Yeah that's what i thought. I started out with the towing hitch receiver getting installed but for that they wanted 47300. So i just said he will get incentives of 2% and special 2006 bonus from Lexus manufacture so to make his life easier i will buy this car without the the hitch receiver for 46300 and he accepted.
Now i'm buying the lexus hitch receiver for around 300 bucks and will install this one myself in my garage. ;)
So my advise to SACFAN, either you do a 2007 special order which you can not negotiate a lot with, wait 3 to 4 months delivery or just buy now the 2006 GX and take the extra's that comes with it and be a fast happy driver. Dealers want to get rid of their 2006 now and i just put a lot of cash down and had the rest financed independant which means they had hard cash immidiately. Did you try another dealership?
Ofcourse 2007 has integrated ipod connection and 5th generation dvd navigation system if you find that important and want to pay a couple of 1000's bucks extra, i would say go ahead with that.
I just like for the money i save with the 2006 model buy the extra's , like the front end nose mask, blue lock pick and hitch receiver. It is also handy when the 2009 new model is coming out in 2008 that i can with all these extra's do a better second hand sale for almost no loss and drive in the mean time this wonderfull automobile for several years with only gasoline as expense and then buy the new model ofcourse in september 2009 :)