I wanted a Glacier frost and there was one waiting for me in the showroom .. or wait 3 months.
so i took the showroom car ,, no regrets at all!!

 

Wow what a question..
I wanted to ask the same thing.......

The day before i purchased it, i went to a dealership close by me, to make sure the color i wanted, and i decided for the "Smoky Granite Mica", I also loved the Starfire Pearl.

I went the next day to purchase my car, and the guy told me theres was only: Black on Black, Tsungten Pearl on black or grey, Matador Red on black, and Breakwater blue on grey (I think)..

So i was impatient, and I got the safest color, which was Tsungten Pearl..
--==>>BUT I SOMETIMES REGRET IT<<==--.

It was the first time in my life that I got a car with a color I did not choose before hand, on my BMWs i got the exact color I wanted, on the Mercedez I ordered my car and I waited, and I got it.

I bought a Hummer H3 9 months ago, again with the color i wanted, and I needed to get rid of it asap, it was in a major accident 3 weeks after i bought it, with frame damage, which my insurance company (AIG) did not total it.

The dealership was willing to give me $26,000 for my H3, and the IS250 for $29,858 (sticker was $35,291).

The deal was good UNTIL JUNE 30th. SO I JUMPED ON THE CHANCE TO GET RID OF MY HUMMER, checking blue book on it right now, I got lucky, it dropped $5,000 in three weeks from blue book value.

What do you guys think?

 

I was going to get Smoky Granite with black interior....but then i saw Glacier Frost and so began the seach for a Glacier Frost with black interior. 4 months later it arrived and I've been regret free ever since.

 

wanted a 350 black on black but had to settle for a 250 black saphire pearl with stearling interior. the waiting time was too much but im ordering a 08 350 with full package .

 

I was flexible. I wanted a lighter colored car for ease of maintenance and the hot TX weather, so I wanted either Crystal White or Tungsten Pearl. I would also have considered Matador Red as I like that color, too. I was also flexible on interior color; either black or cashmere was ok with me. They had what I wanted in Tungsten Pearl with black interior, so that's what I got. I'm happy, it's easy to keep clean and looks good in all light conditions. If I could instantly choose another combination now I wouldn't change. I like the silver, and I like the black interior.

 

wanted a starfire/black but ended up with a obsidian/black and that was my second choice with no wait

 

yes, i wanted black sapphire and got it. i only had to wait an extra 15 days and it was well worth it. it's the most beautiful factory color imo.

 

I had the same problem (with a 250AWD). I wanted Breakwater Blue/Cashmere, and if not, Matador Red/Cashmere, and if not, Tungsten/Sterling. They could not locate blue or red (even when I told them I'd take Sterling int, too) because I ordered the Lux Pkg--which they produce in less than 10% of all AWDs. They found a Tungsten/Serling after 4 wks, so I took it.

That said, I think that some salesmen feign the difficulty in getting colors/options to move cars faster. Have them quote you the stats of how many cars are produced as you have requested to test if they are BS'ing.

 

I truly hope you are satisfied with the car as much as the color. The salesman at my Lexus dlr told me, after trying unsuccessfully to find a Breakwater Blue 250AWD, that he had a customer that wanted the same color, they couldn't get one, so he bought a blue Saab 9-3 instead--and was regretting it.

 

How come i dont see the Crystal white as a color option for the 2IS? I only see starfire pearl

 

great choice on the color combo, i found mine sitting on the lot, it was my first choice

crystal white was replaced by starfire pearl for 07+ models, crystal white was only on 06

 

Oh, Thats why i got one of those IS broshures and all i could see was starfire pearl, Anyways is there a difference in the color white?

 

well i really wanted breakwater blue or silver. i swore on that. my dad said get black and i said, no. BWB or TP.

with bwb as my first choice i found one at keyes lexus. i looked at, and stared at it. the interior was cashmere. i thought about rolling around in that car--i felt the interior was a bit too feminine with the BWB. so i said i would think about it. on my way home with my dad i said hey, lets go to vista lexus before we go home.--about an hour before closing time. and there it was, under the dim white parking lot lights. TP/Sterling with Xpackage. it was beautiful, and i couldn't stop staring at it. i took her home and didnt sleep at all. i just wanted to go sit in my car. the next morning i started her up, my mom told me to be careful driving. the TP was beautiful...i rolled up to school for the first time in my own car. VROOOM VROOOM. all my friends stared and their jaws dropped. /end car buying experience.

 

I got my first choice on colour and package and didn't have to wait.

 

starfire pearl looked brighter to me from internet pics