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Old Jan 8, 2018 | 06:00 PM
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So I went on the Lexus website to build the car I want. I'm interested in the IS 350 rear wheel drive (I want the traditional guages, no f sport) However it's not making any sense. I want the comfort pkg (last year it was called the Luxury pkg), adaptive lighting and the premium pkg and ML/Navi.

So I try to add Blind Spot monitoring and it says this is NOT available with the comfort pkg.
Then I try to add Intuitive Assist because I want the front and rear sensors in the bumpers and it says this is ONLY available on the IS 300 model.

Then I wanted real leather and there is no option for real leather any longer.

What has happened? I'm interested in ordering a 2018 IS 350 and I can't even order it the way I want it, these are normal options.
I remember ordering my 2007 IS 350 and I could get all these options minus the blind spot that wasn't available back then.

Any ideas??
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Old Jan 9, 2018 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Xanadu350
So I went on the Lexus website to build the car I want. I'm interested in the IS 350 rear wheel drive (I want the traditional guages, no f sport) However it's not making any sense. I want the comfort pkg (last year it was called the Luxury pkg), adaptive lighting and the premium pkg and ML/Navi.

So I try to add Blind Spot monitoring and it says this is NOT available with the comfort pkg.
Then I try to add Intuitive Assist because I want the front and rear sensors in the bumpers and it says this is ONLY available on the IS 300 model.

Then I wanted real leather and there is no option for real leather any longer.

What has happened? I'm interested in ordering a 2018 IS 350 and I can't even order it the way I want it, these are normal options.
I remember ordering my 2007 IS 350 and I could get all these options minus the blind spot that wasn't available back then.

Any ideas??
some options may be grayed out or say not available because it may be included in a package you have already optioned, but i second with just going to the dealership and telling them exactly what you want
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Old Jan 27, 2018 | 10:59 AM
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Does anyone know if you order a car through the dealership can you order real leather seats or is Nuluxe the only seating option?
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Old Jan 27, 2018 | 12:58 PM
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In Canada at least, they got rid of real leather and Nuluxe is the only option for 2018 IS models. Why is it that you want real leather seats? Most can't tell the difference between Nuluxe and real leather, and durability wise, I feel the Nuluxe is much better in the long run.
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Old Jan 27, 2018 | 01:24 PM
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nuluxe is now the only seating option, dealer ordered or online ordered.
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Old Mar 25, 2018 | 05:39 PM
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Can someone tell me if this is a valid interior color option?
Lexus website build it now shows this interior color for the non f sport
​​​​​​Nuance Black NuLuxe with Illustrious Piano Black trim
This color above show a black interior but had red accent colors on the door panels and seats (side bolster) and red running along side of the radio/climate controls) accents red color. This is not the rioja interior. Also I added ML/Navi and it keeps this color interior although the pic shows it without navi but I added it.
I've never seen anyone with this color interior yet it's on Lexus USA build it now.

Here is the color interior

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Old Apr 1, 2018 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jmull3r
some options may be grayed out or say not available because it may be included in a package you have already optioned, but i second with just going to the dealership and telling them exactly what you want
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If you’ve chosen a package that includes a particular option it will say it’s not available on a subsequent page
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