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Replying to: bioya4 (Jul 12, 2005 8:58 am) Here's another thought. Does one of your local TV stations have a group of people that investigate complaints like yours?? If so, contact them about your situation. In many cases, the negative publicity (or threat thereof) incents the merchant to make things right. Good luck. |
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Replying to: louiein99 (May 11, 2005 6:25 pm)  So to make a long sad story short "WE ARE STILL WAITING" 
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Replying to: horns1976 (Jul 07, 2005 7:00 pm) My salesman offered me this procedure: If I arranged with a private buyer to buy my trade-in immediately and everyone completed the appropriate forms, then, for a $500 fee, that private party could buy my car at the trade-in price. I thus saved the sales tax on the trade-in. I did not do this, just negotiated as high as possible tradein price and saved the sales tax. Comments: The RX 400h was on the lot and did not have pin stripes or additional window tints (driver and passenger) in addition to the existing rear tints. I talked to the "painter" and he customized my hand-painted pin stripe colors. It looks great to me. The free maintenance was stated for 3 years/20,000 miles because I do not drive cars very much and have a pattern of low mileage.... Likely, it will be 3 years of free maintenance unless I make some extra highway trips. I had to bargain with the sales manager to increase the time for free maintenance in addition to the other bargaining points. Initially, I told the sales manager and salesman that I would buy an extended warranty and get a car loan from them. I imagined that I would get a better bargain if they thought that they would get money from these purchases. At the end, though, I told them I would pay cash and did not want the extended warranty*. * I know of several Toyota dealerships which sell greatly reduced in price extended warranties for the Prius. Does anyone know of Lexus dealers that will do this? btw, I assume everyone has read the article written by the former car salesman which I think is available at Edmunds.com. So, all the tricks and "closing" techniques were expected. I already knew what I wanted and was waiting for them to get to that point. I used the Internet Dept and ended up at the dealership for final negotiations. With several other new cars I bought recently, I negotiated with the Internet Dept and only went there once, to test drive the car and pay for it. The last car I bought using Internet only was a Prius and I got $500 off MSRP. Before that, I have surveyed maybe 25 dealerships in Florida to see what price I could get. I would want to comment on the dealership I used: Scanlon Lexus of Ft Myers, Florida... this is the best dealership I have ever used in terms of service and "white glove" treatment. Perhaps this is the standard Lexus treatment but I really liked it. I get free car washes weekly if I want to which is nice mostly because I don't like to put a hybrid car through the mechanical car washes.
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Replying to: dmbflorida (Jul 16, 2005 1:51 pm) I chuckled when I read that the dealer would let a private party buy your "old" car at the trade-in price for a "$500 fee." Obviously, that was their attempt to make $500 on that deal by doing basically nothing. Also, had you done such a deal, the person who purchased your "old" vehicle would, of course, have had to pay sales tax on that purchase. You save the sales tax...the buyer pays it. It goes without saying that everyone wants to get the best possible deal on a new car purchase. After driving out of the dealership in the new vehicle, everybody out there has probably wondered if they could have gotten a better deal than the deal they got. Personally, I know I have done just that. But, wondering and worrying won't change anything. Unfortunately for those who want to own a 400h now, the dealers are making a really nice profit on the ones they are selling. Later on, once the new wears off a little bit, they'll be "hungrier" and their margins won't be so great.  It all comes down to whether or not you want to delay gratification. |
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At carsdirect if you enter a south CA zip code you get a price quote that is $3000 more than a LA(state) price. RX330's are cheaper in CA than LA.. Are 400h's in short supply anywhere else than CA.?
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Replying to: ultra64 (Jul 17, 2005 11:47 am) Most of the sites I have checked have no participating dealers in my area. So, right now it's kind of a moot point. By the way, there are a bunch of 400h's for sale on ebay. So far, none have sold. On the completed items, I have seen a bid of $52,000 and a bid of $56,500 from the same bidder on two different vehicles. Very strange. Reserve not met on either vehicle. Crazy!!! Most bids are in the $40 - $45K range. (I am in no way affiliated with ebay and am not endorsing or promoting its use.) |
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Replying to: KarenS (May 06, 2005 7:06 am) Flint w/black interior, Mark Levinson Audio, RSES, heated seats, rain-sensing wipers, cargo mat, and wheel locks. +$650 for delivery. My additions: Lexus installed Tow-hitch. Dealer offered at additional charge: 2 alternatives for extended warranty, credit insurance, gap insurance, NW Protection package (clear nose mask + Tough Guard Ext/Int Protection), Lo-Jack Declined all for now, except wanted to get more info on the Lo-Jack option. Have been on wait-list since Spring 2004; formal deposit made May 2005 ($1000); delivery yesterday. Lexus of Portland - very pleasant to deal with. Even had ability to check on custom plates (LTL GAS), and made selection as part of the closing process. Got what I expected for a 98 Audi A4 Quattro in trade. Mike |
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I got a quote from the manager of the dealer in New Jersey, $3000 off the MSRP which is $46883 with standard options. What do your guys think? My friend bought 6 or 7 Lexus cars from this guy and recommended him to me. What do your guys pay for this car recently? Can anybody share with me? Thx. I'm planning to sign the contract tomorrow evening. Any info is appreciated.
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Replying to: putao (Aug 15, 2005 7:07 pm) That sounds like a great price. Tonight I got a price of only $1,000 off for a RX400h at Lexus of Cherry Hill. What dealer gave you the $3,000 discount? Regards, JMB741
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I signed up with a dealer in Tacoma because their waiting list was shortest. They told me late summer and started calling me in June, to see if any of the ones coming in fit my requirements. The first week of July when i was picking mine up, a lady walked in and purchased one on the spot, someone on the list had passedit over, she was never on any list. U can go to the dealer give them a totally refundable deposit, and it would surprise me if you didnt have a car within two weeks at this point. The lists are very changeable, people dont always take a car when it is available or it is not the right color, you just have to show them you are serious at this point and they will find u a 400h
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