Was speaking to a Carson Toyota Rep on the phone last nite who told me there was an across the board price increase on all P*. In the last 2 weeks that I've been visiting Dealership........ the fully loaded #6's I've looked at are typically $26,742. I didn't write down the amount she stated but I recall it wasn't more than $300 +/- I'm assuming she was implying this increase was directly from Toyota and not the Dealership! I wonder just how much it cost Toyota in admin fees to have all the dealerships change their window stickers MSRP?
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