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Lexus IS 250 / IS 350 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

2787 messages,  Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 8:42 AM

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What is this discussion about? Lexus IS 250, Lexus IS 350, Lexus IS, Car Buying, Sedan


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by applecore323
Oct 29, 2008 (1:15 pm)
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I also test drove a Lexus ES330. Overall a very bland car. Medicore sound system, no pickup, and the ride was too soft. The dealers quoted me 4K of MSRP for one too.
  
I looked further and the 0-60 for a IS250 is 7.9 seconds and for the ES330 is 7.2 seconds. That itself kinda gets me worried.
  
So is the IS250 really this slow?
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Re: [applecore323] by kingpcgeek
Oct 29, 2008 (4:26 pm)
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Replying to: applecore323 (Oct 29, 2008 1:15 pm)

I think the IS250 is a beautiful car inside and out. But I can't stand to drive my wife's because of the lack of pickup. She even complained to me last week about it after driving my 08 G35 for a day.
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$3000 off 2009 MSRP by jsherm007
Nov 06, 2008 (7:01 am)
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  My dealers, two in Minneapolis owned by the same guy, gave me the exact same 'aggresive pricing' of $3000 off MSRP on any IS250. I even emailed the sales persons and offered them $250 cash to give me their absolute lowest price as an incentive - still $3000 off from each of them. I would rather pay them some cash, make negotiating easy, versus them trying to hold $1500 gross to net themselves $300 commission 20%!
 
With sales down 27% on IS250's I'd expect some better pricing, not ~$1200 over invoice (not sure of exact 2009 invoice yet) but 2008's had about $4k in markup.
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Re: $3000 off 2009 MSRP [jsherm007] by kingpcgeek
Nov 06, 2008 (2:32 pm)
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Replying to: jsherm007 (Nov 06, 2008 7:01 am)

I think a salesman would be fired if he was found to have taken an under the table kickback. It would also be illegal if they didn't report the income to the IRS, and might be illegal in some states.
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by jsherm007
Nov 07, 2008 (6:00 am)
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Maybe it's a kickback, or just a gift? When I sold cars people gave me stuff, granted not valued that high though. Plus any gift under $10k doesn't need to be reported to IRS I don't think. Anyway, it was just an idea that I thought would persuade the salesperson, it didn't. But a dealer in my home state of OH is more than willing do deal, but that just means I have to wait till Thanksgiving to get the car now...
 
It just doesn't make sense for a dealer (in this terrible market) to take no deal, instead of a small deal...
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$750 Lexus Coupon by emedway
Nov 07, 2008 (4:13 pm)
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I've read a few posts suggesting folks bought these off eBay at $200 with a face value of $750 and that dealers accept these as a form of payment on your purchase or lease of a new 2008/9 Lexus. Does anyone know if these are truly legitimate and if any Lexus dealer as rejected these as a form of payment?
 
thanks
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Good deal? by jsherm007
Nov 12, 2008 (8:29 am)
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Dealer here in MN is at $32,813 for IS 250 AWD, preferred accessory option, and the premium package. How am I doing?
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Reply: 3000 off 2009 IS 250 awd by lex08is
Nov 17, 2008 (8:55 pm)
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3000 off an 09 IS is a great deal... dealers in my area aren't coming down more than 2700 and I've shopped up and down the coast. However, I want a rare color combo which no one has.
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Re: IS 250 $31,679.00 OTD [benzoservceguy] by wontonboi
Nov 24, 2008 (8:56 am)
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Replying to: benzoservceguy (Jun 24, 2006 4:57 pm)

Do you know if the IS 350 has a timing belt or chain? I just asked the local dealer about it and they say the 2006 IS 350 has a timing belt.
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Monthly Payment for 3-Yr Lease...IS250? by BrownsFan42
Dec 04, 2008 (5:03 pm)
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Any thoughts on how much cash we'll need to put down to get a lease payment at $350/month on a 2009 IS250? Sticker price is $36,300; 15K miles/year. Thanks in advance!

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