Greg H

Are there any other products that are comparable? i live in Canada and haven;t been able to find Seafoam in my passing glances.... Is there anything out there similar?

CARQUEST stores also have Seafoam part # is SEA SF16 for motor treatment

Greg

I am also planning to buy it from us. I have imported one car before but that was my personal car while moving to Canada. Did you drive your new car into Canada? If yes, how did you get temporary plates and insurance?

Hello

New York state is one of the easier states to deal with - they charge less than $100 for temp tag for 30 day temp license. Did you read www.carburner.com ???

Make sure you cal your insurance agent = you will need a LETTER from them stating you have insurance for the vehicle -= and you need a pick slip for the car itself to prove insurance.

First time is ...well ...interesting ...then afterward you will want to buy a car a month ...:-)

Save big ...lets get the Cdn dollar back up just a bit...

Greg H

Hello Luxcar ....eh!

I just got an LS430 Ultra for my wife - impressive. And the importing is very easy for Lexus into Canada.

1) see www.carburner.com ( found this one day after I imported ...so I updated some data on lewiston bridge ...as you can in a Wiki )

2) if you buy a car with less than 50,000 miles you can buy an extended warranty - we got the platinum version --it is run by Lexus Financial ( 800-448-1505 ). You can buy up to total of 7 years coverage and 100,000 bumper to bumper warranty ( minus wear items ). The CPO warranty is NOT transferable - that is worth approx $900 back on upgrade to extended warranty

3) forget the air ride -- it is the vibrating reclining heated-cooled rear seats that blow away your friends on the Ultra

Here are some things I found helpful --see attachments.

I tracked a bunch of cars ( we worked on the 2005-2006 range ) and found the biggest factor was mileage - the $11,000 upgrade for the Ultra doesn't command that much extra for the price. BUT - in the end -- we paid MORE and bought from a Lexus dealer ... but still way less than in Canada. the red line is typical 2005 and the green line is typical 2006 model pricing --some where of questionable title that are way off the value line. If the deal is TOO good to be true - it might just be that.

The PDF of the prices is handy to get a feel for the extra items in the models

Enjoy your car when you get it ...:-) ..... eh

Now - to get that dollar back to 1.10 again ...:-0

Greg

2004_LS_specs___prices.pdf

Hello

check out this wiki - a great free resource on how to import cars into Canada --

http://www.carburner.com

If you are not sure on wiki' s- google the term and see www.wikipedia.org and look up LEXUS!!

Greg

ps - CPO is NOT transferable into Canada - but you can trade it in and pay the difference for the Extended Warranty ( up to 7 years & 100,000 miles --sweet)

They have three levels - but the platinum is ALL ITEMS except wear items ...so air ride shock systems - covered ...

Greg

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/interactive.do

(unsure how to make live links...)((nm, it worked))

I was just looking at different wheels for the lexus, all you gotta do is fill in the area (I am in canada, so I just lied, lol), and then the year, make, and on about your vehicle and then you can see your car with any bof the different style of wheels on it.... I know someone posted last week about wanting to see his lex with black 19 inch rims on it... this is the place to do it... The colours are a bit wrong though, but it still looks like a great tool.

Aaron

Thanks

They do not show LS430's - I sent them an e-mail ---but it is handy to see difference

BUT -- wish you could see the impact of wheels and see the brake caliper and rotors as seen thru the wheel. caliper colours ??

Greg

Hey Lexus owners.... advise me with the following scenario...

I have an offer of a beautiful 2005 LS 430, ultra luxury package which includes all the features like, navigation, bluetooth, rear seats massager, rear control unit (for ac, radio, music player etc..) in the arm rest for rear passengers and on top of all this, V8, 4.3L and 290hp and it just looks and feels awsome!

pls note: it doesn't have DVD, mp3 player which I currently have for my ES350. Moreover, the warranty is an issue.

Do you think it's worth for me to sell my 2007 ES350 full options FOR 2005 LS430?

Can you get the 'extended warranty' over there? I just got an 06 Ultra and added the extended warranty with 'platinum' coverage so it looks after everything except 'wear' items ( so all electronics and air ride are covered for 100,000 miles or 7 years.

The radar cruise control is very impressive for someone like me that never had it on a car prior.

You didn't say how much you had to pay -- that might seem the issue.

You really impress guests who have to ride in the back ....:-)

Greg

Good question

I called Lexus Financial (800-448-1505) an was quoted the LIST prices --do dealers discount much or often?

Might there be some 'forum' vendor dealers who quote new cars etc ...who can quote --one might think any dealer could sell it, no?

Does anyone have the web link for the descriptions on Gold vs Platinum coverage?

I was quoted for Platinum ( but when I called back on another question the 2nd guy quoted less by 200 bucks or so ) here is lower prices...

6 yr 70,000 1650

7 yr 75,000 2200

5yr 100,000 2000

6yr 100,000 2250

7 yr 100,000 2700 - fully transferable - if sold to private party -

Now -- I want to know about moving from Canada to USA & visa versa

Regards

GregH

That's a REALLY good deal! I paid $44K for a certified 05 with 19K miles back in June. Makes it seem like I way overpaid!

Congratulations!

I am trying to figure out the prices, as well. The $35k with 20,000 miles seems well under market ( any problems with carfax? or a distressed seller?? ) and the $44k is a 'bit' - but not that much over value. In addition - the price in June should be higher than now--as the 08's where not available then ...with approx 14% depreciation a year --it should happen in some sort of gradual trend from one year to the next (Forbes had an article on best vehicles to hold value - as compared with many Caddy's at 27% depreciation a year

Buying from a Lexus dealer comes with a price (and some security) - then there are the options on the car .... for me I am looking for any LS with a Nav unit --so you know it has at least an extra $4000 in options on the car over base. But options don't comand that much extra for total value, from what I have seen. Look at price spread from an Ultra to a base model.

I posted this chart of what I have seen so far on the few I have been tracking for 05's and 06's - here -- if of any interest

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314823

I think it helps us all to have better market data.

ps - one side bar -- Cdn's like me will be bidding up some prices in area's near the border - due to stronger Cdn $$ and stupid car prices in Canada that have not yet adjusted to the dollar.

Regards

Greg H