Demo dealership 4Runner for sale is a good idea??

[IbrahimGTSR]

found a 2012 4Runner limited no owners with 11685 miles on the clock, dealership said it was use as demo car for dealership or whatever and the are pricing the car for 37~ everything came up to close to 40G here is everthing this 4runner

there is something od on the car that is the x-reas is colored red??? i remember them as being black colored

also the breaks is bit soft side only work at when pressing down it half way.
dose anyone have idea about the car??

 

[Bay33saw]

Nope the shocks on my 12 LE are red also......the spongy breaks are a 4 runner thing, you get used to it. I paid $40k for my 12 back in Feb last year so I think it's a little high with 11,000 miles on it.

 

[flyrv9]

That seems to be a lot of miles for a demo for a year or so.

 

[SOcalTRAIL]

Ya man, I think that price is a little rich for a "demo".... I bought a demo car a few years back but it only had 1,100 miles on it. I would have to wonder how the heck they could rack up 11,000 miles in a year on a demo car unless a manager or dealership owner was "using" the car as his own for a year.

 

[ZJumper]

I'd say they "demo'd" the heck out of it to have almost 12K on it. A "demo" car to me is one that might have less than 500 miles on it. 12K is a crapload of "test drives" trying to make a sale.

I'd be willing to bet a high ranking sales manager used it as his own personal vehicle for a while. 12K just seems high for a demo, and the price seems high too.

Essentially it's a one year old used car that has probably been run pretty hard. It's a "demo" right?

I remember the test drive I took in a 4Runner I wasn't going to buy due to the wrong color. The salesman did the typical turn here, turn there line. Next thing we are on this dirt road that's pot-holed and gnarly. I wouldn't drive me own rig down this road at a high rate of speed, nor would I in anyone elses vehicle. I'm just jaunting down and the sales guy is like "Get on it! You gotta see what this thing can do!" I didn't beat on it, but I'm sure there are other people out there that do. Just for that simple fact, I wouldn't buy a demo. I feel demo cars are going to be run harder than a normal person would run it if they actually were making the payments on it.

The dealer is going to run the lines of:

"It was a demo" Yup, and it's probably led a life of WOT and aggressive driving
"It's still under warranty" Same with anyother car that's one year old.
"We've priced it way low" They've priced it a bit over what a 1 year old used car would be
"It hasn't been titled, so it's new" It's new as far as paperwork goes, but that's about it.

Think about this:
1. The tires have 12K miles of wear on them. You're getting 12K less miles than you would if brand new.
2. The brakes have 12K miles of wear on them.
3. The differential oils, brake fluid, coolant, air filter, trans fluid, engine oil all have miles on them.
--The point is, you're going to be the one footing the bill for the maintenance that's 12K miles closer to needing to be done.

The most I'd pay is $35.5-36 OTD with them tossing in a 5 year/100K warranty. If you're wanting a new 4Runner, then get a "NEW" one.

 

[Coveman]

I worked at a dealer years ago- Price wise it's simply a used car if the car was used by the district manager ("brass hat"), probably driven harder if it was used by a salesman and demoed by the public (think rental car with possibility of some hard driving). If you are interested make sure you ask some questions (was it damaged, repaired, maintained) and have it looked over by a independent mechanic and checked for wear / damage like any other used car.

The dealer should show you all of its service records / clean carfax too.

 

[philsey]

Pretty much agree with [MENTION=78252]ZJumper[/MENTION]. It's obvious that is not just a demo. Demos get driven twice a day, four times a week for 20 miles - tops.

Well, technically it's a demo, but it's also the owner's/owner's wife's car - commonly done.

I'd escalate up from a sales rep, and get the facts. Frankly, I doubt it's been hurt a bit - used a bit, sure.

I like the idea of the added-in warranty, but get the real Toyota written one. It'll cost them to do this - probably half of retail. I did this on a 'demo' Pathfinder once. Plus, lowball them .... more. I'd start at 35K and be prepared to walk. If you're anywhere close they'll call you.

 

[03_4x4Runner]

It could also be a rental from the dealer. On our local news they had a story about how a car can have a lot of miles and still be sold as new. The dealer can apparently rent a new vehicle for many thousand of miles and still sell it as new since it was never titled. I would not buy it for 37. They would have to do a lot better than that. It is to close to new price.

 

[submarinepirate]

I just bough a '12 that was a "demo" model, the price worked out and other than some wear on the inside handles from getting in and out it was in good condition. I paid quite a bit less than I would've if I'd purchased "new", and I made them do dealer installed leather (I was willing to walk if they wouldn't put leather in it).

