Over the last couple of months I’ve done a ton of research and shopping here on lease hackr. I finally pulled the trigger yesterday on a 59k Lexus GX460 for a total payment of 566.00 per month (including tax and wear and tear guarantee) 36/10. I could have lowered my payment about 50 per month with about 4k in MSDs but decided not to.
My dealer was Simon Segua of Glendale Lexus - 747-231-6244. Simon was a true gentleman and a credit to car dealers as I’ve met so many horrible ones along the way (Tustin Lexus comes to mind as a horrible place to try and get a Lexus the worst of the worst). I believe Simon’s first offer was within 10 dollars a month where we finally settled. Being a lease hackr helped as he followed my journey a bit on the boards and knew where he had to be to earn the business.
I also wanted to thank Jgarza15 for the referral and everyone here for chipping and helping in their own way. Last, I was pretty darn close to getting a Tahoe and ChevySalesGirl (Trish) was very helpful, honest and a credit to her profession and this site as well. Please don’t hesitate to use the active dealers on this site.
If I saw your post earlier I would not even check with Tustin Lexus, they’re horrible!! As soon as you walk in the door they start giving pressure on you.
Here comes the story, I walked in the store asking are there any special currently? The salesman replied, yes, if I can get you a deal will you buy it now? lol… Then I asked how good is the deal? He replied I have to check with my manager, but if I can get you a good discount will you buy it today? I was a little pissed at the time. I told him stop playing the pressure tactics on me and go get a number, he again if I get 10% off this 17 model will you buy it now… OMFG HE THINKS 10% OFF IN DECEMBER FOR A 17 MODEL IS A GOOD DEAL!! I told him of course no, at least I will be looking at 15-20%, this salesmen said “Well, just shop around, and he walked away, WALKED AWAY…”
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What you are describing is fairly standard. The best course of action is to do your negotiating through email. Go in and test drive the car. Make sure you know what automobile you want and then utilize email to get the results you desire.
