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Old 02-06-12, 06:43 PM
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Does anyone have dealer cost on the GS base models?
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Look on cars.com.
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cars.com is wholey inaccurate.

The invoice pricing is only 3,000 dollars less than MSRP on this model. That is base on the inventory list given to me by the GM at my Lexus dealer.
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Just came back from my dealer and he swears that there is only 3k markup. Wish Cars.com was right but looks like Lexus raised prices the sneaky way.
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Originally Posted by rlj4246
Just came back from my dealer and he swears that there is only 3k markup. Wish Cars.com was right but looks like Lexus raised prices the sneaky way.
I was at my Lexus dealer yesterday looking at the new GS350 and he told me the same thing....$3k markup from invoice. Then I went to the Mercedes dealer to look at the E-350. The MB rep told me Lexus' markup is 17% and MB markup is 7%. It sure would be nice to know who blowing smoke!!

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Car salesmen work with BS the way a painter works with paint. Their managers are effin Picasso's.

They will never tell you what cost is.
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I already told all of you that i had the papers in front of me for the price that the dealer payed for the GS, Only 3000 between invoice and MSRP. Why do you think this is the case?? That is because they vastly inflated the MSRP to 65% to offset the 2,500 price of the car and pass it on to the dealers. That way the dealers can still have room to sell the car despite the small price gap due to great residuals. Once the residuals fall down to 58%, the invoice will also fall 2,500 dollars to get $5,500 between MSRP and invoice. This is called the "initial offering" by Lexus to help sell more car with better residuals and get them selling.
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Originally Posted by Rexus300
I already told all of you that i had the papers in front of me for the price that the dealer payed for the GS, Only 3000 between invoice and MSRP. Why do you think this is the case?? That is because they vastly inflated the MSRP to 65% to offset the 2,500 price of the car and pass it on to the dealers. That way the dealers can still have room to sell the car despite the small price gap due to great residuals. Once the residuals fall down to 58%, the invoice will also fall 2,500 dollars to get $5,500 between MSRP and invoice. This is called the "initial offering" by Lexus to help sell more car with better residuals and get them selling.
This makes sense.
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Originally Posted by Rexus300
I already told all of you that i had the papers in front of me for the price that the dealer payed for the GS, Only 3000 between invoice and MSRP. Why do you think this is the case?? That is because they vastly inflated the MSRP to 65% to offset the 2,500 price of the car and pass it on to the dealers. That way the dealers can still have room to sell the car despite the small price gap due to great residuals. Once the residuals fall down to 58%, the invoice will also fall 2,500 dollars to get $5,500 between MSRP and invoice. This is called the "initial offering" by Lexus to help sell more car with better residuals and get them selling.
He is correct, Ill be trying to puchace one of these bad boys soon... I did my homework.
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Originally Posted by rjm
I was at my Lexus dealer yesterday looking at the new GS350 and he told me the same thing....$3k markup from MSRP. Then I went to the Mercedes dealer to look at the E-350. The MB rep told me Lexus' markup is 17% and MB markup is 7%. It sure would be nice to know who blowing smoke!!
i hope you mean from invoice. 3k markup from msrp, you can probably talk to lexus corp

Originally Posted by Rexus300
I already told all of you that i had the papers in front of me for the price that the dealer payed for the GS, Only 3000 between invoice and MSRP. Why do you think this is the case?? That is because they vastly inflated the MSRP to 65% to offset the 2,500 price of the car and pass it on to the dealers. That way the dealers can still have room to sell the car despite the small price gap due to great residuals. Once the residuals fall down to 58%, the invoice will also fall 2,500 dollars to get $5,500 between MSRP and invoice. This is called the "initial offering" by Lexus to help sell more car with better residuals and get them selling.
perfect answer
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Originally Posted by rominl
i hope you mean from invoice. 3k markup from msrp, you can probably talk to lexus corp:
You are correct. Thanks.........3K markup over invoice.
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Originally Posted by Rexus300
I already told all of you that i had the papers in front of me for the price that the dealer payed for the GS, Only 3000 between invoice and MSRP. Why do you think this is the case?? That is because they vastly inflated the MSRP to 65% to offset the 2,500 price of the car and pass it on to the dealers. That way the dealers can still have room to sell the car despite the small price gap due to great residuals. Once the residuals fall down to 58%, the invoice will also fall 2,500 dollars to get $5,500 between MSRP and invoice. This is called the "initial offering" by Lexus to help sell more car with better residuals and get them selling.
I've heard from numerous sources that the invoice for the "base" $52.5k model is ~$49k, thus in line with the $3k margin that others are talking about.

I'm somewhat confused in the thought process behind dropping the invoice price as my understanding is that when leasing, the adjusted cap cost is essentially the negotiated "cash" price of the car...
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Originally Posted by zoombie99
Does anyone have dealer cost on the GS base models?
"Dealer cost" for the $52,510 model w/ 18" Nav, Premium, and Parking is $49,490.

On the $56,442 F-Sport, it's $53,100.

I'm getting offers for "dealer cost" + $1500 and $750.
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my dealers told me the same thing when i went reserved the gs f sport.
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