Anyone know when orders can be placed for an early '09 IS? I've called 2 dealers and they claim they don't know, but I'm not sure if that's true or if they just want to push '08 inventory on the lot.

 

whats gonna be different from the 08-09 models?

 

dont think you can place a 09 order now....

maybe sometime in Sept....

 

Orders for 09's should begin end of summer.

 

IIRC, end of June/early July was when dealers started talking about 08's last year.

 

Try mid July. I asked my dealer last year because I was thinking about an 07 last summer. They told if I waited until late July early August, they would give me some info on ordering an 08. I decided to wait around Christmas time for their winter sales event.

 

Man, 09's already.

Life indeed goes on...

 

If you're going to get an '09,you may be better off waiting for an '10.
Might be a new body style.

 

then '11 it's an ALL-NEW

 

If Toyota is going 5 years on the IS body style,buy an '08.

 

I think IS a is 5 year model. Like the old IS is 5 years. I don;t want to see the 2IS to only have 5 years

 

Why not get one now?

Or, get a 2010, 2011, or even a 2012.

 

Exactly. Expecting 1 year for major changes is unlikey since 09 is most likey a refresh, Its like waiting for a Apple product.

Your going to wait forever because your afraid its going to be replaced any day..

 

I sincerely hope Toyota goes 5 years on the gen 2 at least. It cost a ton of money design and produce a new model. Forget the first model year as well. It use to be that these Lexus models were introduced a year earlier in Japan and this allowed for some bugs to be ironed out. Now, the US basically obtains these new models within the same year. I bet the future facelift for the gen 2's will be a completely newer rim design and possibly the cleared tails. Something small but notceable is what car compnaies like to do, it keeps costs down but makes the car still appealing.

 

i hate how apple does that... *****es.
They need to just update everything rather than doing 1 update at a time.

(I really want a macbook but the POS doesnt have LED backlit screen or a lit keyboard.)

To OP: yea they probably don't know anything... most dealerships know less than most of the people on this forum. Id say end of summer is when you should expect anything.