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MSRP is MSRP - and whether the vehicle is AWD or FWD with Nav (like my RX330) doesn't really matter in a lease (except some leassors have slightly different residual factors for AWD vs. RWD, Nav vs. non-Nav). I assume your AWD has the Premium package and has a factory sticker of approx $41,530. That's the lowest AWD MSRP with destination/freight currently shown by the Lexus website for a NJ zip code. If that's accurate, then a residual of $23,345 is 56% of MSRP as you suggest. At a cap cost of $39,000, that's $2,530 off sticker, an average deal in Los Angeles but perhaps a good deal in NJ. Your interest of $118.45 reveals a money factor of .0019 (based on the total of residual + cap or $62,345 x .0019 = $118.45), the same as an interest rate of 4.56%. Certainly nothing to complain about there. Enjoy your new RX330! |
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| And they do have different residuals for nav, non-nav cars. $2600 of is a great deal for NJ. I'm in PA, and the cars are going for alot more than that. And what I would do is take the order, cause I don't believe you will get until next month. And I am sure they will go fast | |
| Hi everyone. I have a 2000 RX300 that I've been looking to trade. Did an email blast and responded first to my local dealer here in Tampa, Fl. Was advised that they would give 2000 off any 2004 RX300. They valued my trade - 29,500 miles silver w/leather, sunroof, cd (basic 2000 model) at 21,000. For non-Nav, I'm looking at around 30,500. With Nav, 34,800 due to current packaging, including heated seat which I don't want. Doesn't this seem a bit high? After meeting the internet salesman to give me a price on my trade-in, I did advise that I was checking with other 'non-local' Lexus dealerships. He then went into a spiel about ' if it's a lemon, not that it would be, you would have to take it to the dealership you bought if from. And if you don't buy here and need to bring it in, OUR customers come first.' I checked where I work (a large corporate center with many businesses) it seems this dealership has lost several repeat buyers due to this philosophy. Thoughts anyone? | |
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| We have valet service though, so it might be a little different. | |
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Has anybody seen the RX 330 in Black Forest Pearl? Any opinions on that color choice? Is it rare to find because they do not make many in that color or is it because most people do not like it? Help I am about to order it? My second choice is Black |
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You raise an interesting point on dealers. I could only buy my Lexus at one dealer because the next closest one is nearly 250 miles away. My dealership offers valet service and that's important since I live 40 miles from the dealer as it is. I could have gotten a much better deal in Chicago in terms of price but then my local Lexus dealer wouldn't do the valet pick-up. Honestly, I think this sucks. I expect valet service when I pay $40,000 or more for a vehicle. What happens if I have to relocate in a year? Will my new Lexus dealer refuse to offer me valet or even worse, not work on the car because I didn't buy it there? I read an article not long ago that Lexus USA is working to beef up dealer service across the country. Lexus has basically admitted it doesn't have all of the service bays needed to service all of the cars they sell. I am hopeful the extra attention on service will benefit all Lexus buyers in the future. |
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I test drove a Black Forest Pearl. It is a REALLY dark green. In fact, from a distance it looks black...hence the name. In bright sunlight I couldn't tell the RX had a hint of green until I was standing next to it. If you want something more than just a basic black, Black Forest Pearl isn't a bad option. I have no idea how hard it is to find. I personally, however, don't tend to like dark colors so I bought Bamboo Pearl. And I must tell you it was very hard to get Bamboo Pearl when I bought mine in late August. Hope this helps. |
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Thanks that helps alot. I prefer it to look almost black. I wish the dealer had better color swatches! Back here in the norteast-we have only one dealership in little RI. That is alot of $$$ to pay for a bad color. But the dealer said if we didn't like it he could sell it. This is my first Lexus! |
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My wife and I have this color RX330. The color changes depending on the lighting condition. Sometimes it looks like flint mica; in very dim light, it looks black. The green, IMO, looks blueish-gray. Up close, it does have the multicolored-speckles like the flint mica. We also considered Bamboo Pearl, but we didn't like the light colored exterior next to the light colored(Ivory) interior. Since we prefered a light colored interior, we wanted a contrasting dark colored exterior. I wanted black, my wife wanted flint mica. Since flint mica didn't come with the ivory interior, that color was dropped from the list. We didn't want a blue car(althought the breakwater blue with gray interior is NICE), so we dropped neptune blue from the list. Thus we picked black forrest pearl. We had a really hard time finding black forrest pearl. Our sales rep mentioned that Lexus didn't make that many cars in black forrest pearl nor neptune blue, and that Lexus might discontinue these 2 colors. |
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johnnie.. you are right... I parked alongside another RX330 with black forest pearl. At first glance it kinda looked like flint mica. But once you look at it the colors show - esp. in bright sunlight. We wanted white with black interior but the RX didn't come in that combination. I almost got the black forest pearl but my wife didn't like that shade of green (very dark). So we opted for the flint mica with black interior. At the dealership, if you take the color (painted on metal) swatch under noon-time sunlight (on a clear day), you'll see the difference in each color & how they react to light. Did the same thing by night fall under incandesant light. This was what we did when shopping for colors. No regrets. |
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