2022 ES seats
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I just purchased a 2021 ES 300h premium from a Lexus Dealer 3hrs away from me. At the dealership when I told them the seat felt like it was hard they said the leather had to break in. The car I traded was a 2015 ES300H luxury and the seats were comfortable. Driving home in the 2021 after 3 hrs max me feel like I was sitting on a board. Seeing all the posts on this issue tonight I feel like I should return the car. Did you or others ever call Lexus with this problem. Need suggestions.
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I just purchased a 2021 ES 300h premium from a Lexus Dealer 3hrs away from me. At the dealership when I told them the seat felt like it was hard they said the leather had to break in. The car I traded was a 2015 ES300H luxury and the seats were comfortable. Driving home in the 2021 after 3 hrs max me feel like I was sitting on a board. Seeing all the posts on this issue tonight I feel like I should return the car. Did you or others ever call Lexus with this problem. Need suggestions.
Lexus will offer you no satisfaction for this problem, unfortunately. There is no way to modify the seats, except cheesy aftermarket solutions like lambskin covers.
If the seats bother you this much, they'll continue to. IMO, if you can return the car, you should.
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I just purchased a 2021 ES 300h premium from a Lexus Dealer 3hrs away from me. At the dealership when I told them the seat felt like it was hard they said the leather had to break in. The car I traded was a 2015 ES300H luxury and the seats were comfortable. Driving home in the 2021 after 3 hrs max me feel like I was sitting on a board. Seeing all the posts on this issue tonight I feel like I should return the car. Did you or others ever call Lexus with this problem. Need suggestions.
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I just purchased a 2021 ES 300h premium from a Lexus Dealer 3hrs away from me. At the dealership when I told them the seat felt like it was hard they said the leather had to break in. The car I traded was a 2015 ES300H luxury and the seats were comfortable. Driving home in the 2021 after 3 hrs max me feel like I was sitting on a board. Seeing all the posts on this issue tonight I feel like I should return the car. Did you or others ever call Lexus with this problem. Need suggestions.
I just got back from a weekend trip. 500 miles in three days. I had no discomfort from these firm seats. But if it bothers you, return the car. Their averment that "the leather will break in" and then the seats will get softer is misleading and your basis for the return. Don't wait though. Get on it immediately.
I'll be more careful with my next car purchase, though. I, too, clearly prefer softer seats like my Volvo I sold to by the Lexus. At times, due to these hard seats, a bit of buyer's remorse.
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The UL model is a requirement for me because of the thigh extender. Once I had this my back pain almost disappeared completely.
I’ll never own an ES without it if I have to go back to needing one as it was a work car I put 30k miles per year on before covid allowed me to work from home.
I’ll never own an ES without it if I have to go back to needing one as it was a work car I put 30k miles per year on before covid allowed me to work from home.
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The UL model is a requirement for me because of the thigh extender. Once I had this my back pain almost disappeared completely.
I’ll never own an ES without it if I have to go back to needing one as it was a work car I put 30k miles per year on before covid allowed me to work from home.
I’ll never own an ES without it if I have to go back to needing one as it was a work car I put 30k miles per year on before covid allowed me to work from home.
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Just drove a 2020 Lexus NX 300 loaner back home from the dealership, and in comparison to my 2019 Lexus ES 350 UL, those seats are PLUSH! Now, do I prefer them? For the short 1 mile drive back to my house, it was really nice. Especially cause the seats are slimmer and held me in place better. But for longer drives, I may prefer my ES since there can be such a thing as too much plush. Learned that lesson with my first mattress purchase!
5' 6" 125lbs 28year old male for reference.
5' 6" 125lbs 28year old male for reference.
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I typically get a new car every five years. My greater concern is that come 2026 MY, there won't be a Lexus ES 350 as we know it. May have to simply buy the last one made like mine, probably MY 2024, and drive it rest of my years.
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But jokes aside, I went from a 1994 Lexus SC400, to a Toyota Prius. So I already got my sports car and realized the pros and cons of one. As fun as it was to drive, getting 12mpg on Premium when it was $4/gallon while making $150/week kinda ruined the fun! And then the first time I rode in a Lexus LS 460 L, well, I never looked back!
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I shopped for my 2021 ES 350 back in winter of 2021, at the height of the pandemic. Darn few of us "old people" in the Lexus ES demographic were out in show rooms shopping for new luxury cars! I bought mine on line from a very grateful dealer, who pretty much gave it away just to make a sale! My pleasure to help him out!
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Just drove a 2020 Lexus NX 300 loaner back home from the dealership, and in comparison to my 2019 Lexus ES 350 UL, those seats are PLUSH! Now, do I prefer them? For the short 1 mile drive back to my house, it was really nice. Especially cause the seats are slimmer and held me in place better. But for longer drives, I may prefer my ES since there can be such a thing as too much plush. Learned that lesson with my first mattress purchase!
5' 6" 125lbs 28year old male for reference.
5' 6" 125lbs 28year old male for reference.