And they don’t get the fact that there will be factory shut down, shipping delays, and port delays, and Trucking delays. This means more reasons for dealers to hold profit on the inventory they have.
During the recession, just a shortage of buyers but influx of inventory. Now there will e a huge shortage of inventory as well.
I know that’s why I sent him the screen shot above of a statement that another user made that sheds some light on WHY dealers are even able to do losing deals to begin with.
it’s not just the tax part it’s the whole overall picture lol
he’s not properly comparing apples to apples and trying to convince OP the deal is bad when in reality it’s actually an excellent deal (probably the best he is going to get in New York right now with all things considered)
@mani_is_kool if you have quarantine time like the rest of us to read the thread you’ll understand
JMD, based on what I’ve seen, the discount you have from the dealership is pretty good,especially for a Lexus. You’re getting a 15k mile a year lease so that lowers the residual value and NY does not allow MSDs.
The deal offered seems competitive to me (compared to other Lexus). If the RX 350 is what you want then it wouldn’t be bad to take it… is it a unicorn? Probably not, but still a very competitive deal for an RX.
With that said, I think there are other luxury crossovers that may be more competitive for the price, but it sounds like your heart is set on the RX.
How are you guys getting these numbers? Through talking through the website? I work for Subaru/Hyundai in Cortlandt Manor and i been off since sunday. Would they be able to deliver the car since we are not even working/
So at the moment they have made Car sales an essential service under some contingencies. Sales people have to work from home and cars have to be delivered. So sales at my store in Manhattan has been closed from Monday but we are able to run numbers because we have access to Web desking or contact the management to get numbers and so on.
No amount of reading will magically change JMD’s situation of living in NY and paying NY taxes, wanting 15k miles a year, and trying to lease a 55k MSRP car instead of a 47k one…
I would be interested in an X3 M40i, but have been looking and have been quoted outrageous numbers. My wife has the Q5 and I certainly do not want that.
I will say this, you are trying to lease a vehicle at 15k miles a year… most of the DEALS I’ve seen were for 10k miles and under.
You will be paying additional per month because of the yearly mileage as it lowers residual value. Any “deals” to be had would probably not look too good. Have you thought about Alfa Stelvio on a 2 year lease?