Loaner Car while waiting for an IS?
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Loaner Car while waiting for an IS?
Ok here is the specific situation that I am in.
My dad bought a new Corvette in June of '05 and needs a winter car. My '04 A4 is leased of which I changed jobs and am driving way too many miles now. So I am going to give my car to my dad and have him take over the payments and now I can look at a new car. It is between the IS 250 and the '06 325i.
The word that I got was that 6 sp MT IS 250's are only going to be 1% (!) of the initial developed IS's! . So my question is, what are my options if I need to order one? I MUST give my A4 to my dad before it starts to snow. You think Lexus will give me a loaner car for a few weeks (I would pay a monthly fee to them just as I do now)? What else can I do besides to go to BMW and get the 325i?
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My dad bought a new Corvette in June of '05 and needs a winter car. My '04 A4 is leased of which I changed jobs and am driving way too many miles now. So I am going to give my car to my dad and have him take over the payments and now I can look at a new car. It is between the IS 250 and the '06 325i.
The word that I got was that 6 sp MT IS 250's are only going to be 1% (!) of the initial developed IS's! . So my question is, what are my options if I need to order one? I MUST give my A4 to my dad before it starts to snow. You think Lexus will give me a loaner car for a few weeks (I would pay a monthly fee to them just as I do now)? What else can I do besides to go to BMW and get the 325i?
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Vit
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Originally Posted by VitB6
Ok here is the specific situation that I am in.
My dad bought a new Corvette in June of '05 and needs a winter car. My '04 A4 is leased of which I changed jobs and am driving way too many miles now. So I am going to give my car to my dad and have him take over the payments and now I can look at a new car. It is between the IS 250 and the '06 325i.
The word that I got was that 6 sp MT IS 250's are only going to be 1% (!) of the initial developed IS's! . So my question is, what are my options if I need to order one? I MUST give my A4 to my dad before it starts to snow. You think Lexus will give me a loaner car for a few weeks (I would pay a monthly fee to them just as I do now)? What else can I do besides to go to BMW and get the 325i?
Thoughts?
Vit
My dad bought a new Corvette in June of '05 and needs a winter car. My '04 A4 is leased of which I changed jobs and am driving way too many miles now. So I am going to give my car to my dad and have him take over the payments and now I can look at a new car. It is between the IS 250 and the '06 325i.
The word that I got was that 6 sp MT IS 250's are only going to be 1% (!) of the initial developed IS's! . So my question is, what are my options if I need to order one? I MUST give my A4 to my dad before it starts to snow. You think Lexus will give me a loaner car for a few weeks (I would pay a monthly fee to them just as I do now)? What else can I do besides to go to BMW and get the 325i?
Thoughts?
Vit
I read somewhere that there won't be any ISs with manual transmission for a while following that car's launch. Have you visited a Lexus dealership and spoken with a Sales Manager? If you're serious about ordering that car, the dealership can probably give you a definitive timeframe for when you could expect to take delivery on your car. Regarding your other question, it just doesn't seem realistic to me that a Lexus dealership would "give" you a loaner car "for a few weeks". My experience has been that a dealership will extend use of a loaner vehicle as a convenience/courtesy when the car that was purchased from the dealership is there for service.
It's decision time!
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I was ahead of the mileage game on my A4 before I changed jobs in June. Now I am right where I should be. My dad will only use it for 3 months out of the year and probably only drive it 5K per year when I have a 15K lease. Mileage won't be an issue at all once he takes it over.
The salesmen I am working with says that they are lone of the largest dealership in the country and they should get a MT if they request it, which he said has already been done. As far actually having the car to take home, I am willing to wait if I have a loaner. Hopefully I can work something out with Lexus on that. Was just wondering if there was someone here with some experience in doing this type of thing.
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The salesmen I am working with says that they are lone of the largest dealership in the country and they should get a MT if they request it, which he said has already been done. As far actually having the car to take home, I am willing to wait if I have a loaner. Hopefully I can work something out with Lexus on that. Was just wondering if there was someone here with some experience in doing this type of thing.
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Vit
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Well you can either rent a car... which can get expensive.... or have you considered buying a old honda or toyota beater for like $1000? The car will surely last you a few weeks.... and it'd be old enough that you don't have to worry about depreciation, you may be able to sell it back 1 month later for the same price. I know some people who've driven a beater for a year and then actually sell it for 1 or 200 more. This may be the most economically feasible option. Good luck with everything.
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A beater for $1000 for the winter, doesn't sound like the smartest thing. I don't want to deal with worrying if the car will start all the time. I wonder how much an extended rental car would be. As long as it is the same price as my lease per month I would mind that at all.
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A beater for $1000 for the winter, doesn't sound like the smartest thing. I don't want to deal with worrying if the car will start all the time. I wonder how much an extended rental car would be. As long as it is the same price as my lease per month I would mind that at all.
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The last info I saw was that the manual transmissions won't be vailable until December. It's all automatics for the 250/350 until then.
So buying a beater may be wise versus renting.
So buying a beater may be wise versus renting.
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I'm in a similar situation, and was referred to leasetrader.com (not sure if posting the site is against the forum rules). Does anybody have any experience with the site or with trading a lease to another person?
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You can get a rental car for about $650/month and if you charge it to your AMEX, you should be able to keep it insured. I'm looking into this now, the savings to me would be 1) I can sell my car privately now instead of trade-in so I should get more, 2) I don't have to pay insurance for one month, 3) I should get a bunch of frequent flyer miles, and 4) I will rent an economy car so I can save money on gas for one month.
So I'm thinking about it just in case.....
So I'm thinking about it just in case.....
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