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Re: 2008 IS Question Please Help [big_rob] by erguitar
Apr 23, 2007 (4:54 am)
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Replying to: big_rob (Apr 18, 2007 11:53 am)

I spoke to the sales manager at Lexus of Orlando this past Saturday and he said there are no new changes for the 2008 models.
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Re: Experience ordering Lexus from Japan? [williambanvard] by 1der
May 14, 2007 (3:57 pm)
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Replying to: williambanvard (Feb 23, 2007 7:29 pm)

I received my "custom built" IS250 RWD Manu-matic w/ Lux. package and 17" tires 23 APR 07 from Japan. It was ordered 3 Dec 2006. The process went fine. The only thing I recommend is to get the price agreed up on in writing from dealer. I had some minor issues w/ the dealer not "recalling" the price we agreed on. He did honor original price in the end b/c my detailed notes from our phone conversations.
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wind noise in IS250 by 1der
May 14, 2007 (4:03 pm)
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I have a 2007 IS250 with 17" tires. It was shipped direct from Japan. I have noticed a horrible low-frequency beating noise (acoustic resonance??) while driving the vehicle over 40 miles per hour w/ only one or both back windows down. If I open either front window or the sunroof, the sound goes away.
 
Can you try it yours and let me know if you hear the same sounds.
 
Thanks,
Wayne
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Re: wind noise in IS250 [1der] by ajmtbm
May 14, 2007 (4:21 pm)
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Replying to: 1der (May 14, 2007 4:03 pm)

youll notice that with pretty much any vehicle. wind rushing it has no where to go but back out where it came and makes a horrible noise
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Re: Window tint advice [ps99472] by ar39
May 17, 2007 (12:27 pm)
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Replying to: ps99472 (Apr 22, 2007 8:30 am)

I heard that the embedded antenna is replaced by a fin-tail antenna for 2007 models. If that's true, you should not have any issues with the tint film.
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Re: Experience ordering Lexus from Japan? [1der] by lenp
May 18, 2007 (6:35 am)
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Replying to: 1der (May 14, 2007 3:57 pm)

hello,
 
I have a few questions for you as I too ordered my IS350 from the factory.
 
1. Did the dealer give you some advance notice prior to your car arriving at the dealership?
 
2. When it arrived, how many miles did the car have? I assume that they will not let other potential buyers test drive your vehicle?
 
3. Does it really take a full 4 months? I'm at about 2.5 months waiting and it's really killing me to keep waiting.
 
Thank you.
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Re: Experience ordering Lexus from Japan? [lenp] by cklho818
May 18, 2007 (10:47 am)
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Replying to: lenp (May 18, 2007 6:35 am)

I bought an IS350 last August from the Plesanton, CA Hendrick dealer.
 
In most cases, your dealer sales rep should inform you approx. when your car will arrive or if it has arrived. You may actively communicate with them thru email or phone calls as well. (This really depends on the person that you are dealing with). Most order takes anyway from 4 - 6 months.
 
The car shouldn't have too much mileage on it. Dealers must run tests and QA on the new arrivals before even letting customers to test drive new vehicles. So expect anyway from 10 - 20 miles (est.) at most. Sometimes dealers have satellite lots to park cars but shouldn't be very far from the dealership.
 
Lastly, if you special ordered a car. Dealer should not allow other customers to test drive it. I think it is unethical to allow your specially ordered vehicle to be test driven by others. In the case, you decline to the vehicle, then it's free on the market.
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Re: Experience ordering Lexus from Japan? [lenp] by 1der
May 22, 2007 (3:15 am)
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Replying to: lenp (May 18, 2007 6:35 am)

1. Yes, he gave me a 30 day notice for an arrival window of 5 days.
 
2. My vehicle only had 5 miles on it at delivery.
 
3. My vehicle was actually available for pick up earlier, but I was traveling and could not come sooner. It came to dealer 9 APR 07. Dealer stated it would be 90-120 days.
 
Keep waiting, it was well worth it. I got exactly what I wanted for an awesome price!

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