greynolds
SILVER Star
I posted a few days ago about being unhappy with the climate control system in my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I decided the only way I was going to know for sure if I'd be happy with a Land Cruiser or LX-470 was to go try one out.
Over this past weekend, I went to the local Toyota dealer. They didn't have any Land Cruisers in stock, so the salesman had me try a Sequoia for fit (I'm big enough I'm not comfortable in a 4-Runner). There was plenty of room, but it really didn't answer my questions about a Land Cruiser. They really wanted me to commit to buying a Land Cruiser having never sat in one before.
So I got on the web, and Land Cruisers are hard to find in the Boston area. OTOH, there are a reasonable number of LX-470's at the Lexus dealers. So today, I took a trip to the local Lexus dealer. I decided I should try out the GX-470 before deciding to spend the money on the LX-470. The GX was really nice, but just didn't have enough elbow or leg room for me. The LX was a nice fit and after a pretty good test drive, I'm satisfied that the climate control system will give me enough choice to find a comfortable temperature.
I worked out a deal that I'm happy with - I'm getting a little better on the trade-in than I expected - a little more than the high-end of the Edmunds / Kelly Blue Book values (also more than I owe) and got a reasonable discount on the LX-470 (again based on what Edmunds said to expect in my area).
Compared to other car dealers, the Lexus dealership was very clean, the people friendly, not very pushy, and the process of agreeing to a price and filling out the loan application was less hassle than usual.
They need to track down either a "Classic Silver Metallic" or "Sand Dollar Pearl" with the options I want - basically the "base" model with roof rack and rear spoiler.
So thanks for the warm welcome the other day replying to my first post and I hope to be a regular contributor here.
So where do I sign up for the course on how to use all the gizmos in this thing?
Over this past weekend, I went to the local Toyota dealer. They didn't have any Land Cruisers in stock, so the salesman had me try a Sequoia for fit (I'm big enough I'm not comfortable in a 4-Runner). There was plenty of room, but it really didn't answer my questions about a Land Cruiser. They really wanted me to commit to buying a Land Cruiser having never sat in one before.
So I got on the web, and Land Cruisers are hard to find in the Boston area. OTOH, there are a reasonable number of LX-470's at the Lexus dealers. So today, I took a trip to the local Lexus dealer. I decided I should try out the GX-470 before deciding to spend the money on the LX-470. The GX was really nice, but just didn't have enough elbow or leg room for me. The LX was a nice fit and after a pretty good test drive, I'm satisfied that the climate control system will give me enough choice to find a comfortable temperature.
I worked out a deal that I'm happy with - I'm getting a little better on the trade-in than I expected - a little more than the high-end of the Edmunds / Kelly Blue Book values (also more than I owe) and got a reasonable discount on the LX-470 (again based on what Edmunds said to expect in my area).
Compared to other car dealers, the Lexus dealership was very clean, the people friendly, not very pushy, and the process of agreeing to a price and filling out the loan application was less hassle than usual.
They need to track down either a "Classic Silver Metallic" or "Sand Dollar Pearl" with the options I want - basically the "base" model with roof rack and rear spoiler.
So thanks for the warm welcome the other day replying to my first post and I hope to be a regular contributor here.
So where do I sign up for the course on how to use all the gizmos in this thing?
