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Re: My purchase [bartalk3]
by bdkinnh
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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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- #150 of 686
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Re: My purchase [bdkinnh]
by bartalk3
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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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- #151 of 686
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Re: Quote for a lease in NC - GS300, NAV, XM, loaded [sjcollier]
by 540dude
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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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- #152 of 686
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Re: gs300 awd [kssod1]
by mblack78
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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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- #153 of 686
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Re: My purchase [bdkinnh]
by mblack78
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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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- #154 of 686
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Re: gs300 awd [mblack78]
by bdkinnh
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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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- #155 of 686
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Re: Quote for a lease in NC - GS300, NAV, XM, loaded [540dude]
by sjcollier
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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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- #156 of 686
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Re: Quote for a lease in NC - GS300, NAV, XM, loaded [sjcollier]
by ckelly14
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Sep 12, 2005 (7:51 pm)
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Replying to: sjcollier (Sep 07, 2005 7:02 pm)
What dealership in NC? I want to stay away.
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- #157 of 686
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Prices on 430 with Nav
by cassiri
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Sep 13, 2005 (12:26 pm)
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Has anyone had experience on pricing for a 430 with nav/ml? I'm curious if the 430 is harder to deal on since there are fewer or if gas prices have the V8's taking a hit.
Also are certain colors harder to come by than others?
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- #158 of 686
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Re: gs300 awd [bdkinnh]
by mblack78
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Sep 14, 2005 (8:08 am)
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Sep 11, 2005 9:17 pm)
I live in the midwest & the 3 Lexus dealerships I went to all had difficulty finding any GS300 AWD with ML. I know one dealership was lying cause they just wanted me to take one off the lot (& without taking hardly anything off MRSP!). They say that the ML package is few & far between on the GS300 AWD anyway. I just went ahead & ordered one from the factory exactly the way I wanted. The wait time is killing me though (~ 6 months)!
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