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Just for laughs, try a BYO for Texas. Every option is available (but only for the 250AWD for some unknown Lexus reason).
$9,839.00
Navigation System/Mark Levinson® Premium Audio System Package includes Lexus voice-activated DVD Navigation System with backup camera and Bluetooth® technology, Mark Levinson 14-speaker 300-watt Premium Surround Sound Audio System with 7.1 architecture and in-dash, single feed, six-disc CD/DVD auto-changer.
Additional Options:
- Lexus Pre-Collision System (PCS) and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
- Luxury Package
- Intuitive Parking Assist
- Headlamp washers
- Preferred Accessory Package (includes Cargo net, Trunk mat and Wheel locks)
I bought another set of wheels and tires for track days. I also purchased four new tire pressure sensors for $224 (c6 parts in general are a lot cheaper than Lexus parts). So you would think installing the tire pressure sensors in the new wheels solve the problem. Wrong, the sensors have to be registered with the tire pressure monitor. Each tire pressure sensor has a unique ID that it transmits to the tire pressure monitor so it can track front/rear/left/right. For a while it looked like I would be forced to go to the dealer and pay $70 every time I swapped wheels and tires. After several weeks of digging I found an aftermarket tire pressure activation tool (radio transmitter) that will tell the sensors to register with the tire pressure monitor. So with the $200 tool I can now swap wheels. It takes about 5 minutes to register all 4 sensors using the tool.
So even if you buy the sensors from Lexus you may still have problems. The $845 sounds way expensive. Sort of hard to believe the sensors are $150+ each
So it goes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/12/10/mflex10.- xml&sSheet=/motoring/2005/12/10/ixmot.html
Or a manual, which is the next best thing?
The Luxury packages listed at Edmunds won't even come up at Lexus.com if you input a local zip code.
Probably after the new year?
People need to start posting what kind of deals they've gotten.
Don't think there's a Prices Paid thread yet.
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That may solve your problem.
Driving, or at the office?
Hmmmmm....
Hang up and drive, America. And get the heck out of the fast lane...
:P
Granted, many of the BMW sales staff may also be only a paycheque away from dumpster diving, but at least the BMW literature addresses things of this nature -- it can be looked up. I've examined the IS literature pretty carefully, but don't remember that it defines things like the F/R weight distribution of the car, for example -- it's all there in the BMW book.
Besides which, in my case, the IS250 (the only one with the manual) has no fold-down rear seat. Therefore I cannot put my bicycle inside the car. The BMWs, G35, C230 & CTS can all do this thing, which I consider important.
Anyway, Lexus has an audience & the others have theirs. Option packages make manufacturing & distribution simpler, but may not be the best idea when it comes to satisfying every customer. The bulk of them . . . maybe. Perhaps some of us don't fit so well into . . . the bulk of them.
:P
Lot of thinking to do here...checked out the A4...the RS4 is cool, lots of power, but they're all too small in the rear. I like the A4 Cab, afterall if I'm going to give up the functionality of the back seat I might as well do a two door convertible...but Audi's have the most confusing instrumentation until you're owned it for a year.
I like the idea of the IS250 being overprojected in demand, but do you really think they will blow them out. Our dealer didn't even have one (IS250 or IS350) that I could drive, they were all sold or going to other dealers...they're trying to get more in early this week. Would love to drive one and see if the 204HP will suffice before jumping ship on the car completely.
Wonder which one is faster?
Basically, you're paying for the amenities in the Lexus over the Acura. However, you get a lot of amenities like HID (which still isn't available in CA for the IS) for free and the total price is $5-10k less.
If Acura put a small V-6 in that TSX, it would eat away the sales potential of the IS. Lexus will probably increase the HP of the IS250, maybe call it the IS300, by two model years. Didn't they do something similar with the ES300 and the ES330?
OH....my other ride during the summer...1999 Suzuki Katana 750 :shades: Gets ~45 mpg. I ride that from April 1st - Dec 1st mostly. I had it out for 2 days last week. So I basically ride the truck for 4 months...can't tow the Artic Cats with the Katana
As for the Is250 vs. IS350 vs. TSX....Like the sales lady said at Lexus..."no 4 cyl's here". Also are you guys sure the IS250 comes with the Lux pkg? I believe it only comes w/ the premium pkg...i.e. no 18"wheels, no nav, no telescoping steering wheel. I checked out Lexus.com and talked to a salesman. The brochure I received from Lexus said that both RWD IS's come with the sports pkg but the salesman didn't think the IS250 did...to keep the price down. I haven't read any threads saying the IS250 absolutly comes w/ Lux or Sports pkg.
Salespeople are routinely poor sources for info, even at a Lexus shop. I'm pretty sure ordering a 250 with lux, prem or sport is a possibility. Finding the config desired by region may be more problematic.
I was quoted ten weeks when I proposed to order my SportCross back in '03. Twelve weeks doesn't seem unreasonable.
Back then, I didn't think it was worth waiting. Three years later I'm older and a good deal wiser, in certain respects.
Put deposit in Sept., took delivery in Dec. Paid sticker on Sport Package w/NAV (Blue Onyx). ML stereo not available in No East or so I was told by dealer. Paid $43,089, no discount.
Car is FAST and steering is certain. Ave +/-20mpg round town and +/-25 Hwy. Note: turning radius is 33.5ft, impressive.
Really, like the backup camera, especially since rear deck is high.
VDIM not a problem, I have hit the pedal hard and had the tires spin and even kicked the tail out a few times, then the VDIM kicks in at a point where it is comforting to know that the car will not let me make a complete fool of myself.
Before I put snow tires on, I had a chance to take car in parking lot after 4 inch snow. With the 18" summer Dunlop SP 5000s the VDIM did kick in often, but I could not significantly throw the tail (VDIM did limit my speed). I was surprised that it handled so well w/o snow tires. However, I will not risk the mixed winter we typically get in So Jersey.
Getting use to keyless entry/start, will take some time.
This question applies mainly to current owners of the new IS. Is the NAV really worth the extra $$$? I know there's a backup camera to go with it too and other features. Do you control the climate and other features through the touch screen? I just want to know how the system flows to see if it's worth forking out the extra $$$.
Thanks.
However, most of the added cost does not carry over into higher resale value, so it isn't worth it unless you are really going to get your money's worth out of it before you trade to the next car.