I paid for a new 2011 IS250 after taxes, i believe was 37,800$ the sticker price my local dealership in SC wanted before taxes was 37,000-38,000$ I bought it through Fleetrates.com i recommend you check it out. You pay a one time 35$ membership and there an agents that will help you contact dealerships from nearby states that they work with who will give you a good deal. I bought mine from Lexus of Pembrook Pines right near Miami. The plus is that i bought the car when it was still on the boat straight from the factory in Japan because they had a shipment of cars coming in. They shipped the car out to me free of charge in SC with only 7 miles on it. I got a great deal out of it.

 

I recently just picked up my 2011 IS 350 F-Sport for 43,000 OTD...so I think if you're paying 41k OTD for a 250...you're over paying. Oh yea Hi, I'm new! =P

 

Welcome! $43,000 OTD is nice. Wish I got that good of a deal for mine!

 

2011 Black IS350 AWD Ecru interior, Luxury/Nav/Spoiler---$43,350 OTD. I don't pay state tax and my registration is discounted.

I was told that the best time to buy is towards the end of the month which makes the beginning the worst. Has something to do with a quota.

Great Car....I think the semi-anniline seats make a difference.

 

(Hi, I'm new here -- Nice to meet you all!)

I just picked up a 2011 IS350 AWD + Nav + Luxury Package (MSRP: $46,977). Even though I wanted an F-Sport with USB, I ended up getting the next best thing -- Starfire Pearl White. From what truecar says, I didn't make a bad deal at all No sales tax in Oregon and they transferred my plate from my trade-in to save roughly $350.

Dealer Cost: $40,207
Dealer Invoice: $43,051
MSRP: $46,977

My Purchase Price (OTD): $40,962

They also gave me private party selling value on my trade-in. Pretty crazy, really... They must have really wanted the sale for the end of the month

 

That is a great price!!! What's the secret and when did you pick up the car?

 

What options? Nav, HID's?

 

Just F-Sport Package, NAV, and the Preferred Accessories Package. I believe that in the US, if you want the F-sport Package, you need to have the NAV as well, unless you make a special order.

 

So what was your price before taxes?

 

I got my 2011 IS350 FSport for 40,000 OTD. In located in Alexandria VA

 

No real secret -- I purchased at the end of October (end of the month is generally the best time... if you can do it at the end of a quarter also, that would help). I ended up dealing using the monthly payment method (negotiating monthly payment while keeping my loan at 1.9% for 5 years). This way, if it wasn't in my price range, I simply walk away. They added perks (private party trade-in value, customer cash, etc.) to bring the total finance amount down to meet my payment expectations. Doing your deal this way removes the "invoice" and "MSRP" out of the equation. They have no leg to stand on because your not interested in the total OTD price (even though in the back of your mind, you are), but you want to stick with a certain payment/month.

You really have to be willing to walk away though. If you don't, your asking to get a mediocre deal. I ended up walking away once before they knew I was serious.

 

That sounds like a great price. What was your price before taxes?

 

hey clublexus. looking for some help with pricing. im located in so cal.

im looking at a 2008 IS 250 starfire pearl with luxury package CPO.
37xxx miles
listed at $26k

what would be fair pricing on something like this?
ive tried kbb, edmunds and prices seems higher than the sticker prices. a little lost.

thanks everyone!

 

$26K/25K out the door.

 

my price before tax was 39,000. Tax in LA is expensive... =T