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What is this discussion about? Lexus GS 300, Lexus GS 400, Lexus GS 430, Sedan


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My purchase by bdkinnh
Sep 06, 2005 (7:55 pm)
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A couple of weeks ago I took delivery of a 2006 GS300 AWD, black/black, with Nav, ML, and XM. I'm in NH, and bought at Lexus of Manchester.
 
MSRP was $52, 595, and I got it for $49, 834 ($2,761 off list).
 
It took about a month to come in once I ordered it, and the whole process was smooth. There were two small marks on the back seat, but they took care of it.
 
I did the whole "fax a bunch of dealers and bring the lowest price to the dealer you want to buy from" thing. Meh. Out of 12 dealers, five responded and three gave me prices. The only one that came close was Beliz Lexus - they were lower by $12. So, in the end I got the same price that I would have gotten if I just walked in off the street. So much for Fighting Chance when buying a Lexus.
 
So far I love the car, and haven't had any problems except for programming the HomeLink garage door button. I haven't spent a whole lot of time on it, so I'll keep trying. I also just got a Motorola E815, but I haven't tried the Bluetooth stuff yet. Yes, I know about the phone book issue.
 
FYI: in case anyone was curious if you can link a Macintosh laptop and transfer contacts that way - you can pair the laptop to the car, but it won't transfer any files.
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Quote for a lease in NC - GS300, NAV, XM, loaded by sjcollier
Sep 07, 2005 (7:02 pm)
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MSRP - $50,409 ... will drop to $49,499 (wow !! big savings - not)
 
36m/12k - $929 a month (56% residual)
48m/12k - $850 a month (47% residual)
60m/12k - $771 a month (38% residual)
 
These numbers are terrible in my opinion. How is the residual so low!! Does anyone else have residual #'s they have received.
 
I am looking for: 06 GS 300 (RWD) (silver ext./black int.) w/ Navigation, Mark Levinson, 18" G-spider, XM and plan on paying $48k based upon others experience getting them from $53,559
 
Just interested in lease payments and what folks are paying.
 
Jason
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Re: My purchase [bdkinnh] by bartalk3
Sep 07, 2005 (9:15 pm)
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Sep 06, 2005 7:55 pm)

You said you ordered your car and it came in in a month. You ordered from the factory and it came in that fast? Dealers here say 100-120 days for a factory order.
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Re: My purchase [bartalk3] by bdkinnh
Sep 08, 2005 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: bartalk3 (Sep 07, 2005 9:15 pm)

They had to check the allocations - once they did, they could see that one was scheduled to come in anyways so it wasn't really a "special order". I guess what I meant was I didn't take one off the lot. Sorry I wasn't more clear.
 
I imagine that if I did have a true special order, it would have taken longer.
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Re: My purchase [bdkinnh] by bartalk3
Sep 08, 2005 (11:19 am)
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Sep 08, 2005 10:23 am)

Thanks for clearing that up. It did seem a pretty fast delivery.
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Re: Quote for a lease in NC - GS300, NAV, XM, loaded [sjcollier] by 540dude
Sep 11, 2005 (6:09 pm)
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Replying to: sjcollier (Sep 07, 2005 7:02 pm)

Those numbers are an absolute joke. What is the money factor?? Looks ot me like it translates into something like 10% APR. Residual is terrible too. Given that BMW 545s are leasing for $700 per month, you would need your head examined to pay over $900 per month for a V6 GS. Whatever dealer you are working with is a rip off artist. Tell them you will consider leasing the car for $1K above invoice and for the real base money factor and residual and make them show you proof of those numbers. I bet that the numbers plunge at that point.
 
You need to show around to a bunch of dealerships. Don't hesitate to look outside of the local area. There are great GS deals to be had in South Florida, as prior posts show.
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Re: gs300 awd [kssod1] by mblack78
Sep 11, 2005 (8:18 pm)
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Replying to: kssod1 (Aug 07, 2005 7:26 am)

Getting ML on a GS 300 AWD is pretty much impossible unless you order it from the factory like I did. Pretty much only the GS430's come with ML. But there is a huge difference between ML & w/out ML. I wouldn't have it any other way. Gotta have the ML. Dealer told me there is only 1 currently available in US.
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Re: My purchase [bdkinnh] by mblack78
Sep 11, 2005 (8:23 pm)
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Sep 06, 2005 7:55 pm)

Did the dealer tell you it takes about 6 months to order. Did you have it built that way??
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Re: gs300 awd [mblack78] by bdkinnh
Sep 11, 2005 (9:17 pm)
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Replying to: mblack78 (Sep 11, 2005 8:18 pm)

Mine is a GS300 AWD, and getting it with ML was no problem. Did you mean with ML but without Nav?
 
One in the US with ML? That can't be right - my dealer showed me the allocation for the Northeast, and there were 60 due just for August, most with ML.
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Re: Quote for a lease in NC - GS300, NAV, XM, loaded [540dude] by sjcollier
Sep 12, 2005 (7:43 pm)
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Replying to: 540dude (Sep 11, 2005 6:09 pm)

Yeah, they are a bunch of tools. I spoke with about 50 dealerships over the last week and Wilde Lexus of Sarasota has been the best to work with and the absolute best price. Well worth the travel there!! Anyways, got down to the credit check and TransUnion has a mortgage listed as open on a house we sold about 6 months ago - so we show way to much mortgage debt.
 
Opening a dispute tomorrow with them. Wonder how long this will take.
 
Jason

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