Cougar24

Hey guys -

I'm completely new to all of this stuff and have been reading as much as I can to educate myself. I test drove an IS 350F last week and fell in love. The dealer told me it was a demo for the region manager that was waiting on a Lexus she had ordered that was stuck at a port in Jacksonville. The 350F is fully loaded and retails at $48k, but after a little negotiation, offered it to me for $42,500. I guess I'm just wondering if this is a good deal, considering the car has over 6k miles on it already.

Thanks!

eyeball

I can't speak to the price, but someone earlier had typed that you should avoid these demo cars because previous drivers may have floored the gas pedal and may have filled it up with 87 octane. The damage might be done ....

moose66

Agreed. Not sure about the price either. May be too high for what is ultimately a used car. If you are really interested, you may want to see if you can get them to certify it. Without changing the price upwards!

CtSFox

Yes, these are very hard miles indeed!

4TehNguyen

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can you get them to CPO it? Would be a great deal if CPOed just in case.

My bros car is a 2004 TSX that was a dealer loaner car with 12k miles when we got it. Runs fine.

2GSKaizen

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They might be hard miles, but with my experience in this brand I doubt there is anything to worry about! Especially if it was a regional manager. You can bet there were almost all highway miles, and they ALWAYS used premium gas. They write it off, so they aren't going to buy the cheap stuff. Either way, I've beat the living **** out of all 3 of my Lexi up past 150k miles and never had any problems with anything. I doubt a little rough driving for 6k miles and 1 or 2 tanks of 87 octane gas is going to do anything to this car. I think for the price it's a good deal.

Cougar24

This is exactly what I was thinking. I was originally wanting at 250F, but when he offered to let me drive the 350F, I jumped at the chance. Is the only difference between the 250F and 350F just the 100-HP?

4TehNguyen

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350 has the 8 speed transmission from the ISF, bigger brakes and brake rotors than the 250

Honestly I think this is a good deal, if you can get it CPOed or extended warranty, even better. Is that 42500 OTD?

eyeball

Oh yes extended warranty for free would definitely be a game changer for me

Glashub

I think some people are getting new ones for 45K plus taxes, etc. Check this thread, https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-350-a-24.html.

I paid about 45.5K the weekend it came out. 42K seems too high.

dAiLL3sT

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whats another 6k on a 5 year loan if you were to finance, i say get a new one and have peace at mind.

CobraGSF

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honestly those demo cars are beat up. you don't wanna spend 42 grand on a car that's been beat up. better off spending the extra 6k and getting it new.

Joeb427

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Buy new as it will only cost a few grand more for a fresh new IS.

4TehNguyen

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if they throw in a CPO or extended warranty, it will be better than a new one

Cougar24

Thanks for all of the advice. I love how active this forum is!

Thanks again!