Wow. Just wow. I am at a loss for words . Lexus messed up big time here I have to say. How did this mess happen?
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Wow. Just wow. I am at a loss for words . Lexus messed up big time here I have to say. How did this mess happen?
actually it was predicted by some before already
this is really sad. having one extra built car with no one calling is bad enough. putting the car on ebay makes it about 100 times worse. i am actually ok with the exterior, i think it's one interesting color. but the interior combo kind of killed it imho
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The dealers can and have been buying the cars. We have already seen a number of dealers take delivery and are typically putting the car on the showroom to showcase the brand. If Herb Chambers wanted to order one, that would be easy enough.
The other way here is that a buyer ordered the car and when it showed up and for whatever reason (like the perfectly nice brown exterior, though not my choice on an LFA was hideous when mated to an orange interior) and it ended up in inventory.
Regarding the white LFA at JM Lexus in FL, I just checked their website and it is still available.
What a load of rubbish. How could Lexus let this happen? Yeah, you let dealers buy some of the cars, whatever, that's fine, but I'm sure other customers were declined, only now to have one of said dealers try and flip the car on ebay?
Extremely low blow.
As for this tool, I hope he gets his Lexus franchise revoked.
This car looks so yummy... just like a piece of chocolate. I am sure this was the imagination of someone not working for the dealer. If purchased for immediate resale, they would've picked a safe/popular combo.
No one will be taking Herb's franchise away for this. It is a unit in inventory and he can market ait s he wishes.
I would tend to agree a customer ordered it. If it was Herb's ride, there would be no need to market it.
Plus, MA is not usually the wild combo state. Yes, you see some lime green Gallardos on Newberry St but those are likely to be college students.
With no local market for this eyesore, he would either have to go Ebay (as he did), trade to another dealer (unlikely) or move it quietly to an exotic shop (certainly take a haircut). What will be interesting is, if hard to move units end up being discounted. I asked the JM folks if a discount or some long term financing were available and few months ago they were saying no.
I find the color to be more like root beer as chocolate tends not to have sparkles in it.
With a $5K paint job to change the car to gray, it would go from dud to stud.
No one will be taking Herb's franchise away for this. It is a unit in inventory and he can market ait s he wishes.
I would tend to agree a customer ordered it. If it was Herb's ride, there would be no need to market it.
Plus, MA is not usually the wild combo state. Yes, you see some lime green Gallardos on Newberry St but those are likely to be college students.
With no local market for this eyesore, he would either have to go Ebay (as he did), trade to another dealer (unlikely) or move it quietly to an exotic shop (certainly take a haircut). What will be interesting is, if hard to move units end up being discounted. I asked the JM folks if a discount or some long term financing were available and few months ago they were saying no.
I find the color to be more like root beer as chocolate tends not to have sparkles in it.
With a $5K paint job to change the car to gray, it would go from dud to stud.
Painting a different color may require different interior as well. It will lose its original factory status on top of everything. I would ask for a sizable discount if that were the plan.
LFA #095 - Pearl Brown...on eBay :(
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