Prius went on sale next business day after I purchased my Prius III

Nothing you can do, but the day before Thanksgiving isn't exactly the best day to buy a car irrespective of what it's selling for. You live in the LA area and many, many Prius have sold for under MSRP.

 

I understand your frustration, but a sale has a day/time to start and day/time to end... otherwise it would not be called a sale. Sorry, but you will be very luck if you get the sale price... it's just like buying anything else, but this was aggravated by the high price tag…

I once was in a major department store and they had some nice tennis shoes on sale “just until noonâ€â€¦ I spotted one I liked but came back after lunch for it because did not believe they would do that since there were many boxes of the same shoe available… sure they did… just half-hour later the same shoe was twice the price.

 

Under MSRP is plentiful in LA and at all different price points. I was surprised when I paid under MSRP for a Prius III without much hassle although there were Port Add ons but the discount was considerable at $1000+ off.

As cars sit on the lot and the month-end comes closer it is more likely the that car would be discounted. The dealer still made plenty of money without going too deep.

Remember the Prius is still a very popular car and is the only model that Toyota does not give any incentives on like rebates.

 

Once you sign on the dotted line and drive off you're done unless there is something wrong in the contract you signed. I do feel your pain as I paid MSRP after c4c. I'd be surprised if they continue talking to you about this as they already got the money.

 

qbui, anything is worth what a willing buyer will pay a willing seller. I don't believe the dealer owes you anything but everything is negotiable. Ask what a good customer satisfaction survey is worth. If you don't get your price or come to an agreement then submit it with the lowest possible score across the board. You may not be able to get $1000 but you may be able to cost the dealer or some employee $1000.

 

Sorry. It just doesn't work like a department store where if they lie to you you can just return and rebuy the item at a lower price. Car sales is all about commissions, so even if your salesman knew a sale was coming, he'd never tell you. At best, he'd lose money on the deal he can close today. At worst, you'd come back during the sale and buy from another salesman.

 

That's just blackmailing and an extremely dishonest thing for a customer to do.

 

That stinks, dealers are so unscrupulous.

 

I'm a bit more sympathetic to qbui than some folks here.
I admit that if the dealership made an offer and qbui accepted, qbui is stuck with it (but doesn't have to be happy about it.
HOWEVER,
If qbui asked "are there any sales planned?" or "any other discounts soon?", and the answer was, "no," I would be outraged in qbui's position.
And it wouldn't matter to me if the saleperson hadn't been told--that just would mean that the boss set the dealership up to lie.

Here's my 1991 experience, with a Subaru Legacy: After asking whether there were any other discounts or rebates, and being told "No," I signed to buy the car and pick it up on Monday. I walked out to my car turned on the radio and the first thing I hear is "$200 to 1500 new cash back from Subaru on all new cars!!!"
Well, you can imagine I was highly annoyed--but instead of charging back in, I drove away fuming. Eventually, when I got back to the dealership, I was told that the salespeople didn't know this new deal was on--and I said then that's the equivalent of a lie by management.
The dealer offered to cancel the whole deal, but in the end we split the difference--it was the base model of their base car, so the rebate was low (the minimum $200) and I got $100 additional off. I still wasn't happy, but a bit calmed down.
And it did turn out to be a good car. Surprisingly, the dealership even turned out to have reasonably good service--it was the only one in town, which is the only reason we went back there.

 

Nothing "unscrupulous" with this deal....

I've said it before and I'll say it again --- You never get the deal you deserve, you get the deal you negotiate.

Good luck with your new car!!!

Keith

 

That sucks. I hate it when stuff like that happens. To bad it's not costco... just take that sucker back and buy it again.

 

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I bought a motorcycle in 2006, I paid $11,000 AU on the road. In under a month the recommended retail price fell by $1000!! I lost about 10% over night on my $10,000 motorbike.
All you can do is suck it up, that's just how it goes sometimes. You were happy with the deal on the day you bought it, so no biggy is it?

 

But you're not obligated to, unless they refuse to release your car until you do so. The dealer in the OP's case really did nothing wrong.