2017 RX Best Prices So Far?
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Quick update...the Dallas and San Antonio dealerships are more in line with a 15% discount from MSRP, so we'll be pursuing those options. I'll be sure to update when our deal is done!
Thanks, everyone...it just looks like the Austin dealership doesn't want to sell a car.
Thanks, everyone...it just looks like the Austin dealership doesn't want to sell a car.
i've been shopping around sewell and park place too
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I am certain it's for a 2017 model year.
We went for the test drive today and it was a good drive. So much so that we decided to buy it.
So we went back to his office and he asked me what I'd like to buy it for, basically. I told him $52K before the Lexus Cash $2500 discount as that is about 15% off the $61,224 MSRP. He told me he couldn't even go to his manager with such a low offer so we told him we were done and that we'd look elsewhere.
Our plan now is to email Dallas/Houston/San Antonio dealerships to see if they'll discount it to the 15% range.
We went for the test drive today and it was a good drive. So much so that we decided to buy it.
So we went back to his office and he asked me what I'd like to buy it for, basically. I told him $52K before the Lexus Cash $2500 discount as that is about 15% off the $61,224 MSRP. He told me he couldn't even go to his manager with such a low offer so we told him we were done and that we'd look elsewhere.
Our plan now is to email Dallas/Houston/San Antonio dealerships to see if they'll discount it to the 15% range.
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Quick update...the Dallas and San Antonio dealerships are more in line with a 15% discount from MSRP, so we'll be pursuing those options. I'll be sure to update when our deal is done!
Thanks, everyone...it just looks like the Austin dealership doesn't want to sell a car.
Thanks, everyone...it just looks like the Austin dealership doesn't want to sell a car.
UPDATE:
There's a dealership in Dallas willing to go from $59,824 to $52,498 ($7326 off MSRP, ~12%) and one in Houston willing to go from $59,824 to $52,124 ($7700 off MSRP, ~13%).
One of the Austin dealerships has a "grounded demo" with about 4700 miles with the same MSRP and is offering $8000 off MSRP. I'm not sure if that is enough of a discount on a vehicle with that many miles. What do you guys think?
Lastly, the other dealership in Austin has offered to match their prices if I show them a Purchase Order, which I have but am hesitant to show them for some strange reason. I can't quite put my finger on why.
Thank you for any feedback you guys have. I hope to close this deal tomorrow or Saturday.
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UPDATE:
There's a dealership in Dallas willing to go from $59,824 to $52,498 ($7326 off MSRP, ~12%) and one in Houston willing to go from $59,824 to $52,124 ($7700 off MSRP, ~13%).
One of the Austin dealerships has a "grounded demo" with about 4700 miles with the same MSRP and is offering $8000 off MSRP. I'm not sure if that is enough of a discount on a vehicle with that many miles. What do you guys think?
Lastly, the other dealership in Austin has offered to match their prices if I show them a Purchase Order, which I have but am hesitant to show them for some strange reason. I can't quite put my finger on why.
Thank you for any feedback you guys have. I hope to close this deal tomorrow or Saturday.
There's a dealership in Dallas willing to go from $59,824 to $52,498 ($7326 off MSRP, ~12%) and one in Houston willing to go from $59,824 to $52,124 ($7700 off MSRP, ~13%).
One of the Austin dealerships has a "grounded demo" with about 4700 miles with the same MSRP and is offering $8000 off MSRP. I'm not sure if that is enough of a discount on a vehicle with that many miles. What do you guys think?
Lastly, the other dealership in Austin has offered to match their prices if I show them a Purchase Order, which I have but am hesitant to show them for some strange reason. I can't quite put my finger on why.
Thank you for any feedback you guys have. I hope to close this deal tomorrow or Saturday.
UPDATE:
We bought our 2017 RX 350 tonight!!
Here are the numbers:
MSRP: $61,224 (AWD, Luxury Package, etc.)
Price before Lexus Cash: $56,024 (~8.5% off)
Price after Lexus Cash: 53,524 (~12.5% off total)
The Austin dealership ended up matching the best price that we found in Dallas and Houston. They even matched the trade-in offer we received from a local Honda dealership and CarMax for our 2014 Honda Accord trade-in.
All in all, I was disappointed with their initial Costco discount (only $16xx before Lexus Cash) but am glad that they ended up matching our best offer on both the purchase and trade-in. Delivery went smoothly until we didn't buy the Extended Warranty or Prepaid Maintenance from the Finance guy. He cut the price of the Platinum 84-month warranty from $3500 to $2500 immediately then cut it to $2400 after we declined. Then he lied about the value of the Prepaid Maintenance (up to 30K miles) because he said the every-5K service (tire rotation) was $99 and the every-10K service oil change was $199 and that we would end up saving money through 30K miles. However, I reminded him that the first 5K and 10K services are free and then later came to find out the oil change is $109 and not $199. So he super-inflated the value of the ~$1000 Prepaid Maintenance and I'm glad we declined.
Thanks, everyone, for your input. While I might have been able to get a slightly better price, this is the vehicle we really wanted (Obsidian/gray) and it seemed like inventory was shrinking by the day.
Best,
Martin