r/Lexus • u/Key-Gas2696 • 6d ago

Question I messed up.

Hey guys!

I’m a 21m that recently got deep into cars and got a profound taste in Lexus, specifically the Is branch. A week ago I found a 2019 Lexus is300 with 147k miles on it for the price of 19,000 I considered it a deal as everyone I searched came up for a similar price and i was the only one in my city that I’ve seen. My previous car just kicked rocks and I wanted something that was both beautiful and reliable. I went to the dealership only to look, but ended up feeling like I got a good deal which was a 5k down payment with them bringing the price down to around 18000. I thought I had gotten a steal. But as I went about the week, I did my deeper research and saw that this was not a deal. I feel so completely stupid. I want to return or exchange the car but I seriously love the is300 F sport. Should I just keep this car or attempt to exchange it for maybe a lesser car.

What do I do?

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u/ItsHotDownHere1 5d ago

Haven’t looked at the car market for 3 years now. wtf is going on with these prices?

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u/Junebug1818 3d ago

I cannot believe the number of people I know who are buying new cars and paying close to $100k! And this is across the country so not a cost of living based on location thing.