I finally pulled the trigger today and leased a new 07 IS250 with Premium/NAV/XM (TP with black interior). It's been a long week trying to look for the best deal out there. It seems inventory is low on these and dealers aren't dealing like they did back a few months. I had received a $500 coupon from a local dealer that I was working with. I managed to use that after I we had settled on a purchase price. Although they didn't take it off the cap cost they did deduct off of my drive-off. So in the end I got the car for $32500 considering other dealers were quoting me between $33,400 - $33,900 for similar vehicle. So far driving it back home it's such a smooth ride. The power is definetely there and it does have a kick to it when you press the pedal (compared to a MB C230 sport I test drove). I definetely made the right choice.

 

I agree, the IS 250 is not fast, but its got a decent kick to it. You just wont be competing with any 335 or anything like that. thats all.

 

$32500 non navi right?

 

WITH navi. I got mine for $30,000 without navi and navi is ~$2500 so his price right on the money. People have been getting awesome deals on IS250's this past month.

 

The power is definetely there and it does have a kick to it when you press the pedal (compared to a MB C230 sport I test drove). I definetely made the right choice.[/QUOTE]

Plus it looks a whole lot better than the C230. Just waiting for the "this is useless with out pictures" emoticons.

 

 

Congrats. Glad you finally got your car after all the hard work. I'm just curious, which dealership did you end up getting yours from?

 

Newport Lexus.

 

HAHA..you beat me to the punch.

Congrats, you got a good deal after stressing about it for so long now.

I'm glad they honored the $500 extra discount. Whether it came off the cap cost or the drive off it's all good as it comes off the bottom line. The only difference is had you used the TOS coupon it has to go in as a cap reduction/down payment only because that's the way Lexus can ensure the dealership doesn't "hide" the money.

Now get out there and start driving!

 

Awesome! Well congrats and post some pics when you get a chance!

 

Yep, glad you finally got your butt into an IS. It's all good. When you stop driving post some pics.

As far as pricing goes I walked the lot at a Houston dealership on Sunday and their stock of IS's was very, very low. They had seven on the lot, only one of them had Nav. Usually they would have 20-25 Is's on the lot. In fact their entire stock of Lexus's was lower than normal. If that is a trend I'm not surprised the deals aren't quite as good as they were in the recent past. They'll probably glide right from the 2007's to the 2008's with no messy leftovers to deal with.

 

Congrats! Glad you got a good deal at newport lexus. I'm not the biggest fan of theirs...

 

Congrats on the purchase. I've had great experiences and deals with Newport Lexus with my 2 cars.

 

Congrats on your new IS

 

congrads! post some pics please....