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- Bill, MN -- 2006 Lexus GS300
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Written by Excellent Auto Deals
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
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I went through FleetRates.com to buy my new car. They have certified dealers nationwide that connects buyers with high volume dealerships, they negotiate the prices for you. Because of the dealers they choose, and business they generate with those dealers, they can get buyers greater discounts in most cases. In my case specifically, the MN Lexus dealer would come off of the MSRP price for my car, and the lease rate was going to be 6.5% or so through Toyota finance. Going through DJ at Fleetrates.com, I was able to choose from a couple of dealers and there may have been other locations too that we didn't discuss) that were willing to descount the price of the car. Also, DJ and the dealer were able to set up the lease through US Bank Lease at an interest rate of about 3.77%. In the end, I saved $4500 up front out of pocket buying the car through them, than the MN dealers here. I wanted monthly payment around $500 and Maplewood said it would cost $12,500 out of pocket up front and Wayzata quoted me nearly $13,000. The additional benefit, besides not having to negotiate to get a deal I was happy with, was I was able to deal with a great dealer who got me the car I wanted within one and a half weeks (it was still on the boat waiting the enter the US when I order it), rather than the 30 - 90 day "estimates" from both MN dealers. The cost to use Fleetrates.com is something like $29.95 a year. DJ worked with me until we had the dealer, the car and the lease all lined up before I had to officially subscribe to the service and pay the fee. $29 dollars saved me $4500 (though I did have to pay to get it home - which was awesome to drive me new car across country to break it in). If you call DJ, tell him I am really happy with the car and the Lexus dealer has been great.
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- Bill, MN -- 2006 Lexus GS300
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