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Old 05-15-10 | 10:41 PM
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Default Your ride: how much / what year / etc.

I'm looking into purchasing an IS-F before the end of the summer but still find myself doing a bit of research as this would be my first Lexus.

What should I be looking at price-wise? More specifically, how many of you purchased used and if so, how many miles / how much down payment, etc etc.

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08 starfire pearl 42K OTD with 8k miles on it 17k down I pay 425 a month

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63k new sgm paid cash 2010
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42K OTD with 8k miles on it 17k down I pay 425 a month
Damn, that sounds like a pretty good deal to me man, congratulations. What year out of curiosity?

I'm having trouble finding anything used around my area for a good price so it looks like I'm going to have to go new regardless.
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2008 Matador Red, with Nav,ML, Parking Assist, 13k miles, got it for 41500.00 plus tax and lic. 2k down, 715.00/ month 72@4.99%, picked it up in january.
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09 USB ML/Nav w/6k miles for 47K in Feb. from Lexus of Albquerque. They still have an 09 USB brand new on the lot.
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43K, 08 with everything except radar cruise & HL washers, 5060 miles, clean title, looks (and smells) brand new and got it 2 months ago from Private party.

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Damn, that sounds like a pretty good deal to me man, congratulations. What year out of curiosity?

I'm having trouble finding anything used around my area for a good price so it looks like I'm going to have to go new regardless.
08, sorry I forgot to include that. I bought mine through an auto broker not through the dealer.
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09 USB ML/Nav w/6k miles for 47K in Feb. from Lexus of Albquerque. They still have an 09 USB brand new on the lot.
Another good deal - if only I wasn't east coasting it at the moment, I'd be all over something like that.

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08, sorry I forgot to include that. I bought mine through an auto broker not through the dealer.
I've only been looking through Yahoo-Auto's at the moment for deals/sales around my general area, like I said, no luck. Where/who did you go through? Any links to brokers, etc would be much appreciated.

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You got to be patient for the right car and look at all sources. I got mine in Cali and even with the plane ride (free courtesy of earned miles) and 850 mile trip back to WA, I still saved at least 4 grand from what was locally available in my area.

Have your money/financing ready to go so you can make a deal when you see one and then just do it.

Now is the best time to buy an F as most there are a number of them selling below book because of the deflated economy.

With the economy starting to turn around, I anticipate F prices to start going back to book.
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For sure, thanks for the tips, definitely appreciated.

Like I mentioned, I'm definitely looking to pick up an F before the end of the summer, so sooner rather than later.
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Wow, you guys all received great deals. I just picked up a 2008 Matador Red with Nav + ML audio and 22.8k miles on the odometer for 41.4k plus tax and title.
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you think autotrader is the best source to scan for F's?

Those are good deals , looking for something similar, $39-44k
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Yeah, I've been using Yahoo-Auto's like I mentioned above, as well as cars.com and autotrader.com - no luck yet, I'm patient however so we'll see.



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