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internet managers contact
by papamichigan
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Nov 03, 2006 (9:51 am)
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Looking to buy in California where there are about 35 dealers. All have a website header "contact dealer" which has a very limited size to give pertinent info (model,color,options,etc...) Any suggestion on a better way to reach them through e-mail and also to get the internet sales manager's direct line without calling the dealership? Many of you have done it and this is my first time, so help...
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- #281 of 2240
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Recent ES350 Purchase in DC/MD/VA Area?
by slmd
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Nov 03, 2006 (8:27 pm)
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Anyone purchased es350 lately in DC/MD/VA area? What kind of deal did you get and from which dealer?
Thanks a lot for sharing your info.
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- #282 of 2240
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Re: Florida Pricing [steve1191]
by montgomctymd
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Nov 04, 2006 (9:56 am)
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Replying to: steve1191 (Oct 27, 2006 2:35 pm)
Thanks for the information on the Sarasota dealership.
I have a question about how you obtained your price from that dealer (which was an excellent price, by the way). I requested a price quote from them via e-mail for a model whose MSRP is $36,242. The price they quoted was $33,448, which is about $2,800 off MSRP. Since your price is about $4,000 off MSRP, I was wondering whether you got that price by negotiating after you received the dealer's initial quote or if they offered that price with their initial quote.
Thanks for your help.
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- #283 of 2240
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Any pricing details in Austin,TX
by rpes350
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Nov 05, 2006 (2:54 pm)
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Anyone willing to share prices/buying experiences in Austin on the es350 ?
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- #284 of 2240
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Re: Recent ES350 Purchase in DC/MD/VA Area? [slmd]
by jaspalb
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Nov 07, 2006 (9:41 am)
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Replying to: slmd (Nov 03, 2006 8:27 pm)
I bought in mid October. I could bring down to $35.5 for a non-nav version. It is about invoice+2K.
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- #285 of 2240
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Re: Looking in Seattle [jwille]
by jaspalb
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Nov 08, 2006 (8:29 am)
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Replying to: jwille (Jun 07, 2006 6:36 pm)
Costco autobuying links send your email to a dealer nearest to the zipcode you enter, giving your email/name, and you get name/number of Internet sales manager at the dealer. If you want to check directly with different Internet Sales managers, first find dealerships you want to visit/call, and then enter their zipcode (as your zipcode). You will get contact information. You can then call and make your offer instead of asking the price.
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- #286 of 2240
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Re: Recent ES350 Purchase in DC/MD/VA Area? [jaspalb]
by hetn
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Nov 10, 2006 (8:09 am)
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Replying to: jaspalb (Nov 07, 2006 9:41 am)
Mind to mention which dealship you got your car? Thanks.
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- #287 of 2240
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Prices in Chicago area????
by arcee98
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Nov 10, 2006 (9:25 am)
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I've been reading the posts from around the country and my area prices don't come anywhere near the others. I've been to several dealers and they are all within the same range for an ES350 w/nav, premium plus, adaptive hl, parking assist, etc.
around 40+. They aren't anywhere NEAR invoice - taking about 1200-1400 off MSRP. Why the huge difference? Also any other Chicago area (suburban) people finding the same thing as I did?
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Re: Prices in Chicago area???? [arcee98]
by stlacura
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Nov 10, 2006 (1:15 pm)
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Replying to: arcee98 (Nov 10, 2006 9:25 am)
I'm not in Chicago, but I'm getting the same thing in St. Louis. I got two quotes here for an ES350 with premium/nav. One was for $1,000 off MSRP and the other $800 off MSRP.
I need to wait anyway, as my 4Runner lease is not over until June of 07. Hopefully it will come down more by then. If not, I would think about going to that Sarasota, FL dealership people keep raving about. Road Trip!
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Re: Prices in Chicago area???? [arcee98]
by cbear1126
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Nov 10, 2006 (8:37 pm)
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Replying to: arcee98 (Nov 10, 2006 9:25 am)
I recently bought an es350 in the chicago area. I went to the dealership towards the end of September and test drove the car at the lexus of naperville dealership. I was going to buy the car that day but when it came to negotiating the price the salesman gave me the round about and said the car which was listed at 37,174 was going to be about 40,500 otd and that there was no negotiating. he said that the car was very hard to find and that no dealership in the area was going to go down. I was trying to get the price down to 37 or maybe even 37,500 otd. i told him i would not budge and that if he wanted to sell the car i would have the check within the hour. he talked to his "manager" and came back with a price of 39,400. i told him no and that he had my number and he could give me a call if anything changed. he basically carried me out the door as though he did not want my business. the next day he called me and said he had a different manager and that he could go to 38,900. I told him no and that i was going to go shopping around. he tried to convince me that i was not going to find the car for that price i wanted it and was wasting my time. I ended up going to lexus of westmont. that day and talked to the salesperson. she informed me that the car was hard to find in any color and that it would take some time. I let her know that i had visited other dealerships and that they had one in stock but i was looking to negotiate a better price. she asked me what was i looking at getting. i told her black on black premium plus with some additional options and a spoiler also. i told her that i was looking to get it for 37k otd. we talked for a while and she said that the best she could do was 38,500 but it would take 2 to 6 weeks to get it. after a little more talking we settled on a price of 38k even. I ended up taking the deal for three reasons: 1. i had checked other dealers in the area and no one had the specific car i wanted (the naperville one didnt have a couple of the options and the spoiler i wanted) so lexus of westmont was going to order straight from the factory. 2. I knew that at 38K it was going to be the lowest i was going to be able to get it at seeing that the sticker price was 37,500. 3.From the moment i walked in to the dealership they showed great customer service compared to the naperville dealership which seemed to not want my business. I ended saving about 2,300 off msrp, 1000 above invoice and got the exact car i wanted. About two days after i made the deal at the lexus of westmont i got a call from the naperville dealership where the salesperson asked if i found the car i wanted and how much. i told them and they said they would match there offer no problem. they said that the es i test drove was sold the day before and that i would have to wait 3 months to get one. I basically said no thanks and about three weeks ago i got the call to pick up my new es350 from the dealer after waiting about 4 1/2 weeks. i picked it up with no problems and ireally like the car it was worth the wait. I have pictures of the car and will put them up if anyone wants to see them.
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