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280 messages, Last post on Jun 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM
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Replying to: ocautoseeker (Apr 29, 2008 11:11 pm) Was leaning towards the '08 but it did not have everything that I wanted. Settled on the Noble Spinel Mica '07 with 6980 miles (Nav/ML/LL/Comfort Plus/Parking Guidance/Intuitive Parking/ etc) for $57.4K. Sold new for $71435. Thanks for your suggestions. Now, I am waiting for the delivery.
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Replying to: wabends (May 02, 2008 10:51 am)
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Replying to: bobcat63 (May 02, 2008 8:11 am) Hope that helps... |
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Replying to: ocautoseeker (May 02, 2008 5:28 pm) Wabends |
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Hello all. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer. First of all, I am a novice at this, so please be patient. I am looking to buy a new 08 LS460 for my brother who lives in Canada. I went to my local dealer just last week to get an idea of the sticker prices. It seemed there were 3 variations, 64-65, 68 and 72k MSRPs. How do I start? Do I bother shopping locally where there is only 1 dealer or do I contact dealers in S Fla where it seems the lowest prices can be had? Do I tell them upfront that I am looking to export the car to Canada and that it will be a cash deal? Is there a way to avoid sales tax in the state of purchase if the vehicle is will not be registered in that state? I appreciate the wealth of knowledge on this site.
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Replying to: msyman (May 07, 2008 10:00 pm) There are going to be a bunch of problems that you have to deal with. First, you don't have to pay the sales tax in Fl (if it is the state that you are going to buy the LS). Sales tax are paid to the state that you register the car. Now the bad news, you need to figure out how to export a car to Canada and pay the sale tax in Canada (US car may or may not meet Canada's regulation). And then there is the issue of warrenty. Canada Lexus is not going to honor the warranty you get by buying a US Lexus.. So you are going to have a mess on your hand in dealing with warrenty service. |
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Replying to: msyman (May 07, 2008 10:00 pm) A lot of good information there... You buying the car, then selling it your brother is the easy part. His importation of the car is where it gets hard. regards, kyfdx |
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Replying to: topgun7 (May 08, 2008 4:54 am)
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Replying to: msyman (May 08, 2008 7:30 am) You should ask your brother does he need a new car with around 1500miles or more on it? If its a gift to him from you then it wont bother him much but if he is buying you should ask him. |
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Replying to: msyman (May 08, 2008 7:30 am) 2) As you noted, getting the car across the border is not much of a problem. Getting it modified to meet Canadian regulations, and documenting those modifications might be a much bigger issue (which is why I suggest checking out that other discussion). 3) As far as buying the car? Drop down to your local dealer and take a look at what they have. Once you know which options you are interested in, then you might send a few e-mails to the closest dealers, asking for quotes. You can even try some of those Florida dealerships. Once you have an idea of what seems like a fair price, stop back by your local dealer and make an offer. You might find that you'll come close enough ($500 +/-?) to make it worth buying locally. 4) I don't think you'll be able to get out of paying sales tax.. If you buy it out of state, it's possible that the dealer could ship it to you and give you a non-resident title without paying tax. Your brother would have to check with his customs broker, to see if you can just sign the title over to him.. If so, maybe you can avoid sales tax, but that seems unlikely. Good luck! kyfdx
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