giaruso

For all you good, smart folks who want a Lexus; and you want it with the options YOU desire, here is about how long it takes to receive a "special factory ordered" vehicle: Approximately five (5) months. I know, I asked for a factory order because no one could find exactly what I want on a lot anywhere across "These Fruited Plains." Here are the delivery milestone details.

• Order for a 2019 Lexus Ultra Luxury ES 350 on 09/27/2018.
• Notified 10/18/2018 that the factory accepted, without questions, my special Lexus order.
• Notified on 12/07/2018 that the car build is January 21, 2019,
• Told that the estimated time of arrival (southern California) would be February 15, 2019. In the meantime, all dealership sales people I talk to would love it if I would compromise my requirements and purchase whatever the heck they have on their lot. I assure them that I am not spending $50K - $60K and take whatever they have. I'll gladly wait. For those that are wondering, I currently own a loaded 2007 Lexus ES 350. It’s a wonderful car and I have not had one problem with it.

mikemu30

That's quite a long wait but for sure makes sense to get exactly what you want at these price points. I guess I was lucky as my local dealer had pretty much the exact FSport I wanted. Yeah I could have done without the triple beams but it wasnt important enough to make me search further. Good luck with your new ES when it arrives.

bc6152

Yeah, same here. There's several options on the new car that I DIDN'T want but accepted (at additional cost) so that I wouldn't have to wait 3 months... Triple LED's and pano roof being two of them... However, driving in a rural area last night where there were no lights, I found that the triple LED's were invaluable to my old eyes... Very good illumination and highly recommended.

mikemu30

They do quite a job of lighting up the road I agree but it seems oncoming drivers think theyre high beams even when not on and flash me.

jz14

That's good to hear. I remember you were very much against the triple beams. I may have to give in about the pano roof if I don't want to wait 5 months. Still thinking about it.

jimv1983

That's much longer than I was told. I ordered my car (ES 300h UL with ML sound and HUD) on 10/24/2018. I was told 10-12 weeks for production and another 3-4 weeks for delivery. That's 13-16 weeks or 4 months at most. Last Wednesday I got a call from the dealer saying my car would be produced on 2/2/2019 with expected delivery of around 2/23/2019. It ended up being a mix up with another custom order but that custom order was placed around the same time as mine making the total time about 16 weeks.

mikemu30

Go for the pano - you will love it. I wish it was available on the FSport.

nuraman00

Why don't they have the panoramic roof available for the F-Sport?

mikemu30

not an option. Only available on non FSport.

TechNut

mikemu30

They seem to illuminate on the side as you make turns. Very neat but hope they never need repair😨

nuraman00

Hmm.

According to this thread, the RX F-Sport has it.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...amic-roof.html

I guess it varies.

mikemu30

Apples and oranges.

jimv1983

It's not on the hybrid either.

mikemu30

Thx - never checked that as I had no interest in a hybrid.