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Old 12-02-21, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
^^ It is odd - I was just browsing some random dealer's website in the US and are showing 2 IS500 - a white one and a LE, with the white one selling ~70k with the LE selling for ~69K - Bizarre

Can't wait for these to finally arrive and sell so we can see how these are going to go for and such
Can you share which US dealership website this was?
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Old 12-02-21, 04:13 PM
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I closed the browser and can' t recall but was in the NE, not in your area
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Old 12-02-21, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by iceache925
Are any of those 12 regular models in the SF Bay Area by chance?
2 and one of them belongs to our friend here. the other one is blue/black in oakland, GL
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Originally Posted by iceache925
Can you share which US dealership website this was?
sorry my friend, this is internal system. I actually work for a dealership. PM me if you still need help.
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Old 12-02-21, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Shoeboy4
I would love to be able to have access to this info just to periodically check throughout the day so I could bother my salesman less about where the car is lmao
haha, trust me, your sales guy would want you to take delivery of your car ASAP. Congrates!

by the way, white on black is exactly how i want it.
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Old 12-02-21, 05:28 PM
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^^ At this point, I would take a white with a pink interior (lol) - I agree that a black interior would be a close second for me. The biggest issue I have is that in Canada, ours don't come with a sunroof (maybe they think its always cloudy here) so I think all black without the added natural light from the roof may feel a bit dark. The white fixes that but I know it ain't for the faint of heart - One bad fart and ....
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Old 12-02-21, 05:45 PM
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BTW - that is the biggest question I have about the LE in Canada - Would Lexus go out of their way to build 50 cars without the sunroof or will our LE also come with the roof? I know the non-LE won't have it. It seems our LE so far has everything else than the US spec'd version and if they are making 500 units, you would they they would ALL be the same no?! If so, that is another + for the LE for me

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Old 12-02-21, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by macmaster
It's odd. The dealer that promised me no mark up and no add-ons is also selling a used 2021 IS350 DHP for $63,000. We'll see how this goes.
The used car market is a whole other different ball game…

I heard Carmax is buying up cars and in some cases paying over original MSRP cause they know they going to sell it at a premium!!!! (under current low inventory conditions)

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Old 12-02-21, 06:23 PM
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So I put down a deposit at my dealer about 3 weeks ago and they called me last week saying they have an LE coming in middle of December. When I asked if I can purchase and secure the car right now, my SA told me the manager denied the request saying how there is another person with a deposit on the car and they’re going to sell it to the highest bidder?

I’m really close to just taking my money and walking…
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Yeah I’m going this route. Disappointed since I was excited about the incognito color but the ordeal left a bad taste in my mouth.
I guess I’ll wait for a regular IS500 from a different dealership.

Right there I would call / email the GM of this dealership and ask him if this is how their Lexus buying Experience is NOT amazing

If you’re were first on the list and they took a deposit how can they then take multiple deposits on the same car and try to sell to a highest bidder ???

Are they representing Lexus or eBay ??


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Originally Posted by wthrman2
BTW - that is the biggest question I have about the LE in Canada - Would Lexus go out of their way to build 50 cars without the sunroof or will our LE also come with the roof? I know the non-LE won't have it. It seems our LE so far has everything else than the US spec'd version and if they are making 500 units, you would they they would ALL be the same no?! If so, that is another + for the LE for me
I do not think so, that just wouldn't make sense...I think all LE's will be the same across the board.....
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^^ If that is the case, it would make the LE more appealing as the non-LE will NOT have the sunroof here, at least according to our website but I have spotted a few incorrect information on there already (like the silver ash for the LE) so nothing would surprise me
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Looking at my dealers stock it now shows an allacation for 2 IS350's, an IS300 and a LE IS500!!!!!!
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Meanwhile my dealership site shows only 2022 ES's and RX's 😂
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Old 12-03-21, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Yaroze86
Looking at my dealers stock it now shows an allacation for 2 IS350's, an IS300 and a LE IS500!!!!!!
Those of you on here getting a non-LE, consider yourself lucky, I think they are more rare and unique than the LE - Maybe they'll be worth more in the long run (lol)
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
Those of you on here getting a non-LE, consider yourself lucky, I think they are more rare and unique than the LE - Maybe they'll be worth more in the long run (lol)
I dunno about that lol, but I told them if there 2 LE's fell through that I would be interested in talking about getting it. If not Cloudburst it is.
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