Remember how Lexus went all Ferrari-esque and announced that the LFA wouldn’t be available for sale in the first two years but would instead be leased to owners on the pretext of preventing speculators from cashing in on the supercar by reselling it immediately and pocketing a handsome profit.
The original agreement allowed the owner to buy the car outright once the two year lease period was up. Now however, Lexus has gone soft and is apparently allowing customers to buy the car outright from the get-go but on the condition that the dealer will be given first choice on buying the car back if the owner decides to sell it within the first two years. If the dealer decides to do so, the LFA will trade hands back for either fair market value or the original price of the car, whichever is lower at that point.
Now of course the condition is legally binding and if the owner sells it off to a third party without giving the dealer first say, lawyers will come knocking and demand for the profit made in the sale as well as legal fees for their troubles.
So if you’re shelling out on an LFA as an investment, Toyota is going to make absolutely sure that no profits are made in the first two years.
Source: Autoblog
