Lexus LF-CC / RC350 & RC-F

[kh060]

Originally Posted by 艾洛

With all the debate on whether he was there to potentially buy it, He clearly states in his post that "It was stickered at $53.5k so they wanted to see if I wanted to trade in my 10 series so I said why not. (I was only looking and not trying to buy)."

So basically, he finished taking a look at it, then realized hey, why not take a test drive while I'm here?

After the test drive the salesperson asks whether or not he would like to trade in his 10-series (under the assumption OP is interested)

OP decides he wants to see what the Lexus dealership will value his 10 series at and said "why not."

There's no hurt in seeing how well a dealership prices your 10 series compared to others if you're serious about trading it in but there seems to be a lot of time wasting since he was simply looking...

That was exactly what happened. I did say "I'm just checking out the car" when I was walking around the car in the lot before they hounded me. And that was why it was only about an hour, didn't want to waste more than that.

[dem00n]

Originally Posted by djmm

If it was a hooker you saw, you would've needed to pay $500 dude.

For some reason this is the best post I've read in a while.

Thank you.

[kh060]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

I didn't get the sense that he was just there for a joyride, but that he had at least enough interest in the car to listen to the numbers. Why the hell would anybody stick around after a test drive just to hear a salesman talk?

As for the trade-in value, yes, that sounds about right, and he does seem to have a higher opinion of his car than reality would suggest. But on the other hand, that interest rate that was quoted was ridiculous. I would have laughed at the guy also.

I knew the trade in value wouldn't hold much but at $14k? And I went to check it out because that car looked nice and drove nice. Heck I would have gotten it if the deal was sweet, unfortunately it wasn't. That was why I didn't want to waste more than an hour of their time or mine.

[kh060]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

And? How does he know if he wants to buy the car if he doesn't go drive it?

Maybe the rest of you order your cars off the internet based on hype and what your friends will think of them without ever actually test driving them first. Personally, I shop around before buying something that costs as much as a car. That means sometimes I'll be walking into a dealership with no intention of buying that day.

OP had to have had some interest in the car, or he wouldn't have wasted his time listening to the pitch.

Exactly, I wasn't even in the market to buy this car until I checked out the FR-S and said what the hell. I was in the market to buy a hybrid and ended up picking up the Avalon Hybrid and FR-S that day. That sales man that helped us was sure happy that day. The Avalon was too smooth and quiet for me but the misses loves it so she picked that car and I test drove the FR-S and liked the way it drove, sounded with all the road noises, bumps and what not from the road surface and liked the color so much, I decided we are buying both cars that day.

[daiheadjai]

Eh... An hour isn't that bad. My dad sells Lexuseseses... He tells stories about people who take up multiple hours and then take the salesperson's number somewhere else or ask for thousands off invoice (trying to buy a Lexus for Camry money) , or suddenly do a 180 and decide they don't like the car. Most people don't like car dealers, but they're just people trying to make a living too - a little bit of respect and honesty from both sides would be nice.

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[53Driver]

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

Eh... An hour isn't that bad. My dad sells Lexuseseses... He tells stories about people who take up multiple hours and then take the salesperson's number somewhere else or ask for thousands off invoice (trying to buy a Lexus for Camry money) , or suddenly do a 180 and decide they don't like the car. Most people don't like car dealers, but they're just people trying to make a living too - a little bit of respect and honesty from both sides would be nice.

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I agree. There's 2 sides to the story, always. I would never want to be a car salesman. It's a high pressure industry and most car salesmen (that I am aware of) don't even get a base salary and people wonder why they get "hounded" when they walk onto a car lot. That's why I always try my best to "reward" a good salesman by being a repeat customer. If I find someone I like and trust, I will always ask for them by name when buying from that dealer in the future.

[babydriver]

Look familiar?

http://www.lexus.com/models/RCF

This is for all of those 86 owners that want a lot more power (and probably terrible handling.) Also a lot bigger price tag, "starting at $62,400." Also a 4,000 pound curb weight. Sheesh.

[Koa]

eww. It's a confused BMW.

[tonystewart]

You driven one?

[dtrop]

This car has been out for a while now....

where have you been?



Aside from that, I think it's beautiful. Most people have negative things to say bout the grill, but it's not bad at all in person.

The negative to this car is the weight.

[tomkozski]

Originally Posted by Koa

eww. It's a confused BMW.

It's a confused Lexus. They cobbled together three different platforms to make this: front crash structure from GS sedan, middle floor plan from the IS convertible (hooray stiffness, but with weight penalty), and rear structure from the IS sedan. Hence the frankenstein look...

[tonystewart]

I did not "feel" the weight, it's nimble, thrown around it likes. The brakes are amazing!
Aesthetics are a personal decision
The aftermarket was successful at improving the IS F, tuners will respond to the RC F.
The seats were so comfortable, yet very supportive and containing in the corners..

[2much]

that thing is ugly from all angles

[rice_classic]

I can't buy a Lexus, any new Lexus because no MT.