Well my strategy for gathering internet quotes and playing them against one another has paid off. I collected quotes for very similiarly-equipped Tacomas from no less than eight dealerships, some as far away as Gallup, Roswell, and Durango. The nearest dealership to my home, Beaver Toyota, gave me the second-worst quote of the bunch. But when I showed them the best quote I had so far, they beat it by over $200 and said there would be no attempts to tack on fees or anything when I come down there.

Of course I asked them to put the final price to drive it away in writing and I won't go down there until I get it, but assuming their email this evening wasn't just lip service, I'll probably go with the deal. Their price (before taxes) is fully $3500 less than the worst quote I received.

So. Assuming there's no funny business, I'll probably be buying the car later this week or weekend.

[I realize that this isn't really the endgame as I haven't yet crossed the threshold into the dealership... but hopefully the precautions I've taken will keep my visit to the dealership down to half an hour or less. Maybe I'm dreaming.]