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3130 messages, Last post on Oct 08, 2008 at 6:33 AM
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That's very nice of you to say so!! You are a good person!! The on road price will of course be a little more than what you got it for but as long as I could get it for the same discount off MSRP that you did, I would still do it!! The only thing is - I have postponed my buying decision by a few weeks due to some sudden and unexpected developments. I am definitely buying a lux / near lux SUV to replace my CR-V; There's no question about that. The family is having a new addition and I definitely need those extra comforts AND airbags... I fully agree with you on the customer service front; Also, no matter how good the Murano rides and feels, It's not the same as parking a Lexus on the drive way ;0) I'l be very glad if the dealer had sometthing in it for you for a purchase referral, beleive me!!! I should be in a position to buy before the end of september, at any rate. My personal eMail ID is karthik_ts  yahoo.com. I only check it at weekends. The quickest way to reach me in the meantime, would be thru' this forum. I only check it about 973 times an hour ;0) Thanks a bunch, once again!!! --njexpress! |
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| I'm off work today and tomorrow but I'll check on the availability of your Crystal White (FWD?) with NAV and post it on Thursday. BTW, $3k off MSRP is a good price for any model right now. | |
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Received this e-mail from Magnussen Lexus (in Fremont, CA) if anyone is interested: We have the following RX330s either in-bound or on the ground. 2WD IN STOCK Savannah Fully Loaded Bamboo Pearl Fully Loaded Neptune Blue Fully Loaded Black Onyx Performance Package Bamboo Pearl Premium Package INCOMMING Crystal White Fully Loaded Neptune Blue Fully Loaded 4WD IN STOCK Crystal White Mark Levinson/Nav Black All Packages Savannah Fully Loaded Breakwater Blue Premium Package INCOMMING Flint Mica Fully Loaded Bamboo Pearl Navigation Savannah Fully Loaded |
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Alex0615 gave me his contact for the dealer he got a good deal from in Maryland. I asked the dealer for the same deal, $39K out the door. Before I spoke with this dealer last night I sent emails to 4 dealers in MA, RI and NH. Spoke with them this morning. One laughed at me when I gave him the 39K price, one offered to meet the price, one offered $38,750 and the dealer I really wanted to do business with offered $38, 600 out the door. Signed the p&s this afternoon. Same Premium + package with heated seats, HID and towing pkg as everyone has to buy now because it is the lowest option available in this region at $41,638 MSRP. When I emailed the local dealers I didn’t expect even one of them to meet the $39K price because there has been minimal to no discounting in New England. Turns out there is a “very big” incentive to do volume before the end of August. Didn’t ask what the incentive was, just wanted to get the deal done. My car arrives tomorrow. Will probably pick it up Friday or Saturday. Black with cream interior. Now might be the time!! Katherine |
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is probably the current Labor Day marketing push by many manufacturers, including Lexus' "Golden Opportunity" program that I think ends Sept. 2nd. I'm sure your local dealer gets a spiff for reaching certain sales goals in units or total revenue etc. Lexus reduced their RX330 lease money factor to 0.0018 (4.32%) for this campaign on 36-month RX lease terms for top tier credit clients and probably offered similar factory contributions for other vehicle procurements. Of course, the way the auto industry has been adding incentives...it could be BETTER after September 2nd! |
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katherine6: I have the same equipped RX330 with the identical MSRP ($41,638) The dealer cost is $36,944 not including the factory hold back of 2%+/-. I assume that you purchased the vehicle in Maine with a 5% sales tax. At the dealer cost of $36,944 and add for the state tax of $1,847 and guessing the license fees of $200 +/- and $150 doc and prep fees. The dealer sold you the vehicle at $544 below dealer invoice. He still has the hold back of approx. $740. So, this means that the dealer's profit is about $200??? That doesn't even pay for the advertising of the vehicle. Maybe the factory is giving Lexus dealers a cash refund as the MB dealers received in May? I need a better explanation of your "out the door" price. I hope that you really did get a great buy. |
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If that was your out the door price, I think you got the best deal out of everybody on this board who purchased the same exact package as you. I took delivery of my AWD Premium Plus with additional options today (MSRP $41,638), purchased in the Bay Area, CA where the sales tax is 8.25% - 8.50%. Got $3k off of MSRP, which brought the total price out the door to ~$41,900. Consider yourself VERY fortunate, as that is an awesome deal you got! CONGRATS! |
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At least that is how I thought ODT is being used on this board so we can compare apples to apples. Sorry for any confusion. To clarify, I negotiated with the GSM for $38,600 out the door excluding Title, tax and license. When I got to the dealership to pick a color and sign a p&s they added $139 for a documentation fee which they said they always add without exception. I insisted it wasn't a part of the deal, so they reduced the vehicle price to $38,461 and added $139 doc fee. Total is still $38,600 to the dealer. Massachusetts sales tax of .05 will be $1923.05. I will pay an additional $154 for MA registration, inspection sticker and transfer of the license plate. Included in this $154 is $39 for the dealer to take care of these last three items; well worth it to keep me out of the DMV. Total INCLUDING TTL is $40,677.05. rx4me-- looks like you got a slightly better deal (by a couple of hundred maybe?) given the higher sales tax in CA. Nevertheless, I feel pretty good about getting even close to a California price. Jeffmust2-- 3 of the dealers I spoke with told me their prices were good only for the vehicles already in stock. One deaker explained this is because of the "turn and earn" manner of the business; that is, dealers "earn" the number of vehicles to be "allocated" to them in a given month by the number they have "turned" in a previous month. bmwbob-- hope this clarifies Katherine |
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