Apparently in TX, they can sell it as "new" so long as it's never been titled. Despite the fact that my credit union wouldn't let me finance it because they considered "new" to be less than a certain number of miles.

I don't know that I'll consider buying a demo model again, but I can live with this one for a number of years to come.

 

[rjmckay99]

I bought mine as a demo a year ago. It had 11,000 km on it. This was after being used by the dealer manager's wife. They initially offered me a discount of about $.25 per km. this is what they charge on lease vehicles that go over their max annual km,s. seems like your dealer is not quite giving you the same deal. At a minimum they should be offering a discount around $4600. I was further able to negotiate free oil changes for 7 years, and got very good value on my trade. Their first offer is just a starting point, I am sure you can work out a better deal pretty easily.

 

[capsfan]

I know this is a Limited, but I got my fully loaded 2012 Trail for $37,000 OTD with 4 miles on it. The sticker price on it was $41,500. I would just take the time and find one that has lower miles, or beat them up about the price! Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ryan1975]

found a 2012 4Runner limited no owners with 11685 miles on the clock, dealership said it was use as demo car for dealership or whatever and the are pricing the car for 37~ everything came up to close to 40G here is everthing this 4runner

there is something od on the car that is the x-reas is colored red??? i remember them as being black colored

also the breaks is bit soft side only work at when pressing down it half way.
dose anyone have idea about the car??

I paid $38,7 for my brand new TE with 7mi and KDSS / Entune.

At $37k they better throw in a fluffer for life that hides in your closet.

 

[cbreze]

To many miles IMO for only $3k off the top. I'd pass on it but that's just me. Maybe get em down more. Sales manager and others probably took it home for a year, plus who knows where.

 

[sandcrawler]

that price seems bananas to me.

 

[Barry694]

Demo

I would run away from that price for a Demo with almost 12,000 miles. You have no way of knowing any of the history on the car since it has never been registered. Also, it is only about 6 months away from being a 2 year old model vehicle.

 

[Randyman...]

"Test Drive" = Potential customer will likely dime the throttle to see how the Dual VVTi V6 feels compared to their other Toyota's - and this is generally done well before the motor is all broken in (generally not a good idea to "floor" a brand new motor until it has 500-1000 miles on it - even the manual is pretty specific about this). I'll admit to doing this on my test drive I personally wouldn't buy a dealer demo - I'd much prefer to buy one off an individual that purchased the truck new (directly off the transport - not as a demo).

Also agreed the miles are high for the asking price...

 

[hamburglar210]

Don't buy it. Especially don't buy it if Jeff Gordon drove it.


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[Sansocali]

found a 2012 4Runner limited no owners with 11685 miles on the clock, dealership said it was use as demo car for dealership or whatever and the are pricing the car for 37~ everything came up to close to 40G here is everthing this 4runner

there is something od on the car that is the x-reas is colored red??? i remember them as being black colored

also the breaks is bit soft side only work at when pressing down it half way.
dose anyone have idea about the car??

My 2012 limited is a week old to me. I'm the second owner. The owner prior racked up 3,000. I paid 38G for mine. That's the bottom line price too. Look for pre owned 2012. You'll get lucky and find someone that had money to burn and bought the runner and didn't like it and more less returned it.

Good luck

 

[Dojoroda]

Demo - last model year

Deep discounts. 5k miles. 7k off sticker, full factory warranty. Warranty begins the day they sold it. It is a good deal, considering you can keep it 4 or 5 years and still sell it for about 30k. My advice is usually to negotiate the price first. The total price. Ignore the monthly payment gimmick. Negotiate a trade as a separate deal. Research what your trade is worth, then over value it. They are ALWAYS going to be lower than you want. Give them your *inflated price. When they start moving up, they will try to play the "best we can do" thing. Get up & leave. They will call you in a day or so and want to haggle more. Trust me, I am old, I am good at it. Get as close as you can to your real price. Your reward is less money financed. Try a pre approval through a bank or CU and you will have more power to negotiate.

 

[03_4x4Runner]

Deep discounts. 5k miles. 7k off sticker, full factory warranty. Warranty begins the day they sold it. It is a good deal, considering you can keep it 4 or 5 years and still sell it for about 30k. My advice is usually to negotiate the price first. The total price. Ignore the monthly payment gimmick. Negotiate a trade as a separate deal. Research what your trade is worth, then over value it. They are ALWAYS going to be lower than you want. Give them your *inflated price. When they start moving up, they will try to play the "best we can do" thing. Get up & leave. They will call you in a day or so and want to haggle more. Trust me, I am old, I am good at it. Get as close as you can to your real price. Your reward is less money financed. Try a pre approval through a bank or CU and you will have more power to negotiate.

Do you realize this thread is 5 years old.