cerbum

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So, I've been shopping for a replacement for my '08 ls460 SWB. While looking, I found that Pohanka Lexus of Chantilly VA has a '17 LS460 SWB AWD still on the lot, never titled. I took it for a test drive. Rare find. It's not on their website. Stickers for $80k. Dealer is willing to deal into the mid-60's, but you may be able to do better.

Good luck!

-cerbum

Wandl

Ugh sucks for them. Users on this forum are reporting of $16k-$17k discounts on leftover (but new) 2018 LS500's so a similar pricing discount on previous gen may not be attractive...

SW17LS

I got $23,000 off of my $90k stickered 2017 before the 2018s were even out, and that was in the DC area and not a car they had on the lot...

nsaldanh

Good price!!

mbarron37

PwrdbyM

I wonder why it isn't on their website. Interesting find, but how many miles were on it? If the GM's wife has been driving it around for a year and it has 8k or something then I can't really see a big benefit in buying this over a CPO car which would actually have a longer warranty. Granted there are some slight differences in warranty coverage from the original factory and CPO, but not sure those differences would account for any reason to spend more. If it had 500 miles it would be more desirable.

Stereorob

i wouldnt. even though its still a "new" car, it really isnt new anymore. if its a 17 it was probably built summer of 17, and has been sitting for the last year & 1/2. probably lot rot to hell.....

SW17LS

A new car sitting on a lot for a year and a half is not going to cause any "rot" lol

cerbum

I don't recall exact mileage, but I test drove it, and the number of miles for a "new" car didn't stand out to me. Maybe 400?

Agreed on the discount thing tho. Pohanka Chantilly doesn't seem to deeply discount...or my negotiating skills aren't that great.

-cerbum

SW17LS

Pohanka is a PITA. They don't like to negotiate remotely, if you are in the dealer for 5 hours they promise it will be "worth it" and many times I've told them, sorry I'll save the 40 mile drive and go with one of the other 5 local dealers who will price negotiate over email and I know what I'll be getting when I spend my time to go in there.

gordonyz

There definitely is dry rot for the rubber parts
Once parked my car immobile in summer in the open for 2 months, the car ended up having all bushings dry roted, all tires dry rot that needed to be replaced

SW17LS

Not buying it...this car will be fine.

TriC

Interesting comment - maybe their Lexus operation is different, but I had the opposite experience with their Honda store in VA in 2017. Got a great price quote on a '17 Accord at the end of the model year in the Fall of 2017 and they even offered to waive their (steep) doc fee when I balked at it. Now, this was all via email, so who knows what would have happened if I actually tried to conclude a deal.

SW17LS

My only experience has been with the Lexus dealer.