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Replying to: igiban (Nov 22, 2004 12:30 pm) |
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My mother wanted a 2005 GS300 (even though I told her 2006 with new body and engine would be coming in April). I shopped some prices and Putnam Lexus said we had to come to get the Costco price which is the best price available. The guy converted her to the 2005 ES, which has some niceties like twin memory seats and ventilated/heated seats. So the Costco price was about $1200 over the claimed invoice for the model without the NAV (incidentally, most of them had a bunch of options which you have to add in at Edmunds to get true idea of the price). NAV and ML seemed to be the only options you could add along with the sport/comfort transmission thing. So a model without NAV was about $2600 below MSRP and the model with NAV was about $2700 below invoice. He then invited us to give us a price over invoice that we'd be willing to pay. Then he showed us on Carsdirect that the "best" price was about $700 below what he was offering and asked if we would buy for that price. That put it just under $32000 for a model without NAV. Of course, he wouldn't give us anything written to take with us so I'm recalling all these numbers from memory. My parents wanted to hold off, check another dealer and check the colors better (we went at dusk). I noticed that a lot of the discussion in this thread revolves around percentage of MSRP. So what is a good rule of thumb for the percentage of MSRP we should shoot for in the Bay Area? Will that change if we add NAV? Does the total MSRP include all the fees? I don't want to see some fees slipped in at the end. |
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Replying to: igiban (Nov 22, 2004 12:30 pm) As to the ES 330, I think I am more willing to give it another look even though I have been more interested in the TL. The ES suits more of my driving style, but TL's techno gadgets are way more cool, and I love its no-option pricing. |
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I'm about to buy a 2005 ES330. December sale makes this attractive but I have read that the 06 model will be different. Does it pay to wait? Better deal now but lower resale because of new model? Does anyone know what's up with the 06 330? Thanks
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Replying to: georgefs (Nov 28, 2004 8:20 am) |
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My folks got a black 2005 ES330, no NAV, for 34,000 out the door. Putnam Lexus in Redwood City, CA. The sticker was 35,289, which includes HID, heated seats, sunscreen. In other words, the base option package which all of these cars seem to have. By my calculations, that means the price before tax and license would be just around 90% of MSRP.
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Replying to: wco81 (Nov 28, 2004 11:51 am) |
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Replying to: georgefs (Nov 28, 2004 8:20 am) |
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I posted a short time ago about our newly purchased ES...that I was in love with the Acura TL but since this was my wife's daily driver I let her choose. To her, it was the ES hands down! My driver is a Vette Z06 so I was more interested in a sportier ride/handling, hence the TL. Just returned from a 1,300 mile holiday trip and gotta admit the ES was an absolute dream to drive. Comfort beyond measure and the "hushed" cabin was a total joy. Even the grooved concrete (which is noisier than hell) in Wisconsin was so quiet one could almost take a nap. Virtually ZERO wind noise at 75-80 mph. Gotta admit, she picked a real winner! |
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I made contact with the internet department of the Lexus dealership in Thousand Oaks, CA (near Los Angeles) through Cars direct. Their initial quote is $35,570 plus tax and license fees for a 2005 Lexus 330ES with the following options: Black onyx exterior (Mfr Code  E202) Black leather interior (Mfr Code I21L) Nav system/ML audio pkg (Mfr Code NL) (PIO) Wheel locks (Mfr Code WL) VSC (Mfr Code VV) (PIO) Gold Package (Mfr Code GP) Xenon HID Headlights (Mfr Code HL) Wood Steering Wheel (Mfr Code WU) Burled Walnut Trim (Mfr Code #BW) (PIO) Carpet Trunk Mat (Mfr Code LM) Heated/Cooled Front seats (Mfr Code HH) All Season Tires/Chrome wheels (Mfr Code FK) Power Sunshade (Mfr Code HN) The internet sales guy stated the list price with the above options is $39,975 which makes his quoted price 91% of his list. Please provide your comments - is this a good deal? Thanks to all. |
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