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Re: My Current offer [jreyna] by cats_nj
Jul 31, 2009 (7:47 am)
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Replying to: jreyna (Jul 30, 2009 5:28 pm)

do not have the numbers now...
got the car yesterday night for 34,995(same specs as my earlier note on this thread)
I did not take any plans offered by them. Am thinking about a 850 $ Five year package for Any Dents, Tire/Rim problems ,etc...Do you think it is worth it?
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Re: ES350 IN Houston area [cats_nj] by alex_dv
Jul 31, 2009 (12:38 pm)
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Replying to: cats_nj (Jul 30, 2009 6:52 am)

41694$
 
MSRP 34470
destination 875
rear seat side airbags 250
full size spare 205
HI headlamps 815
NAV 2650
intuitive parking assist 500
peremium package plus 1280
W & L s. whell 330
 all weather mats 109
 accessory package 210
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Press request by KarenS HOST
Aug 04, 2009 (1:41 pm)
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A large newspaper reporter is looking to speak to consumers who went from owning a luxury car (BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, etc.) to a premium non-luxury vehicle recently. If you purchased the vehicle using the Cash for Clunkers program, please let me know as well. Please send your daytime phone number and the vehicle you own to ctalatiedmunds.com by Wednesday, August 5.
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [alex_dv] by bhusted007
Aug 08, 2009 (10:52 am)
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Replying to: alex_dv (Jul 27, 2009 10:42 am)

Wow Alex, seems like you got a great deal ($41,694 MSRP for $36,800). Are you sure your numbers are correct? I saw your later post where you listed all the options. I am looking for the same car in New Jersey a few weeks later and several dealers gave me an internet price of $38,400 and would only go a couple hundred down from there upon further negotiation. This includes Tri-County Lexus where you said you got te $36,800 price. I emailed them the specs and spoke with them and told them I saw someone online got the car for $36,800 and I would buy today at that price but they won't go below $38,400. In looking at what other people posted that they paid in this area recently it looks like yours is an abberation of some kind. If you really got that price, good for you!
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [bhusted007] by v4f
Aug 10, 2009 (4:47 am)
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Replying to: bhusted007 (Aug 08, 2009 10:52 am)

Had the same experience, not just at Tri County but at other dealerships too. They stop negotiating after coming down to around 38100. Only managed to negotiate at the monmouth dealership for the following combination
 
BE FS HL NV PA PT WU Z1 WF at 37900, could not get any better...
 
 
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [v4f] by bmphoustontx
Aug 10, 2009 (6:26 am)
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Replying to: v4f (Aug 10, 2009 4:47 am)

HI.. this is my first post so please bear with me.
 
i need to find out what those options are.. also did you get finance through them?
and if yes then what percentage?
 
I am looking to buy in houston area but it doesn't matter.. if the price is good as yours i can buy it in NJ..
 
Thanks..
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [v4f] by cats_nj
Aug 10, 2009 (11:32 am)
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Replying to: v4f (Aug 10, 2009 4:47 am)

bhusted007 , i got this for 34.990. Everything that you mentioned except NV and Z1.
You got to try this at end of month and look for the guy who sells the least ) Managers will be eager for them to make the numbers for that month and will be able to make the cuts you want.
 
Or wait till they release 2010 model and go in for 2009 model then..
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [bmphoustontx] by jreyna
Aug 10, 2009 (3:21 pm)
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Replying to: bmphoustontx (Aug 10, 2009 6:26 am)

bmp,
 
    you can get 0.9 % 36 mos. right now till early Sept.. Most are holding steady around 38 -38.5k for msrp 41,600.00, I believe mainly because of low interest rates...2.9 % 48 mos is also available.
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [jreyna] by radar6
Aug 11, 2009 (7:53 am)
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Replying to: jreyna (Aug 10, 2009 3:21 pm)

