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When I spoke to the dealers in my area, as soon as I said no to Nav they all said that there was almost none left. Most of the 2009 RX350's left over in the NE seem to have Nav preinstalled in addition to the Premium Package.
I spoke to my car concierge service today and he indicated that if the price was low that I should consider getting a car with Nav but I told him that I didn't want it. Most of the people I know with Lexus Navigations find them to be unreliable and not very good at getting you from point A to point B. I would prefer buying a new Garmin and making sure that I don't get lost.
Have you tried dealers out of state? Before I decided upon using a car concierge service I contemplated contacting Lexus dealers in more financially pressed states. Dealers in certain states such as Florida, Michigan and IL seem to be more flexible when it comes to price. (even on this forum!) Also I'm pretty sure that cost of delivery if they charge cannot be that much. My cousin shipped his car to Asia from NYC, it was only $1500. Which if you are able to get the deal like that person on this forum from SF who closed on a Premium plus Nav car for 33k makes it more than worth it to deliver from out of state. At least it would be if you were in an area like NY where the same car is going for 37K plus!!
The deals in SF were for FWD. In the Northeast you should only be able to find AWD. If you plan on staying in the NE, your resale value will be hurt when you try to sell or trade a FWD RX in this part of the country.
Also, in Philla area most of the RX avail are without Navi, the $43,591. Couple of the dealerships that had Navi, their Navis were all demos. I've only talked to two dealerships that had brand new Navi. One only had two vehicles in breakwater blue, the other had a few but told me his price was pretty high bc he knows he is the only dealership with a good selection.
Dealer was Stevens Creek in San Jose.
"It appears it can not. Lexus only accepts the certificate that has been pre-printed. They will only reimburse the dealer if the name matches the list from which they comprised. "
Try the LA zipcode 90045. should be the cheapest in California. may be you can price match.
The pebble beach edition RX 350 AWD, Nav, Laser Cruise, Rear ent, Heated front and rear seats, peium leather seats and much more around 39 k.
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I just wanted to share my buying experience:
After going back and forth w/ a bunch of dealers in NJ/NY (I live in NJ) I finally purchased the Rx 350 today in Pennsylvania - Wilkes-Barre Motorworld.
2009, AWD, Silver ext, black int. premium plus package, Navigation . . . and XM satellite for . . . $36,100 before TTL.
MSRP was $46,241 + the XM satellite. I'm definitely satisfied.
They also gave me a great finance rate (beating my credit union at work) and took care of all the out of state registration, licensing, etc.
I was fortunate that the dealer threw in the XM as an incentive to go with them. I was dealing w/ a couple NJ dealerships and received the run around. I called these guys in PA, and it went quite smoothly and stress-free. The salesman was great. Message me if you want his name.
Thanks again to everyone for their help . . . especially yunya!
Good luck all!
Got the following as the best from among the 4 dealerships in the Denver area.
New 2009 RX-350 AWD
Premium Pkg + Heated Seats + Alloy Wheels + mat/tow-prep/wheel-lock
No Navi
Base + Options + Destination = $42,776 (as on Edmunds)
Price paid (including Dealer handling) = $33,800 + TTL
Kuni Lexus, Littleton, Colorado
No pressure sales, price verbally quoted by phone was $33,900, it was honored plus an additional $100 discount for closing the sale today.
The dealer is Ira Lexus in Danvers MA.
AWD, HH+FT+NV+PT+TO+C1+WL
MSRP: $46,131
Price: $35,621 (before TTL)
Thank to the information I collect from the board, the negotiation process was very simple. As some mentioned before, one trick is to mention that you have an out of state offer and you ask them to match.
Good luck!
Good luck!
any 400Hs in stock out there?
will there be new/better incentives after 2/2?
For others that are looking, I found that inventory for models without NAV was very lean. I had a choice of 4 models with the equipment I wanted, if I wanted NAV, I had a bigger selection. I have used the Lexus NAV system and wasn't too impressed- I'd rather save the $ and get a better GPS system like a Garmin for $500. For me to upgrade to the next level in their inventory, I was quoted a $4,000 increase (which would have included NAV, Premium Plus, 18" wheels). Cost differential wasn't worth it to me, although the 18" wheels do look nice. Sounds like some people in CA are getting great deals though, roughly a $3,000 increase for the upgrades listed above.
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Hoang
Pete
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You can email me at mpw215 nyuedu for the wilkes barre sales. They were able to get me a really good finance rate too.
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Is that true? I live in Seattle WA. They quoted me $39,500 before the crazy negoation.
i donno what other options you are going for but generally you should be able to get $9k-$10k off the MSRP for models with NAV.
I am also in Seattle area and will be making a purchase next week sometime. if you want to negotiate together, post your email address and i'll contact you. btw, which dealer(s) have you contacted? I've contacted all 3 local lexus dealers and i think they're willing to take my price. i think negotiating to buy 2 will help us leverage even more. let me know.
My email address is mafuwah@hotmail.com. Do u think we should actually go there or email him?
I've an email from Lexus of Seattle Jeff Mattson General Sales Manager. See email below.
b>The 2010s will be here first part of February. For NAV pkgs, the pricing is expected to be around $46-$47k+
I have a few 2009s remaining. You can get one for under $40k
He said he would give that price to everyone from this message board. So far I was the 2nd to purchase from him from this board.
Does anybody know what they're stopping point is? I can't be too far away from it at 34,888. I just want to get the best deal I can. Thanks!
Thanks alot
I'm a little particular on color. I can't stand the Bamboo Pearl. I was hoping to go home with silver.
I was at Keyes Lexus in Van Nuys last night, I wouldn't recommend dealing with them. I was there for an hour. They knew about the previous quote of 34,888, and said they would beat it. We talked for the entire hour about pricing, but they were unwilling to actually SAY a price they would sell the car for. Don't waste your time there.
Have you gotten any feedback regarding anyone wanting to buy in group to attain the best pricing? If so what dealership and what are they offering?
Thanks
We had quite a few people interested and we got together and got what I think is a good deal. If you are interested you can email me at advantagejk [at] aol [dot] com and I can fill you in.
Thanks!
Jay
Price paid was $33,890 +TTL
Thanks again Enjoy your new car.