to be fair, the OP was told 5-6 months, although that's still a bit longer than the typical wait time people are told.

 

In the US pre-collision is not offered period on 2011 2IS models. (it was discontinued, much as AFS and the passenger memory seat was, for 2011 models).

But the OP wanted park assist, which has nothing to do with that and is available (and about 6 times cheaper than PCS).



Oh, and I put $0 down for my special order. I never even met the guy I bought it from till the day I picked it up 2.5 months from placing the order.

I do understand it's relatively rare to find a competent dealer willing to do a special order properly from Lexus though, which is a failing on Lexus part IMHO.

 

Opps yes, I meant to say parking sensors, not pre-collision. Some how I thought the two meant the same! eek!

 

I special ordered in 2008. The car was built and en route when I was given the build sheet. HID lights were not on the sheet. The dealer was honest and said they messed up. They asked what I wanted to do? I said order another and I will wait. I lucked out and received a 2009 instead of a 2008. Total waiting time was 8.5 months but I didn't mind. I have exactly what I want and it was well worth the wait. Lexus does no handle special orders very well. BMW, Audi and Porsche are excellent with special orders. This is one area where Lexus is weak. They want to sell what is built for a region.

 

Micaiah was built 12/12/08 and delivered 2/19/09. And he was a special order too.

 

I say wait for the Mark Levinson!

The DVD player is great! Even plays burned DVDs

That sound system is so crisp, just replace the subwoofer, cuz it will BLOW eventually haha

 

Secret code embeded in ML sub:

 

ML Sub = BAM!

2 12" BMFs = BOOOOOOOOOOM!

 

After much consideration I think I'm going to go without the ML.. Just cause my friend said he can make me a sound system that will sound better then the ML for cheaper.. All JL

So I'm gonna get the 350 AWD with nav/ luxury package

Tks everyone for ur input

 

Wait, upgrading the non ML is very complicated and expensive.

 

at that price and all those bells and whistles, you might as well just buy a pre-owned IS-F. I've seen IS-F's go as low as 39k.

 

I suggest that you find someone that has mark Levinson and listen to it before you make the decision to go without it.. my IS350C has it as does my 2010 RX350--I will never get another Lexus without Levinson--the sound is amazing even the local high end stereo shop said "Mark Levinson is a god" it will be worth the wait

dentate
near Toronto Canada

 

I hope your friend is familiar with the quirks of the 2IS... upgrading the stereo system is vastly more a pain in the rear than it is on most older cars.

There's no dash kit, so any head unit change is 100% custom fitting and work...and the stock unit needs to stay wired in for the AC controls to work anyway... you can't bypass the stock amp if you want the steering wheel controls and fade/balance to work...etc...

It's certainly possible, but it's a lot more complex than "remove all the stock stereo stuff, slap in some JL parts"

it absolutely will not be cheaper and better than ML by itself (which is a $752 invoice option last I knew)... that runs up to $1500 for ML when added to Nav, but you're still not doing it cheaper given you'll need to add a DVD player and a way to make it work for comparable functionality.

 

Wow, now thats awesome!!

 

i think you should wait to get everything you wanted, but i've dealt with other state dealers, as a matter of fact i bought mine from another state, and it was exactly what i wanted and a better price that my local stealerships. i say stay strong and keep looking. Good Luck and happy hunting.