Did you purchase or lease?

 

1) Lexus/Toyota has extremely reliable hybrid systems. 10+ years of their hybrids with millions of miles has proven that.

2) If you are still concerned being in CA the hybrid battery is warrantied up to 150k miles.

 

Considering some folks were paying MSRP just a month ago this is an awesome deal! Congrats.

 

I might buy one tomorrow if they're giving 14% of MSRP - purchase only and not lease.

 

I don't know about 14% but talking to some dealerships I am almost positive 10% off will not be a problem during the "December to remember" event which starts in a month.

 

14% off is going to require some sort of rebate from the manufacturer, there just isn't 14% profit in an ES. If this was a lease, the MF has got to be inflated to recoup some of that...

 

Precisely the reason I asked if this was a purchase or lease.

 

Probably so especially on a sedan which even being a new design will still have limited demand these days.

 

I would bet that between 8-10% would be average... Without waiting until December...

 

Just nitpicking but the event actually starts November.

 

It starts earlier and earlier lol

 

Another member posted that there is a $1000.00 incentive going on right now. So in November it would be even more???

 

The current incentive is for current Lexus owners which will likely end so they 2 incentives wont stack. In November it'll be for everyone but maybe something like $1500-2500 off.

 

Still only $750 in IL.

 

Here are the facts guys, I purchased the car and did not lease it and that is in fact the deal I got. For those who find it unbelievable.thats OK because I did as well and thats why I called them after I got the email and asked them about it and the response was they were just trying to be competitive and sell a car. Good enough for me and I told them I would leave Ohio the next morning and see them that afternoon to get it done. They didn't even know I had a lease turn in until the purchase price was set. How they got me that deal on their end is irrelevant to me as I"m guessing you probably wouldn't care how they did it either if you were pricing cars and sent an email request and that was the number you got back. I've already discussed the details in private with some folks on here who are interested about the dealership and specific salesman but I would have to say if one dealership will do it so will others. I had a dealership in Atlanta that was actually going to beat their number but why would I send them the original dealerships info after they were the ones who put ink to paper first on a hell of a deal and they were the same distance from my house. Thats not how I do business and I rewarded the folks who gave me the great deal without even a call back number. I've flown to MN, drove to Atlanta and now to NC to get great deals on cars so if your willing to do a little leg work (actually a lot of leg work) andf your talking to the right dealers at the right time of the month your going to get rewarded with a great price. A lot of folks forget sometimes that the dealerships are in the business of selling cars and you actually are the one in the drivers seat as the consumer and will be the one spending the money. I never forget that and never hesitate to walk away when the games begin. Do I believe they made a bunch of money, no I don't believe that at all but I think their philosophy of selling cars is make a little money off a lot of sales rather than a lot of money off of fewer sales. This dealership sells over 300 cars a month so I'm pretty sure their business model is working out well for them but it's not the same one most use or can afford to use. Plus where do you think I'm going when I replace my 14 ES Ultra in a few years. I can assure you I head back to NC and bypass these local dealerships who wanted to sell me one at $1,800 to $2,000 under MSRP. Do I think I got lucky, absolutely I know I got lucky but I also know I spent weeks researching this deal and reaching out to dealers across the country to locate one that wanted to give the deal in the first place. Happy Hunting and have a great weekend all.