Tokenblkgy

dude you said it best.. i wanted a USB 2010+... and for the one i found im surprised no one grabbed it up before me... i purchased it 5 days after finding it..
I had the pay to play.. this time i won!!!!

XutvJet

I sent them a polite email this morning offering $47,000 with the stock intake installed or $46,400 as is. I felt that was more than reasonable based on my review of KBB, NADA, and Edmunds True Value prices for the region. Their reply was more or less, "get bent." I'm a patient dude willing to write a check for anything $50K or less that meets my requirements. We'll see how long that car sits. I may show up there in the next few weeks (assuming the stock intake is installed) and tell them $47K. Take it or leave it.

ZaxF

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Have you told them you're paying cash? Dealers are more apt to sell if they know that up front. I never play all my hands at once, but that is a huge bargaining tool.

dannyk8232

^^^ I agree. I'd give them until next Monday (I know it's hard to sit idle but it's worth it) and then drop them a not-so-subtle email

msgs350

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I'm noticing with my last 2 Lexus purchases, at Lexus dealership is that paying ash doesn't matter. Either way they get paid for the car up front. In fact, they probably make more money off you if they financed you thru Lexus Financial or a "preferred" bank.

XutvJet

I agree. There's less money to be made if I'm paying in cash and not financing through them. I'll watch that car for the next few weeks. A white 2012 ($44K, 25K miles) just came online at Grubbs Infiniti in Dallas. I'm waiting for pics and the Carfax to post. I can fly to Dallas for $150.

SoCalISF

I wouldn't even continue to deal with the other dealer. Walk away laughing (so to speak) and you will certainly be glad you did.

Ftime

Just FYI: I found mine at Carmax, 2012 black (Hate washing it every ten minutes) It had like 1800 or so miles on it clean carfax and dealer records. Bone stock w no ML system, but had park assist. OEM tires still looked new, I'm about due for new ones now with about 31K on them. She never even got the first 2 free oil changes, so the dealer let me have them. That was in 2013. I researched the previous owner, an older lady that owned a construction business. I guess she hated it because it beat the S*** out of her or went belly up because of the business? I think I paid 56Kish w 1.8 APR from Carmax for 4 years. They had to fix some road rash and a scuff under the front spoiler. It's been flawless for the most part, except for that irritating popping from the front wheels when I'm backing with the wheels turned to the max when it gets below like 25 degrees. Scares the s*** out of me every time! Probably not the greatest deal, but I wanted something with low miles/ no mods/ nonsmoking blah blah blah and no new ones to be had at the time in the area. Good luck, you will love it when you find one. I keep going back and forth now deciding on headers, Sikky isn't that far from me in Baltimore.

redcrxsi

Dealers make money on finance charges, unless of course you bring your own financing. Even then they have relationships with banks and local credit unions often matching the rate you bring in while making another 1/2 point on the back-end. All adds to the back end gross.

Some dealers might like cash but depending on the circumstances cash could actually be less appealing to them, even more so if the sales manager is getting a bigger bonus check from the bank depending if they reach certain lending tiers. You could offer to finance through them and then just pay it off at the bank in 30-90 days.

SubOrbital

I had to do $1K brake job AND a battery upon receiving my F. In the used car game, you pay for depreciation with whatever maintenance work needs to get done.

As to this, I find dealers prefer cash at fiscal year end. It lets them know you're serious and that they can add this car to their final numbers before year end.

XutvJet

That newly listed 2012 ISF in Dallas has an Injen intake. I don't want someone else's modded car. I give up.

PololoISF

Seriously?

What if the car had an aftermarket air filter like Tom or K&N and it's in excellent condition instead f the crappy OEM. What if the brake fluid was ATE Blue Dot 4 instead of the "off the shelf OEM Dot 3 stuff"... What if the engine oil was Rotellla instead of Mobil 1...???? You get my point?

I know it's your money... but an intake in an otherwise stock car is NOTHING to worry about. In fact, I' like the car even more since I know it was owned by an enthusiast... If you are here, in this forum, you must be one.

Good luck though... I guess that "perfect car" is how you look at it...

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nks979

Good luck finding any IS-F that isn't modified and wasn't modified at any point in time... they are primarily enthusiast owned cars which is a great thing when looking used.

STLblueF

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The answer to your question in the subject line is probably yes. Nobody buys these cars to go to and from church every Sunday. They are solid, I wouldn't worry about any minor bolt ons.

empathy

performance parts are so damn limited on the IS F it's not even funny due to the locked ECU in the US. you can't tune the car, which limits parts that can installed internally. intakes offer so little in terms of performance gain that it is almost completely moot. for example, nobody offers aftermarket valves, retainers, pistons, bearings, etc because those parts would require a tune. your main options for more power in an IS F is nitrous, exhaust, headers, intake. everything but nitrous is a simple bolt on.

the only difference is literally the filter. you can find a used oem airbox + plastic pipe for really cheap.