nabeel24

i did get a text from Raleigh Lexus for a 2017 IS 200t F-Sport for $36K OTD which includes the taxes and fees.
MSRP was $43,299 and he dropped it to $33,768. It’s a great deal but I just don’t want to deal with the depreciation value.

EZZ

Sounds like a higher power is nudging you to get the Camry.

nabeel24

Haha. Could be... I’m really trying not to. Lease ends 01/26, so got roughly 3 weeks. Can extend that out a couple more weeks if I use the wife’s car.

The lease end purchase for my 2015 IS 250 F Sport is $29.5K. It does only have 18K miles. Would that be a bad idea?

chyeea03

Don't know if you've already extended your lease but if you call LFS, you can extend the lease an additional 6 months. My lease was up last month and I called to extend it just to see if there were any other cars out there that really caught my eye.

nabeel24

chyeea03

Got it. My lease end purchase would be ~$29k for a 2015 IS350 F-sport. Maybe if you're super lucky, you could find a used 2018 Camry

nabeel24

Haha! That would be extremely surprising.. if someone turned in their 2018 Camry just a few months after purchasing/leasing it.

winstonchu

Was driving the other day and a pretty slick looking toyota caught my eye in my rear view mirror. Slowed down to check it out and lo and behold it was a silver 2018 camry LE trim. Was surprised by it to be honest. Not the biggest fan of the rear end though

jmull3r

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dizlex

How do you figure it's "leagues" safer? I can keep in my lane just fine, without "assistance", thanks.

dizlex

On what basis do you make these claims? Because it's a slightly newer platform? That's not the only thing that matters, you know. There are cost compromises that affect these things.

MX73

Not surprising at all. I've seen a few cars that barely have 1k on them being turned in. Not a Camry but other makes and models.

BippuLexus

Actually... you're wrong. While the 2018 Camry XSE V6 does come with features the Lexus does not have, *its not missing absolutely nothing.* Off the top of my head, the Camry XSE V6 still has the "basic" traditional gauges while the Lexus runs LFA-Style digital gauges. If you take a look at both cars closely, the Lexus 3IS will have features the Camry XSE V6 doesn't have and the Camry XSE V6 will have features the Lexus 3IS doesn't have.

The Camry XSE V6 is definitely a way better car than its predecessor, but I honestly don't think it makes it better than say a Lexus. Think about it this way - the Camry XSE V6 has almost the same amount of features as a 2018 Audi A4 Prestige, even one up'ing the Audi with a Pano roof. Does this make the Camry XSE V6 better than the Audi A4? Probably not. Just like how it won't make it better than the Lexus 3IS.

nabeel24

Posted this in the "Price Thread" as well but figured I list it here as well. So haven't seen any used 2016 pop up anywhere and my lease is coming to an end on the 24th. I went back to the person at the dealer I've been speaking with for a new 2017/2018 IS. Here are the deals being presented.
Both include new graduate and Lexus Cash incentive.

2017 IS 200t F-Sport
MSRP: $43,299
Sale Price: $32,768
OTD (taxes/fees inlcuded): $35K

2018 IS 300 (Turbo model) F-Sport:
MSRP: $42,734
OTD (tax/fees included): $40,500

Any advice on which you would go with? Seems to me like the 2017 is quote a deal.

MX73

Any optional features in the 2017? It's a really good deal for 35k OTD.

The 2018 is now standard with all the pre-collision, lane departure, automatic braking, and blind spot.