for the record, here's an OT funny story. a guy i know, he was shopping for integra back in 2000 (right before rsx came out). he could have gotten a totally new 2 door for 21k out of the door, but he wanted 4 door. the sales walked him to the back lot, saw this 4 door used integra, he loved it, and he sales said "ok, i can sell you this car for 21k out of the door too, the 2 extra doors are free"

the guy actually felt VERY happy and glad that he's getting a deal, and he bought the car the same day. i forgot to say, the sales also put a FREE 14k miles on the used car too.

oh and what's even MORE amazing? have you ever heart of buying OPTIONS on USED car? yeah he did. he added the options of factory alarm and also the paint protection coat.

regardless, this story still amazes me every day

 

that's classic. lol
so he got extra 2 doors and 14K miles options for totally free. that was vrey good deal.
i wonder if he get dust, extra ware and tare for free.

who was the sale man?

 

I'm looking for a 2004 IS300 too.

I know it's about 30k for the sportdesign edition from carsdirect.com. So how much lower dealership can get?

For the sportdesign edition, can a Navigation System add on? How much more will it cost?

I got quoted 31.7k from the same source for a regular (NOT special editon) w/ Navigation System.

Is now a good time to buy car, or should i wait until aug/sept? It seems that the market is kinda slow right now.

Thanks

 

i see that you are in CA, did you try to contact elizabeth? let me know and i can give you teh details. sport design CAN have nav, you just have to find one that come with nav, only a few but you can find them. not sure about the price, but as usual, i have yet to see anyone beating elizabeth.

let me know

 

Hi Henry,

I already have the info from you when I was doing research on GS3.

And I would love to see how much she can help me save on my next car.

Thanks

 

oh man, i am getting too old, sorry i forgot your sn yeah, if you want a new car, that's for sure elizabeth can give you a killer deal that's a winner out there

 

Hahahaha. If I wasn't so much of a flake, I would've gone out to dinner with you guys a lot sooner. And anyways, not too much in El Monte. Good places to eat, I mean.

 

LOL King Taco is always good!

 

Thanks Elias for your information. Elizabeth of longo lexus has already given me a great deal. The car is parked in the garage right now. She even arranged for tow truck to deliver from Los Angeles straight to Sacramento and it came perfectly clean with full tank of gas. I already know about the cost of ownership of the lexus and that was one of the factors of determining my decision from a BMW 330. Maintenaince cost for a bmw is too expensive so I went with lexus. I don't agree with paying MSRP for any car though. I'm preetty sure other people on this forums would say the same. MSRP is the last price you want to pay. Just my thought. Thanks for the info though.

Nip

 

This is true

 

What in the hell is a King Taco? I don't see any of those up in Norcal.

 

King Taco is a local cheap eats Mexican joint. There's actually 2 of them in El Monte. It's the type of place where if you go at the peak times, the lines are massive. They have the best carne asada tacos with the hottest sauce I've ever had.

 

I'll be sure to try that place. Might be heading down south for spring break. : )''''

 

King Taco is definitely the best place for tacos. They're a chain based here and located only in SoCal. They are a big race venue vendor for Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix and California Speedway races. There's one up the road on Peck not even 2 minutes from Longo. Very authentic!

 

another OT?