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Who did you deal with at Dorschel. I would like to import a used 2007 Rx350 to canada and Rochester is close to where i live, i would like to see what they can offer.
Please E-mail me asrivastca@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Thanks.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I don't think it lists the invoices prices for the 2008 options yet but they should be exactly the same as the 2007.
Here is the car description and price quote that I have received. If anyone has any feedback or comments, I would greatly appreciate it.
2008 Lexus RX 350 FWD
Accessory Codes are: FV HH NV PT TO C1 (cargo mat) and WL
In plain english the options are: nav system, heated front seats w/ rain sensing wipers, Liquid graphite finsih 18 inch wheets, towing prep package, wheel locks, cargo mats, and premium plus package (leather, power tilt wheel w/ memory, roof rack, moonroof, HID headlamps w/ AFS, illuminated entry)
The offer from the dealership lists price at 44,481 and then says the sales price will be 41,200.00
Is this a good offer? Is it at market?
When I run your cars config, I get the following:
MSRP $44,195
Invoice: $38,917
TMV: $40,204 (without any regional adjustment or color adjustment)
FV - Invoice - $484; MSRP - $605
HH - Invoice - $532; MSRP - $665
NV - Invoice - $2225; MSRP - $2650
PT - Invoice - $1854; MSRP - $2060
TO - Invoice - $126; MSRP - $160
C1 - Invoice - $55; MSRP - $92
WL - Invoice - $41; MSRP - $69
Total Invoice - $5317; MSRP - $6301
These numbers can be found on http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2008-lexus-rx-5.htm By the way, they are the same numbers that consumer reports gives when you buy their report in their new car price service. Hope this helps!
Thanks
Mike
Pete
Base MSRP* $38,800.00
Available Package $6,313.00
Accessory Options $0.00
Voice-activated DVD Navigation
System (includes backup camera
and Bluetooth® technology)
Included
Two-level heated front seats
(includes rain-sensing variable
intermittent wipers & headlamp
washers)
Included
Seven-spoke, 18-in aluminum alloy
wheels with Liquid Graphite finish
(235/55VR18 and full-size spare)
Included
Towing prep package[9] [10] Included
Cargo mat Included
Wheel locks IncludedDelivery, Processing & Handling
Fee †
$715.00
Total MSRP** $45,828.00
After much haggling I'm getting this for $40,500+$180doc+tax,title,plates
good?
I just got quote for same trim and options for $5500 OFF MSRP which is about $40,400 so yours is very close to mine (I am from Bay Area)
Have you decided yet or what you are about to do?
I am kind of on the fence: RX350 vs. MDXsport/ent
anyone else can share your info please?
KO
I'm from bay area also, looking for 08 RX350 AWD. Your price quote seem to be reasonable, can you provide me more info which dealer in bay are you get quote from and name of sale prep if possible. You can send me email at thanh.d@apple.com.
Thank you
I live close to Michigan and am interested in speaking with the dealer and sales rep who you just bought your car from. Can you please share? My email is dd768@hotmail.com.
Thanks.
Dan
I'm hoping to buy an RX 350 in MA with Premium Package and Nav+BlueTooth.
I can pay cash. Anyone care to share their experience and price paid?
Thanks for any info...
Good luck to others in the process.
Just checked with the dealership. I think that APR applies to lease deals only. Right now, for sale vehicles,I heard it's around 6.5%. At least for an RX.
Paid 41,300 (includes dest fees) + tags, tax
Everything came out to be $44,000 and change. It may not be the best price, but it's a price i can live with.
What do you think is a fair lease price as well as an outrigtht purchase?
thanks!
Yeah, dealers often do this "last call," thing to avoid comparing numbers. Just shop around and tell them you're their preferred dealer. Compare these #'s and shop around.
As far as lease is concerned, it's really up to you. Are you going to keep the car longer than 3 years? If not, and you don't put more than 12-14K miles on the car, it's good to lease. But if you're going to keep the car for awhile, than it's cheaper to purchase the car. The difference is not alot, but good to decide ahead of time to avoid buying the car after the lease, cause most of the time, it's more expensive.
