Do you request the model loaner at the dealership?
12-22-18 | 04:33 PM
#31
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They're telling you guys not to refuel because they know you cheapskates are going to put in the lowest grade of gas anyways.
They resale those loaners after a year or two so they try to keep the running like good. I tried top it off before I return the loaners, but even if I forget it's not a big deal.
They don't charge me extra for gas.
Longo Lexus sucks as far as loaners - they only give out IS and CT.
I now go to Lexus of Glendale. They got a fleet of brand new 2019 ES300h and RX450h as loaners.
Little further of a drive for me but I much prefer their customer service. Longo Sucks!!
Nothing feels as good as my own GS though.
They resale those loaners after a year or two so they try to keep the running like good. I tried top it off before I return the loaners, but even if I forget it's not a big deal.
They don't charge me extra for gas.
Longo Lexus sucks as far as loaners - they only give out IS and CT.
I now go to Lexus of Glendale. They got a fleet of brand new 2019 ES300h and RX450h as loaners.
Little further of a drive for me but I much prefer their customer service. Longo Sucks!!
Nothing feels as good as my own GS though.
12-22-18 | 05:48 PM
#32
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In the early years of my first Lexus, a 2001 LS430, Kuni Lexus of Portland gave me an RX330 with 296 miles. Wow, it doesn't get much newer than that! A couple months later, they gave me an ES300 with 4 miles on the odometer. I'm the first driver since PDI!
12-22-18 | 06:28 PM
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12-22-18 | 07:18 PM
#35
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Man... you guys are lucky.. most of the times they've just given me a CT200.. I hate that car.. the only thing that it's good for is it's gas mileage. I appreciate that because I've had to drive it a considerable amount and it cost less to nothing to fill it back up before giving it back to the dealer. Got lucky today and got an IS200T though. I don't like it lol.. feels like the CT200h to be honest.. feels cramped and it's fairly small. The gas pedal is so damn sensitive.. like annoyingly sensitive even on normal.. I have to have the car in eco mode all the time for it to feel more natural, but at the same time when I do need to move a bit quicker.. eco mode sucks and will take forever. It's an improvement over the CT, but I would never get an IS200T after that experience.
12-23-18 | 09:44 PM
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Nobody here is so good they cant drive a $40,000 NX for 6 hours
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12-24-18 | 09:00 AM
#44
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They don't care if you upgrade, they just want to move a unit. There is not really more profit built into the higher models. By this logic they should show you the entire car lineup because one unit is as good as another.
12-24-18 | 11:39 AM
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Dealers make more money on service than sales, the service department has no desire for you to upgrade.
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