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  1. To those of you who own RX450h: When you test-drove the car, did the Sales Specialist accompany you on a pre-planned route so that they could best demonstrate how to maximise the economy on the car? Our customers have been shown how to achieve this in several ways and are regularly seeing figures of 36-42mpg. Best practice includes: Anticipating road conditions to avoid harsh braking and heavy acceleration Leaving the gear-stick in neutral while stationary drains the NiMH battery, thereby lessening the possibility of maximising EV mode. Removing unnecessary weight (and roof-bars and boxes!) from the car. Ensuring all tyres are correctly inflated. Close windows and sunroof (if you have one!) above 30mph. Use Climate Control on re-circulation mode (this means already-cooled air is being taken in over the condenser) Use EV mode wherever possible (remember, the car can travel up to 5 miles at speeds of up to 27mph on a full battery. Turn off unnecessary accessories. Please excuse me if some of these seem a bit obvious/patronising but we have found that by observing the above, our customers learn a lot about the car's features and benefits and can realise the figures above.
  2. Although Volkswagen offered it on the Sharan as an option. Presumably as it and the Galaxy were built in the same factory in Portugal and shared the same platform
  3. Q4 offers are pretty much the same as Q3. £1,550 finance contribution on all IS (except IS-F and IS-C) or on SE-I only, free 18" alloy and metallic upgrade. 8.9% PCP stays as well as Lexus Loyalty (£1,000). No Full-map upgrade. Hope this helps.
  4. Amongst a few changes, Ultra Blue will be available on the MY2010 IS-F! This car will look the puppy's proverbials when it hits the UK! Mind, took Lexus long enough! ;)
  5. PAD, Your phone does not feature in Lexus' lists of compatible handsets for any RX400h Nav or Multimedia. So it looks like you may have to try something else, old chap.
  6. juicestop, By all means haggle but better to go into your local Centre with a firm price for them to match and making sure that they know you're ready to deal there and then if they agree to your terms. If the money's the same or thereabouts, better to buy locally than deal with a faceless cyber-broker.
  7. juicestop, Watch how you go here. At the start of the year, internet brokers were offering crazy deals on IS. Problem was, once the order was placed, the broker couldn't locate a car or offered something different. That said, SE-L is the slowest selling grade, so you should be able to pick up a MY2009 if you try hard enough. Also, it's getting toward the end of the month and the quarter so somebody will try hard for you. You've been offered a MY2010 at MY2009 price. That saves you £665. Chuck in the finance contribution and you're at £2,215. Your dealer still has margin up his sleeve so you need to try and haggle some of that out of her. OR It may be the case that while your dealer is saying that she'll maintain the finance contribution, what she would have to do is take it out of her margin as Lexus have only guaranteed the £1,550 deposit on cars registered by 30/9/2009. MY2010 cars won't be registerable until October and so she'll have very little margin left. And she has to make a living, no? ;)
  8. juicestop, The IS250 SE-L auto will increase by £665 on MY2010. Multimedia will increase to £3,050 from £2,655 and will be HDD as oppsed to DVD based. So, in total, an IS250 SE-L auto with metallic (£580) and Multimedia will be £32,750 OTR as opposed to £31,690 for the same car on MY2009. A difference of £1,060. You'll gain USB and HDD on the Multimedia. If you want to try the HDD Sat-nav, ask to see it on an IS250C as that has the same system. No £1,550 finance contribution if you go to MY2010-this is on MY2009 only. Hope this helps.
  9. If you buy any IS before the end of September, the PCP carries an APR of only 8.9%. Good value.
  10. Other changes include: Full Map Navigation and Multimedia packages upgraded: DVD storage replaced with Integrated Hard Disk Drive (HDD) navigation system as on IS 250C. Touch screen control has been retained plus full UK postcode function. • Introduction of Traffic Message Channel (traffic updates) function on Full Map Navigation package. • DAB Radio available as an option. • On IS 250 SE and IS 250 SE-I Automatic, steering wheel mounted gear paddles are deleted. • Windscreen Wiper De-Icer element deleted across all grades. • Cruise Control standard on SE-I and SE-L grades. • New colour, Tyrian Grey, from the IS 250C is available as an additional colour. • Introduction of dark Brown Ash Burl wood trim on SE-L grade. This is similar to the wood trim currently available on IS 250C. • No mechanical changes are being made.
  11. The general consensus is that prices on used Lexus have increased this year and this is true. Between Spring and Christmas last year, used car values plummeted, especially in the premium and 4X4 sectors, which were hit hardest. Customers tightened their belts and non-essential purchases went on the back-boiler. Because Lexus' stock(and everyone elses, for that matter!) kept increasing, dealers were placed under increasing pressure to move new cars. This was fine if buyers made themselves known but because used values were dropping so severely (as per CAP and Glass' Guide), dealers had to buy the part-exchanges in at the right price i.e. in line with depreciation and this led to retail prices adjusting down also The result was, as some posters have mentioned, that used Lexus became extremely good value for money and good two year old IS, for example, were to be had for not a lot of money. GS and LS even more so. Come 2009, Lexus GB cut their order to the factory at the start of the year in order to adjust to the market. Now, as there are less cars, fewer have been registered by Lexus GB and the network as demonstrators. This has lead to a shortage of nearly-new cars and, on a sliding basis, has obviously pushed used prices back to near their normal levels i.e. around late 2007/ early 2008. As an example, an IS220d SE (non MM) on an 06 plate with, say, 20k on retailed at around £12,500-£13,000 in December 2008. Now, that car would easily sell for £13,500-£14,000 in today's market. Also last year, dealers could source demonstrator cars from Lexus GB directly if they had an order. Now, all the cars are processed through Lexus' online auction in order to maximise their price. It is, indeed, all about demand and supply!
  12. I have been to 4 Lexus Dealers now, including one that discounted my last 2 RX, and none are offering dicounts. They all say sales are buoyant and that there is no need, and Lexus are not supporting discounts. I had my RX400SEL valued, and I have to say that I walked out in disgust. They quoted Glasses Guide to me, and at £17,000 is £3,000 less than I got for my RX 300 3 years ago. If you look at the residual value that represents about 37%, not much higher than a Mondeo. What happened to the famed 60% (I got that last time). I read somewhere that manufacturers were offering low PX against new models and storing them with a view to creating a shortage of used cars, thus pushing up the price and getting a benefit from that - wonder if Lexus are doing that? I don't think Lexus will reduce the price of the cars - they may bring in a Special Edition, but I think will be priced beween SEL and the SEL Super. Residuals on new RX will be very strong for the foreseeable future as supply is tight and demand is strong. If that is your market, then would you discount if there is no need? No, you would be mad not to make maximum profit while you can. Used car values have plummeted over the last 9 months especially and any dealer who tells their customer that they will see a 60% return on their car after 3 years is a liar- simple. Don't get me wrong, demand may fall away in the future and then the manufacturer may have to take action. Until that happens, the network would be foolish not to make hay while the sun (at last!) shines. As for storing part-exchanges, what's the point? Deliver the new car, prepare the part-ex and sell it on and make your profit!
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