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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Lexus GX 470 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
1118 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 12:33 PM
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Re: Tax deduction Curb weight is not the issue, it's GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating). All of the GX's starting with the '04 9700C models last October had a GVWR of 6150 (although I think the 3rd row seats are required to get that weight). The tax deduction may get changed this year, but only changed back to it's old form I think. You'll still be able to depreciate all of it, just not all in the first year like you could last year. Re: Prices I bought my GX last year from Johnson Lexus in Raleigh. They gave me $3000 off MSRP on an '04 and that was the first month they were out. So I feel like I got a fair deal. It was much better than Flow in Kernersville or Hendrick in Charlotte were willing to offer. Don't even bother with Flow, they wanted full MSRP and didn't care if they got my business or not. So unless you're going out of state, you may want to try Johnson again. |
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Has anyone had to decide between the Land Cruiser and GX470. I am looking to get DVD and NAV. Both appear to drive well, but the GX does not appear to be scheduled for a change in 2006 like the land cruiser. I was just offered 52,700 for a 2004 land cruiser with DVD/NAV/Convenience. I don't expect to use the 3rd row in either too often.
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Replying to: baker1 (Oct 23, 2004 10:43 pm) If you don't mind the way it drives, the Land Cruiser is a very good deal, IMO. It's just bigger than we need and I prefer a tighter handling vehicle. Frankly, compared to the XC90 and a few others, even the GX470 lackes some of the tightness in steering and handling that I would prefer. But if I really needed a bigger vehicle, I'd take the Land Cruiser at $53k over just about anything else in it's class. |
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Just drove home my new GX470 and want to share my experience of purchasing my GX470 at Stering McCall LEXUS dealer in Houston. The model is 2004/9700G, 08/04 build. Beside all listed standard equipments I also got all possible options such as 3rd row seats, Rear A/C, Rear Seat Entertainment System (RSES), which includes DVD/CD, Navigation/Mark Levinson Audio (14 speakers 240 Watt), 6CD changer, Backup camera, KDSS (Kinetic Dynamic suspension system), Rear spoiler, wheel lock etc. The MSRP is $53,193.00 The price I offered was $46500.00 (because I did not want to buy it at that day and still wanted to look at Infiniti QX56 again on the other side of the free way). I also told my sales person “GX470 is a bit small although I like it’s off road capability and the build quality. I have looked at QX56, TLC, MDX, XC90, Navigator and test drove all in the past 3 month and now I can limit my selections to MDX, QX56, and GX470. If you want keep me, I’ll buy a fully loaded GX with KDSS for $46500.00”. The guy was just kind of unhappy and ask me pay $50000 for the truck because that is the only one with KDSS and it will be gone soon and hard to find in Houston. Then I told him “I will check with Clear Lake LEXUS, which is about 8 miles from my home and would like to make the same offer to Clear Lake dealer and if refused I’ll come to you again. Why should I buy it from you because you guys are 40 miles away from where I live and beside I still want to check out QX56 just across the highway”? Any way after many friendly exchanges of words, I told him “I got to go”, and to my surprise he went to see the manager and came back with his number $48,000. After a couple of minutes of discussions I said “sorry, I got to go I have been here for a bout two hours and really got to go”. Finally the guy said “You got my car you can take it for 46500”. Hi folks, was $46500 a good deal in Houston area?. I know some people paid much higher price for it but when 05 rolls out, buyers should have an upper hand for 04 models. |
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I bought a GX with NAV/MLS last week for $500 over invoice here in Southern CA. Did everything through email and then phone so I didn't have to work too hard. If I negotiated a bit more, I think I could have had another couple hundred off but I was pleased with my deal. 2 local dealers were telling me $43.3 was invoice, but pricing the truck on KBB, invoice was listed at $42.7 after adding the Nav and accessory package on my truck. I am assuming the $600 difference was advertising and not just them bumping up their invoice price. Also, for those who are thinking of waiting until late Nov/early Dec when the '05 models come out hoping to get the best deal on the very last '04 trucks, you may want to look at getting one a little earlier as the salesman said there will be a rush of end of year buyers due to the section 179 tax break (even though it was recently decreased for 1st year write off). He said the deals now are about as good as it may get - but of course this is from a salesman looking to sell now, not in Nov or Dec.
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Replying to: sychan (Oct 25, 2004 11:33 am)
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Replying to: sajan2 (Oct 25, 2004 8:10 pm) Whoops! Read the red text below - we don't exchange personal or contact info here. Dealership, city, and state only, please. kirstie_h Roving Host & Future Vehicles Host |
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| sychan -- can you please forward the dealership name and city..thank you. | |
Both Lexus of Westminster and Longo Lexus in El Monte were willing to do $500 over invoice for me.
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sychan -- Thank so much for the info..hopefully I can have my GX this weekend...hope you are enjoying yours, once again thank you for taking the time to post the information.
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