Lexus Comes Up With A Better Purchase Option For The LFA

When Lexus revealed the LFA’s pricing they said that American customers would only be able to lease it for two years. Basically, you’d pay $300,000 up front and pay nothing per month. The idea behind this is simple: Lexus doesn’t want anyone to buy the car and sell it for a profit.

Now while that’s quite fair, they decided on something different. Instead of the lease agreement you’ll be able to purchase the car, where if you want to sell it, you’ll need to sell it to a dealership for the original sticker price or its fair market value — whichever is lower.

If the owner decides to sell the LFA privately without first offering a dealer the buyback option, he would have to pay the dealer whatever profit was made on the deal, plus legal fees.

It’s not a bad idea, basically Lexus are creating a supercar and selling it for cheaper than its production cost. To save themselves from being screwed on the deal they ask that you don’t sell it, and frankly, we don’t see the problem.

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