02/04/25
Update. I was contacted by a rep from Crabtree who went over everything and I have a clearer understanding of events. Thank you for taking the time to reach out and work with me. I was not expecting to receive anything (being the whiny little fart that I am) but the rep did offer me a little more time on the warranty which I appreciate. So, I guess I'll be getting my RAV4 from Crabtree next year. While I love the Corolla Cross it's a bit smaller than what I'm used to.
11/29/24
I ended up going back to Crabtree Toyota after sorting out the last interaction and buying a 24 Corolla Cross hybrid. Not the color I had originally wanted but I'm happy with it. Great car, excellent milage and I have nothing to say but great things about the service department. I had a warning light come on telling me about a hybrid malfunction. I called the service department, and they got me in right away. Turned out to be a loose negative battery cable. Problem solved. Now for what angered me. And shame on me for not picking up on it last June.
I was putting my paperwork away in my file when I came across the window sticker. $33,729.00. Thats when I did the math. $1,000 down, $7,000 trade in on my 2013 Rav4 (Kelly Blue Book value) and $26,960.03.
$34,960.03. That's $1231.03 for registration and miscellaneous charges. Ok. No problem. Yet when I hand the salesperson one of the "checks" for $2,500 off a new car that I still get in mail, I expect it to be honored! Especially when I was told it would be taken care of! For some reason I got no break on the price, certainly not the $2,500. After being told that they'll give me a great deal. Ya. Thank you for the great deal.