Don't be adverse to going elsewhere....
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Don't be adverse to going elsewhere....
Four years ago, my wife, son, and I each bought brand new cars within the same week at the same Lexus/Infiniti dealership which is two blocks from my house. Two Lexus ES 350's and one Infiniti.
When I decided to buy a 2019 ES 300h, I went to my salesperson in late August of this year and told him what I was looking for. The 2019's hadn't yet come in but I wanted to let him know that I was serious and not just kicking tires. When the 2019's came in I test drove a 300h and loved the car. I asked him what kind of deal he'd make me and his reply was that "he wouldn't sell it to me "over invoice". I thought my hearing was bad, I asked him to clarify and he explained that there were dealers around the country selling new 2019 Lexus's above MSRP. But, he explained, he "wasn't going to do that!". How wonderful, I thought! What a great deal!
Two weeks later, I drove to a dealership three hours from my home and bought a new 300h after getting nearly 8% off MSRP (that included a $750 loyalty discount from Lexus).
If you're not getting what you want locally, look around. It should definitely pay off.
When I decided to buy a 2019 ES 300h, I went to my salesperson in late August of this year and told him what I was looking for. The 2019's hadn't yet come in but I wanted to let him know that I was serious and not just kicking tires. When the 2019's came in I test drove a 300h and loved the car. I asked him what kind of deal he'd make me and his reply was that "he wouldn't sell it to me "over invoice". I thought my hearing was bad, I asked him to clarify and he explained that there were dealers around the country selling new 2019 Lexus's above MSRP. But, he explained, he "wasn't going to do that!". How wonderful, I thought! What a great deal!
Two weeks later, I drove to a dealership three hours from my home and bought a new 300h after getting nearly 8% off MSRP (that included a $750 loyalty discount from Lexus).
If you're not getting what you want locally, look around. It should definitely pay off.
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Four years ago, my wife, son, and I each bought brand new cars within the same week at the same Lexus/Infiniti dealership which is two blocks from my house. Two Lexus ES 350's and one Infiniti.
When I decided to buy a 2019 ES 300h, I went to my salesperson in late August of this year and told him what I was looking for. The 2019's hadn't yet come in but I wanted to let him know that I was serious and not just kicking tires. When the 2019's came in I test drove a 300h and loved the car. I asked him what kind of deal he'd make me and his reply was that "he wouldn't sell it to me "over invoice". I thought my hearing was bad, I asked him to clarify and he explained that there were dealers around the country selling new 2019 Lexus's above MSRP. But, he explained, he "wasn't going to do that!". How wonderful, I thought! What a great deal!
Two weeks later, I drove to a dealership three hours from my home and bought a new 300h after getting nearly 8% off MSRP (that included a $750 loyalty discount from Lexus).
If you're not getting what you want locally, look around. It should definitely pay off.
When I decided to buy a 2019 ES 300h, I went to my salesperson in late August of this year and told him what I was looking for. The 2019's hadn't yet come in but I wanted to let him know that I was serious and not just kicking tires. When the 2019's came in I test drove a 300h and loved the car. I asked him what kind of deal he'd make me and his reply was that "he wouldn't sell it to me "over invoice". I thought my hearing was bad, I asked him to clarify and he explained that there were dealers around the country selling new 2019 Lexus's above MSRP. But, he explained, he "wasn't going to do that!". How wonderful, I thought! What a great deal!
Two weeks later, I drove to a dealership three hours from my home and bought a new 300h after getting nearly 8% off MSRP (that included a $750 loyalty discount from Lexus).
If you're not getting what you want locally, look around. It should definitely pay off.
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Four years ago, my wife, son, and I each bought brand new cars within the same week at the same Lexus/Infiniti dealership which is two blocks from my house. Two Lexus ES 350's and one Infiniti.
When I decided to buy a 2019 ES 300h, I went to my salesperson in late August of this year and told him what I was looking for. The 2019's hadn't yet come in but I wanted to let him know that I was serious and not just kicking tires. When the 2019's came in I test drove a 300h and loved the car. I asked him what kind of deal he'd make me and his reply was that "he wouldn't sell it to me "over invoice". I thought my hearing was bad, I asked him to clarify and he explained that there were dealers around the country selling new 2019 Lexus's above MSRP. But, he explained, he "wasn't going to do that!". How wonderful, I thought! What a great deal!
Two weeks later, I drove to a dealership three hours from my home and bought a new 300h after getting nearly 8% off MSRP (that included a $750 loyalty discount from Lexus).
If you're not getting what you want locally, look around. It should definitely pay off.
When I decided to buy a 2019 ES 300h, I went to my salesperson in late August of this year and told him what I was looking for. The 2019's hadn't yet come in but I wanted to let him know that I was serious and not just kicking tires. When the 2019's came in I test drove a 300h and loved the car. I asked him what kind of deal he'd make me and his reply was that "he wouldn't sell it to me "over invoice". I thought my hearing was bad, I asked him to clarify and he explained that there were dealers around the country selling new 2019 Lexus's above MSRP. But, he explained, he "wasn't going to do that!". How wonderful, I thought! What a great deal!
Two weeks later, I drove to a dealership three hours from my home and bought a new 300h after getting nearly 8% off MSRP (that included a $750 loyalty discount from Lexus).
If you're not getting what you want locally, look around. It should definitely pay off.
Poor business ethic IMO after you bought several cars there...
Driver School Candidate
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From: IN
I did the same thing - when the local dealer's salesperson was straight-up lying about the money factor he was using and the rules around it, I shopped around. I was more than willing to drive 100 miles away to the Louisville dealer and I cannot say enough positive things about the experience. Straight-up pricing, no haggle on my trade, no haggle on using MSDs to bring the MF down to almost nothing....and ALL done ONLINE. It definitely pays to shop around and be willing to drive a bit.
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