It seems to me that the answer to this question is entirely a values one... Do you value the car or peace with your wife more? This car is not for you, it is for her.

Many years ago I bought my wife an RX300 for most of the same reasons. I ended-up getting rid of it after 6 months because that smooth ride that everybody raves about made the car dangerous IMHO. Smooth ride=soft suspension=bad braking and accident avoidance. After 1 month of driving her BMW (an X5 in that case) she wondered what the hell she was thinking with that damned Toyota. Now she wont drive anything but a BMW!

From my perspective I elected to fight the battle and send my wife running around with my kids in a safe vehicle. Cars are fungible commodities, people are not.

As for the discount...try another dealer. I am confident you could do better!

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