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unabacia

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    GX-470
  • Lexus Year
    2007

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  1. To re-iterate some of the points made here... 1. You can buy a Lexus Platinum Warranty from a Lexus dealer other than the one where you purchased your vehicle. 2. The prices are very negotiable. Do not take the first offer any more than you would take the first offer for the price of a car. 3. There are always better priced non-Lexus warranties available. Some work well and others may be problematical to collect on. (Note: I did learn an expensive lesson when a BMW vehicle with a non-BMW warranty was not supported as the warranty company went bankrupt and I was told to get in line for $ when facing a $1,200 repair. This same company is still offering 3rd party warranties under the same name, claiming the underwriter is who actually went bankrupt.) 4. It is better to get your extended warranty as early in the life of the vehicle as possible. The dealer showed me his pricing schedule which gets more expensive as you get closer to the 48 month factory period. Again, not sure how much trust you can put in those numbers. One thing that is worth thinking about is that the Platinum warranty from Lexus actually extends the umbrella of coverage to things not included in the factory warranty. Remember on all of this YMMV (your mileage may vary) so do your research and make the decision that works for you!. Steve
  2. So the tire update I can tell you about is my 470 came with Bridgestone Dueler tires.
  3. I can give some insight on price. I'm in the Boston area and bought a 2007 a few weeks ago. The sticker for a loaded GX including rear entertainment was $56.5K and my purchase price was $49K. Every dealer I spoke with was giving pretty big discounts on the 07 models. The4 minimum discount I got was 2500 off MSRP and that was without much pushing. For 2008, the dealers are trying to stay close to MSRP. since they have just arrived, there is less willingness to discount. If you do some research on Edmunds you realize there is a pretty big dealer margin on Lexus products so $5 -7 K discounts are not that unusual. All you have to do is find a dealer willing to go there.
  4. I have a Katana phone with Sprint service. After a few missteps by me, I was able to successfully move my entire contact list to the Bluetooth system in the vehicle. I called Sprint customer service for extra help but once it worked, it was very smooth.
  5. I am a new owner of a 2007 GX-470 and I have also been looking for the magic button that will make this change from no data to actual CD artist and song information. I too am quite disappointed to find this is not available.
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