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Lexus ES 350 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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#41 of 2855 Re: es350 in mass [fram_dude] by mmenon

Jun 17, 2006 (2:23 pm)

Replying to: fram_dude (Jun 10, 2006 3:31 pm)
Hi
I got the following quote from a delaer $35133 for lexus with premium plus package
 
Leather interior which includes leather and wood trim on steering wheel and gear shift knob
- Dual front power seats with driver and passenger memorized seat positions. Driver seat cushion extender and 2 memory positions, which memorize seat, steering wheel, and outside mirror positions. Moonroof with tilt and sunshade
- HID (High Intensity Discharge headlights)
- Rear electronically controlled sun shade and rain sensing wipers that adjust automatically according to however heavy the rain/snow is falling
- Dual front heated and ventilated seats for those cold winter nights and hot summer days
- Electrochromic auto dimming inside/outside mirrors which tilt down while in reverse
- In dash 6-disc changer, bluetooth technology, and dual temperature zone control
- Power tilt/telescopic steering wheel
- 17” alloy wheels with summer tires and a full size spare
- Front, side, curtain, and knee airbags
- Preferred accessory pkg which includes: Cargo net, cargo mat, and wheel locks
 
Is this a good deal , please let me know
 
regards

#43 of 2855 Prices for ES350 by carrelman2

Jun 18, 2006 (8:36 am)

What is the price today have to do with what it will be in about a month. There are a few ships on the water now bringing more ES 350's to the dealers. Right now the dealers are having a field day with supplies being short and demand being high. As soon as that changes to demand being low and inventory being high you will see the market change.It happens with every new car that is brought to market

#44 of 2855 Re: Prices paid for UL package? [megjasper] by mmenon

Jun 18, 2006 (12:19 pm)

Replying to: megjasper (Jun 16, 2006 11:47 am)
I Concur with your statement, I got a no hassle quote from Mission Viejo for Premium Plus Package w/o Navigation for $34,382.

#45 of 2855 Fair price for ES-350??? by 54gradsteds

Jun 18, 2006 (2:16 pm)

Using Edmunds' numbers, I feel that an ES-350 with ultimate package ($29,410 + $4,378) plus $695 freight and tacking-on a flat $1,000 profit is a MORE THAN fair offer to any dealer. Has a anyone found a dealer willing to go for an offer like that? If not, I'll put my money elsewhere!

#46 of 2855 Re: Fair price for ES-350??? [54gradsteds] by maximafan

Jun 18, 2006 (6:24 pm)

Replying to: 54gradsteds (Jun 18, 2006 2:16 pm)
I assume you're talking about the Ultra-Lux
 package. If so, isn't the MSRP something
 north of $43,000 for an ES350 with the Ultra-
 Lux package? It sounds like your numbers
 would probably be a little low if it's with
 the Ultra-Lux package. Right now, the best
 we've seen on these boards so far is possibly
 39,000 for an ES with Ultra-Lux package.

#47 of 2855 Re: Fair price for ES-350??? [54gradsteds] by kat101

Jun 18, 2006 (7:38 pm)

Replying to: 54gradsteds (Jun 18, 2006 2:16 pm)
You're forgeting that the UL package requires Navigation w/ Premium Audio ($2230) or Navigation w/ Mark Levinson ($3350). That brings the invoice to at least $36,713 (inc. freight).

#48 of 2855 Re: Fair price for ES-350??? [kat101] by 54gradsteds

Jun 18, 2006 (8:00 pm)

Replying to: kat101 (Jun 18, 2006 7:38 pm)
Perhaps you're both correct, but you know, this is the only manufacturer who seems to have a pricing schedule deliberately designed so that you are actually REQUIRED to "pile-on" on one package in order to select another one! In my estimation, this constitutes a genuine rip-off of consumers, and in reality, makes the Avalon Limited an even BETTER buy! I can truly live without the snob appeal, if that's what it will take to avoid being royally gouged ! I've just about reached three score and ten, and I'm not only too old to be hustled like this, I'm also too damned smart !

#49 of 2855 Re: UL with ML package - price [wintermelon] by kumar2

Jun 19, 2006 (11:38 am)

Replying to: wintermelon (Jun 16, 2006 7:18 pm)
Wintermelon
They were pretty straight forward...I had the same price accepted by two dealerships ..but this dealership had the color I wanted.
We exchanged a few emails and phone calls...and had agreed to the price even before I went in there.
The Coliseum Lexus folks were very nice...an extremely good experience. We were done in 30-40 mins. The salesporson took an hour to walk through all the high tech features...which got me off to a good start.

#50 of 2855 Re: Fair price for ES-350??? [54gradsteds] by ctl

Jun 19, 2006 (5:33 pm)

Replying to: 54gradsteds (Jun 18, 2006 8:00 pm)
Perhaps you are just cheap? just kidding. You probably haven't tried to buy a MB or BMW, to know what a "royal gouge" is like. One really need to pay to buy these luxury cars, so those owners must snob for good reasons
 
I found that it is a reality check as to where one's "money mentality" is. I can buy 30 of these with cash if someone hold a gun to my kids. But, I couldn't buy one over a Camry or Avalon from not wanting to be "rip-off". I am still working on paying for luxury things and letting others make money off me

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