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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Lexus RX 350 / RX 400h Lease Questions
1529 messages, Last post on Nov 04, 2009 at 8:25 AM
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Replying to: scoutandatty (Dec 23, 2008 3:30 am)
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Replying to: scoutandatty (Dec 23, 2008 6:25 am) |
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I just leased an '09 RX 350 in Dallas on 12/20/08. It has Nav & the Premium Plus package. The lease was for 36 month/15k miles per year. MSRP-$44,841. Selling price-$38,500 Residual-52% MF-.0012-I could not get the .0095 even though my FICO score is 793. They paid off my current lease-2 payments-total $1056. Upfront charges-$670.93 (first payment & documentation) Payment-$526.93 The deal was all over the phone. Initially their quote was $39,500. I might could have got better, but I am happy with it.
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I haven't checked in for a while and am very surprised that the deals aren't better. At the end of November lots of folks were getting 7 to 9 off list. As it's the perfect time for dealing (end of the month, end of the year, weak economy, overstock) has anyone gotten 10 off list? My deal -- list at 44, bought at 35.
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Replying to: Timelockmind (Dec 23, 2008 5:06 pm) 15000 a year, 36 months, just 1month and fees totaling 1300 came out to 508 a month including tax. plus free car washes as long as I own the car, pickup and dropoff of the car with a loaner. got the car in central jersey. thanks guys for all your help through the process!! Merry XMAS! |
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Replying to: fanat (Dec 17, 2008 10:21 am) what deal did you end up getting. did you end up paying $430 with no cap cost reduction for the prem+navi?
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Replying to: nyc6035 (Dec 13, 2008 8:55 am) did you end up closing this deal? It's the best one I've seen for prem+nav in the NYC area. The lowest I am getting is about $440 (no cap cost reduction) in the tri-state area.
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Replying to: leaser310 (Dec 11, 2008 2:51 pm) Don't let your bad dealer experience ruin the fun of getting a new vehicle. Happy Holidays and enjoy your new ride  ! Car_man Host Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum |
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Replying to: LexRX350 (Dec 12, 2008 5:00 pm) As far as this specific deal goes, the best way to evaluate a lease is to look at the selling price that it is based upon. The selling prices of leased vehicles are negotiable, just as if you were paying cash for or financing them. Without this number, it is difficult to tell how much of a dealer discount you are being given. Find out what it is and let us know here. I am sure that either myself or another knowledgeable community member will be happy to give you their opinion of it. Car_man Host Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum
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Replying to: lex_nj (Dec 24, 2008 3:55 am) Yes. The MSRP was 46241 (which is prem plus, nav, heated seats, cargo tray, etc.). My payment is $439 a month for 36/10K with Westchester County tax (7.375%). My payment before tax is $409. Out the door was acq fee, first month and registration fees. I believe that was like $1440. (It's been a week...the exact OTD is fading...but that's all there was). There was a 'small' decrepency between how I calculated the tax and how they did. We agreed on $38,000K sell price which should have been $409 and $439 by my calculator. They were about$5 more with taxes a month. We settled on the $439 with taxes in number which drove the actual sales price down to (I believe...don't the paperwork in front of me) to $37821 in order for them to come in at the $439 a month payment with taxes. So this deal was Prestige Lexus of Ramsey,NJ. A big dealer...a bit north of Paramus. I did the initial contact through their website...but they were very much a 'talk on the phone' kind of dealer once initial contact was established. When we talked, he salesguy asked me if there was a number I wanted them to beat. I didn't give him one and his offer was 39500. I went back and said all I wanted was a 'fair deal' and that fair (in the world of the Edmunds Forum at least) appears to be $38000. He matched that number within about 15 minutes. (Of course he had to talk to the sales manager.) My local dealer in Mt Kisco when I tried to 'work them' to the same price could only come in at $38300 for the same vehicle even with knowledge of the other offer. Ray Catenia in Larchmont might have been willing to work the price down to the same numbers...but I didn't think there was any difference between the two dealers in terms of distance from my house...so I took the first offer from Prestige. In hindsight it's a little bit of 'drag' as a NY resident buying a car in NJ. I didn't get new plates or a NYS registration sticker on delivery....I'm waiting for them to arrive at the dealer so they can be mailed to me. Also, the vehicle didn't come with a NYS inspection sticker...I haven't been back in touch with the dealer about it...but I suspect I'm out $35 and the time to have a local service station inspect the car to get the sticker. The $35 isn't a big deal of course...it's just another thing I have to get done on a Saturday. All and all it was a reasonable experience....I'm not 100% sure that next time I'd travel the 30 miles to save the $300...given that the free loaner car component will now require me to drive to NJ to receive the benefit (should I decide it's important to take advantage of)...and the 'wierdness' of driving a vehicle around with two dealer 'plates' that say Prestige and no registration other than a 'transport' sticker that's good through the end of the month. Hope this helps.
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