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Replying to: rho72 (Dec 06, 2006 8:34 pm) Thanks, Nathan
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Replying to: nathan_mn (Dec 07, 2006 7:51 am) |
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Replying to: doctas (Dec 06, 2006 11:41 am) Can you provide a contact information. I am looking for the same car at TX but without luck. I may just buy out of state and ship it to TX. Thanks, jjj7
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Replying to: jjj7 (Dec 07, 2006 11:57 am) See 330/350 paid and buying experience #2985 and #2989 Charles
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Replying to: charles12 (Dec 08, 2006 6:00 am) See 330/350 paid and buying experience #2985 and #2989 mean? |
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Apparently refers to Msg#s 2985 and 2989 in Lexus RX330/RX350: Prices Paid & Buying Experience forum: Lexus RX330/RX350: Prices Paid & Buying Experience Pete 
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I'd like to share my experience of dealing with the Lexus of Bellevue. I did NOT buy a car from them and probably won't. The salesmen himself was nice with good manners. Everything was supposed to be easy. I test-drove a car (2007 RX350 AWD, Nav, Prem+, Tow prep, 18' wheels, etc. with the MSRP of $45706), explained that I shopped a lot, quoted some deals available out there (both Mission Viejo and Westminster in So. Cal gave me good first quotes - well below the invoice but not at as much as by $1200, yet The salesman started off really high on the price: "$44300 - that's our sale price". Yeah, right. He then went down to lower $43,000s. He later said that the dealership only makes money on this configuration if they sell the car for more than $41,500 and they can't sell a car at a loss. R-r-r-ight. I know that another shopper I happened to talk to got a quote earlier from the Internet Sales manager there for a figure which is lower than this $41,500. The salesman lied to me about that too - he "inquired" about their current internet offers and said that the lowest price they quoted away today on the same car config was $41,900. I said that I'm not buying the car at $41,500 (which is $4200 below the MSRP) so we shook hands and I left. I can't explain why it didn't work - the communication seemed to be fine. Maybe late Friday at the beginning of the month is not a good time for good RX deals, or the salesman already met his sales numbers for the day so he didn't need an extra sale badly. I don't know. By the way, another salesman there mentioned to someone аn advertising fee of $495 that Lexus "always charges" the dealer. So, he said their invoice price is actually $40284 + $495, not what you see ($40284) on Edmunds.com or KBB.com. Not sure how true that is. I don't regret that I didn't buy a car there (well, I still have time to do that elsewhere). I just had a bad feeling that the salesman took me for a complete idiot and lied. I'll try my luck at the Lexus of Seattle. However, buying from out-of-state might still be a good choice (and definitely a better experience). I haven't bought from L of Westminster yet, but I liked the way they treated me from the first contact, and they gave me a very reasonable price on the first quote (although not the lowest I've seen in this forum). Personally, I don't see a big reason not to buy a Lexus out-of-state if the price is good, especially from So. Cal - lucky you are who live there . Yes, it is a bit of an inconvenience and to arrange the delivery and wait for the car to come to your door (can be 10-15 days sometimes) but it is not that bad and the savings are potentially huge EVEN with the added cost of transportation (for example, LA to Seattle = $700, and about the same cost from LA to NY). I bought the RX300 from Longo Lexus in the past and shipped it to WA and saved a bunch of money (by switching to Geico, of course  ). Developing a good relation with your local dealer is important, you say? Yes. So is my money. Zopuh
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Replying to: zopuhd (Dec 09, 2006 1:54 am) Trying to figure out how to send you a private message….??? Anyway in the Bay Area I have quotes for the msrp $ 45706 RX350 AWD for $800 to $850 below invoice. No mention of advertising fee, yet…
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Replying to: jacks2 (Dec 10, 2006 7:30 am) I've made by email public in the CarSpace profile. (ZopuhD  hotmail.com). Alternatively, you can send me text in a become-a-CarSpace-friend request. What is the name of the dealership(s) in the Bay Area you got your quotes from? What's you car's config? Do they have lots of AWDs available (in So Cal they mostly sell FWD RXs). If the price is this low in the Bay Areа I'd rather buy and drive the car to Seattle from there. |
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