Picked up my special order last night :)
10-07-07, 03:38 PM
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Ive seen new cars sitting at dealerships with the white plastic on the hood, and some had them half peeled off but underneath was a nasty sticky layer of goo. did your IS come with that and if so how hard was it to remove the gunk that held it on?
10-07-07, 04:04 PM
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congrats on your new car, I want those rims
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congrats on your new car, I want those rims
10-07-07, 06:15 PM
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What Garmin do you have? I'm thinking about purchasing one at well. I heard the Nuvi's are good. Think thats what they are called. I want something small.
10-07-07, 06:36 PM
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I didn't get Nav because it's $3000 more for an option that lowers resale value and does less than my $500 Garmin unit I already owned, plus costs 4x more to update the maps each year
In exchange the only things I'd gain would be the backup camera (which on this small a car doesn't seem that useful) and being able to watch movies while stopped, which I also can't imagine usng much. If excellent aftermarket nav systems weren't available cheaply I'd absolutely have opted for Nav, but they are.
I have a Garmin Nuvi and that's all you need.Most people don't use a Nav unit much anyway.
Congrats on the IS.
10-08-07, 06:07 AM
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I've got a Street Pilot 2610 currently, has a ton of geeky GPS features only about half of which I've even found yet :P
I already had a good bluetooth headset so that wasn't a consideration, but nowadays If I were buying a new one I'd probably pick up a Nuvi with hands-free BT and traffic data... like I said, does more than the OEM nav, for way less cost and much cheaper updates... My father in law has a Nuvi and he loves it.
I already had a good bluetooth headset so that wasn't a consideration, but nowadays If I were buying a new one I'd probably pick up a Nuvi with hands-free BT and traffic data... like I said, does more than the OEM nav, for way less cost and much cheaper updates... My father in law has a Nuvi and he loves it.
10-08-07, 09:53 AM
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I didn't get Nav because it's $3000 more for an option that lowers resale value and does less than my $500 Garmin unit I already owned, plus costs 4x more to update the maps each year
In exchange the only things I'd gain would be the backup camera (which on this small a car doesn't seem that useful) and being able to watch movies while stopped, which I also can't imagine usng much. If excellent aftermarket nav systems weren't available cheaply I'd absolutely have opted for Nav, but they are.
In exchange the only things I'd gain would be the backup camera (which on this small a car doesn't seem that useful) and being able to watch movies while stopped, which I also can't imagine usng much. If excellent aftermarket nav systems weren't available cheaply I'd absolutely have opted for Nav, but they are.
10-08-07, 10:07 AM
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If you plan to route the audio through the AUX jack and power the GPS with the power adapter at the same time, make sure to get the TSIB done on the AUX jack. Otherwise you'll hear a high pitched noise.
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Interesting. I have a 2008 IS coming in from Florida as well, and it also arrived at the port on 9/30. My dealer (Dallas, TX) told me that they don't expect the car until the 11-15 of October. Should it be there faster than that based on the fact that you had your car in North Carolina only 3 days after it left the port in FL?
I don't want to be too picky, but I really don't want anyone "test driving" my car before I pick it up. I don't mind the dealer prep of removing the plastic and cleaning the car up, but driving should be done by me alone!!
Any thoughts?
10-08-07, 01:13 PM
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I don't know much about the transition from port to dealership, but I do know some options get installed at the port (I think these are designated PIO and might include XM and certain wheel options) so that might cause some delay in shipping from port to dealer if you car is having one or more such options put on and they can only do X number of cars per day... and I suppose depending how the dealership is set up they might only receive/prep cars on certain days during a week...
You might get a nice surprise though, mine was originally supposed to be in between the 5th and 11th, and I got the call on the 3rd that it had arrived at the dealership.
You might get a nice surprise though, mine was originally supposed to be in between the 5th and 11th, and I got the call on the 3rd that it had arrived at the dealership.
10-08-07, 01:47 PM
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I didn't get Nav because it's $3000 more for an option that lowers resale value and does less than my $500 Garmin unit I already owned, plus costs 4x more to update the maps each year
In exchange the only things I'd gain would be the backup camera (which on this small a car doesn't seem that useful) and being able to watch movies while stopped, which I also can't imagine usng much. If excellent aftermarket nav systems weren't available cheaply I'd absolutely have opted for Nav, but they are.
In exchange the only things I'd gain would be the backup camera (which on this small a car doesn't seem that useful) and being able to watch movies while stopped, which I also can't imagine usng much. If excellent aftermarket nav systems weren't available cheaply I'd absolutely have opted for Nav, but they are.
That is not borne out by the facts. A Nav equipped car will command a higher resale value than a non-Nav equipped car, especially a high end car like a Lexus. And in a couple of years Nav will be standard on a car like a Lexus. I would suspect the next Gen IS will not give you the choice of Nav/no Nav. Enjoy your car. 
10-08-07, 02:03 PM
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. But I don't understand your statement that a factory Nav lowers the resale value That is not borne out by the facts. A Nav equipped car will command a higher resale value than a non-Nav equipped car, especially a high end car like a Lexus. And in a couple of years Nav will be standard on a car like a Lexus. I would suspect the next Gen IS will not give you the choice of Nav/no Nav. Enjoy your car.
That is not borne out by the facts. A Nav equipped car will command a higher resale value than a non-Nav equipped car, especially a high end car like a Lexus. And in a couple of years Nav will be standard on a car like a Lexus. I would suspect the next Gen IS will not give you the choice of Nav/no Nav. Enjoy your car. I think he may mean that you initially spend $2600 for the NAV and at trade in the Nav option will only bring you $500.
If you do a KBB.com trade in value on a IS250AWD with and without Nav the difference is only $500.
So that $2600 plus tax and interest if financed will only bring the car's value up $500.So you would lose $2100+ with the Nav option.
