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Sympthsical

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17. Shop at the Hayward or Richmond auto malls like normal people.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Nov 25, 2021, 11:41 AM

Nov 2021

I have no idea who Han Lee is, but he has apparently sold every third person in the Bay Area their car. I got mine from a Richmond Toyota dealer.

Funnily enough, my partner has a 2003 (?) Rav 4, and he's been making noises about getting a new one next year. I think I'll send him this article.

One thing people should keep in mind is that Oakland is in the middle of getting heavily gentrified by tech. They've been moving up from South Bay for some time. West Oakland in particular is slowly getting made over. Covid has been accelerating this.

So I'd not be shocked if that dealer is aiming for that market.

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Oakland Toyota dealership accused of 'price gouging,' reportedly asking $96K for a RAV4, double MSRP [View all] Demovictory9 Nov 2021 OP

For $96,000, it better secretly be a corvette Stingray. LiberatedUSA Nov 2021 #1

For that price you could buy a Mercedes GT63, Audi E-Tron, or a Porsche Taycan. Initech Nov 2021 #25

It's not just an ordinary RAV4. It's a RAV4 Prime, fully loaded. SunSeeker Nov 2021 #2

are Chevy dealers any beter? pstokely Nov 2021 #4

I'll never step foot in a Chevy dealership again so I don't know. But Ford dealers don't do that. SunSeeker Nov 2021 #22

The fact is the mark up was 40K, and anyone who pays that is an idiot. If someone is willing to JohnSJ Nov 2021 #5

True. nt SunSeeker Nov 2021 #24

You can polish a RAV4 and it's still a RAV4. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #13

Yes, it's still all plastic inside, with terrible body roll in corners. SunSeeker Nov 2021 #21

Way, way back around 1980 when there was a gas crisis, Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3

I don't see it as price gouging. Sherman A1 Nov 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Nov 2021 #7

It is a bizarre sense of entitlement claiming that a luxury good should be cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #10

I never heard of Dealer Added Markup DFW Nov 2021 #8

When Buick had the $30K GNX, dealers were marking them up to $45K. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #14

Never even heard of it DFW Nov 2021 #15

I worked for a division of GM and bought a fully loaded Grand National for $12.5K. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #16

Ever since I started spending most of my time here, I only bought locally made cars DFW Nov 2021 #18

There are many times that new Corvette's sell for way over sticker price Bengus81 Nov 2021 #9

I was checking out the prices of new Ravs since the one I have is 9 years old. Vinca Nov 2021 #11

It's a starting price for negotiation Klaralven Nov 2021 #12

Shop at the Hayward or Richmond auto malls like normal people. Sympthsical Nov 2021 #17

It's comes with a free Toyota Corolla in case the Rav 4 breaks down. brooklynite Nov 2021 #19

People sometimes get indignant when dealers charge over MSRP MichMan Nov 2021 #20

Just one example of how the dealer-franchise monopoly system rips off people pecosbob Nov 2021 #23