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Lexus RX 350 / RX 450h Lease Questions

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Re: New Money Factors and Residuals???? [lordo] by Car_man HOST
Jan 14, 2009 (3:21 am)
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Replying to: lordo (Jan 12, 2009 9:47 am)

Hey lordo. Please see my previous post for the information that you're looking for. Thanks.
 
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Re: New Money Factors and Residuals???? [Naladog315] by Car_man HOST
Jan 14, 2009 (3:23 am)
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Replying to: Naladog315 (Jan 12, 2009 7:43 am)

Hi Naladog315. The money factor and dealer cash that you were quoted are correct. Lexus eliminated its special lease money factors on the '09 RX 350 for January, but it doubled its dealer cash.
 
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Re: New Money Factors and Residuals???? [lordo] by Justinguo
Jan 14, 2009 (7:43 am)
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Replying to: lordo (Jan 12, 2009 9:47 am)

New to this forum, one quick question. I am thinking to buy a 2009 400h. Given the $6,000 from Lexus to dealers, what is the reasonable price I should offer? $6,000 below invoice price? or higher? Thanks a lot
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by bocastephen
Jan 14, 2009 (12:47 pm)
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WOW, the boost in money factor makes a huge difference. I was upset at missing out on the extra 3500 cash, but when I ran the numbers through my Reg M lease calculator, the new lease price for the same deal added almost 90/month.
 
My original deal was around 41K, 47%, .00035 with a 506 payment.
 
The new deal is around 37k, 46% and .00285 with a 588 payment.
 
Now I'm extra happy with the deal I got, even if the price paid was much higher. Now if Lexus had kept the .00035 MF and boosted the cash to 6k, then I would be feeling grouchy.
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Re: [bocastephen] by skylab
Jan 15, 2009 (7:40 am)
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Replying to: bocastephen (Jan 14, 2009 12:47 pm)

Yeah, me too. The deal in December definitely favored leasing over buying. This month it's the other way around. But it seems like you'd better have cash, because Lexus has apparently also done away with subsidized financing. I'm not sure that's the best way to move inventory in this economy, but what do I know?
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Re: [skylab] by bocastephen
Jan 15, 2009 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: skylab (Jan 15, 2009 7:40 am)

I thought I read some rumor somewhere (maybe Clublexus.com) about Lexus having a massive stock of 2008 R400h at the ports, but being unable or unwilling to ship them to retail dealers - so they were offering "insiders" (I guess Lexus and Toyota employees, dealers, vendors and other associates) a very, very cheap 12 month lease on these cars to get them out of the port.
 
Unfortunately I only knew a few people who worked at Toyota, and none of them are there anymore so I was both unaware of the deal, and likely unable to get it without their help.
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Re: New Money Factors and Residuals???? [Justinguo] by rain_man
Jan 16, 2009 (3:59 pm)
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Replying to: Justinguo (Jan 14, 2009 7:43 am)

Unlike RX350 there is no 2009 model of RX400h. With the $2,500 deal people were getting almost $9,000 off MSRP. So $12k under MSRP should be realistic now...
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is this a good deal?? by motwani
Jan 18, 2009 (8:13 pm)
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looks like i just missed the 'dec to remember' deals!! this is what the dealer is offering
rx350 with premium plus-no navi
$2500 down
450+tax/mo-approx $475/mo
12k miles for 48 Mo
 
also includes buy-out of my honda pilot's last 3 payments ($378/ mo). I'm not happy with the 48 mo.aspect of the offer. did the mf, and residual change that much??? i am new to leasing, so i need some help.
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RX400h towing by spriecl
Jan 19, 2009 (3:50 pm)
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Anyone done any towing with their RX400h? I have an 07 RX400h AWD with the tow prep package and the 3500lb capacity. I wouldn't mind being able to use it occassionally to tow and launch my bass boat (2800lb package weight), but don't how well, or if that would really work. Any similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. It lacks the tow hitch currently so I don't want to pay for it to be installed and not get any use out of it. I currently have an 08 Tundra and am trying to downsize that to a car if possible. Thanks all
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Re: is this a good deal?? [motwani] by Car_man HOST
Jan 20, 2009 (3:30 am)
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Replying to: motwani (Jan 18, 2009 8:13 pm)

Hi motwani. Since you are new to leasing, you definitely should check out the following informative articles that are available here at Edmunds.com prior to visiting any dealers: 10 Steps to Leasing a New Car and Calculate Your Own Lease Payment.
 
Lexus completely pulled the plug on its lease support for the 2009 RX 350 in January. When it eliminated the special money factors on this model, Lexus doubled its dealer cash from $2,500 to $5,000. This dealer cash can be used in conjunction with Lexus Financial Services' standard lease program. Surprisingly, while leases on this truck are worse this month than they were during the "December to Remember" event, the difference is not quite as large as I initially thought it would be.
 
In case you're interested, Lexus Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2009 RX 350 AWD without the entertainment system with 12,000 miles per year are .00285 and 49% for consumers who qualify for its "Tier 1+" credit tier. The numbers for an otherwise identical 48 month lease are .00285 and 40%.
 
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