kbcwalsh

Hello everyone! I have been reading posts for a few months now as a lurker. I am interested in purchasing a GS. I live in Houston and everytime I find a GS with the options I prefer (color, miles, etc) it is has been sold. It seems the GS's do not last long here. I decided to drive to Dallas this weekend as I found the 3 cars below at a dealership there. I have already sold my car, so I do not have a trade in. Obviously, I need a car soon, but I can wait for the right one. My budget is $27500. The two '06's do not have navigation but the '07 does. I would love the 2007 but I am not sure if I can get it down to my target price. Also, the 06's are lease returns and the '07 is a trade-in. I do not know if that makes a difference but I know someone out there will have an opinion on that and I would love to hear it! Thanks in advance!

2007 GS 350 (trade in)
Color -Obsidian
Miles - 30,132
Price $36,988 certified
with Navigation

or

2006 GS 300 AWD (former lease) premium pkg
Color -Black
Miles 35,282
PRice - $28,888 certified

or

2006 GS 300 (former lease) premium pkg
Color- White
Miles - 17,102
Price - $30,888 certified

frotiss

I bought a 2007 GS350 fully loaded 47,000 miles I paid $24,500

frtbroker

I purchased 07 GS 350 AWD Loaded 39500 miles Obsidian Black with Cashmere Int.
7 / 100000 warranty $31,500 in Chicago in December

It seems to me that dealers are all over the place on pricing

Arantant

I'm in Houston too... FYI, no reason to get AWD here. I bought mine from a dealer in Alabama in July. See this post.

And you are right, Houston market sucks both for new and used.

x-tian-350

iTrader: (1)

I just bought mine.

2007 GS350 AWD
Navi
Winter package
22k miles
Certified
33.5k

djentee

bought my '07 GS 350 RWD Glacier Frost Mica with 14,7xx miles in it with all the options. well, i own this car the second time around.

go with the 07 3GS. you'll thank me later. btw, your budget is $27K+, are you paying cash for it or financing it?

kbcwalsh

I am going to make an offer on the 2007 GS first. I can pay cash, it just depends on what the APR is at the time of financing. Toyota mentioned something about qualifying for the Encore program through Lexus - told me to make sure I asked about it. She said "it is listed on your account". Not sure what it means, she said sometimes a lower rate, etc. So I will make the call as I go through the process. Hopefully, the cars I found will still be there.

Luckily, Dallas has two dealerships with 2-3 cars each that fit my color combo, options, etc.

Not sure what I'll offer - I might start with 30% off of the 2007 as it was a trade. Start at 26,00 and see waht they say!

Thanks!

EyeKutr

iTrader: (5)

Be careful, you may end your negotitations quickly with an insulting offer, I think auction will get more than 26k for that car...