000 in discounts and rebate applied. The rebate was $1,000 or 0% financing, couldn’t have both. I was offered 2.49% financing through Toyota, which I also declined, choosing instead to pay cash. The $8,000+ I got from my old car’s insurance helped ease the pain. I plan on driving it until either the car or I expire. I believe, if it doesn’t meet the same fate as my other car, that I will expire first.
To “GreenAccord”
I arrived at the same conclusion that you did concerning the insurance adjuster, it was a fair offer. I am insured locally and I have home owners through the same company plus five life insurance policies. The KBB price I quoted was for a car in “excellent” condition, my car had knicks, dings and scratches the same as most other 6 year old cars but who could tell after it had been wrecked? As you stated, they don’t go by KBB but by their own book.
Just curious. Are you an insurance adjuster?