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what was the purchase price and tax and title?
**dancingdiva, what dealership did you go through for your deal? That sounds pretty good! I assume in CT?
hondaman16, i was following posts but couldnt see if you actually pulled the trigger. did you and what deal did you get?
If i go through Lindsey Lexus in VA, how would service work since I cant go back to the dealership for service? I see that people are getting 44.5k there....
First time buyer here so all thoughts appreciated.. thanks!!
You can do better
I found my deal in Greenwich, CT. Nice that it is fairly close to me. It's a large dealership with good service. Didn't realize service was so expensive on Lexus. Much more than on my Acura but I went for the service plan to save money.
BTW, if you go with a car far away you have to add in shipping and I wanted to have a relationship with the dealership for service. But you can service a car at any Lexus as far as I know. I just think if you buy the car there they pay more attention to you.
Have you tried Massapequa? My family used to live on L.I. and they used to buy from them. There's another dealer in Rockville Center too to try. Go armed with your numbers.
One last thing. Up here alot of the dealers have two configurations on the AWD (very few FWD available because we are a snow region.): With or without NAV. With NAV usually comes with other packages (premium, comfort, preferred access, wood and leather knob, pking assist, and the 12 speaker prem sound). Comes out to around what your car is quoted as MSRP. The 19" wheels sport package is something different so that would be extra. I would assume then that the MSRP would be much higher once you include the wheel pkg. I love the bigger wheels btw (7 spokes yum) but didn't want the stiffer ride. My other car is a sport model so I wanted a cushy cruiser for trips.
Maybe that is why the price you were quoted was higher to include the 19" wheel package. Double check to see what all the packages are included in the car you are looking at. Ask for a printout of THAT CAR. It is possible they found one with limited packages and your wheels but if it is configured like most up here with Nav maybe the MSRP is actually higher to include all the rest of the usual packages on a NAV vehicle making the price higher. My car with Nav was around the MSRP you quoted and did not come with the wheel package. So maybe that's why my buy price is lower. Your deal may actually be a good one if it includes all the other stuff.
Good luck and happy car shopping.
diva
Paid 43,200 + doc (250), title , NJ 7% tax.
It included the $1000 Lexus rebate, so tax is an additional $70 tax (on the $1000 rebate).
Was expecting to pay $44,000 + doc,title,tax - got a lucky break for an extra $800 at the last minute.
I used the 0.9% 60 month financing.
To get this price, I had to work multiple dealers, be a bit of an [non-permissible content removed]*** having the dealers compete with each other, pick a dealer with inventory for the exact combination I was looking for, be near the end of the year, get the rebate, and have a bit of luck to boot - so NOT a cakewalk.
I also bought the extended warranty, GAP insurance and tire protection plan - note that this was after negotiating the purchase price.
I'd like some feedback on whether these extras are worth keeping, and if the price is reasonable, or if I should cancel and/or get elsewhere:
+ Tire protection 5 yr - $485
+ GAP insurance 5 yr - $900 (really expensive, so will likely find an alternative and then cancel).
+ Extended warranty 8 yr / 75K miles - $1750 - worth it ? worth getting now or later ?
For those who go down this path of rolling extras into the financed amount, note that if you cancel, the refund goes towards the principal, it will NOT decrease your monthly payment, but you will payoff the loan sooner.
thx
I was considering this but did not want the 19" and the color was not my first choice.
rgds
Could you please mention how much were they willing to go below invoice?
Also, (may be a novice question).. why were you not willing to go for 19" wheels if the deal is good?
Thank you.
I just purchased my 2012 rx 350 fwd (unable to find awd in FL) with prem package, 19 in wheels, tow package, park assist, back up cam, top rails, mats, wood trim with MSRP of 45232 for 38600 + TTL. Invoice is roughly 40k. The dealer used 2 of the $500 coupons (which unfortunately are applied after tax).
I'm pleased with my purchase and am even happier the car was a new delivery (2 miles on odometer). Good luck to all of those still looking to purchase!
This was a verbal offer over the phone as I was driving to the other dealer - so take that into consideration. But if its still there and being the end of the year - I'd say the odds are in your favor. Helps if you let them know that you are deciding between their car and a comparable car at another dealer.
Also, please do NOT quote me on this - don't need an angry salesman calling me up for cutting his margin :-)
Regarding the 19" wheels, I like the std 5 spoke design better, didn't care for the black trim around the headlights, and really wanted Star Gazer Black with Black interior - this car is Obsidian Black with Brown interior.
Good luck, and do post if you were able to save some $s.
I will post it here as soon as I purchase one.
Invoice $45775- 1,000
After coupon $44,775 @8.2555% TAX & LIC Fees 3,698.48 = $48,918
No ad fee, Total Out the door $48,918.
It is possible to get under invoice even with the coupons, but we wanted Red with comfort and there weren't too many of those.
Dealer is quoting 1.9 rate for 60 months. A few of you mentioned 0.9. Is that on new 2011 and 2012 models?
SO, try to target the price at $39,xxx.