If I do buy, it appears from previous posts we should target $2-3K off the MSRP. I may start there...
Here is what worked for me on negotiating. Worked with salesman to determine that this was the car I wanted. Said wanted one with the above-listed options that was on lot and was not too particular about color. Asked for his best price and told him that I was going to shop the price. Then I shopped the price with an out-of-state dealer and a couple others in Texas. I also reviewed pricing information on Edmunds and other web sites. It took me several weeks to do this because of my busy schedule, but I think taking my time also worked to my negotiating advantage. Then I dropped by the dealer with all of my information and said that I either needed him to drop his price by an additional $1000 or that I would drive to the other dealer (about an hour away) and buy the car because the other dealer said he could beat the quote price by at least $1000. Told dealer I would rather do business with him but that at $1k difference, I would make the drive. He did the deal.
Must say that I LOVE my new car. My previous vehicle was a Mercedes ML55 AMG--to which the RX 350 is no comparison. But other than missing my monster (but gas guzzling) engine, the RX 350 has exceeded my expectations.
I bought my car from Sewell in Dallas, Texas They have a solid reputation and I found the experience to be easy and as straight forward as car-buying can be.
Daisy 214, please confirm. (and congrats on your new RX).
Deal done in Dallas, Texas.
As an aside, I think it is hard to tell whether you got a good deal or not because trade in value on your old car can be messed with. I had trade in quotes from 3 places (Mercedes, Lexus, and CarMax) with a range between 8500 and 10000. I got 9300 from Lexus, which is actually 9950 when compared to the 10K offered by Carmax because trading in with Lexus saved me $650 in additional sales tax on the new car because tax is calculated on the net purchase price (new price less trade in). I am not sure if that is a Texas thing or it is that way in other states.
Personally, I will only do business with a dealer who can give me a clear, fair price that looks very similar to Daisy's.
Also, I think it pays to have alternatives. I do like the RX but there a lots of fun SUV's out there in this class. I used to deal in the art market and it was always easier to get top dollar from the guy who had limited his choices.
Good luck and thanks to everyone for contributions.
I live in Raleigh, NC and just purchased my 2008 RX350 a few weeks ago from Flow Lexus in Greensboro.
So here's what I did;
1) I filled out the credit app online to get "preapproved from Lexus"
2) I filled out QUOTE REQUEST from the closest 8 dealers (this was pretty easy with cut and paste.
3) Waited for the emails and offers
4) Pitted the top 3 offers against each other
5) Flow asked me what it would take to end discussions, I said Invoice with a money factor of .00195 on a 48 month lease, they said DONE DEAL.
6) I gave the Raleigh dealer one last chance, they said NO WAY.
7) Went and picked up my new car.
I bought a 2008 RX350 FWD ($37400) with;
- 18" 7 spoke graphite wheels ($605)
- Heated front seats ($665)
- NAV w/Bluetooth & Voice ($2650)
- Premium Plus Package ($2060)
- Towing Prep ($160)
- Cargo Mat ($92)
- Wheel Locks ($69)
So the MSRP was $37400+6301+$765 (delivery) = $44,466
Invoice on the car was $39,183.
I got the car for $39,183 with .00195 money factor, with $3000 down my payments are right at $500/month.
The dealer knew I knew what I was doing and had done my homework. They didn't want to waste my time and theirs, they were able to get another car sell (though little profit) and I was able to get a great deal.
Thanks Again Everyone...... Chris
I have settled on leasing a 3008 RX350 for 3 years, 10k mpy. I want AWD, and the premium plus package. The total MSRP components are: $38,800 sticker+ $3,556 prem plus + $765 delivery ect.. This totals $43,121.
Not to sound naive, but don't I just negotiate the cap cost reduction (current offer is $2500) and monthly payment. I assume the other acquisition fees are fixed. Why are people negotiating dollars off the MSRP for a lease? The only thing I can conclude is that this figure is the only variable that can be altered in the lease calculation. Right?
