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Good to hear from you old buddy!! NV
Yes, I went through a similar "ding" experience with a "main't required" message. That ding however, only occurred once at car start-up but the red exclamation mark stayed put. Thanks to some advice from this board I was able to reset it. The washer fluid "ding!" comes on EVERY 60 seconds! Yikes.
The fact that this car is so smooth and quiet only serves to make the "dings!" even more obtrusive and startling.
I'm not sure If I can reset the washer fluid message but I'll sure give it a try next time -- even if I have to pull over and do it.
The message center on this car is proving to be quite pushy! I guess I can just turn up the Levinson sound system to drown out the "dings!"
Doesn't the washer fluid ding go off when you fill up the container?
If the ding stays on ....Can't you just call Lexus service and ask how to turn it off. What do they say when you do call them...
I would make my second call to Lexus USA...
I was all dinged out by the time I got to my destination!
A very limited look at some of the racing cornering literature, I see many brake for the first one half of a turn and then accelerate out of the last half of a turn.
This is what I understand currently.
I believe the transmission on the LS430 (and most other automatics) tends to upshift whenever the accelerator is not depressed for better gas mileage. Holding a lower gear may be inherent in a BM or certainly when the ECT control is switched to sport on the LS.
Ron
If possible I would try another Dealer.
It will not take many complaints like yours for him not to be an Elite dealer.
I would definately get even when those service Inquires came in....
I personally think you are being had by this dealer.
It doesn't do anything for me.
(Eddie Fisher said that "a pretty face is just a pretty face"; that principle may apply here.) I looked at the A8L and 745iL, but they don't do much for me.
The Quality Service is a big part of the lexus ownership experience...
1) Get an answer about the loaner car....I would read the warrenty from cover to cover...
2) If the answer is NO...I would call Lexus USA again ..and really get insistant..After all it is THE DEALERS FAULT.
3) If My response from Lexus was the least bit less then what I would want I would talk to a supervisor and his supervisor if necessary. Lexus cannot Detach their Reputation from the DEALER....YOU the customer view the two as one...Make that clear to them.
4) I would threaten to call the Papers and the local consumer advocate (if there is one) and explain the whole mess to them.
5) The paint job better be perfect or I would be calling Lexus USA AGAIN.
6) You have that link to Lexus Elite Dealers..Hopefully there is one in your area.
7) If I still had problems I would call Lexus Corporate in the US...Find out who the CEO is of the US operation and CAll him...Talk about how unacceptable it is to get promisses that are not kept and how it is "up to the Dealer" is just not an acceptable answer....Let him know you EXPECT service that is as GOOD as the car...And you will ASSUME the car is as good/bad as the service.
8) If the Dealer tells you there will be no loaner in Step 1...I think I would immidately send a letter (e-mail) to Lexus Corporate...and then do the other stuff. Lexus USA will give you the name and e-Mail for the company President/ceo
This bothered me enough to seek out another dealership who had a basic LS with 13 miles on it in silver which I feel IS this car's color.
I drove the car this morning.
I made sure the power button was "on."
A totally different experience this time-smooth, powerful, good braking. Impressive.
The only negatives were two:
1. the gated shifter-needlessly annoying.
2.steering a little light coming from a BMW but I quickly got used to it.
Regarding the conservative "looks:" All I know is my heart always skips a beat when I see this car-especially in "mercury metallic."
The car goes back on my short list. Have to decide by early July.
Regards,
hpowders
According to my salesman, a lot of Tampa Bay Bucs have ordered the LS including ex-Buc, Joe Jurevicius.
So all you folks out there who call the LS a "geezer-mobile,"
TAKE THAT!
Anyhow, I'm just glad today's test drive was a positive experience.
Now to review all the "Prices Paid & Buying Experiences" posts for the LS.
If you were to get a Ultra ($68,000 discounted) you would have a sport button that tightens up the steering and automatically lowers the car and tightens the suspension if you are pushing it hard.
It truly is a great car.
I feel the chrome wheels clash with the conservative styling of the car. I prefer the standard 17" non-chrome wheel covers.
One thing we would all agree on I think-it's a heck of a smooth ride!
I was impressed by how the car did not feel big and heavy.
This time, I got an LS that had plenty of power.
This was fun!
The"gotta have it" factor was pretty high after that drive.
A few of my neighbors have 2004-2005 LS's-one in silver-which is my favorite.
And one guy has it in white which I must say I like almost as much as the silver. I can't stop staring at it.
My wife doesn't understand any of this-how the sight of a certain car in a certain color can race the pulse.
As you know, I just picked up my LS430. It is silver/black. I really suggest you check out the 18" silver (non-chrome) wheels if you have not already seen the silver metallic with 18" wheels.
According to kyfdx, BMW leases can be extended up to 4 or 5 months. Also, at that time, I would hopefully be able to negotiate a good cap. cost on a just out 2006 LS, being that this would be the last year for its design.
I will send out "feelers" in early July to Lexus dealers. If I can get a good deal by August on a 2005, then so be it.
Otherwise, it's on to plan B and a December I will truly remember.
Anyhow, today was a happy day for me. I finally got to experience a real LS.
Several weeks ago, a different dealership set me up with a real dud.
Glad I was bothered enough to follow up elsewhere.
As long as the alloy wheels are not chrome, count me in on the sports package.
The Silver color is a super choice...doesn't show dirt..Goes great with a varity of interior colors...Black is awesome with it. ( I think you said you liked black interior)
In Florida, the ash is probably more practical.
As long as the exterior is mercury metallic.