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Apr 4, 2008 | 10:41 AM

#16

Drunkebuda

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From: Wa

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Originally Posted by Kurtz

Yeah, the dealer is flat out lying to you.

The only cars with wood interior are cars with either the luxury package or the premium package. While many cars built have one of those, many others do not.

Base models, X package models, and sport package models, all come with metal trim.

My xpack dont got metal

Apr 4, 2008 | 11:28 AM

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Kurtz

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Originally Posted by Drunkebuda

My xpack dont got metal

Does it -also- have the premium package? The premium pkg adds the heated/cooled seats and the woodgrain.

Perhaps to clarify... the -default- interior is metal. If you add a package to the car, and that package doesn't -add- wood, you don't get wood.

The only packages that add wood are premium and luxury.

So base, sports, or x (without also adding premium) will have metal.

Further disclaimer- The 250AWD is an odd bird that is optioned differently from all the others... even the Lux package doesn't add wood, only the premium does...

Apr 4, 2008 | 11:32 AM

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Drunkebuda

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Originally Posted by Kurtz

yah mines came fully loaded, i tired to ask the dealer to swap one of the others car metal finish for my wood lol and they can add price to the sticker for wood. But no they would not do it

Apr 4, 2008 | 12:43 PM

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tC350

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Originally Posted by Little E

No Joke! I used to think the wood trim looked nice a few years back, but it is just played out now. Cheaper cars come with it now...i.e. Kia.

Dont forget the wood in your car is WOOD, not wood look-a-like(i.e. Kia)

Apr 4, 2008 | 12:59 PM

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tex2670

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Originally Posted by Kurtz

Regardless of that, he can always get a car from another area, or simply special order the car exactly how he wants it (though from the dealer outright lying to him he'd probably want to try a different dealership to do either)

It's not a lie if you believe it--I just think the salesman is lazy or stupid. I think he truly believes you can't get it.

Apr 4, 2008 | 01:01 PM

#21

tex2670

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Originally Posted by tC350

Dont forget the wood in your car is WOOD, not wood look-a-like(i.e. Kia)

That's just it--with lower end cars making fake wood that looks real, you almost can't tell the IS's wood is real.

Apr 5, 2008 | 11:05 PM

#22

Fizzboy7

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From: California

Love the wood trim. Looks rich and lusterious. Cheaper cars come with silver or metal trim.

Apr 5, 2008 | 11:54 PM

#23

.IS250

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From: MN

I wanted the metallic trims if the whole interior was black or sterling but the '07-'08 comes in cashmere. Unless I get it special order but I'm okay with the wood trims ... then I can go with the white/red theme. lolz

For paying $34-45K you should be able to have the vehicle as your liking ... check with other dealerships. I have only two dealerships to haggle with but they work really well me so I was satisfied.