dc893

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=y8O5xsx5RII#!

http://www.youtube.com/islandautogroup


I'm just curious if anybody has ever seen a dealership like this. It's the only one I have ever seen with these kinds of amenities. Would it make any difference in your purchase? Would this be enough to sway any of you to buy a car here and not elsewhere. Feel free to post comments negative or positive.

LXotic

Outlandishly cheap haircuts at a "premium car" dealership... Yeah this won't end well.

pbm317

There's a huge Lexus dealership in Bellevue near Seattle... and then just outside of Chicago in Palatine another one is being built that will supposedly have a theater.

I'm not sure how I feel about these dealerships. I would feel that their overhead is so expensive, that they couldn't possibly be giving me the best possible price.

edgeucated

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I would for sure try this dealership at least once for warranty work because of the amenities. I would still only buy my car from wherever I can get the best deal.

92 SC400

I would never go to a car dealership for a haircut just like I would never go to a barber shop to buy car parts...

Harbinger

Just let me know when the 1st dealership/gentlemen's club/daycare opens.

Aron9000

Local lexus dealer is about 2 miles from a giant mall and movie theatre. They give you a free ride there and back when your car is in service. So WHY should I care??? That fancy facility and extra staff seems like a good reason for them to price gouge you on service and not be competitive on price when buying a new car.

ThumperPup

I would use it for any work that would be warranty related
but never for service that id have to pay for
darn i bet the primume is built into all the prices
and wonder how much more a new lexus would cost there then it would at another dealer that was not offering all that

LexBob2

That sums it up very well.

My0gr81

The Tesla dealership is inside a fancy mall in Toronto. That mall has a cineplex, mutiple restaurants, multiple salons and off course all the bling you can ask for from the hottest designer labels store.

http://www.bestoftoronto.net/2012/11...e-at-yorkdale/

ThumperPup

well the movie and salon is not at the dealership it would be the dealership is at a mall witch has a movie theater in it and salons also

there is a big difference here

My0gr81

Off course there is, thanks for stating the obvious there sherlock. In this case, the dealer didn't have to foot the real estate, construction or operational costs of those "amenities" since they are part of independent entities in the shopping center. From a customer point of view, the end effect is the same though, you get all the amenities from a single physical location. Now only if Tesla's entry price would be more in line with mainstream EV's rather than ultra luxury with uncertain future.

mmarshall

If price is that much of a consideration, then why buy or lease a Lexus in the first place? There are plenty of nice vehicles out there that sell for less money (the new Chevy Impala and Toyota Avalon are two of the better examples). Lexus ownership, as I see it, is about a premium owner/dealer experience, not necessarily getting the lowest price....even among Lexus shops.

pbm317

So Lexus owners all buy at MSRP? Give me a break. Nearly all the subforums on ClubLexus and many other luxury car brand forums have huge threads on "how much did you pay?" with people trying to get the best possible price.

People that generally make money didn't get there by just giving it all away on poor purchases and decisions.

I still want to make informed decisions and competitive purchases. This can co-exist with a premium owner/dealer experience. But this idea of salons and theaters is a bit excessive. Also, it's a Lexus, I don't expect to be at the dealer/service all that often.