We bought a 2009 ES350 Msrp 41694.00 With Body side moldings for 36957.00 we had to pay Doc fee of 285.00 We were lucky dealer had a bunch of ES 350 arrive around 4Th of July. Things were slow that week being the first of month and clunker program had not started yet. I think dealers are not moving to much on price now due to the traffic around show rooms due to the clunker program. The dealer I bought mine sells around 300 new Lexus a month July they sold 370. Inventories of 2009's are getting smaller because of the model year change coming up. From what I hear 2010 ES 350 will have some body tweaks and will have Lexus Enform . Good luck
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Re: ES350 IN NJ area [v4f] by bhusted007
Aug 11, 2009 (8:33 am)
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Replying to: v4f (Aug 10, 2009 4:47 am)

Thanks V4F for confirming the best prices I was coming up with. As far as Dealers, Bridgewater was admittedly higher than others and bascially told me a bit rudely that I was wasting there time after a couple rounds of negotiations so I won't be doing business with them. Edison was good to work with but I closed the deal with Ray Catena Lexus (Monmouth/Oakhurst) they were the lowest and because they had the color combination we wanted in stock and dealers will negotiate more on something in stock. I go it for 38,000 even but I negotiated pretty hard on some dealer installed options too and the dealer fees. For all you out there looking to buy, after you agree on the price of the car make sure you get the "out the door price" which will include tax and all the fees they want to charge. When you negotiate hard on the price of the car they want to jack up the fees to try and compensate. Here is what I ended up with:
 
SALE PRICE:
   $38,000 selling price for below car
  +$700 Complete wood kit
  +$600 Gold Lexus emblems
  +$200 hand painted pinstripe
  +$800 3M front paint protection
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$40,300 - Sub-total
 
  +2,821 sales tax
 +249 dealer doc fee
  +125 motor vehicle fees (or less for plate transfer)
  +7.50 NJ tire fee
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$ 43,500 - GRAND TOTAL - OUT THE DOOR PRICE
 
NEW 2009 LEXUS ES350
Base MSRP 34,470
rear seat side airbags 250
full size spare 205
HI headlamps 815
NAV package 2,650
intuitive parking assist 500
premium package plus 1,280
W & L steer. wheel 330
all weather mats 109
accessory package 210
destination 875
TOTAL MSRP: $41,694
 
I don't know how alex_dv got the 41,694 MSRP car for 36,800 just a few weeks ago at Tri-County. Maybe he transposed the numbers (38,600) or actually got one without the NAV like cats_nj, which is over 2k option. For the person asking what the abbreviations mean, they are the codes Lexus uses to identify the various options. Here are some of them:
 
BE REAR SEAT SIDE AIRBAGS FS FULL SIZE SPARE
 HL HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS NV GENERATION 5 NAVIGATION SYSTEM
 PA INTUITIVE PARKING ASSIST PT PREMIUM PLUS PACKAGE
 WF ALL WEATHER MATS WU WOOD & LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
 Z1 CARGO MAT/NET, WHEEL LOCKS
 
You can also find them on the many car buying tips sites like Edmunds, cars.com, kelley blue book, consumer reports etc. Google (and now Bing) are your friends.
 
For the person in Houston, the prices do seem to vary by region of the country and NJ seems higher than others. There are some recent posts of peope shopping in Houston area and the prices you are getting. When you are new to a chat it's always good to read through the previous posts before asking questions.
 
As far as loan percentage rates, can't help with that because I only pay cash (I like to actually afford the stuff I buy rather than pay for it later and pay a lot of interest to someone else for it). However Lexus is making a big deal about their gold sales events and there are a lot of other posts about interest rates. Good luck and have fun! I enjoy being a pain in the neck to the sales people who took advantage of us and lied and railroaded deals for so many years before the internet gave us so much information to learn their tactics and help us negotiate!
 
If you are a costco member you can go to costco.com and get a referral that way and a pretty good price at the dealer but I think you can do even better than that.

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