I went to the Lexus dealership earlier today to test drive the new RX and was quite impressed with the way things are going for the Lexus SUV. As an owner of a 2000 RX, I'm confident that my replacement for my 6 year old aging SUV will be the 06 RX. But after talking it over on terms with a salesman, I'm not quite sure if I should opt for the 330 or the 400h.
What I'm looking for is an RX with navigation equipped (I'm quite often on the road), and none of the rear DVD, Mark Levinson, packages. We looked at a loaded RX330 for around $44,000 (out the door). This price included Navi. Given the MSRP of the 330 at 37, that's almost $7,000 in options.
The number wasn't very appealing so I considered later about the 400h. The 400h comes equipped with all the standard features except for the navi which is a $2,300 package. With the $2,000 tax break, wouldn't it be just economicaly more sound if I wanted a loaded navi RX to go for a 400h over a fully loaded 330?
The dealer "gave us" a $3,000 discount on the 330 to arrive at $44,000 OTD. My second question is if any of you think that there is more room to go on the OTD price for the 330?
Thanks,
Michael
