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Thinking about picking up my next daily driver from a warmer state that has not been exposed to road salt.

I am not sure what model or what year, but it's gonna be another Toyota/Lexus (maybe an RX,ES,Avalon,Highlander, etc. something either FWD or AWD). Thinking at least a 2000+ year model.

What is the likelihood of finding a car from a warm state like Texas or California/Nevada/Arizona that came with heated seats? Is that going to be difficult to find and pretty unheard of down there? Can someone chime in?

mmarshall

Depends on what specific vehicle (or type of vehicle) you are considering. Heated seats are standard on a number of vehicles today, no matter here they are sold.

natman

My 2002 GS300 has heated seats and it was bought new in CA. They're my wife's favorite feature on the car.

PhilipMSPT

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Spoiled with heated seats here in SoCal.

My last six cars have had it, three of which were convertibles (to toast my butt on cooler nights).

It's an easy upgrade for most cars that have "luxury packages." If it has leather seats, it will most likely have a heated option.

4TehNguyen

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even though southern states dont see much snow, heated seats are still useful, was low 40s this morning in Houston. Mild for some, but cold for us. 04 TSX, 06IS 14IS and the GT all came with heated seats and were all utilized in the cold here.

mmarshall

That's a good point. Heated seats are probably more useful in convertibles than closed-roofs, but then the question comes up if you would want the top down in the first place if it is uncomfortably cool outside.

bitkahuna

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hard to imagine many luxury cars in the past 15 years not having heated seats unless it's a stripped/base bimmer/mb.

JDR76

I know the GS and IS come without heated seats standard. They had a GS at my dealer when I bought mine without it. Very much a stripped down model.

Stereorob

YEP. ive had 5 LS400s. im in Orlando. every one has had heated seats

RXSF

What do you consider "warm"? Here in northern Cali, I have the heated seats on when the temperature dips below 60

LOWFAST

From Texas, and both our IS-F and Ram have them, Ram also has cooled/vented seats. We use them often, especially my wife.

rogerh00

All my Lexus' have had heated seats, even though I can't recall ever using them. The ventilated seats are also useless in my opinion. However I had to pay for them regardless.

JDR76

I use either the heat or ventilation every day. I'm never in the seat without one or the other on.

theanimala

I know this is going back a few years when I still had my 98 GS400, but I remember being at the dealer where they had a GS with cloth seats. I was amazed that in a car of that expense that heated seats wasn't standard. Only one I ever saw like that...

EthanS

For what its worth, my 1999 LS400 does not have heated seats. Original Arizona car and been here it's whole life. Its the only feature that is missing.