I'm intrigued by the NX450h and since I already own a competing PHEV that I'm ready to replace, I wanted to look into it. Unfortunately, the closest one I could find is several hundred miles away from where I live. So I called my local dealer and asked how long it would take to get one if I ordered it.
The answer shocked me, because he said I couldn't order one, and I would never find one locally. There would be no dealer allocation because the factory "doesn't like to send them to these parts".

Can this really be true?

 

It may be true. I live in CA, and a couple of years ago I called a dealer in NV and they said they don't get the 450h+.

 

There is a member here "djrees", who I believe lives in NV and bought a RX450h+ from CA. He figured out how to get it, even though it wasn't available locally -- you may search his posts or ask him by messaging him. Just a thought.

(Yes, I find it really strange that Lexus just chooses where to sell - not sure if this was the case before Covid & supply-chain issues ?)

 

The Plug in Vehicles go to the low emissions states first. Then the rest of the country

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/what-zev

If you want one. Contact the dealerships in those states.

 

Just amazing -- I've never heard of such a policy before. Thanks to those who answered my question.
I'll just cross it off my list, because if they can't sell them locally they likely won't have the expertise to service it either.
What a shame, it's such an attractive car (to me, anyway)!

 

Here in Ontario, I ordered mine June 2022 and still waiting. I am told deposit i paid is non refundable until my NX450+ arrives.

 

That's a pretty crappy dealer. When I ordered my NX I already had a deposit for a RAV4. Both deposits were fully refundable if I changed my mind before delivery.

 

why is the regular hybrid not good enough? Is it the performance? Ironically their popularity has fallen quite a bit around here in the sense that they are sitting on dealer lots while the higher supply 350h sells out even before it makes it in. Right now they are offering $1500 off the 450h+ without negotiation (means they will go lower) while they are asking $3000 markup for 350h. There’s a second dealer offering $2500 off MSRP for 450h+.

 

aren’t there laws against that? Over here sales people say all kinds of things but ultimately they are required by law to refund it if the order is cancelled at any time. I had a 350h on order with deposit rate I cancelled and got a refund.

 

NX450h+ allocation:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=2051089009

I called around based on this sheet when I was getting mine.

 

wow this is amazing!

 

I have read in many threads here that Toyota dealers can service Lexus vehicles fine (assuming its nothing major, I guess). Just pointing that out, considering Lexus/Toyota doesn't need much servicing anyways.

 

They can and I have had minor work like oil changes done there. They just cannot do any warranty work.

 

That's right. There is no such a thing as "non-refundable" deposit especially for something they cannot even promise a delivery date.

 

How arrogant. That's the thanks you get.