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| We just picked up our 2005 RX330 Black Onyx on Ivory Leather Premium Plus Package. It is awesome. just a joy to drive and look at. I cannot believe I am almost 50 and jumping up and down like a little boy. I purchased from Lexus of Clearwater in the Tampa Bay area. They were the only ones who admitted and addressed the drive by wire issue, I had a long discussion with the service manager and techs. They upgraded my software before I even drove the car. Corporate Lexus and the two next closet dealerships denied the issue. I thank Edmonds.com for the making the research information available. The dealership also gave us a three day Caribbean Cruise when this issue came up. I appreciate the honesty of Lexus of Clearwater and the saleswomen I dealt with. (too bad I can not mention her name because she was EXCELLENT) We paid $36799 including all weather mats plus tax and tags. So you all think I got a good deal?? | |
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Replying to: crimison (Jun 20, 2005 2:14 am) |
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Replying to: legendman (Jun 14, 2005 3:40 am)
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Replying to: houstoncpa (Jun 20, 2005 8:18 pm) |
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Replying to: akimoto (Jun 21, 2005 10:28 am)
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Replying to: rjn (Jun 21, 2005 6:29 pm) |
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I see that a lot of people are getting awesome deals here. How do you get in touch with internet sales manager? Does it matter where the internet sales manager is located? I see that a lot of people are buying cars from so cal. Can they ship the car anywhere? and if they do how much does it usually cost? I'm a women and it's my first time buying a car and I think talking to dealers at local dealer shop is stressful. I would like to negotiate by email. Any feedback welcome.
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Replying to: tinal (Jun 21, 2005 10:50 pm) |
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Replying to: tinal (Jun 21, 2005 10:50 pm) Send your request for quotes out to local dealers through Edmunds, you can include dealers from bordering states. If it's a week-day you will be flooded with email offers within a couple of hours (some dealers will be quicker to respond than others and some may not respond at all) The dealers will try and coax you into the Dealership (via email without committing to a price) for a test drive and to build excitement, Excitement sells... as a buyer you don't want to be excited until you get the Keys to your RX at the price YOU want to pay. In your emails be shrewd and exacting, but not so tough that you turn the salesman off... I highly recommend reading "Confessions of a Car Salesman" at the edmunds site, it really gives you a sense for what's going on at dealerships these days. Once you break the email ice, start talking numbers and when you want to buy, the internet sales manager will start quoting you numbers. If you know the Invoice price for the RX with the options you want, the numbers will look familiar or close to what you want to pay. Email the other dealers and tell them "The guy at "This Lexus Dealer" quoted me i.e. "39388" for the model I want etc... Go round and round til one of them hits your magic number, compare that number to what we're paying here on the forum. Get them to commit to that magic number in email including taxes, destination, conveyance, and THEN go to the dealership with an "almost" done deal before you walk into the dealership. If they try any funny business with the bait and switch, or hidden charges... Walk. Of course, know the vehicle you want to purchase well before you start the process. Also know the vehicles competition i.e. Infiniti FX, Acura MDX, BMW X3, Volvo XC90, and so on. Get all your test driving out of the way before hand. Hope this helps some. |
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Replying to: crimison (Jun 20, 2005 2:14 am) 
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