mrsardar

This evening i went to the lexus and they had a 06 IS 350 with 15k miles on it. the IS had every option, Mark Lev, Navi, Pre Collision, Sport pkg. so started to negotiate the price of the car and i manage to get at $35K.

I was just wondering is that is good price for the car or I could have gotten a better deal?

Thanks,

peter_ts

Are you sure the car has pre-collision? I thought that is a very rare option.
I picked up an IS350 (2006) with sport pkg, Navi, and ML, 9500 miles couple weeks ago for 33,500 before tax.

omgitsroy

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i got my car new for 36k ... no mark or pre or sport... came with spoiler , premium package , upgraded wheel , navi , pref seat~

nore03

where did you buy urs from?? This is a BANGIN price.

mrsardar

Yes, the car has pre-collision in it because i went to the lexus server and had one of the service advisor lookup the history of the car and what factory options came on the car.

Plus, another way i could tell was that on the front grill the lexus symbol looks different from the reg lexus vehicles. if you know what i am talking about.

mrsardar

I bought the car from local Virginia dealership. the car is not a certified pre-owed (CPO) car. the reason why i didn't want the CPO was that the warranty of the CPO starts the day i buy that car and i already have 3 years and approx 40K miles manufacture warranty.

r4z0r3ck

do you intend on keepin the car for along time or as a temp thing? if its a temp thing then you should go for it because you are saving a good 10k for something that would be new. but if you intend on keeping it for a long time i recommend the new route just because the car will be with you for a very long time and its nice to know that nothing is wrong with it because youve had it from the get go. not to mention the price gets mitigated the longer you keep the car.

mrsardar

I agree with you. but to find a brand new IS 350 with sport pkg, Navi and Mark Lev is rare in the area i live in. sales person always tell me when am i going to order one and i tell him not yet. because i want to have the car in stock at the dealership.

So the reason why i choose the pre-owned one was because the color combo. and it had all the options i wanted on the car and little extra (pre-collision) which i didn't care about but it came with the car.

though it was not CPO but i got it checked out with one of my buddy who is a mechcanic at the lexus dealer and he said it was in decent conditions.

SonnyIs350

Decent condition? For that much money?

mrsardar

well i mean the car is in very good condition. there are some minor paint chips but as we all know that come with buying any used car and being black paint there is some visible scratches on the car, but it can be buffed out.

SonnyIs350

ok that sounds much better