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I live in Houston, Texas
The dealer has about 9 RL's on the lot and most of them were White one. 5 White, 1 Blue, 2 Carbon Gray, 1 Lakeshore w/ Ebony interior. I purchased the Lakeshore which BTW is very hard to find here in my area. I didn't realize this until I decide to buy this car.
I went by the dealer on Wednesday to check on my parts and they had 8 on the lot. 2 were Meteor Silver, 4 White ones, 1 Blue and 1 carbon gray.
I think they are moving or trading some RL's from there dealer ship.
$46,100 sound like a good price. Where did you get it(dealer and state)? I am pricing RLs and getting quotes between $46K and $47K (NY)
So, I paid full MSRP, got a very good price for my trade in and I've been enjoying (that's an understatement) my RL for almost five months. Plus, I didn't spend countless hours of time researching prices, calling dealerships, haggling, etc. All in all, I think I got the better deal.
The price before taxes, and fees was 52k.
The options included were:
Wheel Locks,
Splash Guards,
Trunk Tray,
Ash Tray,
Cargo Net,
18" Wheels,
Wood Steering Wheel,
Wood Shifter
Add yourself about $4,600 for license and fees. Was I fleeced?
Yep .. sometimes that "I'll show them" attitude can cost ya some money .. $2grand plus the tax difference -- I hope he doesn't work for H&R Block ..................
Terry.
I've gone ahead and linked up my bluetooth phone without issue and so far nothing wacky has gone on.
The only things I have found weird is that sometimes the Real Time Navigation system seems to be non-functional. This is probably better for another board but I'll explain for this reply.
When the sales person and I first tested it at 10 AM, we tried to look for an accident and/or freeway slowness but could not find any traffic related slowness for the entire North CA. We thought it's possible so we went to the Los Angeles highways where I know the 405 and 210 always has slowness but also could not find any. The sales rep checked and checked but also found it hard to believe but said he's also seen this working so couldn't explain it. I don't get my car delivered until the end of this week for the options so I'll be watching closely.
I also went and got quotes for the M35 and 2006 GS300. The GS300 has much different options in my opinion but I do agree, value is much better with RL.
And the remote start with the GS300 also is a bit less intuitive. This is because you have to press the start/stop button again to turn off where in the RL you just turn the ignition switch to off position. Probably just takes getting used to.
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...... Bud, whats with the no headroom and the blinds spots in the rear..? .. I love Lexus vehicles, but who turned the lots off here ...?
Terry.
I wanted the new Lexus GS300, and became unsatisfied with it after test drivng it (less power, louder engine sound than RL when accelarates, smaller trunck, especially the opening). Also tested drive the MB E350, not impressed by it at all.
FYI, when I purchased my Nissan Frontier, they cut their price from $1,100 to $500 on the warranty when I kept saying "no thanks". At $500, I said, "yes please".
The GS300 has a trunk? Where? I saw a small porthole at the rear of the car but never did I guess there was a trunk behind that. Seriously, Lexus' blew it on the GS. Big time.
Did you check w/ the Acura dealer on the northside of Indy (Toom Wood?). I live just north of Indy and have not had an Acura since they went to the RL. I had a 1995 Legend GS which had an additional 30HP vs standard model. It was a great car!
Wood steering wheel / Wood shift knob
Cargo net / Trunk tray
Wheel locks / All-weather floor mats
Splash guards
7yr / 100K Warranty
$50,000 (even) + TTL
Love the car...
Whether this price reduction is due in part to the launch of the new Infiniti M35/45 (an absolutely awesome car, btw) or the fact that the '05 RL is now about 6 months old, is unclear, but what is clear is that the time for hard bargaining on this car has arrived.
By the way, a lot of dealerships will tell you that "you have to buy" the splash guards and the wheel locks at the cost of about $500. If you're not crazy about shelling out this kinda dough for a few pieces of rubber and some glorifed lug nuts, you can tell the dealer that you don't want them, or simply deduct $500 or a similar amount from your bottom line offer. In any event, you needn't feel squeezed by this last ditch sales effort to milk more profit out of your deal if you don't want these items or would prefer not to pay top gouge price for them.
Took the RL and M45 Sport out two weeks ago, I want to do the RL, M45 reg and M35sport tomorrow.
I will then do RL again and one of the M's as I narrow it to two overall. The RL is a sweet ride and that is coming from a guy who is 101% satisfied with Infiniti and my G35coupe. Infiniti now is sticking to MSRP and wont be playing that game so timing might factor into the decision as well... Bottom line I consider myself lucky...1. To be able to afford one of these fine machines and 2. Glad to be in the market for a 4-door sedan segment with so much competition. I just hope I can make a decision....I am sure it will be a tough call... power vs awd vs tech vs looks vs value for $...etc. etc....
There have been many opinions re: the 2005 RL styling. I have shared that Acura should have made a "bolder" styling decision. The did it in 1990 when the changed from the original 1986 Acura (that looked allot like a Honda) to a car that was very distinctive. As shared, I think is is a very nice looking car, but not "distinctive" or "great". I think the #1 problem re: sales in the styling. This is a link from an archive on Edmunds.com for the Acura GS (was a limited edition). I owned one and it was fantastic. Here is the link.
http://www.edmunds.com/used/1995/acura/legend/18400/ratings_consumersdetail.html?dcr_sid=1- 8399&dcr_usein=u&tid=edmunds.u.ratings_consumer.content..4.Acura**
Regards,
Mike
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MIKEJ
Mike V
You have seen a buyers here getting the car for as low as $45,100. I would print it out (the deals others are getting) and tell them you will take your business elsewhere. RL inventories are rising across the nation at dealerships and as you know it costs $$'s to hold a car on the lot. Best of luck! MikeV
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Mikej
Yes, but not much less. The best price I found was 500$ over invoice, invoice is 43.7. Of course the dealers get other incentives that allow them to realistically deal at this level. I actually paid a little more to do a "deal" at my local dealer. I purchased a 1991 legend from them previously and found thier service etc very good. So rather than use a dealer farther away hit them with my best confirmed price and offered them 500 over that to make the deal, they took it. There are very few real options so they can't really get you there I spend perhaps 400 on options that I wanted. One final note, i did all my negotiations by email or phone, never went into the dealership until i had a 1) deal on the price, 2) the located the color options i wanted and 3) they agreed to the price. Did all the paper work over the phone and took a half hour at the dealership. Don't go into the dealership to "deal" they can ply their tricks. This way all the dirty work is done up front and no question. If they deviate from the "deal" walk away. i was going to wait another several months before actually buying but the deal was good so i bought. Hope you find this helpful. I think 45k is about the best you can get, but definately at MSRP or even a premium is not a good deal.
1. My local dealer wants to charge about $590 is "destination charges." Is that common? Is it just another profit center for them.
2. I'd be interested in knowing what can really be found out about the incentives that the dealers get. We all know that you can't run any retail business selling inventory at $500 over cost. The math just doesn't work out. And these dealers don't seem to be starving. Quit the contrary. Anyone know the "story behind the story" of what they actually get when they sell a car like an RL when you factor in the incentives, etc?
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Mikej