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#71 of 544 Re: Lots of cars in Houston [4farnorth] by wantsrx400h Aug 29, 2005 (8:22 pm)
Replying to: 4farnorth (Aug 29, 2005 5:07 pm) They had about 8 cars in stock. We got one with the heated seats, but no other extras. The price was $2000+ under MSRP and was the same price Sterling McCall (sp?) was willing to give us. We are doing a one payment lease which saves you money over a regular lease and since we think the technology on the hybrid may change a lot in the next few years we wanted to lease rather than buy.
#72 of 544 random reflections after five days' ownership by humptyd Sep 12, 2005 (8:22 am)
1 -- dealer offered $1500 discount without prompting. We wanted a car with all the options, and dealer had in stock the car we wanted except that it lacked a factory installed DVD. Dealer installed an 8 inch DVD player for $1625, i.e. larger screen and cheaper price than factory unit. Total cash price including DVD player was $50,488.   2 -- consider making initial contact with dealer on Internet -- most dealers appeared to assign one of their better salespeople to Internet inquiries.   3 -- not all Lexus service technicians are created equal. The technician recommended by the delivery manager -- who, we learned later, operates a strict rotation system-- was extraordinarily inept in answering questions about the initial mileage. We finally got useful answers from another technician recommended by the salesman.   4 -- the Lexus site contains useful material on mileage performance, including an explanation why most of us will not achieve the EPA results, and points out that optimum performance may not be achieved during first 5000 miles.   5 -- most surprising omission: absence of climate control for second row passengers who are served only by three little vents in the middle of the floor, adjustable as regards direction and volume of flow but not temperature.   6 -- and the lemon of the week award goes to..............the navigation system! Leaving aside its confusing button names and poor legibility, and a manual which explains "how" but not "why", on its initial use the system failed to recognise the address of an abused women's shelter in Indianapolis, -- though it did offer the name of a furniture company in Cleveland,. When given the shelter's phone number, the system said the number was invalid, but when, on a whim, I put in the final four digits as "2000" instead of the correct "2200", the system gave the correct address for the shelter, although under the name of another company. The system in our 2005 Acura had no difficulty with either the address or the phone number. Stay tuned. Replies to this message: katzjamr (Sep 12, 2005 9:58 am) mirex (Sep 12, 2005 2:04 pm)
#73 of 544 Nav by katzjamr Sep 12, 2005 (9:58 am)
Replying to: humptyd (Sep 12, 2005 8:22 am) I had never used a nav system and it took some time to feel comfortable with this one. There is a dvd on the nav system that does walk you through everything. You can play it in the car or use it in a desktop pc. There also used to be a tutorial at the official Lexus web site where u register your vin number, it is the one sponsored by Lexus. I found that one the most help. When it didnt like some of my addresses and the directions were opposite normal i realized it was set for a home city in canada. Now i get in the habit of entering the city first, that is one reason it didnt recognize your address. It will take an address that is close and get u there, and it will also adjust to a route you are driving that is different from its suggested route. Now that i have used it for a while i find it more useful than i thot it would be.
#74 of 544 Re: random reflections after five days' ownership [humptyd] by mirex Sep 12, 2005 (2:04 pm)
Replying to: humptyd (Sep 12, 2005 8:22 am) I now have 6600 miles on my 400h which includes several trips from Seattle to Portland as well as a round trip to Lake Tahoe, Novato CA, and back up the I5 corridor. The navigation system worked well including finding an obscure address in Gardenville, NV. Any streets or addresses that are newer than the dvd version in the navigation system, of course, will not be found.   The verbal command option is next to worthless. When speaking "go home" it gave me a list of chinese resteraunts. There should be an option that allows you to record a command.   I had previous experience with the Lexus navigation system in my RX300 so learning the additional options wasn't too difficult. I have seen the Accura navigation system and was impressed.
