Bachata

hahaah DRBAZING, what can I tell you, I am a confused man :>((( That happens when you ask you friends for their opinion, they steer you all over the place and yes, I almost was convinced to test drive an 2013 S4, got excited, but then I remember when I leased my A4 and 7 trips to the dealer, over 22 days in the shop total with various issues, I said "NAHHHHH", not for me. Love the look of the S4, but I have to narrow down my choices or else, I will go crazy.

Found a 2014 350 F sport (Non AWD) for $36,896 with only 5,600 miles (non certified) from a Lexus dealer with a killer combo of Gray with Rioja interior. I will throw a crazy number at them since I am paying cash, and see if they bite...I'll wait for June 27 so that they reject it and then call me back LOL.

Will keep you posted.

p.s. I should not be worried about getting a non AWD for here in NJ? I do have a commuter beater that I tend to use in crappy weather. Any non AWD would like to chime in, any regrets of no getting AWD in either the 350 or 250?

stlgrym3

iTrader: (4)

i'd stay away from '14 model year, stay away from the first year glitches. also the well known battery drain issue looks like appear only in '14 model year IS, am i right?

evident

nothing wrong with my '14 so far.

tea

No problems here in the 1+ years I've had mine

Bachata

Oh man STLGRYM, now you are messing with me head :>(...well, after reading your post, I spent almost 1 hour reading through posts of those that had that problem. I was not aware of that, and I noticed that it is resolved by changing the battery to a higher power one and to make sure I dont take delivery with the stock battery (since it will be pre-owned).

I know about the "do not get first year production" issues of any new model, but I am going with the legacy and reputation of Lexus. My beater car is a toyota with 249,000 miles and is a work horse. So I think, with a great percentage of certainty, that although 2014 is 1st year, I have a chance of getting a solid car. Besides, the freaking price difference for a used 2015 is ridiculous!!! Luckily I can take my time to get the car I want,so I will make sure that when I make the offer and if they do accept, that battery will have to be replaced for a brand new one of no deal.

Thanks for bring it that up. That's why these forums are so helpful.

aIRpeACE

the best has yet to come

Roffles

That's a killer deal and you should take it if it checks out. But first, why would a Lexus for sale at a Lexus dealership with only 5,600 mile be non-CPO? All they have to do is put in through a standard Lexus inspection process to get it certified. And it's also way below blue book... the market value for an F-sport with that mileage directly from a dealership should be closer to 40K+. Is there something wrong with it? I would do a little research before jumping into that car.

I recently payed $37K for a certified pre-owned lease return (Obsidian with Rioja F-sport fully loaded) with 24,000 miles and I couldn't talk them down any lower. The dealership said, "our price is competitive and we'd be happy to match any offers". I thought I got a good deal, but you my friend, you could be getting what is essentially a brand new $48,000 car for an $11,000 discount.