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Carlsbad
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6.59%
Riverside
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4.40%
Tustin
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6
6.59%
Longo
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29
31.87%
Newport
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6
6.59%
Kerny Mesa
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4.40%
Glendale
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13.19%
Cerritos
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10
10.99%
South Bay
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2.20%
Beverly Hills
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6.59%
Mission Viejo
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you need another option that reads "anywhere except for Lexus Mission Viejo because they are the worst dealership I've experienced in nearly 17-years and 7 new Lexus vehicles (4 LS, 1 RX, 1 IS and 1 LX)". Complete bunch of lying a-holes.
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Well Shiz... Fine Females in Riverside, that'll make me buy a car ASAP! /endsarcasm
As long as they give good service and cheap, it's all I ask. That goes for the cars you dirty perverts.
As long as they give good service and cheap, it's all I ask. That goes for the cars you dirty perverts.
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ONLY reason I picked Newport Lexus is one of my buddy is a sales manager there !
My best advice is call/use internet everywhere possible and compare !
My X went to Longo Westminster and they were GREAT as well !!
Good luck !!
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My best advice is call/use internet everywhere possible and compare !
My X went to Longo Westminster and they were GREAT as well !!
Good luck !!
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I got mine from Longo because a friend of a friend was the car washer there and he referred me to a salesman (Tony Tsou) that he worked with. The friend said that Tony would hook me up and get me a fair price.
I special ordered with Tony back in Nov '05 and took delivery in March '06. Since the 2IS was still new back then, Tony was only able to sell me the car for $1000 off of MSRP. Plus he threw in a $100 gift cert to Longo (which I never used and it's since expired
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Overall, I paid a hefty price for my car but I expected it since it was a special order and the IS was still rare back then. My experience with Tony was really good. He gave me regular updates throughout the 4 months that I waited for my car and when I took delivery, it was a matter of half an hour to process all of the paperwork before I drove home in my new car.
I special ordered with Tony back in Nov '05 and took delivery in March '06. Since the 2IS was still new back then, Tony was only able to sell me the car for $1000 off of MSRP. Plus he threw in a $100 gift cert to Longo (which I never used and it's since expired
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Overall, I paid a hefty price for my car but I expected it since it was a special order and the IS was still rare back then. My experience with Tony was really good. He gave me regular updates throughout the 4 months that I waited for my car and when I took delivery, it was a matter of half an hour to process all of the paperwork before I drove home in my new car.
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Hey guys, if you want a deal my dad is fleet manager at Cerritos and he'll hook you up. He's been at the same dealership for 19 years (since 89, the very beginning of Lexus) which is unheard of in the automotive business because of the turnover rate. He really REALLY knows the business. His customer base is gigantic and he has crazy connections to other makes and models too, so PM me if you're interested in getting a great deal.
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Well here's my story..
One day I woke up and decided I want to but a IS350. I knew what exterior and interior color I wanted but nothing else about the car. lol
I thought I could just go to the dealer (without having to do research online)and have a sale person explain me the options and pricing, blah, blah, blah.
Lets see, to sum it up, some stuckup asian salesman at El Monte Longo said, "we don't have that color in stock so you will need to put a down payment to get it" I asked what type of options do you have, his reply "this one is fully loaded with everything for aprox $44500 msrp" I asked what's everything, he said "it's fully loaded"
Then I asked if there was any flexibility in this price, he's reply, "we don't have the color you want so unless you put in a deposit, we can't talk about pricing." And ofcourse he didn't offer to let me test drive and he knew I never even driven an IS before. I think he spent about 30 mins with me.
I really got the short end of the stick that time... (I think it's because I was dressed really casual when I went to Longo and I rode my motorcycle there with a whole bunch of other bikers.) I think he assumed that I wasn't serious and that I probably didn't have money (even tho I told him that I have my own financing)
In the end, I went to Beverly Hills (still dressed casual) and the rep said that they would have to order the car but he went over all options, pricing for those options, did a comparrison of other dealers and what they sold the IS for, and then went over their price flexibility. I gave him a deposit.
IS350, Nav, ML, SP PKG, Wheel locks, cargo net = $40,950 +tax
It ended ip taking over a month and since it took so long, he lowered the price to $39780.
One day I woke up and decided I want to but a IS350. I knew what exterior and interior color I wanted but nothing else about the car. lol
I thought I could just go to the dealer (without having to do research online)and have a sale person explain me the options and pricing, blah, blah, blah.
