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#2502 of 3132 Re: remote start [rparis] by smr36 Jun 06, 2009 (10:25 am)
Replying to: rparis (Jun 05, 2009 9:08 am) "In cold weather areas, people like to start the car before getting into it so the vehicle will not be ice cold when first starting out on a trip."       Thanks, I live in So CA so the idea didn't register. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Jun 06, 2009 11:06 am)
#2503 of 3132 Re: remote start [smr36] by kyfdx HOST Jun 06, 2009 (11:06 am)
Replying to: smr36 (Jun 06, 2009 10:25 am) Sure... rub it in..
#2504 of 3132 How do you find invoice prices? by beginnerbuyer Jun 06, 2009 (3:06 pm)
As the name indicates, I am a first time buyer of a car. I never needed one before as I live in New York City, but will now be doing country driving, sometimes in rough weather. After extensive research of what I consider to be comparable vehicles (Audi Q5, Infiniti FX 35, etc.), I'm negotiating on the 2010 Lexus RX 350 AWD. Color isn't too important, something dark, black or blue. Anyway, I want the premium package, the comfort package, and the navigation package. I'm finding that there is never a car that has EXACTLY what you want! You've always got to take a little less or a little more. In my case, it's a little more, including the remote start and the tow prep, neither of which I want. We all know the MSRP, which, in my case comes to $47,200. I consider that a starting price, but what would all of you experienced experts, especially Car Man, consider a good, or great, ending price? And how do you get invoice prices? Replies to this message: newkid300 (Jun 06, 2009 5:04 pm) beginnerbuyer (Jun 06, 2009 10:46 pm) newkid300 (Jun 07, 2009 3:32 am) emmdeejay (Jun 07, 2009 3:58 am)
#2505 of 3132 Re: How do you find invoice prices? [beginnerbuyer] by newkid300 Jun 06, 2009 (5:04 pm)
Replying to: beginnerbuyer (Jun 06, 2009 3:06 pm) You should not have to take more than you want. Try Catena in Larchmont or Rallye in Glen Cove. They just got their June allocations. I am in the process of leasing a 2010 RX350 with Premium, Nav etc. comes to either 47666 or 48500 roughly on the MSRP. I got prices to buy of about $44300. I am leasing but those are the buy prices. Play hardball. I suggest internet contact to 2 or three dealerships. Tell them that you do not have time to play games. You want their best price and if they have it, you will buy the car from them. From whatever their "best" price is, you should be able to get few hundred more off. Try configuring the vehicle on this sited under "new cars." Put in the options you want and you will get the MSRP, invoice and what other people are allegedly paying for it. Good luck. Replies to this message: beginnerbuyer (Jun 06, 2009 10:46 pm) newkid300 (Jun 07, 2009 3:32 am) emmdeejay (Jun 07, 2009 3:58 am)
#2506 of 3132 Re: How do you find invoice prices? [newkid300] by beginnerbuyer Jun 06, 2009 (10:46 pm)
Replying to: newkid300 (Jun 06, 2009 5:04 pm) I appreciate your advice, and will try "new cars" on this site right now. I didn't realize you could get different dealers to compete. I don't want to ask too many dumb questions, but isn't there some kind of central inventory that they all use to find your car, or does each dealer have his own exclusive inventory? Otherwise they will know, as you go looking for the same car from dealer to dealer, and if they were smart, they would try and protect themselves against that. Thanks again for your help. Replies to this message: newkid300 (Jun 07, 2009 3:32 am) emmdeejay (Jun 07, 2009 3:58 am)
#2507 of 3132 A Canadian buyer-lease or finance by skyice Jun 06, 2009 (11:15 pm)
I am new in this forum. I live in Canada. Today, I went to a local dealership to test-drive a used 2007 RX350 with premium package with 101k. The sale price is CDN$33K. At the end, the dealer told me if I lease a brand new 2010 RX350 is better than buying an used one. He told me about a security deposit program with Lexus, which will offer me a leasing rate as low as 2.1%. Every CDN$500 I deposit in Lexus will reduce 0.2% off the original 3.9% 4-year leasing rate. After I deposit CDN$4500, I can get 1.8% off 3.9%, which is 2.1%. This is the maxium discount rate that I can get. So, under the 2.1% 4-year leasing rate, the monthly payment will be $551 for premium package model WITH 10K down payment and the residual value is about CDN23k. After 4 years, if I decide to return the vehicle to the dealer, I can get my $4500 deposit back. If I buy a used RX, I will pay slightly less amount every month under 3.9% best financing rate they can offer. My question is, is it worthy to lease a brand new RX? I never did that before. So what should I worry about in the lease term? Also, if I go to purchase a RX in the US, can I carry the warranty over to Canada?   Thanks for your help in advance. Replies to this message: ccpyue (Oct 16, 2009 6:49 am)
#2508 of 3132 auto broker by tyler70 Jun 07, 2009 (12:20 am)
has anyone tried to buy a new car using the auto brokers? is it better than buying it thru the internet fleet dept ? I met someone and she bought a brand new 2010 rx in April with all fullly loaded, including the luxury package and head up display and navigation package for $46k including all taxes & DMV registration. I tried to look up the price for this vehicle with these options and the invoice for this vehicle is apprx $44k. Which means that she got it for apprx $2k off the Edmunds invoice price. One thing is that she paid off the veh and there is no finance. but even with paying cash for it, it is still too good to be true, but there is no reason for her to lie to me. she even gave me the infor of the auto broker she used. can anyone answer this for me. ?
#2509 of 3132 Re: How do you find invoice prices? [beginnerbuyer] by newkid300 Jun 07, 2009 (3:32 am)
Replying to: beginnerbuyer (Jun 06, 2009 10:46 pm) They have their own inventories. However, certain dealers are networked. For example, Lexus of Queens, Manhattan Lexus and Bayridge (I believe) are in the same network. They advertise together on TV. Since we can kind of check available inventory of area dealers on this site too, they probably have a more linked way to do it. Don't worry about insulting a dealer by shopping around, they are used to it. You usually get less price nonsense if the dealer feels you are an informed shopper and looking to really cut the price. Otherwise, they will just give you a price with the profit they want from the suckers.
#2510 of 3132 Re: How do you find invoice prices? [beginnerbuyer] by emmdeejay Jun 07, 2009 (3:58 am)
Replying to: beginnerbuyer (Jun 06, 2009 10:46 pm) Dealers get allocations of cars as they roll through production. That said, there is a clearing house and dealers swap cars all the time...as long as they have a desirable vehicle to swap. Most Lexii come in with relatively standard packages and trim as determined by the dealer. I have a deal, signed in May, with Lexus of Southampton to lease an RX350 with Comfort, Nav and Premium...and the tow prep (don't need it...but will buy a bike rack so it's not all bad), wood and leather trimmed steering wheel and gear shift ($330...don't need it but I'll bet you can't find an RX without it), remote start and wheel locks. The MSRP is $47108 and the purchase price is $44052. 36 mo 12K lease at $614.85 paying NY tax and fees up front.   It's good advice to do an internet request for pricing. There will be differences and similarities between each dealer and you can always try to leverage your best offer agains the dealership that is closest and most convenient for service.
#2511 of 3132 Prices in San Diego by smr36 Jun 08, 2009 (9:12 am)
I'm surveying prices in San Diego area. I want to buy an RX with Nav, Prem, 19"wheels,12 speaker audio etc. MSRP incl destination of about $44,500. My local dealer on first email inquiry offered only $2,600 off MSRP. Prior posts to this site listed greater discounts - $4-4.5k off. I may expand my search to Los Angeles and Orange counties. Any suggestions?

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