LexusIS-TL

Hey guys, I'm new on here. I figured I sign up since I just bought my very first luxury sedan, the 2007 IS250. What did you pay for your IS?

gsrthomas

iTrader: (1)

2007 IS250 (see my sig for what I got with it)
MSRP: $35222
Cost: $30186
OTD: $32,600

This was 12/16/06. Thats more then $5k off sticker.

Think right now you can get an IS250 for $29k. Probably $5500-6500k off sticker.

LexusIS-TL

How much are you paying a month for it? If you don't mind me asking. I've never paid this high on a car before since I've always drove Corollas, Alimas, little Mitsubishi cars, etc.

gsrthomas

iTrader: (1)

I put $16,000 down. 5.65% APR for 5 years. Payment is $322 a month.

Planning on paying it off in 3 years.

yeah your payment is pretty steap. Its because you put zero down.

illmike

iTrader: (5)

trdcorolla....did you have a supercharged corolla, w/LV interior?

LexusIS-TL

Yup, 0 down lol. After looking at your post, no wonder everyone said I got a bad deal, lol!!!!! I learned my lesson. I'm never dealing with an upside down trade.

I had a supercharger in my Corolla, yeah. What's the LV interior?

gsrthomas

iTrader: (1)

Should of taken the supercharger off before the trade in and sold it.

LexusIS-TL

Man, I still can't get over you paying $322 a month for your IS250, whew. I wish I was paying that. I'm paying like double what you pay. It's horrible. Haha, to see the lighter side to this--the finance guy that hadnling my contract, he showed me (even though he wasn't suppse to) a contract from another customer that day. This girl was leasing an LS, and was paying $1350 a month!!!! Ouch.

illmike

iTrader: (5)

was it black?........................................

LexusIS-TL

You mean the Corolla? It was snow white on the outside and black cloth on the inside.

stangd1909

Ya but he put down $16K down!

LexusIS-TL

Cough, yeah. I only have like $500 in my bank account, lol. People would think I'm nuts to own an IS250.

gsrthomas

iTrader: (1)

If I had no money to put down on the IS I think I wouldnt even get a new car. Plus $600 a month for me is waaaaay to much.

LexusIS-TL

I've talked to a coworker of mine about it too. He said that he put down like $20,000 down for his Lexus RX something SUV.

I've seen people with big payments though so I thought mine was ok at the time.

sirkfc

Uh, you're exaggerating, right? How do you pay insurance? Insurance deductible if something goes wrong? Knowing what you were offered on the trade, why did you go through with it?