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Replying to: omtradelaw (Jul 04, 2005 11:55 pm) I am located in San Pedro, CA
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Replying to: kenbt (Jul 05, 2005 9:53 pm) Move to Oregon or Alaska! In CA you are going to pay sales tax even if you are a resident of a state that does not charge any tax. A definite reason to shop elsewhere for non-residents. |
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Replying to: omtradelaw (Jul 04, 2005 11:55 pm) It is impossible for me to report my actual buying price for my RX 400h because of the extras I received (free) which were reductions from the MSRP. I had a high trade-in on my car and this also saved me sales tax. I received three years/20,000 miles free maintenance after purchase. I received window tints. I received hand-painted pin-stripes on both sides. I received a $100 referral fee for referring a relative for a RX 400h purchase. The car was on the lot without assignment to someone on the Waitlist and the dealership wanted to sell before Saturday. The "story" I was told in giving me the incentives was that future allocations depended on how many 400h models were not sold during "inventory" on Saturdays. Anyway, I was and still am happy with the "bottom line" price. The only feature I received which I have no use for is heated seats... I live in hot SW Florida and will never use them. btw, my car color is silver so the tires were Michelins, probably OEM.
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Replying to: horns1976 (Jul 05, 2005 1:05 pm) Do you happen to know what RSES means in this excerpt: "Vehicle has heated seats, Levinson, RSES, and cargo mat" ? Thanks. |
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Replying to: horns1976 (Jul 05, 2005 3:47 am) Thanks.
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Replying to: elainet (Jul 07, 2005 1:40 pm)
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Replying to: briegel (Jul 07, 2005 1:43 pm) Personally, I don't think the RSES is worth the price. I think a DVD system with headrest mounted monitors, a la Pimp My Ride, is far superior to the Lexus system. Also, for those of us who live in TX, the heated seats are pretty much useless. Finally, I think the 400h, a $50K ride, should definitely offer satellite radio. |
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Replying to: dmbflorida (Jul 06, 2005 3:39 pm) As I have posted previously, we got a high trade-in on a used GM vehicle, $1,000 off sticker, free rear cargo mat and no add on charges. Still a ton of money!! Now, regarding selling your car yourself and "show as trade to save on sales tax," here's how that usually works: You are buying a new car from a dealer. You make an agreement with a private party that he/she will buy your current vehicle. The dealer from which you are buying the new car shows your current vehicle as a trade-in. Then, the dealer sells your used vehicle to the private party at the agreed upon price (plus sales tax, etc.) So, you get the price you wanted for your car plus save the sales tax because the dealer shows your car as a trade-in. It's basically a paperwork transaction. That's the best of both worlds. I hope I've made this clear. |
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Replying to: horns1976 (Jul 07, 2005 7:00 pm) Did your brother's RX400h have the pinstripe option listed on his factory window sticker? If definately didn't. Does Lexus have it as a available option anywhere on it's website? It definately does not. The fact is dealer's install the pinstripes. Actually, the dealer's subcontract it out to mobile painter's who come to the dealer and paint the pintstripes on the car within a 1/2 hour. They do this with random cars on lots because it is a huge profit center. Generally pinstripping a car costs the dealer about $50. But they end up trying to charge the consumer upwards of $300!! And then off course, they give away some for free, because it ends up making a customer who likes pinstripes feel great that they got $300 pinstripes for free!!
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Replying to: maxhonda99 (Jul 08, 2005 10:11 am) If I recall correctly, there are two pinstripes. The top one is gold and has the Lexus "L" logo in it. The bottom stripe is solid and matches the interior color, ivory. The vehicle is black which, in my opinion, is way too hot for Texas. But, he wanted the black. Like I said in my other post, he is ticked that the stripes are on the vehicle and is planning to cover them up with some sort of tape stripe. As an aside, he also wants to install a center grill guard on the vehicle. As of this post, I haven't found one that will fit. WAAG's center grill guard for the RX330 will not fit. I already checked with them. Waiting for response from T&H. Also trying to find a non-Lexus trailer hitch for the vehicle. Lexus dealers are too proud of theirs although I have seen a couple of posts from owners who successfully installed the hitch for the RX330. By the way, am I the only one who thinks the 400h color choices are pretty lousy?? The dealer we purchased from had only black, flint and bamboo...no blue or silver. I sort of liked the bamboo but it was like a chameleon. In certain light, it looked sort of green.
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