Oregon Scion Car Dealers

KY dealers by cocteau3 on Sun Apr 02 16:00:29 PDT 2006

I can now answer my own question regarding KY area dealers. I live near Louisville, so I experienced Oxmoor Toyota, and have heard years of stories about their mode of doing business. I'm not surprised they add on, double up, and expect extra sales fees, etc. As for the pure price experience, don't expect it to happen there. On to good dealers . . . I got a good rundown from Greentree, who explained reputable dealers stick to pure price, and the destination of $540 is the only charge you'll see. However, he explained that all dealers will vary in their documentation fees, which are for going to the DMV and getting a temp tag and paying the taxes, transfer, registration, plates (the law requires dealers to do this rather than the customer so we can't save the money). Greentree reported a $299 fee, Toyota of Louisville a $498 fee, and Oxmoor . . . well, that was $599 before the rest of the shenanigans. So I went down the road to Glenn Scion in Frankfort, only 40 miles away, found the color I wanted, had a good experience with no pressure, sales gimmicks, or added secret charges that go against Scion philosophy. The doc fee was $229.50. Even when I said I would order my accessories online, there was no hassle. I had no wait since they had just gotten in an automatic, blue that was scheduled for trade to another dealership, but he sold it to me instead. There were about three other xB's in stock in other colors. Regarding CA inventories, I think what I meant was the dealer said he could look for his own inventory that was scheduled to arrive via truck from the west coast (actually Portland, OR as port city), reserve one, and pre-sell to me. Thus the confusion about searching common inventory.