Are you guys talking about the white one or the burgundy I found? Or both have leather?
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It appears both are the Premium so would have leather.Originally Posted by cla2000
Are you guys talking about the white one or the burgundy I found? Or both have leather?
Some items can be Port install but many items can only be built/installed from the assembly line.
1- LED foglights - tough to be port install since it required special driver I believe + light stalk. This one includes in the Premium or Lux.
2- Real leather - while after market leather can be as good or better. The Prem/Lux with real leather include the Heated/Cool leather seat. You can't install this feature at the original location unless you cut holes into the lower dash.
3- ML or Premium 12 speakers system. This item can't install at the port since it requires cutout dash spots for speakers and subs.
Wheel/tires, wood trims steering wheel, shift ****, and trim pieces are easy to swap and can be installed at port.
Both the White and Burgundy are Prem with real Leather.
1- LED foglights - tough to be port install since it required special driver I believe + light stalk. This one includes in the Premium or Lux.
2- Real leather - while after market leather can be as good or better. The Prem/Lux with real leather include the Heated/Cool leather seat. You can't install this feature at the original location unless you cut holes into the lower dash.
3- ML or Premium 12 speakers system. This item can't install at the port since it requires cutout dash spots for speakers and subs.
Wheel/tires, wood trims steering wheel, shift ****, and trim pieces are easy to swap and can be installed at port.
Both the White and Burgundy are Prem with real Leather.
Thank you for the clarification. That makes sense. I'll go back to the dealer and look at both cars again.
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It's called the "Toyota Tax" You can often buy new at a better overall transportation value, than used.Originally Posted by sfuad
I always recommend buying a certified vehicle. However, when it comes to GX, it has such a good resale value that buying few years old certified does not make any sense when you can buy a new one at a very good price. Two years ago, when I was shopping for my GX, 2012- 2013 certified vehicles very selling for 42-44k. I ended up buying a new GX with leather, BSM , navigation, and premium package which includes rear seat AC and wood steering wheel for $51k plus tax (No dealership / document fee, Sticker price of $56400). You might have to extend your budget a little extra but getting a newer 2017 vehicle for few thousand dollar is worth it in my opinion
I went through the same dilemma, I usually heavily lean towards buying used vehicles, but the depreciation is simply not there for these GX's and I ended up buying a new 2017.
We came close to buying a 2015 "certified" for around $44k, but I was able to get a new one for around $55k. I already owned an older GX 470 and didn't want to go to a GX460 with a lot of wear and tear.
Also, the plan is to keep this car 4-5 years, and I honestly think the math works better buying new if that's the goal. If I bought a 2-3 year old one and then tried to sell it down the road 4-5 years later with close to 100k miles on it, that's when you start seeing a big hit in depreciation.
The numbers were close enough that I'd rather own a new car with the factory warranty, no service headaches, and get exactly what I wanted with options and colors.
Much easier to write a big check for a new car than a used car.
On some cars, there is enough of a depreciation that a 2-3 year old one makes a lot of financial sense, but I couldn't really make the case with this particular model.
We came close to buying a 2015 "certified" for around $44k, but I was able to get a new one for around $55k. I already owned an older GX 470 and didn't want to go to a GX460 with a lot of wear and tear.
Also, the plan is to keep this car 4-5 years, and I honestly think the math works better buying new if that's the goal. If I bought a 2-3 year old one and then tried to sell it down the road 4-5 years later with close to 100k miles on it, that's when you start seeing a big hit in depreciation.
The numbers were close enough that I'd rather own a new car with the factory warranty, no service headaches, and get exactly what I wanted with options and colors.
Much easier to write a big check for a new car than a used car.
On some cars, there is enough of a depreciation that a 2-3 year old one makes a lot of financial sense, but I couldn't really make the case with this particular model.