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Is Mark Levinson not an option for these cars?

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Old 02-05-23, 05:05 PM
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Currently car shopping looking for any IS 2016 or newer and under ~$25k with the most important requirement for it to have Mark Levinson option have not found a single one with it. Is this not an option? Which Lexus models can I find with this option?
Old 02-05-23, 05:39 PM
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It's an option it's just really rare. Keep looking and you'll find one eventually.
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you typically won’t see any 300’s with the mark levinson system. they are mostly equipped on 350 f sport models that are fully loaded but you’ll definitely find one eventually!
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I've legitimately gone through 100+ postings, probably 200+. If anyone comes across one, let me know please!
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A quick way to see, if you have interior photos, is the style of the volume and tuning *****.

The standard sound system has metallic-look volume and tuning *****.



Mark Levinson has very light aluminum control *****. They sometimes look white or off-white in photos.



These match the signature look of the control ***** on Mark Levinson audio products.



Fortunately, unlike these products, our sound systems do not command 5-figure prices.

I've definitely seen 300 models with the ML system before, but as stated prior it will mostly be on 350 models. I also think cars like the RC are more likely to have it, but there are also simply fewer RCs for sale than ISes.
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wow thanks a ton, very helpful info. I've only been looking for the ML writing in front of the shifter but sometimes that area isn't photographed. I've found a couple so far by filtering for only 350's so that was helpful as well.
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I had a 2020 is300 blackline edition and it had ML system in it.
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With cars dot com app, in the filter, you can type in keywords, try typing in Mark Levinson, and see if anything comes up in your area.
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I have it on mine with the F-Sport Package 3 (Canadian spec). My RCF has it as well.
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