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We just purchased a replacement for our 2013 Sienna. We looked at all brands that manufactured a midsize SUV. Hyundai immediately told us there was a $2995 markup on the MSRP on all of their vehicles. We told them see you later. Lot inventory was low at every dealership we shopped at. We were able to strike a deal for the exact SUV we wanted with Toyota at a fir price. Doing research before shopping we were armed with the knowledge of what a fair deal was. GM is currently releasing trucks to the market that were waiting on chips. COVID is still creating havoc with the supply chain in out of the far east. Toyota cut Southeast Toyota's allotment 40% in September due to a factory in Vietnam being shut down for 2 weeks due to COVID. The facility manufactured wiring harnesses. Another thing to look at when pricing a car is dealer add ons. Many dealers add on a list of 5 or 6 items at a cost of $1995 and up. These items allow the dealer to make money they are low cost but are billed at a premium price. We attempted to delete them from the deal at 2 dealerships they said no, we walked. The biggest ripoff is the $799 documentation fee charged across Florida.