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Probably buying new IS 350 F Sport AWD tomorrow

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Old 11-28-13, 03:01 PM
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Default Probably buying new IS 350 F Sport AWD tomorrow

I just sold my 2002 Audi S6, and have test driven every possible sport sedan.
I really like the IS 350 F Sport AWD. The front grill was a minor negative for me,
but I really like everything else about the car, and I am sure the grill will grow on me.
(I already dislike it less).
Tomorrow I will probably buy a 2014 IS 350 F Sport AWD, Grey w/ Red interior and ML sound.
Sticker is $49,717 + $199 “admin fee”.
The salesman’s first offer was a discount of $3,340 + $750 Lexus Finance rebate.
Salesman advised that this discount is below invoice.
I did not counter with anything since I was not ready to buy the car at that time.
I am not interested in the dealer "deals" on extended warranty or service plans,
and just looking for the rock bottom price.
Old 11-28-13, 05:31 PM
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Congrats in advance, you won' regret it!
Old 11-29-13, 07:01 AM
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Go for it and enjoy for years ..... It would be a great car coz I'm already enjoying the IS250 and can only imagine the joy of another 100 hp and 2 gears
Old 11-29-13, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by felixlau
Go for it and enjoy for years ..... It would be a great car coz I'm already enjoying the IS250 and can only imagine the joy of another 100 hp and 2 gears
AWD doenst come with 8 speed unfortunately. Funny thing is I had to argue with the "salesman" about that, he was insistant it did, until I pointed him to his own website
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Hated the grill until I saw it in person.
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Congrats! I'm sure you'll love it!
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Originally Posted by Skinnyfats
Hated the grill until I saw it in person.
Yup. Most of my friends/family thought the grille was hideous --- having only seen photos of it prior to June when the car came out. But when they finally saw it in person, they were all amazed and in awe
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did you drive the q50 awd sport?
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I drove the Q50 AWD sport and M37 AWD sport.
Both appeared to look larger, but were not, and I had more headroom in the new IS.
I thought the IS fit/finish and performance was better than either Infinity.
Infinity leather on the cars I drove was a sort of jerky texture.
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^^^ so what's the verdict since "tomorrow" is well now ...

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Signed sale contract today and picking up car tomorrow.
My past cars I knew I would like prior to the test drive, but this car is a real sleeper.
Maybe it was lowered expectations and lack of knowledge, but the entire package is really great.
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Originally Posted by JANDE314
I just sold my 2002 Audi S6, and have test driven every possible sport sedan.
I really like the IS 350 F Sport AWD. The front grill was a minor negative for me,
but I really like everything else about the car, and I am sure the grill will grow on me.
(I already dislike it less).
Tomorrow I will probably buy a 2014 IS 350 F Sport AWD, Grey w/ Red interior and ML sound.
Sticker is $49,717 + $199 “admin fee”.
The salesman’s first offer was a discount of $3,340 + $750 Lexus Finance rebate.
Salesman advised that this discount is below invoice.
I did not counter with anything since I was not ready to buy the car at that time.
I am not interested in the dealer "deals" on extended warranty or service plans,
and just looking for the rock bottom price.
I bought mine yesterday, my IS 350 AWD F-Sport MSRP was 48,831, I paid 44,048. Go to Truecar.com they're pretty good at providing great deal

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