OR CAN IT BE LOWER
5500 TOTAL OUT OF POCKET
.00155 % 56% RESUD
450 TOTAL A MONTH PAYMENT
25500 BUY OUT
45800 BEFORE INVOICE
NOT MARL LEV SYSTEM BUT
CAN IT BE A LOWERED
PLEASE ASAP CAUSE IM GOING THERE TOMORROW
THANK U SO MUCH IN ADVANCE
WITH 12000 MILES YR FOR 36 MONTH
AWD FULLY LOADED W NAV PREM PLUS PKG IN NY
can you indicate does your price $40250 include $765 destination charge or not?
thanks
Dealer #1-Keyes - went there for the “Costco” deal. They couldn’t discuss any “prices” over phone or internet, had to drive to the dealership and waste my time. ALL their cars have new wheels put on them “as soon as they hit the ground” as the salesperson put it. I personally didn’t like them (at any price) and didn’t want to pay $3k for them! But I was told that’s how ALL their cars are sold (I cannot believe that that many people sucker for this gimmick!) They never did show me cap cost or money factors as I had asked for, only monthly payments ..needless to say I left!
Dealer #2 – Longo (have bought 3 Toyotas from them and very happy, 1st Lexus experience). Worked with the Internet dept and set up a price before arriving to the dealership. (I had wanted the AWD but they didn’t have any bamboo in stock so the color was more important to me than AWD and I was ready to buy my new car).
08 FWD – MSRP: 44371 (invoice-39107 according to aaa’s website), Cap Cost: 39900 (including $600 fee), 3yr/36000 mi lease, 56% residual, .00155 money factor.
937.71 down (minimum – 1st mo payment + DMV/fees); $561.25 monthly payments (including tax)
I think I got a good deal and was in and out of the dealership in about 1 hr since I had test-drove the car at dealer #1 and negotiated with the Internet dept ahead of time. Also, I sold my other car to Carmax because they always offer higher prices than dealers.
Have you been back for service or warranty work? Have you been satisfied? Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
vb
I'm planning to purchase an RX350 AWD w/o NAV (the exact configuration is at the bottom of the message) The quoted MSRP is $43216 incl. destination charge; invoice (w/dest.) is $38197, according to Edmunds.com. I test drove the car last weekend and pretty much made up my mind to buy it. I did not discuss pricing with the salesperson, but he did tell me that with their 'December to Remember' discount the price for the model would be about $41400. I thought that there was little room for negotiation and was planning to offer $40500.
There is only one Lexus dealer where I live (SW Washington/Portland OR area), and I thought that I was pretty much stuck with those guys. However, upon reading the forum, I've decided to request quotes from the 3 Seattle-Tacoma area Lexus dealers. My question is, what is the best way to make the price inquiry from multiple dealers? Should I simply ask for the "best price quote" from each dealer, or also disclose my initial offer (which will be considerably lower than what I initially thought) during the inquiry? I don't wish to show my hand right off the bat, but I doubt that their initial offers will come close to the prices that are being quoted in the forum (i.e., very close to or at invoice). I'd be very interested to hear others' suggestions/strategies.
Thanks, and best regards.
Configuration:
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RX350 AWD w/Luxury Value Edition (which includes Premium Plus Package), 7-Spoke wheels, heated seatsw/rain-sensing wipers, Towing Prep Package, cargo mat and wheel locks (no NAV unit or bluetooth).
I am very serious in purchasing the 2008 Lexus RX 350 AWD this weekend. This includes the premium plus package, heated seats, rain sensors, Nav+bluetooth+voice.
I have phoned around a few dealers in my area (outside of Philadelphia), and the best offer was $41,500 + tax. I have tried to play a few dealers off each other but it seems this is as good as it gets. Is this a good deal?
Thanks,
A
You may try to contact a few NJ Lexus dealers. Many NJ dealers I contacted were willing to sell it for $40,500 for the specs you wanted. I called about 6-7 dealers and only one refused.
Good luck, I love my new car!
Another dealer might give you another hundred bucks or so to steal the deal from a competitor but what you have is a pretty good deal.
The annual "December to Remember" Sales Event is all about dealers selling the maximum amount of vehicles possible.