(Technically, I guess this is a little off-topic, since it’s about the RAV4 Prime, but I bet a lot of you here have experience with that RAV, soo…) Short Version: Do any of know of a dealer in the Austin/Houston/San Antonio/DFW vicinity that sells the RAV4 Prime with little or no dealer markup? More detail: Our 2009 Prius Touring’s battery died at just under 140K. While I could probably have found a reconditioned battery for cheaper than the nearly-$5800 the dealer wanted to replace it, we decided that it was time to just move on! Move on to the RAV4 Prime (or perhaps a Mach-E or Ioniq 5/EV6). However our usual O’Toyta dealer, Round Rock Toyota, being part of the Penske Automotive Group, apparently has a hard policy of $10K dealer markup over the RAV4 Prime’s already-pretty-high price. So, any low-dealer-markup experiences you’d like to share, especially (but not necessarily) in the Austin/Houston/San Antonio/DFW vicinity?
Just looking, here's what I found locally. Let me know if you'd like me to ask about out of state transactions or such. RavPrime SE s web page says they are in stock. https://www.hoselton.com/inventory/new-2024-toyota-rav4-prime-se-awd-4d-sport-utility-jtmab3fv6rd205220/ https://www.hoselton.com/inventory/new-2024-toyota-rav4-prime-se-awd-4d-sport-utility-jtmab3fv9rd193533/ and one SE estimated Aug 26, looks and priced just like both above. https://www.westherrtoyotarochester.com/inventory/new-2024-toyota-rav4-prime-se-all-wheel-drive-se-awd-suv-jtmab3fv7rd216100/ and an XSE at 50 available Aug 18 https://www.westherrtoyotarochester.com/inventory/new-2024-toyota-rav4-prime-xse-all-wheel-drive-xse-awd-suv-jtmeb3fv7rd214039/ alll above look much the same : Exterior: Magnetic Gray Metallic/Midnight Black Metallic Roof Interior: Black Mixed Media a blue one - gotta be an SE at this price . Looks like a contact to order thing ? with a starting at price. 2024 Toyota RAV4 Prime SUV in Rochester | Bob Johnson Toyota serves Henrietta & East Rochester and below on the same page are 5 more - web page says are inventory - priced from 47.8 to 52,4 some in red too.
There aren't many that would pay much over 2,.5 k to put a new OEM hybrid pack in a used car. Would you have sprung for a 10 K part price for your old PiP? Last time I looked a few years ago, each of the 5 stacks in the gen 4 Prime were listed at 10k each.
Interesting. I hadn’t been watching pricing. I probably wouldn’t have paid more than $1K or so. Again, time to move on to a more-interesting car!
(Hmmm… (?) I haven’t owned a PiP. Well, anyway…) The dealer gave us $500 for the proverbial carcass of the 2009. Again, time to just move on…
I may have over-qualified my Google searches; not much came up… Then again, Texas may not be the best place to try to buy a fuel-efficient vehicle, if you catch my drift… Cool! Thanks, I’ll check ‘em out!
Ioniq 5 would be high on my list, but my wife doesn’t like its styling. I know a couple folks who own Bolts, and it strikes me as a really straightforward, reasonably-priced, practical car, and kinda peppy too. Really easy to get into and out of, and excellent forward visibility.
I've heard stories.... not that I was thinking about any of them while I was looking at local inventory.