I have been asking for quotes on three different configurations: a non-nav car with a Msrp of 45,323 (premium pkg/heated seats/19" wheels), the same car(minus the 19" wheels) but adding nav, Msrp of 46040, and the same car but add comfort and 19" wheels, Msrp of 48,878. Thus far the best quotes I have received are 41,284 on the 45,323 Msrp, 42,321 on the 46,040 Msrp, and 44,600 on the 48,858 Msrp. None of these include any coupons. The dealers I am dealing with say they are out of coupons.
The dealers are located in the Atlanta area. I feel I should be able to beat these prices, but they are telling me this is the best that they can do. Any thoughts ?
The other, with a price of approximately 49,000, could be purchased, also with 4,000 off. Neither salesman mentioned any $1,000 coupon. What is that exactly? I was offered 14,700 for my 2006
ES 330 by Carmax but only 12,500 by the Lexus dealer. I plan to go to Lexus of S Atlanta because they have the color I want. I was told I could get the .9 per cent financing for 5 years.
In the east coast I have mostly come across with two MSRPs.
45k without NAV and 49k with NAV.
In another words, you can get a better deal on the new car.
Not sure what MSRP on the offer you got from Chambers but 4800 off MSRP isn't bad at all.
Did you also try Lexus of Watertown?
I looked at IRA and Watertown when we bought our new 06RX, IRA was 3% off, and Watertown wasn't much better at the time. Watertown says they have some leftover 11's, keep us informed.
Thank you in advance.
Does anyone have any suggestions on target price or even dealerships? Is ten percent off invoice too aggressive?
Was your buying experience anywhere near central Ohio? I've visited one dealer (several times, lots of time spent in the dealership) and then made internet inquiry at another. Both times when I mentioned 'invoice' I was pretty much told that was not an option. I told them I had no trade in. Do I need to fill out a financing statement to be taken serious?
Thanks!
It currently has under 91K on it. I would like to trade that in to either lease a New Lexus RX350 2012 model or maybe lease a 2011 if they have them.
On the flip side I might want to buy a 2010 RX350 or 2011 depending on the deal I get. Looking for the Tech package in it so Navigation would be nice.
Been also looking at Highlanders, MDX
An SUV is new territory for me coming from a sporty car.
My main two reason for looking around and maybe I can get this in a new car instead of SUV is snow and ice. My Acura is front wheel but I am scared to death in snow (slides everywhere) and it's tough bring my skii's and boots during winter. Would an all wheel drive car give me the same handling as an SUV?
GOOD LUCK WITH LEXUS
Two questions for everyone after extensive reading here and doing some research to purchase a new 2012 RX350:
1) I've seen an Inventory Detail on a particular RX350 from a dealer where they listed TDA (the Toyota advertising fee) in addition to dealr cost + destintation charge. When everyone here says 'invoice' are you all including the extra 580.00 or so for TDA or are some of you able to negotiate that out of what a dealer considers their 'invoice'? I'd love to hear what some of your experiences are regarding this and whether I should attempt to knock that out when talking to a dealer.
2) Anyone have any insight to what the climate for buying is here in So Cal? Are dealers willing to go below invoice at this time or they being stingy? I'm sure experience will vary but I'm curious to see what people are running into. I havn't started talking to dealers yet, just done the usual research here at edmunds, kbb, carsdirect, etc.
Also for what its worth, I put in a request for the Costco Auto program and the dealer they connected me with came back with a quote for 900 over invoice. I requested to see the invoice via email and thats where I saw the TDA tacked on. So in reality it was 900 + 580 = 1380 over invoice.
That particular car had an MSRP of 47589 and their 'invoice' including TDA was 43499: The Rx is a FWD, Premium, Appearance, NAV, Heated vent seats, steering wheel/shift knob, parking assist, preffered accessories package, roof cross bar.
Any info about the So Cal market would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking at going out to buy at the end of the month. Thanks.
Process of emailing and calling dealers only took 2 days and one agreed to $39k, another dealer just a few hundred dollars more, and the last dealer was a little cryptic, but I'm sure would have done it at $39500 or less.
I didn't have any of those coupons or loyalty so not sure how they got to that price but you should be able to get one at $4500-$5000 off MSRP. I think it all depends how many of a certain package they have on the lot and if more are coming on the next shipment. Maybe the non NAV packages are not as popular? Good luck in your search
Based on $45825
$469 36 month
$3619 due at signing
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I am trying to figure out the negotiated price if I can keep the same monthly and put $500 only at signing
Dealer here in Northern Ca has more than 25 Rx on lot. It seems that these cars did not sell well in December. Also Japan shipments just started to show up. This is a good time to get deals. 8K plus off MSRP seems possible from previous postings. You got a fair not a great deal. Keep in mind the car will be refreshed in few months for 2013 model.
I do agree that deals will get a little better if inventory continues to grow
But based on very low mileage i drove and decent rating(actually it's very good condition), trade in value came in at around 24k
Does this mean, if dealer were to bought out my car, (17k + 1500 = 18,500) and then 24k - 18500 = $5500... I understand that that's not all the money person will see(probably dealer will have to sell the car to others) but how much money can I use that towards next downpayment?