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Answer: ES350 better. Test drove BMW, Acura, Infiniti, and Volvo.
How do you put a price on a car like this? I've owned Infiniti . They don't drive and feel like they are worth more than what you pay for.
But this ES350. I feel like I paid at least $60,000 for mine (Ultra, Nav with rear lip spoiler in Smokey gray and black). Although I spent a little over $40,000 before tax and ttl. No regrets whatsoever...
Enjoy...
I cross shopped the BMW 530Xi, Infinity M35x, Audi A6 and M-B E350.
Honest to god, the Lexus blew them all away.
Factor in the price differential and it becomes a complete joke.
The So Cal AAA dealer is Lexus of Glendale - check w/ them again and if they can't go below $1500 off - then look elsewhere. Don't know the Costco dealer - sorry.
I'm in Valencia... and have had no luck with the dealer here... not even a call back. Not sure if you can say where you got your ES but if you can it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I purchased my ES 350 from Jim Falk Lexus in Beverly Hills. Lexus of Oxnard and Longo Lexus also were also very competitive w/ price. Go through their internet departments - this is how I did it.
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Fleetrates.com acts as an auto broker on high-end vehicles, such as Lexus, BMW, Porsche, Bentley, etc., with established fleet sales representatives. The vehicle is sold, prepped and serviced just like any retail sale. You can also use their pricing as leverage against your dealer but beware, your dealership is aware of the hidden transpotation costs (about $600 to $800) and the tax leverage you'll receive from a trade-in with them and will factor those costs into the deal. Even said, you'll still be thousands below MSRP. (Note: the transpotation cost has nothing to do with the delivery cost that Lexus puts on the Moroney label (sticker)).
I've moved some of the previous posts on the subject there to get it kicked off.
Enjoy!
Neocortex - Were you were able to obtain quotes over the internet in writing or just over the phone?
Having quotes from other dealerships is essential before I go to negotiate.
I will try Oxnard and Longo. I heard Longo is very good and may be worth the drive. I am a little leery of the Beverly Hills dealership....they probably think everyone is rolling in the dough. :shades:
Another useful tool is carsdirect.com They actually give you a live price. I'm kicking myself for not grabbing one through them.... a week ago they were $1600 above invoice... now they're like $2500 above invoice. Moral.. you snooze, you lose. Good luck though in your search. I'm really more at the beginning of my search... so if I need to wait awhile, I will.
i've been to many lots and not only have i not
seen any but when i asked about them the
salesman never heard of them.
Allocation of cars....there is a shipment of cars that will port on June 21st for the LA area. For some reason, Lexus is not sending any Aquamarine in this shipment. Is it that bad of a color? No one even commented when I said I like that one the best and posted my fuzzy pictures. (The Forum snickers.)
They will be receiving my second choice, the White, but I am bummed about the Aquamarine. Does anyone know why they are not producing it for this shipment? For God sakes, they are sending that Ugh Moonshell color but not the Aquamarine. :confuse:
My dealer doesn't have any accessories yet for ES350 like these strips or a little prepainted trunk spoiler. Would you do it? I have mixed emotions about putting on add ons.
P.S. I already saw a slight scratch on my drivers door from some A-hole that wasn't careful when they opened up their door and hit into mine
Thx
"you'll probably have to sell it to CARMAX and lose the tax advantage of a trade-in"
to become available. nobody knows when this is
going to be available so i turn my 'hold' into
a 'buy'. order is to be submitted jun 16th or so
and will take 3-4 months to get here.
It opens both the windows and slides the sunroof open. Press once then repress and hold down.
1) Pre-collision/dynamic radar system - Is it true that the availble ES350s don't have this, and that cars with this feature will be become available only this August?
2) Extended warranties for the ES350 - Can anyone give me so idea of what people have paid for these - and also where to get a good deal on this. (I know all the arguments for & against, so let's not go there.)
3) Lojack - what are people paying for this, and is there a buying club that offers a discount on this?
4) Lexus 350 Packages - These seem to keep changing over time, why?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
also, i don't know how to post them.
Or know of a SoCal Lexus dealer website that lists their new car inventory? Of the half dozen I checked, none of them did.
Try picturetrail.com its ez ... mine are at ... http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=10177617&uid=4946984&members=- 1
There is a "My CarSpace" link on the upper left side of the page - click on it. If you get asked to log in, just use the same log in you use here. Then post away!!
http://members.aol.com/amf1932/FuelRequirementsES350.jpg
I am worried about keeping black clean though. For those of you with black cars, how often do you have to wash them to keep them looking showroom clean? Once.... twice a week? Do those big duster things work in between washings?
Any feedback would be helpful. Thanks.
I think you have to ask yourself, how often does it rain in your area to determine how often you have to wash the car. Or is it dry and desert-like? If so, the feather duster might be ok to take surface dirt off, but I would hesitate to use it more often because it might leave fine sratches. When I lived in Tokyo all of the taxi's & hire cars drivers used the dusters - but then, the cars were washed each day by the company owning them. Japanese take great pride in keeping their cars spotless.
I washed my smokey granite last Tuesday but it hasn't rained here since last weekend AND I keep it in the garage when I'm home - it looks great - just for now, though.
Did Cerritos have a big selection of colors? I've seen the cars, love them, but have not seen the colors I'm interested in... onyx pearl, white, or smokey granite.
Level 1 is the premium plus package
Leve 2 is with Navigation
Level 3 is Ultra Luxury with Navigation and Mark Levenison etc.
California dealers do not have Base model, they all come in one of the above three levels.
This came factory fitted, as Alloy wheel is part of the premium plus package. However if you are going for Chrome wheels the dealer will have to fit them they cost around $2000 K.
Has anyone else experienced this...is this normal?