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#482 of 3128 FLA pricing by tailhook2003 Nov 20, 2003 (11:22 pm)
If anyone is interested in FLA dealer pricing, I just picked up an RX-330 fwd /Prem. pkg. (power rear door,sensory wipers,wood wheel/knob. locks and cargo mat). Price was $3000 off list and no $699 prep. fee. Total out the door $38342 (incl. tax,title and registration).The dealer is County Line Lexus of Hollywood Fl.They gave me the lowest price of 5 or 6 dealers which I e-mailed. No haggling and the car was in w/in 2 weeks.
#483 of 3128 Monopoly -one Lexus dealer in Triangle area (NC) by vetpathologist Nov 21, 2003 (2:34 pm)
What is the best price readers of this board have gotten for a 330 with RES and NAV. There is only one dealer in the triangle area, and he pretty much controls the market in this region and does not budge on the price!!
#484 of 3128 Vet - Try an Out-of-State Purchase by jeffmust2 Nov 21, 2003 (3:11 pm)
If you can get over having a RX330 shipped to you from So. CA, you could probably do a lot better on pricing.   The AWD RX330 with Nav and RES stickers at $45k give or take (depends on other options) and Edmunds has the invoice at $39k.   You can find a dealer in So. CA that will sell it to you at no more than $1000-1250 over invoice; figure another $1000 (or less) for shipment to your door...and you're at the mid $41k level delivered before any taxes (paid to NC), lic tags, etc.   And your local sales rep at the dealer might not be happy about losing a sale but the Service Mgr. there will be happy to have another warranty customer for 4 yrs/50k miles. I went through the internet department at Lexus of Riverside (just east of L.A.) and got a great deal for my 2nd RX procured from them in the last 3 years - and my local dealer, 80 miles from Riverside, loves my service business. Well, perhaps "loves" is too strong a word...they certainly never give me any grief about an appointment.   Good luck!
#485 of 3128 Watch what you do by lehighlexus Nov 21, 2003 (3:19 pm)
Number one- you might lose out on valet/loaner car. Number two- they may not be too receptive to working on your car. ie. "Our" customers come first   I work for a dealer, which we do not practice these (except for valet), but working here I know how some other dealers work.
#486 of 3128 Now THAT's Funny! by jeffmust2 Nov 21, 2003 (3:26 pm)
I've been in the computer business for over 30 years.   I thought IBM's "FUD" sales strategy (Fear-Uncertainty-Doubt) went out the door when companies finally decided is was acceptable NOT to buy from IBM in the mid 80s when the migration from mainframes to servers began.   Any Lexus dealer mistreating a Lexus owner should get immediately reported to Lexus Customer Service with a certified letter written to the highest-ranking exec you can locate in Torrance, CA, where they are HQed. Be sure to include the name of the sales or service rep that informed you of this dealer policy as well as their bosses' names. Also send a copy of your letter to the owner of the dealership so he/she can explain their Client Satisfaction Policy to Lexus corporate.   As for the bull about loaners...you can rent a lot of vehicles for $2000-3000, right? Sounds more like a Dodge dealer than a Lexus dealer if they pull that line. I've now had four Lexus vehicles, two RXs and two LS400s...and none have needed more than one unscheduled repair type visit to a dealer during or after warranty. None, by the way, were purchased from the dealer where I have warranty and non-warranty work performed.   If anything is true, it's that these vehicles represent the most reliable luxury marque in the world today - don't let a scare tactic like "we'll mess with you on post-sale service - so you damn well better buy locally" remove your rights as a consumer to get the best deal for your money.   Must be a Friday afternoon..!
#487 of 3128 What are you talking about? by lehighlexus Nov 21, 2003 (3:31 pm)
I am just making a comment. I was noting that there are still some old-fashioned, greasy hair, know it all, wannabe in the 70's dealership employees that do that. And as much as you mock me for it, it happens. Seriously, what would "El Presidente" do? I work in Pennsylvania, so what would I care about a dealership elsewhere.
#488 of 3128 Mock? Did you say Mock? by jeffmust2 Nov 21, 2003 (3:45 pm)
I think Edmunds has a No Mocking rule so I couldn't possibly have broken it.   If you work at a Lexus dealer, you are and will be affected by Lexus corporate policies. Because the owner of your dealership, the person that signs your checks, is affected by Lexus HQ.   What Lexus Customer Service would do, I presume, is contact your dealership concerning the received complaint from any Lexus owner and ask for clarification on why he/she was treated that way, if indeed the incident was accurately reported to them.   Pretty simple. Not mocking...just informing, like you, eh?
#489 of 3128 And from there by lehighlexus Nov 22, 2003 (7:16 am)
Where does it go? Number one, like I said, it doesn't matter to me what other dealers. But, when I go home and take my cape off (although we probably wear smocks from the messes we get into) I am a consumer as well. And my opinion, which is worth probably 50 cents too most, is that there are dealers that do that. No idle threats. Just looking at it from the other side of the fence
#490 of 3128 It Must Be an Interesting Position... by jeffmust2 Nov 22, 2003 (8:36 am)
...to take, telling the prospective buyer about the Lexus' top ratings for reliability...then, when they mention shopping your price, having to tell them as the closer -   "Well, hey now, you really need to buy where you live, 'cause all those times you'll be coming back for service, routine or not, you'll need to get courteous, professional help and a free loaner and we don't offer that level of service on a Lexus purchased somewhere else..."   I'd guess at that point you check the female out first to see if she gives hubbie The Eye to let him know she doesn't really want to shop anymore and gee wouldn't it be great to get that Free Loaner all those times I'll be coming back here...so, bottom line, it's a strategy that works or it wouldn't be used after all these years, right?

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