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Replying to: chasv (Jan 01, 2007 2:56 am) Having contacted 13 Lexus dealerships on the West coast (from Seattle, WA to Long Beach, CA). I can say that the best first Internet quote I received was from Putnam Lexus of Redwood City (Lexus of Stevens Creek where I actually bought the car easily matched that offer). The price offerd to me was $39388 on $45706 MSRP (KBB invoice of $40283 for this car does NOT count the $495 Lexus advertising fee, so the real invoice might be different from what you see on KBB.com). Magnusson Lexus and Coliseum Lexus in the Bay Area followed up on their reasonable initial offeres trying to get my busiees but it was too late. So. Cal. dealers (Westminster, Mission Viejo) gave reasonable offers but seemed to be short on AWD cars so they were kind of inactive/slow in further negotiations (probably because AWD's are harder to get in So. Cal). Longo Lexus doesn't sell car out-of-state any more. So, No. Cal. came out the winner in this dealer contest. Lexus dealers in Oregon couldn't compete with CA prices as expected. Seattle area dealers weren't willing to get close to the invoice price. However, dealing with L of Seattle was much more pleasant (I have no hard feelings left for them) than L of Bellevue (salesmmen at which are full of s... - they simply lie in you face). Instead of giving me a reasonable initial quote like L of Seattle did, L of Bellevue salesman started off saying that they have a sale price of $44000+ on the $45706 (MSRP) car. Yeah, right.  Lexus of Spokane in WA told me the best they could offer is $1000 off of the MSRP and advised that I try my luck in Seattle. At least I didn't waste my time with them. Bottom line: No. Cal. are very aggressive and competitive selling the RX350 AWD. Buying a car out-of-state is worth it and not scary at all, and saves you a bunch of money (and nerves too). I love the RX (that's my second one)!  Zopuh
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Replying to: zopuhd (Jan 01, 2007 5:17 am) I will probably try Putnam Lexus of Redwood City and see if I can get any luck. Should I just send them a request or need to talk to the specific sales man as you spoke before? The other thing is, LOSC insists that they will issue me the temporary registration pass if I drive the car back by myself. Other wise, they are not allowed me to drive it. In this case, I need to pay registration cost on both State, CA and WA. Zopuh and zozk, how did you handle this? Many thanks! |
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Replying to: lovecd (Jan 01, 2007 1:47 pm) Send me private email if you need details. I got an email quote from the Fleet and Internet Manager (that's his title) over there after I sent an quote inquiry via their web site. Another Edmunds member bought the RX two days ago from a different sales manager at Putnam at the same price that I got quoted ($39,388) - so it seems they all are on the same page price-wise. The temporary one-way pass costs $16. The LoSC guys especially their Finance Manager know that. They put this pass on your windshield. Other than that and 8.25% CA tax and a $8 CA tire fee you won't pay anything in CA. You'll do the real registration in WA. Zopuh
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Replying to: zopuhd (Jan 01, 2007 4:13 pm) I would suggest you send a quote request via their web site. I sent them a "to the point" message asking them to quote the best price possible since I was accepting quotes from various dealers and will make my decision within a few days. The first quote that came back from Putnam was not their best. I had to give them this magic number and ask them to match it. They did match it. I can PM message you the name of the sales guy I dealt with. The guy I dealt with worked at Stevens Creek before he moved to Putnam, which was not necessarily a good thing for me as a buyer. I have not read your past messages, but from the most recent message it occurs to me that you have decided to buy from Putnam. I would suggest you keep them guessing until you have gone through the transaction. I found Putnam to be a good dealership to buy from. They stayed true to their words, gave me the quote for a vehicle and stuck to it. The finance guy was very quick and efficient. Overall, I would recommend Putnam to others based on my experience with them. About the registration process, I would "ditto" everything Zopuh said. Take the one-way pass from the dealership. Putnam did the same thing for me that LoSC did for Zopuh. The one-way pass allows you to drive from the dealership to your home (nothing more, nothing less). Once you reach home, you are expected to register with WA state. One last thing: If you are going from WA state to CA to buy this car, I would suggest you get quotes from LoSC, Putnam and Magnusson before going there. The other dealers may serve a contingency plan if the deal with the first dealer falls through for whatever reason. Best of luck with it. Plan ahead and follow through quickly.
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Replying to: zozk (Jan 01, 2007 11:20 pm) |
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Replying to: zozk (Jan 01, 2007 11:20 pm) Thanks for your message! If you don't mind, can you PM me the name of the sales guy you dealt with in Putnam? My email address is: tshauni  yahoo.com. Thanks again! Lovecd |
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I guess I am lucky, I bought mine on the last day of 2006 (12/30), and drove home yesterday. This is really a great car, I waited over an year becase 330 is not powerful enough. No nav RX350 AWD $37,500 + TTL (MSRP:$43056). Good luck with your purchasing, this site really helps. |
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For the past 2 years I have had a goal to buy a new Lexus RX for my wife. We have made every sacrifice to save the money, working extra hours & saving every cent we could so that we could pay cash for our new car. On 12-29-06 I went to Lexus of Cerritos after shopping online and made a deal with Mr. Trey Williams. I put $1,000.00 down on a car that was suppose to be on the lot on 12-31-06. I called Trey on 12-31-06 and was told that the car was there but could not be prepared on that day or on 1-1-07 because of the holiday, but the car would be ready to pick up on 1-2-07 at 4:00pm. With checkbook in hand and one very excited wife we drove to Lexus of Cerritos only to be told that our car was not on the lot yet. Disappointed but being assured by Trey that the car would be available on 1-3-07 we agreed to do the remainder of the paperwork so that we could simply come back on 1-3-07 and take the car home. While filling out the credit check paperwork the true colors of Lexus of Cerritos came out, now the price had changed. Trey and his manager now tell me that the car can not be sold for the agreed upon price. I showed all the e-mails and the paperwork including the $1,000.00 receipt to the gentlemen and they still refuse to honor the deal. I thought this type of shady dealing went by the wayside years ago. Lexus of Cerritos truly has made this a December to remember for both me and my wife!
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Posted this to the other thread, but thought it should go here as well... I am another appreciative forum reader who has benefited from the info posted here. Thanks everyone! Just brought home our 2007 RX350, AWD, 18" wheels, Premium Plus, Navigation, heated seats, black with light gray interior. MSRP $45,706, invoice $40,866. Long story, but after reading the forum for a month I used the tips and waited til Christmas slow-down to negotiate. Sent e-mails to Ray Catena, Burdick in Syracuse, Dorschel in Rochester and Northtown in Buffalo with my offer of $40,200. Ray Catena immediately offered $500 above invoice, Northtown came in with $100 BELOW invoice and Dorschel initially offered only $1350 over invoice. After negotiating Dorschel to match Northtown, I was close to accepting, then got a last-minute call back from Northtown saying they would go $400 BELOW, so I accepted. Final price $40,466 including destination, no extra charges besides TTR. I was extremely pleased, considering most buyers in the East can't seem to get below invoice. Internet sales guy at Northtown was terrific. Straight-shooter, personable. Love the ride!! Good luck. |
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