Lexus: Am I wasting my time?

"thirdofive" <comunjunk> wrote in message
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Yeah I know what you mean, seems Lexus brings cars down in two flavors,
fully loaded or extra fully loaded. I tried to order an ES330 - I settled on
buying one they had in stock. The thing that turned me off was the turn
around time. I guess any car built in Japan has at least a 3 month lead
time.

As far as i now the ES base does not have the options that you are referring
to.

given that why would it be a problem to get a vehicle that is a base model?

"thirdofive" <comunjunk> wrote in message
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either an 
want the 
of dvd 
sunroof 
a 
forget it 

thirdofive wrote: 
either an 
don't want the 
kind of dvd 
a sunroof 
not a 
forget it 

MAYBE you can order some models of Lexus only three months in advance.
If you want just one item which is only added in Japan I was told you
need six months. That means you have to start shopping when the model
is first introduced. If you wait the final delivery date will be so
close to a new introduction date you may be miserable with the
comparison with the next model year.

Specifically, I was interested in a different brand of auto also made
by Toyota with a navigation system. Dealers told me it would take six
months for delivery because those units could only be built in Japan.
Maybe all Lexuses are built in Japan -- I don't know -- but some other
Toyotas are built in the U.S.A.

Some of the RX 3

Some of the RX 330's are built in Canada

"thirdofive" <comunjunk> wrote in message
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A moonroof is standard equipment in the ES330 and optional in the IS300.
The IS300 is a 3 liter in-line 6.
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Ray O
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The ES330 and LS430 have the Sunroof and CD as standard equipment. You will
not be able to get one of those without a sunroof. Navigation is optional
and can usually be found on the Dealers lots without and the DVD system is
not even an available option on those models.

Myles

thirdofive wrote: 

When purcashing my ES300 i was disappointed that I could not get the
Levinson stereo unless I also got the nav system which I have no use for
whatsoever. BMW is much more flexible when it comes to building a vehicle.