Just came from the dealer here in Houston. My rep mentioned that the free 6 cd changer is an incentive for '04 Xa buyers. He checked the '05's if the promo is applicable, unfortunately not. Oh well . Now I just have to decide between black sand pearl or silver hehehe.

 

Toyota realized back in April that there were WAY too many xAs on dealers lots and even more sitting at the ports. They decided to add the free 6 disc to the remaining port stock, but they did not give the dealers credit for any already on the ground. The free 6 disc is only on the ones shipped after the program was announced.

Some dealers (like mine) decided to offer the free 6 disc on all units. In order to do this, we take the hit on the cost of the unit. We must also post this special on our web site to make it available to all customers. We are not required to give them retroactively.

The 2005s obviously don't need incentives yet. They may at some point, but I susupect Toyota will be smarter about the number of these units they bring in this coming year.