#75 of 544 bought my RX400h from Dallas dealer by derekslin Sep 12, 2005 (3:07 pm)
After reading several posts on here, I emailed several Texas Lexus dealers (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas) for the best price and my trade-in. MSRP is $49883+TTL. I received 3 best offers from Dallas dealers. I end up buying from one of these dealers. He offered me $2845 off the MSRP and he gave me one with additional Mark Levinson audio system upgrade ($980 MSRP). I drove up to Dallas and bought it the same day. My trade-in price is about $300-400 difference from what I expected from bluebook. Overall, my purhcase experience is excellent. I did an one pay lease following fellow forum member's suggestion.   BTW, I really enjoy this RX400h, I use bluetooth connecting to my cell phone to talk while drive. Navigation is easy to use, except you can not program it while driving. I am getting about 26.2 mpg fom three fill ups. Oh, and the dealership is Park Place Lexus . My advice is to email those dealers first and ask them to give you the best price and compare them. Austin Lexus never return my email or call me until a week later. They want me to pay MSRP and may not have one available.   I hope this information will help others   Derek Austin, TX
#76 of 544 Getting an RX 400h shipped from a dealer in another state by jazzpiano Sep 20, 2005 (5:28 pm)
Since the dealers in southern California are still charging MSRP, and have limited selection, we are considering "importing" from another state (thanks to a few posts on this forum about discounts available in various regions ). Is there anyone on this forum who bought from an out-of-state dealer and had the vehicle shipped to southern California? What was your experience with doing this (expense, timeline, satisfaction, etc.)? (Even if some of you had your vehicles shipped to other states, any general information you can share would be appreciated!) Thanks! Replies to this message: hendjaz (Sep 20, 2005 6:21 pm) kyfdx (Sep 20, 2005 6:30 pm)
#77 of 544 Re: Getting an RX 400h shipped from a dealer in another state [jazzpiano] by hendjaz Sep 20, 2005 (6:21 pm)
Replying to: jazzpiano (Sep 20, 2005 5:28 pm) In Seattle we similarly have no available inventory and waiting lists are apparently still common. I sent emails to all of the dealers in the western states except for CA for obvious reasons for the purpose of finding one available, not so much for getting below msrp. I received a few auto response emails but only Lexus of Albuquerque responded that they thought they might have one or two that weren't already committed to someone.   I called right away and made an msrp offer on one and before the salesman could get my offer in the RX sold to a buyer there in the dealership. He then investigated another one that they had and found that a buyer on their list was scheduled to come the next day to look at it but had not yet committed to buy it. It was the right color for us so I made an offer for it, secured it with a small credit card deposit and they sold it to me. We flew to Abq a few days later and drove it back to Seattle, making a family vacation out of it with stops in Santa Fe, Moab,UT and Twin Falls, Id on the way back. We love the RX-h and very much enjoyed the purchase and travel experience. What a great road trip vehicle.   From SoCal, Abq should be an inexpensive flight and nice easy drive back. Try the Phoenix stores too as someone said the availability there was better but I received no responses from them other than auto ones. I called a few of the out of state dealers too and didn't rely on email only but email is actually what worked the best in finding the ones in Abq. I would be happy to share the contact information for the Abq dealer if you are interested. BTW, you may have to go further east (ie Texas as was noted) to get a "deal" on one currently. Good luck to you in the search. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Sep 20, 2005 6:30 pm)
#78 of 544 Re: Getting an RX 400h shipped from a dealer in another state [hendjaz] by kyfdx HOST Sep 20, 2005 (6:30 pm)
Replying to: hendjaz (Sep 20, 2005 6:21 pm) Congratulations on your new car... But, please.. no contact information ...   Dealer name and city/state is fine....   regards, kyfdx Host-Prices Paid Forums
#80 of 544 Re: Tax Credit [wantsrx400h] by kaperino Sep 26, 2005 (12:54 pm)
Replying to: wantsrx400h (Aug 22, 2005 5:50 am) You must purchase the vehicle new and for your own use, not for resale. You must drive it mostly in the United States. The vehicle must meet all federal and state emissions requirements. Government agencies, tax exempt organizations, and foreign entities are not eligible.   $2000.00 kap Replies to this message: stevedebi (Sep 26, 2005 2:01 pm)

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