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Re: Prices in Chicago area???? [arcee98]
by stlacura
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Nov 10, 2006 (2:15 pm)
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Replying to: arcee98 (Nov 10, 2006 10:25 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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- #289 of 1581
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Re: Prices in Chicago area???? [arcee98]
by cbear1126
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Nov 10, 2006 (9:37 pm)
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Replying to: arcee98 (Nov 10, 2006 10:25 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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- #290 of 1581
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W PA Prices
by kabuki
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Nov 11, 2006 (2:37 pm)
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Hi, I'm shopping for an ES 350 in Pittsburgh area and am finding discounts to be only about $1000-$1500 off MSRP. How do I get access to more internet dealers outside my area who will give me better pricing? Every time I attempt to get internet bids, I'm sent to the only two dealers in the area (who are owned by same person). Need competition in western PA! Thanks for advice.
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- #291 of 1581
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Re: W PA Prices [kabuki]
by zekeman1
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Nov 11, 2006 (2:47 pm)
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Replying to: kabuki (Nov 11, 2006 2:37 pm)
Go to Lexus.com which will allow you to locate dealers elsewhere, usually giving their websites...then do the obvious and contact them.
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- #292 of 1581
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Re: ES 350 Ultra & Mark Levinson in DC/MD/VA [willcollins]
by keithordan
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Nov 12, 2006 (6:19 pm)
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Replying to: willcollins (Sep 15, 2006 12:10 pm)
Not sure if you've purchased yet but see my post from today...just purchased yesterday.
Lease 36/12, starts down, MSRP $41500, Selling price $38422, Payment $579 plus tax. Residual $24202.
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- #293 of 1581
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Re: W PA Prices [zekeman1]
by agiddu
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Nov 12, 2006 (6:20 pm)
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Replying to: zekeman1 (Nov 11, 2006 2:47 pm)
It seems that SoCal dealers have been offering the best deals - is it possible to buy from them even if you do not live there (I am on the east coast); what are the downsides to buying from dealers in SoCal?
Thanks.
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- #294 of 1581
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Re: W PA Prices [agiddu]
by zekeman1
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Nov 12, 2006 (7:28 pm)
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Replying to: agiddu (Nov 12, 2006 6:20 pm)
Of course you can buy from them or any other dealer anywhere in the US. Downside would be getting it from point A to B...are you willing to drive back to the left coast from the right? Factor in the savings you would get in the deal then consider what it would cost to drive it back...gas, wear & tear, time, blah blah blah. Some very simple math will give you the answer. The deal would have to be phenomenal for me to do it, even though the drive back in a really nice car would be pleasant.
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- #295 of 1581
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ES350 on NJ
by cl206
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Nov 13, 2006 (8:31 am)
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Hi, just wanted to share my shopping experience with everyone here. I got a lot of great info here and wanted to "give back" a little hehe. We bought our ES350 at Ray Catena Oakhurst, NJ near the end of October and they were great with everything. The MSRP on our vehicle was about 38000 and the selling price was around 33700 which is about 4300 off MSRP. Our model had premium package with some other stuff included; however we never looked at the NAV so I can't comment on any discounts you can get with those models. HTH
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- #296 of 1581
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Re: Recent ES350 Purchase in DC/MD/VA Area? [hetn]
by jaspalb
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Nov 13, 2006 (2:13 pm)
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Replying to: hetn (Nov 10, 2006 9:09 am)
Sorry for the delayed response. I bought from Lindsay Lexus Alexandria, VA
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- #297 of 1581
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Question about "December to Remember"
by arcee98
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Nov 15, 2006 (2:14 pm)
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Does anyone know if the December to Remember promotion usually includes purchasing a car or is it just a promotion for leasing? Thanks in advance.
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