Here she is!!!
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They are buying me out of my IS350 Lease which end OCT 2016,(surprised) $5,000 of msrp of RCF $3000 RCF lease cash, $8k Total. 36 month sign & drive $975 has all options but performance package.
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I don't know the stipulations of them buying you out...but I believe you can still do better. I would ask for at least $8k off and then the additional $3000 in lease cash.
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Depends on your circumstances tho...If there are other Lexus dealers in your area then I would counter with $8-9k off MSRP and the additional $3k in lease cash. I guarantee you could find that deal somewhere if you call enough places. I literally started just emailing dealers and saying "Look, I have offers of $x,xxx and I am looking for $x,xxx off MSRP, can you work with this?" You'd be surprised what your responses are.
Good luck. But I WOULD NOT accept your current offer. You can do better...
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If your credit score is over 720, you should have a money factor 1/2 as high. I would ask about 0.0008. A money factor of 0.0015 is equivalent to an APR of 3.6%.
Depends on your circumstances tho...If there are other Lexus dealers in your area then I would counter with $8-9k off MSRP and the additional $3k in lease cash. I guarantee you could find that deal somewhere if you call enough places. I literally started just emailing dealers and saying "Look, I have offers of $x,xxx and I am looking for $x,xxx off MSRP, can you work with this?" You'd be surprised what your responses are.
Good luck. But I WOULD NOT accept your current offer. You can do better...
Depends on your circumstances tho...If there are other Lexus dealers in your area then I would counter with $8-9k off MSRP and the additional $3k in lease cash. I guarantee you could find that deal somewhere if you call enough places. I literally started just emailing dealers and saying "Look, I have offers of $x,xxx and I am looking for $x,xxx off MSRP, can you work with this?" You'd be surprised what your responses are.
Good luck. But I WOULD NOT accept your current offer. You can do better...
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I just wanted to say thanks to ghoffner officially for this thread.
I went to the same dealer today and got nearly the same deal for a USB RCF myself.
Ended up being 12.5 K off instead of 13, but still pretty good.
Not a great trade-in value for my previous car, but no less than what everyone else was offering. Really wanted to sell that on my own, but did not want to miss this 13K-off opportunity.
Took a couple of quick photos before leaving the dealer!
I went to the same dealer today and got nearly the same deal for a USB RCF myself.
Ended up being 12.5 K off instead of 13, but still pretty good.
Not a great trade-in value for my previous car, but no less than what everyone else was offering. Really wanted to sell that on my own, but did not want to miss this 13K-off opportunity.
Took a couple of quick photos before leaving the dealer!
Lol. Congrats. She's a beauty. My choice of color.
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I got them to now $6k off msrp, $3000 lease cash, money factor 0.00090, buyout of my lease that ends in oct 2016. Feel like I can get at least another $1.5k off.... Picture of the beast is above!
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Great job Ghoffner, glad to see it all worked out for you.
For everyone else, I was also negotiating at the same time as him and can tell you these numbers are legit. I too contacted several dealers around Texas and Florida and they are very motivated to sell.
Unfortunately with a 4 month old I had to back out after I could not get a car seat to fit and still have a usable front seat. Oh well, maybe in a few years
Good luck everyone.
Mike B.
For everyone else, I was also negotiating at the same time as him and can tell you these numbers are legit. I too contacted several dealers around Texas and Florida and they are very motivated to sell.
Unfortunately with a 4 month old I had to back out after I could not get a car seat to fit and still have a usable front seat. Oh well, maybe in a few years
Good luck everyone.
Mike B.
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So I have a question, I think I already know the answer to this.. But why are you guys leasing the RC-F vs buying?. Are there better incentives to lease over buying?
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This is my first time leasing.
I decided to lease because of the 3,000 lease cash for one, but also to cover any risk in case this model just totally tanks and it isn't worth anything in 3-4 years.
I hope that is not the case, and I will likely just buy it out and keep it unless the NSX or something like that actually happens and is worth the price and/or will really be an upgrade.
I decided to lease because of the 3,000 lease cash for one, but also to cover any risk in case this model just totally tanks and it isn't worth anything in 3-4 years.
I hope that is not the case, and I will likely just buy it out and keep it unless the NSX or something like that actually happens and is worth the price and/or will really be an upgrade.
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I'm not sure how to value your buyout, but I still think you can do better. Just tell them you're reading on forums about people getting $9k off + the $3k lease cash and that you're going to be patient until you find a dealer willing to do that. I bet that will change things
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1. I view leasing as an insurance policy for depreciation. If the car goes under and isn't worth anything in 3 years, then I literally owned it for as cheap as possible. If the car does great and is worth more than my investment after 3 years, then I'll buy it out and either keep it or resell it.
2. I got a deal of $0 down and am only paying $677/month...with a money factor of 0.0008 (1.9% APR). This means 2 things...
- I'm not putting $20k down and then losing 50% of that as soon as I drive off the lot.
- I can keep money in other investments and generate returns that support me paying the 1.9% APR. (I considered 1 pay lease, but again it doesn't make sense to me)
If you don't plan on keeping a car long term (8+ years), I don't understand why you WOULD NOT consider leasing...unless you drive 30k miles a year or something...
Other input?
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Leasing for a 2 main reasons...
1. I view leasing as an insurance policy for depreciation. If the car goes under and isn't worth anything in 3 years, then I literally owned it for as cheap as possible. If the car does great and is worth more than my investment after 3 years, then I'll buy it out and either keep it or resell it.
2. I got a deal of $0 down and am only paying $677/month...with a money factor of 0.0008 (1.9% APR). This means 2 things...
- I'm not putting $20k down and then losing 50% of that as soon as I drive off the lot.
- I can keep money in other investments and generate returns that support me paying the 1.9% APR. (I considered 1 pay lease, but again it doesn't make sense to me)
If you don't plan on keeping a car long term (8+ years), I don't understand why you WOULD NOT consider leasing...unless you drive 30k miles a year or something...
Other input?
1. I view leasing as an insurance policy for depreciation. If the car goes under and isn't worth anything in 3 years, then I literally owned it for as cheap as possible. If the car does great and is worth more than my investment after 3 years, then I'll buy it out and either keep it or resell it.
2. I got a deal of $0 down and am only paying $677/month...with a money factor of 0.0008 (1.9% APR). This means 2 things...
- I'm not putting $20k down and then losing 50% of that as soon as I drive off the lot.
- I can keep money in other investments and generate returns that support me paying the 1.9% APR. (I considered 1 pay lease, but again it doesn't make sense to me)
If you don't plan on keeping a car long term (8+ years), I don't understand why you WOULD NOT consider leasing...unless you drive 30k miles a year or something...
Other input?