Hey, I special ordered my replacement for my 06 IS350 15 days ago.... ITS NOT HERE.... WHERE IS IT?

But anyway, I know it takes about 3-4 months. I was wonder what experiences have others had with their 06 special orders? Any calls or status updates? How long did it take... etc

EXCLUDING.. those who ordered an 06 and got an 07, as I know they probably waited a lot longer than average.

 

I've heard it takes almost 4 months exactly. As far as being "updated", many people have simply been called after 4 months when the car is 1 day away from the dealership, with no updates in between.

Either way, I wouldn't expect it any earlier than 3.5 months, but closer to 4 months is more realistic.

Man, I am at 2 weeks of waiting myself... TORTURE!!! We'll have to do a dual photo-shoot of our new cars when they arrive though... Imagine the bliss of two special order, factory fresh IS350's side by side

 

What exactly did you order? Why are you replacing your 06?

 

Yeah, that would be cool. We can also invite the guy who bought my GFM/ Sterling 350... and my cousin who has his Black/black 250

I sold my IS350 because I wanted to get the navigation and Mark Levinson Stereo. And my GF griped constantly about my cars color.

My new car is Starfire Pearl, with Sterling interior, 18" wheels, HIDs and Nav/ML.

 

I called often so I can't really blame the dealership for not initiating contact on the status, but the dealer will not know the status until probably about two weeks before it arrives. They screwed me over and forgot to put PCS on the order so that was nice of them. Got it for invoice though

 

lexus doesn't have an order tracking system like bmw...your dealership won't know until it gets to the port...after that it usually takes a week or two to get to the dealership depending on where you are.

 

IF you are getting Starfire Pearl then you're getting an 07 and likely the wait will be longer than 15 days.

 

Ordered last Saturday (9-9-06), keeping my fingers crossed for Christmas.

Koz

 

Wow you wanted PCS? I don't think I've seen a single sig on the forum with anyone who has shelled out the money for PCS. I Wonder if it even exists

 

You'll have to drive down to the DC area and join us for our christmas/new years celebration photo shoot!

 

Give me some info on it!

Koz

 

If you Special Ordered it, the wait is typically 4 months. Most people have posted such waiting times before.

However, if your dealership knows what they are doing, they may find the car in an allocation soon. If they reserve that car, you may be able to get it much sooner.

Good luck and I hope your IS arrives much sooner than expected!

 

I heard that Sport + Nav/ML is NEVER built without a special order, so there is effectively zero chance I will get it sooner. Any truth to that?

 

It all depends on your region and what they allocate to their area. Here in the Western Region, because Sport & ML/NAV has been popular, there have been many more IS350s that have shipped to dealers in that configuration than when it first came out last year.

 

*cough*