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What about the finance rate? Good luck on your search....
Thanks.
I just e-mailed Watertown Lexus to inquire about an RX350 AWD with packages giving a MSRP of about $48,500 and an invoice of $43,000 or so. They offered $3500 off MSRP (so $2000 ABOVE invoice). How did you get an offer for $2000 BELOW invoice?
p.s. no trade involved.
I wonder what others reading this think..
Comes with Comfort Pkg, Prem Pkg, Nav Pkg, Park assist, 19" wheels, 12 speaker stereo, tow prep, Accy pkg. One has the Cross bars and other is throwing in key Fob instead to match price.
Anyone have any tips/advice on whether or not it is a good idea? Also, I would guess the same rules of thimb regarding invoice vs MSRP would still apply?
Thanks!
Why buy a loaner vehicle when you can possibly get a brand new one for the same price. The 2011 vehcles will be out soon which makes any 2010 model worth at least 6-8k less than a new one. If you can get the loaner vehicle for about 8k off the msrp and it has low miles and is clean, then it could be a great deal. I know that when the 2011 models are out, many dealers will discount their new vehicles just to move them out, although they may not be as generous on the 2011models for the first month or so. I have been looking online at various dealerships and I have seen a 2010 with package B, AWD with the comfort package, premium audio, tow prep,remote start, etc list price of $47,500, offered 41,900. The vehicle has about 15000 miles.
Hope you get a great deal!
Cheers,
At any rate thanks again and the best of luck to you..
You said you wondered what others are thinking. I wasn't gonna say but:
I'll call BS straight out on a couple of posters in the last 3 pages.
I've seen to many legit reports that correspond with each other, depending on the area they are looking in. It's still fairly easy to cull the bs and get the real info you need. Get out a pen and paper .... go through the posts one by one ... make notes and its pretty clear what the cars are selling for in different areas. Prices may vary by $500 to $1500 depending if its the end of the month, inventory, etc
You may get a better deal after the 2011s come out. The only reason they are discounting the 2010 now is to move enough to the value shoppers to keep sales up with production. I don't think they will have a big glut of 2010s (just my opinion) due to the great discounts they are offering currently .... 10% plus off sticker is not bad.
Good luck with your purchase ..... I bought my wife one and she loves it.
I also wanted to ask ....what small issues are you concerned with?
All these series of "small issues" that some owners are expiriencing and the reaction that they are getting from the dealers on certain complaints that "it is normal".....well when one pays those prices on those RX (which is to Lexus what the Camry is to Toyota) I do not want to hear "it is normal"...yes I know that what you hear in the forums is only a fraction of the many happy Lexus buyers out there, but I still have concerns, specially when those owners are previous RX owners...mind you that I love the new RX ,even though many previous owners don't, I think it is very attractive.
The Lexus AWD is not as good as the SH AWD of the Acura MDX.(I am in NJ that is important in the Winter)..I still like the Lexus RX 350...my wife does have a bit of cold feet also with all the reported problems that Toyota as a company is confessing to have....sorry, I am begining to ramble...enjoy your RX in the best of health...and luck (which is what in reality we all need with car no matter who makes it)
There's nothing to feel offended about here, and I don't take any offense whatsoever. I understand your skepticism. I am in NJ too and I couldn't get anything close to these deals here, but I am buying in MA and having the vehicle shipped to me here for $350, and it would still be much cheaper. All I am saying is there are deals out there. I did not even have to negotiate for these prices - I was offered these by the salespeople themselves (they wouldn't go any lower - I tried ). Maybe the price trend of the last couple of years is coming back. Incidently, all these "little issues" that mention bother me too, but my wife likes this vehicle, and it is for her, and I don't really want something as big as a MDX, so this is it. The only decision was whether to wait for 2011 model, but with these prices, the decision was easier.
What is the down side to leasing. How can I get a smaller lease payment?
SRX
MDX
RX 350
SRX: The minute my wife and I sat in the SRX, we felt like we aged 10 years. Nice looking car but have never have owned a GM vehicle before, we were still a little skeptic on reliability.
MDX: More power, more room, but 12% poorer fuel economy and my wife didn't like the ugly grill. We are not a huge fan of Acura's transformer look.
If you need the extra room and towing power, I would go for the MDX. What is a MDX. Pricing wise, MDX is giving a better APR% rate as well. Comparable to what we got with the RX...it was only 1k more.
MSRP $46,653
Price: $40937
I leased it, so Acquisition fee of $700 was added on top of this price in addition to Doc Prep fee of $45 and DMV electronic fee of $29.
After reading his post about getting a car from Lexus of Watertown (Massachusetts) and having it shipped to N.J., I e-mailed the dealer last week and got a not-so-good offer by e-mail. I replied to the e-mail on Friday and said "I heard you can do better than that," and while I was out of the office over the weekend they left 5 voice messages! I called them on Monday morning (yesterday) and over the phone they offered me a great deal - much like his - and e-mailed me a pdf of the car VIN and configuration. The MSRP as equipped is $48,259 (I verified it on Edmund's) giving an invoice of roughly ~43k, and they are selling it to me for $41,525. There will be $369 of doc fees, my local sales tax of course (6.5% for Cincinnati, OH), and then I'll do the registration/DMV stuff myself. The shipping company they recommended to me will charge about $700 to ship it to me.
I went to my local dealer armed with this info, and they said they couldn't come close, even with the extra $700 I'm spending to ship it. They felt the $700 was reasonable since they recently shipped one from OH to CA for ~$1200.
I'm still slightly dubious, but they are supposed to fax and then overnight the sales paperwork to me tomorrow (Wednesday) so I'll see if there's a hitch (hidden amounts). Either way, I'll post back once all is done and said. I don't know how they are doing it (neither does my local dealer) but there it is.
The Watertown deal is legit, even though I am eventually not buying from them. If you like, give a call to Ira Lexus also and see if they will do any better.
Again, I will post again once I see the actual papers that are supposed to come to me tomorrow and let you know if it was all on the up-and-up.
Thanks!
I did talk to Herb Chambers also, but they didn't have the color I wanted (and didn't seem that interested either - they didn't say if they had one coming in etc etc).
I've been calling the same people you have and I know what they are telling you and me but inside I'm a bit concerned that "if it looks too good to be true, it is". Hard to walk away from this pricing.