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Steamguy · 02-26-2007, 02:32 PM

They should be afraid. I agree with the poster who said "They've had a free ride from the public for all these years." Wait until they have some serious scrutiny. Although I can't factually prove the opinion of the poster who calls Toyota "The Recall King," there may be something to that.

For sure, the dealer arrogance is going to play into a lot of it. I went to look at a Toyota, and I noticed that the sticker seemed to be high. That was before I got the attempted indoctrination into The Toyota Mindset. I tend to resist such attempts at mindsnatching, and ended up walking out without a test drive.

Further showing the arrogance: I called my brother who 'floors' dealerships for the bank, and he said, "They're all marked up by $2,000 on the sticker. The Sales Manager laughed when I (my brother) pointed this out. The SM said, 'That's so everybody thinks they're getting a great deal when we finally "give up" and knock off a grand or two.'"

Guys, prove me wrong, here: Ask people who've recently bought a Toyota, and see if they say that 'they got a great deal.' Ask how much they got off the sticker price.

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Steamguy Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the windy Columbia Gorge, in Washington, the state Posts: 643 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Why Toyota Is Afraid Of Being Number One They should be afraid. I agree with the poster who said "They've had a free ride from the public for all these years." Wait until they have some serious scrutiny. Although I can't factually prove the opinion of the poster who calls Toyota "The Recall King," there may be something to that. For sure, the dealer arrogance is going to play into a lot of it. I went to look at a Toyota, and I noticed that the sticker seemed to be high. That was before I got the attempted indoctrination into The Toyota Mindset. I tend to resist such attempts at mindsnatching, and ended up walking out without a test drive. Further showing the arrogance: I called my brother who 'floors' dealerships for the bank, and he said, "They're all marked up by $2,000 on the sticker. The Sales Manager laughed when I (my brother) pointed this out. The SM said, 'That's so everybody thinks they're getting a great deal when we finally "give up" and knock off a grand or two.'" Guys, prove me wrong, here: Ask people who've recently bought a Toyota, and see if they say that 'they got a great deal.' Ask how much they got off the sticker price.