old thread!-Lexus IS 300 Deals?

[resented]

Ken, if you pre-order a BMW the way you want it, then it is in the same price range. There is no extras for ordering. However, 85% of the BMW's imported for dealers have options up the wazoo to make them 5k+ base MSRP. The 323i with a decent package w/o ordering starts at 32.7k. The 328 however mostly start at 35-39+. BMW IS NOT the only manu that does this. Mercedes, Lexus, Acura, and many others do this also. Why does Jap reliability only apply to Honda Toyota and Nissan? All of which 75% or more of their cars in the US are made in the USA.

I agree with the autobytel stuff, just a bunch of non-follow up referrals.

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resented

[tseng99]

why didn't anyone mention the
Mercedes C230 Kompressor?...granted performance and handling is below par of that of BMW...but the funniest thing...
I passed a '99 BMW 328i...and the driver was looking at me as I drove by!! I still think the Benz is the way to go!! I got my 1999 model for $35,000 out the door...the service, quality, reliability, and styling is great! Mercedes' classic styling will never fade!!

[the_dude8]

what does BMW stand for???what is the msrp for the bmw 328i???i think the best deal is the BMX available @ your local wal-mart,, u dont need to buy gas and it saves the environment..hehehehe btw how much does the bmw M3 kost???

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[hapoo]

all these questions and more can be answered at the official web site www.bmw.com

[Space_boy]

G_sup,

That $5 coupon isn't good anymore! The guys at Anandtech ruined it for the rest of us by buying 10 at a time! Someone's got to stop them.

But you may want to consider findind an OD pricematch.

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[hapoo]

uhh
wrong thread

[spigidygak]

Nice work Hapoo. heheehehehe (wallpaper very nice whooever did that). BMW=Bavarian Motor Works.

[nootch]

I have the 323i and I couldn't be happier (well, once I make some mods I'll be happier, but you know what I mean ). I'll save the preaching since I'm sure, once you test drive the three, one of the cars will 'speak to you' and that's the car you should go with. Personally I'm not much of a Lexus fan (though I admit the IS300 looks pretty cool). A good friend of mine has an A4 2.8 Quattro and he was very impressed when he got into my car. The engineers behind the new 3 series really thought about everything when designing this car, and it really comes through when you're driving it.

resented: for 28k, I'd probably go with the A4 as well. My 323 ran a little more than I was hoping, but I had a specific set of options I wanted.

sklim: happy car hunting, even if you pick the Lexus

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[hapoo]

Thank you spigidygak, the wallpaper was my doing

[The Rock]

BMW: Break My Wallet, heh, heh...Seems like any service you do costs 500 beans, no matter what it is.

[nfarzan]

I actually stands for Bavarian Motor Werks (works in german)

[nfarzan]

i wish i could have a pocket rocket like the 328ci, but i am stuck hauling around a 4100lbs Ranger Rover 4.0SE...great off-road though!

[ken]

This BMW background is extremely annoying.

Anyway, BMW's always cost 5k+base msrp because you simply CAN'T get a bmw in leatherette, that defeats the whole point. And other than Audi and Mercedes (maybe its a German thing), not a single other competitor does the option game.

Whether you disagree whether these companies are in the same league as BMW or not, they don't do the options trick: Saab, Volvo, Acura, Lexus, Infiniti - I don't know about Jaguar. I think I've exhausted them all. All these other manufacturers have leather standard - I could be wrong, but I don't think I am. For many, premium sound is also standard.

And Japanese reliability only applies to Toyota, Honda and Nissan because they're the ones who are car manufacturers. The other japanese companies (I believe) made something else before making cars, part of that "we have to make everything" Japanese business philosophy. And for some reason, the quality followed the companies after they moved operations into america, must simply be good management.

Anyway, JD Powers backs me up on only Honda, Toyota and Nissan having Japanese quality.

Back on th BMW option b.s., I went in to get a new 323 convertible, and guess what, power top is an option. Geez, they may as well be a parts dealer and sell you the cars bit by bit. My problem with any options at all, is that for every option that lowers the available price, it increases the price of the fully loaded car. If BMW made every car fully loaded, the entire cost of the car would be less, much less when you figure that a 6 disc cd changer, as a dealer installed option, can be as high as one grand - ouch!.

[spigidygak]

Actually the True meaning of BMW in German is: Bayerische Motoren Werke

[sklim1]

HERE IT IS: NO BICKERING ABOUT WHICH CAR IS BETTER: 328 V. IS 300 VS. AUDI A4.

Go to wwww.lexusistour.com and register for the tour event where you can watch all 3 cars go head to head to see who is better in performance. You can sit with a pro driver in the car!!

sklim1

[nfarzan]

In Silicon Valley, every bmw, mercedes, porsche, jaguar, range rover, and ferrari has at least a 6 months waiting list, some up to 3 YEARS!!!. There are plenty of Audi and Lexus's gathering dust in the lots. Tell you something? Doesn't it??

[RigorMortis]

Lexus(Toyota!) sucks, might as well buy a toyota...

Audi and BMW are also weak...

Buy something American with more ballz...

[resented]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sklim1:
HERE IT IS: NO BICKERING ABOUT WHICH CAR IS BETTER: 328 V. IS 300 VS. AUDI A4.

Go to wwww.lexusistour.com and register for the tour event where you can watch all 3 cars go head to head to see who is better in performance. You can sit with a pro driver in the car!!

sklim1<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Guaranteed they don't have the V6 Audi

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[hapoo]

<font size="20">no audi</font>

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[hapoo]

<font size="10">muhahah BMW FOREVER!!!</font>

[nfarzan]

i agree 100% hapoo...BMW ghodah hast!

[hapoo]

hehehe lol
thanks nfarzan

It runs in our blood though, so i could understand why others wouldn't get it.

btw, its nice to have another persian on the forums

[nootch]

hapoo: bokonesh setoh

[hapoo]

correction: nice to have 2 other persians on the forums

[hapoo]

welcome to the forums nootch
khosh amadeed

[nfarzan]

thanks to whoever changed the background!
how do you do that by the way??

[hapoo]

i changed it
muhahahahahahahahahaha

[hapoo]

i refuse to have an audi background

[sklim1]

Holy crap! Where did the POST REPLY button went?

[hapoo]

yeah, its kinda hard to see against the background