I currently own an 06 IS350 blk/blk, sports package, Headlamp washers, park assist, nav pretty much fully loaded except for ML. Next week i am trading my car in for pretty much 07 IS with same options. My car currently have 9k miles and its costing me around $4450 difference for the new one. Does that sound right? i mean i am very happy with the car but i had some rattle issues with the moonroof and been to the dealer few times and its getting very annoying , that i have to blast the stereo to enjoy the car. i am thinking of getting one with ML. how much extra should i expect to pay for ML option?

 

How much are they giving you for your car, how much you paid for it originally, and how much are they selling their car for? That's the best way of finding out if you're getting a good deal. Every car usually depriciates the most in the first year of ownership. If they're giving you a great deal on the 07 go for it, if not then wait a few more months for the 08.

 

I have an 07 and I still have rattles in the front dashboard and moonroof. And yes, I still have to blast my music to enjoy the car.

 

 

Wow, that's nuts.

 

i made sure i am not paying more than $4450 since i owe $32k on it at this time and on an 07 i'll owe 36,450 , so what do you guys think? is it really worth it.
First they were like its going to cost about $8 to $10k

 

I guess if you think it's worth it. I wouldn't for the same exact car..If it was like 250 to 350 or at least a different color then I'd think it'd be a lil different. They're all gonna rattle here and there though.

 

In my opinion, that's a waste of money. Think about how disappointed you're going to be with the 07 has the same (or worse) issues, and it will. All cars have things go wrong, and I've heard numerous people already talking about rattles on their 2007s that I have on my 2006.

Why not give the dealer a few chances to fix the rattles? That would be my course of action before dropping $4k on an identical car.

 

I'd do it. Typically you lose tax and license on a car traded in so soon, which is about $3k alone so what you have sounds like a good deal.

 

Hey Salil,

I was just thinking after I was done talking to you about this. Just drop the the $4,000 on a nice set of wheels and a drop.

Like 15951 said, what are you going to do if you have those same rattles again? Your going to owe $36K on a car with the same problems, instead of $32K.

If I were you I would spend it on mods, instead of a new car.

 

get the ML option

 

i think thats a good deal to go from one model year to the next and back to zero miles

 

4K.... are you sure thats the total diff? If it is, then its a good deal. However, you are really willing to spend 4K to fix rattles?

Id normally say do it, if you want some upgrades or something... but to get the exact same car... I dont know if its a good idea

 

obviously that $4k doesn't include the price of the ML option. I have a blk/blk now, only other color i would consider is starfire pearl/blk with ML. So anyone out there knows whats the extra cost of ML?

 

I think it is a very, very poor use of money, but the choice is yours. You are never going to get a perfect car, so what happens when the next one has a rattle? Are you going to trade that one in as well? It's not logical, at least to me.

The cost of the NAV system by itself is $2,550, the combination of NAV/ML is $3,990......so the ML extra cost is $1,440.