'16 RX450h f sport-when should inventory start freeing up?
03-02-16, 03:42 PM
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'16 RX450h f sport-when should inventory start freeing up?
I am in Southern CA. When should I expect there to be a LOT more vehicles of the 2016 RX450h f Sport variety, available? Thank you.
03-02-16, 09:23 PM
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A bay area dealer where I shopped shows 2 of them in inventory this morning. I know he sold 2 others this month - I made an offer on one of them. Only dealer I've seen with that many 450h Fsports....
03-03-16, 05:51 PM
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When I asked "when should inventory start freeing up", I meant a lot more than just a couple showing up per month. The big dealers in the Los Angeles area seem to have a ton of the RX350's. I was just hoping for a half-dozen or so of the RX450h F sports at each large local dealer. Wishful thinking I guess.
03-04-16, 06:12 AM
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It was very odd because we had already made a few offers and counter offers. The issue had come down to valuing my trade in 3RX. The selling price on the 450h FSport was just below invoice by that time.
On the last offer I made it took the salesman a long time to return. I assumed they were having a closer look at my 3RX to determine how much they would offer for it. Turned out completely different, they couldn't sell the FSport because the owner had ordered it for a friend who wasn't sure he liked the Caviar color instead of Obsidian. They would not take any more offers from me that day, saying it would be a few days before the owner's friend could come in and see the car again and decide whether to buy it. A week later the sales guy got in touch telling me it was sold. He had an identical one arriving 2 weeks later so we agreed to talk again then.
It worked out for the best for me anyway, since I was able to find and drive a luxury package model at a different dealer (they didn't have any where the 450h FSports were located) and decided the seats in the luxury package were worth giving up the adjustable suspension, paddle shifters, and other bits I'd like to have from the FSport.
When I bought the 4RX I have now a couple of weeks later, it was through a different dealer who had color combination and equipment I wanted on a car that was in stock. The 2nd dealer was not willing to deal anywhere near invoice on the car, but more than made up for it in the valuation of my 3RX trade in. Go figure. They did a quick detail on my 3RX trade in and sold it within a week.
On the last offer I made it took the salesman a long time to return. I assumed they were having a closer look at my 3RX to determine how much they would offer for it. Turned out completely different, they couldn't sell the FSport because the owner had ordered it for a friend who wasn't sure he liked the Caviar color instead of Obsidian. They would not take any more offers from me that day, saying it would be a few days before the owner's friend could come in and see the car again and decide whether to buy it. A week later the sales guy got in touch telling me it was sold. He had an identical one arriving 2 weeks later so we agreed to talk again then.
It worked out for the best for me anyway, since I was able to find and drive a luxury package model at a different dealer (they didn't have any where the 450h FSports were located) and decided the seats in the luxury package were worth giving up the adjustable suspension, paddle shifters, and other bits I'd like to have from the FSport.
When I bought the 4RX I have now a couple of weeks later, it was through a different dealer who had color combination and equipment I wanted on a car that was in stock. The 2nd dealer was not willing to deal anywhere near invoice on the car, but more than made up for it in the valuation of my 3RX trade in. Go figure. They did a quick detail on my 3RX trade in and sold it within a week.
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