Having browsed the forum for a while, I thought I'd pop my head over the top of the trench a say hi.
I'm The Mole, I work at a Lexus Dealer and enjoy the forum very much
Always intersting to see the customer's point of view.....
My intention is not to babble on endlessly and argue about how much a car is worth or should the dealer have charged for changing a wiper blade, but I'd like to offer my two cents on any topic that I feel stongly about.
I see that the new gen IS pricing is a hot topic at the moment?
I'll try and be brief...
The documents you have are internal and you shouldn't really have copies yet - naughty dealers!
Pricing is not final, but should be fairly close.
Please remember, the new car is NOT an IS200 replacement.
It is a 2.5 litre 200bhp car and it isn't fair to compare the price with the IS200.
A BMW 325i is much more expensive than a 320i if you catch my drift?
The cost of the new car is pretty much between the cost of an old IS200 and an IS300, without taking into account all the new technology......
Make no mistake, this new car is fantastic! 10 airbags, 13 speakers, lowest NHV in class, tightest ever shut lines on a production car, etc, etc.
As for Lexus believing their own reputation.....? 5 JD powers in a row is no accident, surely?
Look, Lexus are designed better, built better, use better materials, are better equipped and better value than anything in its class - period! They might not be the fastest, or the quickest round a track or the most ecomnomical, but that is not Lexus' primary goal.
Plus, the dealer network try to bend over backwards to please and help you when ever we can.
Based on the above, there is no reason why Lexus shouldn't be the most expensive car..... but it isn't, it is still thousands of pounds cheaper than THE SAME spec Merc of BMW.
Having been lucky enough to see it in the flesh, I offer that it is one great new car and worth every penny.
Next time you jump in a friends "quality German car", grab the dash board firmly and squeeze....... a Lexus dosn't creek like that.....
