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Old 10-24-21, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by macmaster
Exactly. That and it's discontinued. The IS is the hot new thang.
Come on man! You can’t abandon us IS people. It’s the young and hip car. Since you’re retiring soon it’ll make you feel young again 🤣
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Come on man! You can’t abandon us IS people. It’s the young and hip car. Since you’re retiring soon it’ll make you feel young again 🤣
Come on man! We need more of your scouted information!
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Old 10-24-21, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Come on man! You can’t abandon us IS people. It’s the young and hip car. Since you’re retiring soon it’ll make you feel young again 🤣
wait what? I’m not retiring soon! LOL I got 30 more years Lord willing!
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Originally Posted by Carolina50
Come on man! We need more of your scouted information!
wow she is a persistent one Tonio! She won’t even give you the weekend off.
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Old 10-24-21, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by macmaster
wow she is a persistent one Tonio! She won’t even give you the weekend off.
I know! Not even my boss works me this hard.

If it means anything, I asked a representative at the auto show yesterday when we should see cars landing but then he started talking about these delays being an inside job and the CIA killing people, and for a brief second there I almost bought another car.
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
If it means anything, I asked a representative at the auto show yesterday when we should see cars landing but then he started talking about these delays being an inside job and the CIA killing people, and for a brief second there I almost bought another car.
::sigh:: Bless it. 😂

@macmaster - I agree with the others, hold out man! Good things will come to those of us who wait.
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Thought I'd share since it's something new. Wasn't impressed at all though.
2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance Quick Spin: Louder, But Better? | News | Cars.com
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Old 10-25-21, 08:32 AM
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I’m just upset the website still says “Arriving this fall”

I have a feeling I won’t even get mine until next fall!
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Old 10-25-21, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Carolina50
Thought I'd share since it's something new. Wasn't impressed at all though.
2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance Quick Spin: Louder, But Better? | News | Cars.com
Agreed, not at all impressed. The second reviewer seemed to better understand the mission of the IS500 than that guy.
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Old 10-25-21, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by pandahatch
I’m just upset the website still says “Arriving this fall”

I have a feeling I won’t even get mine until next fall!
Sometimes it shows up as next fall 🤣

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Let us all come together and cry.

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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Let us all come together and cry.

https://youtu.be/U4RUU7TES0c
I'm thinking of getting a license plate that says OBSOLET
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Let us all come together and cry.

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Just curious how long does it take for a car in production to get into the system for Lexus?
I know with another brand once it gets a VIN it shows in the system. So is it possible they are being produced, but no VIN yet?
Just trying to keep hope alive.
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Originally Posted by Carolina50
Just curious how long does it take for a car in production to get into the system for Lexus?
I know with another brand once it gets a VIN it shows in the system. So is it possible they are being produced, but no VIN yet?
Just trying to keep hope alive.
If Lexus works in the same way as Toyota, cars show up in the system with a temporary vin prior to being built. Once they are built, the temporary vin seizes to exist and the car then gets it's actual vin number. So.... the fact that we aren't even getting temporary vins is a little scary. One observation I had at the auto show was that they had the IS500 front and center, because they know it's what will make auto enthusiasts look at Lexus. Ironically, the cash cow NX was stuffed in the back. Yet, pretty much everywhere you look, it becomes apparent their focus is on the NX.
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
If Lexus works in the same way as Toyota, cars show up in the system with a temporary vin prior to being built. Once they are built, the temporary vin seizes to exist and the car then gets it's actual vin number. So.... the fact that we aren't even getting temporary vins is a little scary. One observation I had at the auto show was that they had the IS500 front and center, because they know it's what will make auto enthusiasts look at Lexus. Ironically, the cash cow NX was stuffed in the back. Yet, pretty much everywhere you look, it becomes apparent their focus is on the NX.
In a way, this makes sense. The IS 500 is meant to be the affordable halo car of Lexus right now. Halo cars are, by definition, not volume sellers, and exist to elevate the brand's prestige. Why else would they go out of their way to stuff the V-8 into a platform for which it was not designed?
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