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Lexus RX 350 / RX 450h Lease Questions

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Re: May Lease Rates [ctsoxfan2] by Car_man HOST
May 22, 2009 (2:48 am)
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Replying to: ctsoxfan2 (May 17, 2009 6:51 am)

Hi ctsoxfan2. This truck's lease program may vary slightly by region. If you tell me what state you are in I can give you an idea of what its program for your specific area is like.
 
Looking at your username, ctsoxfan2, for now I will assume that you are in Lexus' Eastern region. Even though I am a Yankee fan, I will help you out . According to the latest information that I have seen, Lexus Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2010 RX 350 AWD without the entertainment system with 12,000 miles per year are .00275 and 59%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top aka Tier 1+ credit tier.
 
Lexus is enhancing this model's money factor to .00215 for loyal customers.
 
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Re: Lease incentive question [newkid300] by Car_man HOST
May 22, 2009 (2:52 am)
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Replying to: newkid300 (May 20, 2009 6:29 pm)

Hi newkid300. Please see my previous post for a description of what the lease program is currently like on the truck that you're interested in.
 
sorry that you miss the cutoff for the early termination program by a month. That is annoying. You can always call LFS to see if they will be willing to work with you, but chances are that you're stuck.
 
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Re: May Lease Rates [Car_man] by dengdeng
May 22, 2009 (5:03 pm)
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Replying to: Car_man (May 22, 2009 2:48 am)

CarMan:
 
Where were you three weeks ago when we bought our 2010 RX350???
 
I need some advice on how to handle our signed deal...
 
MSRP: 47,200
Negotiated price: 43,312
MF: .00258
MF after 9 MSDs (.00072) : .00183
After Acquisition, and other fees, the monthly ended up being $565 a month.
 
I thought we were getting a fair deal here, and thought we were quoted a fair money factor, as it was close to LFS's money factor for April. I specifically asked what LFS's money factor for May was, and if there were any loyalty discounts. They told us that they were using tier 1+ MF, the only loyalty discount was to get .25% off of financing (not leasing) a car.
 
When we were about to sign the contract, the finance person said "I can give you a Simonize warranty without lowering your monthly payment." I previously rejected Simonize as I don't believe it's a good product (interior/exterior warranty). He went on to tack on the Simonize cost ($925) and LOWER my money factor to .00143, leaving the payments roughly the same. I went through with the deal.
 
Now reading your post on how there is a special money factor of .00215 for Lexus loyalty, and that .00215 minus my .00072 (in MSDs) = .00143 (which is what I ended up with), I feel that the finance person lied to me about the rate I qualified for, and ultimately cost me an additional $925 for a product that I didn't want.
 
I know I signed the deal, and am happy with the car, and I know that overall it is not a bad deal for an RX350 2010. I am just not happy at being lied to about the MF by the Lexus finance person.
 
Q1: Do you think I should send a letter to Lexus corporate, our salesperson, finance manager, or dealership owner about being lied to about the money factor? Or post negative responses to consumer review websites? Ding the salesperson on the satisfaction survey (it wasn't his fault)? Or do you think I should just let it go?
 
Q: Other than posting here to ask for current lease rates, where can we get up to date accurate lease rates -- I'd been looking for May lease rates on the RX350 for 3 weeks, with no success!
 
Thanks for the advice!
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Re: May Lease Rates [ctsoxfan2] by lexusbob
May 25, 2009 (2:55 am)
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Replying to: ctsoxfan2 (May 17, 2009 6:51 am)

Just leased a 2010 EX 350 from Chatham Lexus of Savannah, Georgia. Great car, and new improvements stand out nicely. I found a MF equilavent of 2.76 % which is great for this early in the market. Must have decent FICA score. Talked with Brad who is the General Manager. He wants to please and make a good deal. I paid 4% above invoice. The lease had a 57% residual. I did a Single Pay Lease which is a one time payment for the life of the three year Lease with 15,000 miles per year. I paid $19,114 without taxes. No dealer prep fees either. Brad is in need of used Lexus for the Used Car lot so he is in a dealing mode. Best of luck!
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Re: May Lease Rates [Car_man] by ctsoxfan2
May 26, 2009 (3:38 am)
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Replying to: Car_man (May 22, 2009 2:48 am)

Thanks for the response Car_Man. I pulled the trigger on the lease on Saturday. Ended up getting a MF of 0.00275 and 59% residual, as you quoted. Also negotiated the car down to about $1500 over invoice, or $4500 under sticker. I think I did pretty well.
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Looking for RX350 - need realistic numbers by gmsmith
May 26, 2009 (11:28 am)
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My wife and I have been looking at an Infiniti FX35 and had settled on that until we drove an RX350 yesterday. We loved it. We are looking at the 2010 AWD Smokey Granite Mica/Black w/Nav,Premium, Comfort.
 
Looking at all of the numbers, it looks like $42,000 is a reasonable price for the dealer to sell this car at. LeaseCompare puts this at the selling price with the above mentioned options. The dealer we looked at yesterday insisted they couldn't come off MSRP.
 
We are looking to lease 12k miles for 36 - 39 months. I understand the residual is 59% and money factor is (.00275, which is high in my opinion). If only we could find a dealer that would take a reasonable profit on this truck, we would have a deal.
 
Any tips on how to get through to a dealer on this?
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Re: Looking for RX350 - need realistic numbers [gmsmith] by ctsoxfan2
May 27, 2009 (3:21 am)
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Replying to: gmsmith (May 26, 2009 11:28 am)

Not sure where you are, but just go to another dealer. Them not willing to come off MSRP is ridiculous. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about the money factor (I was told I could not buy it down with extra security deposits...not sure if I was told the truth by the dealer there...). You should be able to get the car for between $42k-$43k.
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Re: Lease questions [Car_man] by jimmylexusnj
May 28, 2009 (6:24 am)
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Replying to: Car_man (May 22, 2009 2:42 am)

The standard rate is .00251. You really need to brush up on your figures. Also, the bank fee was raised to $700 about 1 year ago. Lexus won't allow a dealer to "mark up" the bank fee. You alluding to the fact that the client is being ripped off doesn't help the situation.
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Lease deal by newkid300
May 28, 2009 (4:17 pm)
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Just signed deal for 36 month lease. First month, bank and DMV fee up front. About $1585 out of pocket. Blue Sapphire AWD with Nav and Premium. MSRP $46,766.00. MR was .00215 (returning customer with Tier 1 plus credit); residual 59%. Monthly is $663.00. Assume this is good deal? I figure the buy was about $44,300 backing the figures in.
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RX350 2010 lease question by mhsj2009
Jun 02, 2009 (9:08 pm)
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Hey Car_Man,
I visited my local Lexus dealer in San Jose, CA and was quote the following lease
 
Silver / black interior 4wheel drive w/Navigation, Premium Package, and a few other goodies
 
MSRP $46,125
 
Sale price $44,625
 
36 mos.
 
10K miles year
 
$3500 drive off
 
$699 mo. + tax
 
Based on some quote posts, this seems high. Any ideas on what the best avaialble deal are in Bay Area?

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