spinteews

o man, i was driving home the other night, and i was riding next to a X5... and he was of course checking out the Lex

then the light turned green i drove normally and then the x5 gunned it a bit and then of course i have to gun mines then so we were bascially racing down and i was pretty much beating him =)

it was fun =)

hleo1

Uuurrrr that's dangerous, you know that, right?

But since you won, I'm all smiles .....

MrSypher

Mike, Real dangerous... Your lucky it was just the 3.0 and not the 4.4 X5 or he would have hurt your feelings.......

CAmsRX3

mooretorque

No payments here. One check. Of course, there's maintainence, depreciation, etc etc.

Handogen

Hey Paddy Wagon,

I put all my financing information in the post. I wasn't quantifying a good deal by my monthly payment. A good deal, as I well understand, has more to do with the financed amount. At the time of the deal, I bought the RX300 for less than wholesale value. Try doing that at a Lexus Dealership.

Anyway, the RX has really low miles and I don't ever plan on selling it. This is my dream vehicle. So it made sense for me to budget it for the long haul. To me, the art of the deal has to do with what makes sense for you.

Thanks,
Handogen

whitels

For finance purchase, I thought this was a good deal. First, it's hard to get a car at or below wholesale price. Second, a 7.5% interest rate for a pre-owned for 7 years is decent. Just try asking new owners what percentage they are paying.

I am not slamming or anything but the real way to calculate how much a deal really cost you is to find the present value of the future streams of cash outlay and then net that out with the "opportunity cost" that you would have gained had you invested your cash in a , say, money market placement.

Of course, Cash is king. But in the late 90s, it was better to sink your money in the dotcoms and finance car payments. YHOO stocks paid for my previous LS (you have to know when to get out, too

MrSypher

HEy, This thread made me go and do something..... My GS "WAS" a lease.... I just signed a check for 41 grand anf now the ***** is mine..... I was asking myself before why did I lease a car??? Now It is mine... So I think it is time for a bodykit....

Daddy-O

DooD,

Congratulations...Aah, pride in ownership

MrSypher

Thanks.... Now I am the proud owner of 2 Lex's... PAID IN FULL. WOW it does feels good to just cut a check like that. I think I am going sell the RX soon... I think. But I might not, because I might need it for the winter... The GS sucks in the snow.... Hmm maybe I'll go with a Denali..... I don't know...


But anyway..... Guys don't ever trust a ******.... They suck.... REALLY.............................:eek: :eek:

MrSypher

REALLY.............................

Daddy-O

REALLY?

spinteews

wow.. right on...

hehe, HEY MIKE!!!

if you sell your rx... i'm gonna cry..

but really, if you do, FOSGATES!!! for me ?

dont forget about us little ones....

LexRX

Mike, you're selling the bitc...er...RX!?!? You'd better think long and hard about that one...think about sending me your T.V.'s and such

MrSypher

Well we'll see... Everything might be for sale soon.....