gmanusmc

Yeah - I thought they somehow were getting him to 44.5 trading in his car - but if he's at 33k with the trade, that's more like it.

tdoggy57

Im not really sure if this is a 2014/15 but theyre pretty much the same so it doesnt matter to me. This was my dealerships first offer i received through email. What do you guys think.

IS 350 AWD
nebula grey/black
F-sport, blind spot, nav, spoiler

MSRP $48867
Invoice $46125
Offer $43867

gmanusmc

Not bad if it's a 2015 - not so good if it's a 2014.

4WDrift

Looks like the 2014 msrp, actually a decent 10.2% off incl. spoiler. I worked $43.5 no spoiler before tax. Ask for $750/1000 off and accept 500.

Gary

Mase09

iTrader: (1)

I wish I had my car payment to atleast $300 but just didn't happen .
Leased a 2015 IS 250 Fsport nebula gray with Rioja red interior for my wife
Msrp 42k ish
Dropped down to $37,352
15k /24 months
3k down
$380 a month
This is here in TX

gmanusmc

Great color combo - congrats - she'll love it!

jeffyffej

You're better off going into the dealer and asking them to see what they can find for you. I've been using the dealer sites and they're rarely updated with accurate inventory. I found the most effective way to find the car I wanted was to go into the dealer have them search their own inventory, and they also have access to an internal Lexus site that shows which cars are coming in and going where.

f16mobus1

Got a 2014 IS350 f sport (was a demo) with 261 miles on it, got it for $38,250.00

I thought it was a good deal.....

theoryguy

That sounds like a great deal. Which model was it and what options were included on the car?

gmanusmc

What was the msrp?

Akrkwk

There is dealercash offered by Lexus financial for 14 model. But it is possible to get $5000 off on 15 model so even if you got $7000 off from msrp u didnt do any better than others who got 5g off from msrp considering dealer gets 1800 from dealer anyway so techinically u r getting same discount for one year older model. And u said it even had couple hundreds of miles already. I would say it is a decent deal if you got $7000 off msrp before $1800 dealer cash incentive

chuongzzz

thank you , i got the phone call and a mail (pics below , very good deal for my trade in car but it isn't the truth , they just want you come to visit them) from Lexus of Clearwater when i was ready to go get it at lexus Tampa , the Lady her name is Lianna told me they could give me better deal than what i got so i made appoiment tonight and when i came there she left already , i talk to sale manager and he gave me the deal is $46,500 OTD , i told him the Lexus of Tampa Bay give me a deal is $44,500 OTD , do u know what he said ? he said : i will pay a year gasoline for your whole family if u can get that deal Yes that is the way they talk to the customer , feel very bad and never come back there again (i bought 2 lexus is250 at there before ) so guy if u r living around Cleawater Florida and intend to buy Lexus , u should not come there , go to Lexus of Tampa Bay first , honestly . i will go Lexus of Tampa tomorrow to buy it the is350 f sport , thanks u guy again .

gmanusmc

Huh?

Could you translate this for us?

Was this response meant for f16mobis1?

If it was, that's why I inquired as to what the msrp was - that way, we can determine if he got a good deal or not.

Akrkwk

My bad , yes it was to the original poster

Yea knowing msrp will help us evaluate the deal. But a lot of times, the dealership doesnt tell you about these incentivs and they'd rather say they are giving more discount because of this and that

I doubt if he got much better discount than many people are getting on 2015 model Although he thinks he got a hell of deal. In the end, he paid $1800 less for the car and dealer made a same profit as they would do by selling 2015s. Obviously 14s dont come with certain things like 15s do such as ventilated seats etc

He got the car for 38250. Dealer sold the car for 40050 with dealer cash incentive. I know u can get 2014 f sport 350 with navi for 46999. So if thats the case. He got $7000 off msrp. Compare to 5200+ on 2015 model. Now the question is. Was it really worth getting 14 over 15. His car will be 2yrs old soon from manufactured date. Obviously resale value will have huge hit compare to 15s and like i mentioned those things are missing on 14 model too

I wouldnt have done that especially with hard pushed test droved 261 miles. Maybe i wouldve if it was a lease instead. But lease rate is horrible on 2014 even with $1800 dealer cash rightnow

But if he doesnt care too much then he got the car for a lot less than msrp!

theoryguy

Anyone noticed the discounts for this year (around 5-6%) are a lot less than last year (10-12%)?