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#776 of 1357 Re: Bit the bullet, got the 2005 [bikegal] by vabuyer1 Dec 30, 2004 (2:59 pm)
Replying to: bikegal (Dec 27, 2004 10:39 pm) Thanks for your info. Bought a Black Garnet with Tan inside from Chantilly dealer in Northern VA for $32250 + tax + tag with MSRP $35894. Includes Option: -- 17" Alloy Wheels with all season tires -- Heated and ventilated front seats -- HID with Rain Sensing Wipes -- Power Rear Sun Shade -- VSC -- Wood and Leather Steering Wheel & shift Knob -- 6-Disc In dash CD changer -- Trunk Mat, Cargo Net, and wheel Locks Thanks every body who posted message. This board is great. Happy New Year! Replies to this message: markze (Jan 01, 2005 3:21 pm) wasabi911 (Jan 09, 2005 1:47 pm)
#777 of 1357 Re: Bit the bullet, got the 2005 [vabuyer1] by markze Jan 01, 2005 (3:21 pm)
Replying to: vabuyer1 (Dec 30, 2004 2:59 pm) VaBuyer, sounds like you've worked out a pretty good deal. Does anyone have any buying experience in the New York City/Long Island area? I'm looking for pretty much the same ES330 package listed by Vabuyer (message #776). The only dealer I have so far talked to gave me a price of $33,000, which also includes window tinting. I hope to do better. Would appreciate any input. Thanks and Happy New Year! Replies to this message: wasabi911 (Jan 09, 2005 1:47 pm)
#778 of 1357 December to Remember? by lexushunter Jan 01, 2005 (3:39 pm)
I just bought an ES330, MSRP $35269 for $32250. I probably could have saved another $500 by driving 2-3 hours but it wasn't worth the time and hassle.   I asked my salesman several times about the December to Remeber sale. He told me that the incentives for that sale were basically limited to finance rates on leases.   The 60-month purchase rate they had advertised was 5.75. I shopped and found a 60-month rate of 4.69 which the dealer matched.   Now I see on MSN and Edmunds that the rate for December to Remember is 3.75. Based on the amount I financed, this means about $10 a month - not really a budget breaker.   I know this is probably a case of 'buyer beware', but I'm wondering - should I bring this up to the salesman and/or dealership as I think they should have informed me of this?   Thanks.
#779 of 1357 Auto Recall on 2005 Lexus ES330 by philly2 Jan 04, 2005 (9:11 am)
In September I purchased the 2005 Lexus ES330. Last week I heard that there is a recall for seat belts front buckle assembly part and that dealers will replace the front passenger seatbelt buckle status switch. The recall began on December 20, 2004. Has anyone received a notice on this recall? Thanks. Replies to this message: kirstie_h (Jan 04, 2005 9:20 am)
#780 of 1357 Re: Auto Recall on 2005 Lexus ES330 [philly2] by kirstie_h HOST Jan 04, 2005 (9:20 am)
Replying to: philly2 (Jan 04, 2005 9:11 am) You'll get a better response if you re-post in our regular Lexus ES 300/ES 330 discussion, since this one is reserved for pricing & purchase information.   kirstie_h Roving Host Host, Smart Shopper & Future Vehicles discussions
#781 of 1357 Re: Bit the bullet, got the 2005 [markze] by wasabi911 Jan 09, 2005 (1:47 pm)
Replying to: markze (Jan 01, 2005 3:21 pm) i just bought the same exact model from Ray Catena Lexus in Larchmont for about the same price as VaBuyer. I just submitted for a quote thru their website and that was the quote i got.
#782 of 1357 finally i have it by carbeku Jan 10, 2005 (6:02 am)
Got a 2005 ES 330 fm a Boston area dealer (walpole/norwood) for 31050 in the dec to rem scheme. msrp is 35709. i was initially miffed with the customer service at these guys and almost took my biz to another dealer. finally, they offered me a good price and we agreed. good service the second time around. Replies to this message: beardie (Feb 08, 2005 10:58 am) carbeku (Feb 15, 2005 12:48 pm)
#783 of 1357 huh? by plastix Jan 15, 2005 (2:07 pm)
Out of curiosity, why does everyone on this thread compare their pricing (either quotes or actual price paid) to MSRP? Then you all seem to rationalize the purchase as a percentage of MSRP (where the ballpark figure is around 88-91% for this car). Is that some sort of Lexus phenomenon? It seems like every other discussion I've ever heard about new car pricing (at least from the buyer's perspective) originates from the invoice price (or even more specifically from the dealer price). MSRP is a totally arbitrary figure (albeit set by the factory), while invoice (or dealer price) are actual monetary values. Maybe it's just an issue of perspective, but why not work UP from the lowest price, as opposed to working down from a higher one? Replies to this message: atoews (Jan 18, 2005 2:53 pm)
#784 of 1357 Re: huh? [plastix] by atoews Jan 18, 2005 (2:53 pm)
Replying to: plastix (Jan 15, 2005 2:07 pm) We've had discussions on using MSRP versus invoice and we agreed that invoice would be better to use for comparison. The problem is that invoice is more difficult to obtain. You have to add the invoice price of all the options to get the total invoice. During several periods of time, many folks were posting their deals as percentage of MSRP and this seemed to be very helpful to others looking for the definition of a reasonable deal.   Even if MSRP is a shaky number, it is a CONSISTENT number, which is what is important when doing price comparisons among vehicles with varying options and from various geographical regions.       During any time period, it is amazing how close the deals are to one another, usually varying by no more than a percentage point or two from MSRP.   If a potential buyer sees 10 posters getting 90% MSRP, this buyer is going to press a dealer for a better price than 100% MSRP.   So, the answer to your question is if you want to get lots of folks to post their deals such that it is easy to do and such that the readers can get lots of info for comparision, using MSRP seemed to be a good way to do it.
#785 of 1357 Extended Warranty Worth It? by 1sttimelexus Jan 19, 2005 (9:59 pm)
I am about to place an order for an '05 ES330; have been driving a Volvo 740 for 10+yrs, so I tend to drive cars forever & enjoy no payments. I'm pondering whether to get an X'ed Wty. Is it worth the extra $1000-1200 or so to get the 6yr/70k, or maybe the $1400-1700 for the 7/100k? What are your experiences w/ out of warranty repairs? I suspect that I'll drive this for at least 4-5years 15-20K miles/yr before checking out the new technology in whatever is available then. Thoughts?

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