Lets see, to sum it up, some stuckup asian salesman at El Monte Longo said, "we don't have that color in stock so you will need to put a down payment to get it" I asked what type of options do you have, his reply "this one is fully loaded with everything for aprox $44500 msrp" I asked what's everything, he said "it's fully loaded"
Then I asked if there was any flexibility in this price, he's reply, "we don't have the color you want so unless you put in a deposit, we can't talk about pricing." And ofcourse he didn't offer to let me test drive and he knew I never even driven an IS before. I think he spent about 30 mins with me.
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I really got the short end of the stick that time... (I think it's because I was dressed really casual when I went to Longo and I rode my motorcycle there with a whole bunch of other bikers.) I think he assumed that I wasn't serious and that I probably didn't have money (even tho I told him that I have my own financing)
In the end, I went to Beverly Hills (still dressed casual) and the rep said that they would have to order the car but he went over all options, pricing for those options, did a comparrison of other dealers and what they sold the IS for, and then went over their price flexibility. I gave him a deposit.
IS350, Nav, ML, SP PKG, Wheel locks, cargo net = $40,950 +tax
It ended ip taking over a month and since it took so long, he lowered the price to $39780.
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Well here's my story..
One day I woke up and decided I want to but a IS350. I knew what exterior and interior color I wanted but nothing else about the car. lol
I thought I could just go to the dealer (without having to do research online)and have a sale person explain me the options and pricing, blah, blah, blah.
Lets see, to sum it up, some stuckup asian salesman at El Monte Longo said, "we don't have that color in stock so you will need to put a down payment to get it" I asked what type of options do you have, his reply "this one is fully loaded with everything for aprox $44500 msrp" I asked what's everything, he said "it's fully loaded"
Then I asked if there was any flexibility in this price, he's reply, "we don't have the color you want so unless you put in a deposit, we can't talk about pricing." And ofcourse he didn't offer to let me test drive and he knew I never even driven an IS before. I think he spent about 30 mins with me.
I really got the short end of the stick that time... (I think it's because I was dressed really casual when I went to Longo and I rode my motorcycle there with a whole bunch of other bikers.) I think he assumed that I wasn't serious and that I probably didn't have money (even tho I told him that I have my own financing)
In the end, I went to Beverly Hills (still dressed casual) and the rep said that they would have to order the car but he went over all options, pricing for those options, did a comparrison of other dealers and what they sold the IS for, and then went over their price flexibility. I gave him a deposit.
IS350, Nav, ML, SP PKG, Wheel locks, cargo net = $40,950 +tax
It ended ip taking over a month and since it took so long, he lowered the price to $39780.
One day I woke up and decided I want to but a IS350. I knew what exterior and interior color I wanted but nothing else about the car. lol
I thought I could just go to the dealer (without having to do research online)and have a sale person explain me the options and pricing, blah, blah, blah.
Lets see, to sum it up, some stuckup asian salesman at El Monte Longo said, "we don't have that color in stock so you will need to put a down payment to get it" I asked what type of options do you have, his reply "this one is fully loaded with everything for aprox $44500 msrp" I asked what's everything, he said "it's fully loaded"
Then I asked if there was any flexibility in this price, he's reply, "we don't have the color you want so unless you put in a deposit, we can't talk about pricing." And ofcourse he didn't offer to let me test drive and he knew I never even driven an IS before. I think he spent about 30 mins with me.
![Uhh...](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/1387914497.gif)
I really got the short end of the stick that time... (I think it's because I was dressed really casual when I went to Longo and I rode my motorcycle there with a whole bunch of other bikers.) I think he assumed that I wasn't serious and that I probably didn't have money (even tho I told him that I have my own financing)
In the end, I went to Beverly Hills (still dressed casual) and the rep said that they would have to order the car but he went over all options, pricing for those options, did a comparrison of other dealers and what they sold the IS for, and then went over their price flexibility. I gave him a deposit.
IS350, Nav, ML, SP PKG, Wheel locks, cargo net = $40,950 +tax
It ended ip taking over a month and since it took so long, he lowered the price to $39780.
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i really hate when dealers act they are better then you. even though i have not personally been to longo lexus, i got a similar experience just by trying to deal with them over the phone. did they tell you the whole garbage about how they are the biggest dealer in the west?, how they get the best deals? how they can get anything you want? same crap they tell everybody and then are unwilling to work with you or help you out? biggest doesnt always mean the best. since when do you need to dress up to buy a car and get some help? stupid car salespeople are so full of themselves sometimes.
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