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Old 11-23-21, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Carolina50
Dang! Was hoping that he would deliver more information any minute now!
And at least he gave more information and probably saved Lexus some customers. They should actually be thanking him!
I'm 99% sure that had his updates not existed, I probably would've made the dumb decision of getting a Type S, and then probably regretted it.
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Old 11-23-21, 10:59 AM
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my outstate dealer emailed me saying i will see the car after new year (LE). Where do you guys get the VIN number?
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Jake is no longer our Lexus guy
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Old 11-23-21, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Carolina50
Jake is no longer our Lexus guy
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Sounds like he got in some trouble and moved. IMO but thats only speculation on my part.
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Old 11-23-21, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Yaroze86
Sounds like he got in some trouble and moved. IMO but thats only speculation on my part.
Yeah he has to have gotten in trouble for sure. He sent me a picture of the cars allocated to my dealer, last night around 11:30 PM. In 12 hours he left and was stripped of his Dealer Daily access that quickly? Seems a little sus. I hate to be that guy but if he is no longer at Lexus because of corporate, I hope they see this and feel remorse for their actions. They should make him the head of marketing for Lexus Corporate

Update: He just returned my text; he did indeed get in trouble, although he says "I got in a little* trouble"
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Old 11-23-21, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by undefined
my outstate dealer emailed me saying i will see the car after new year (LE). Where do you guys get the VIN number?
My vin was on the sales sheet sent by Lexus today....if you are no.1 at your location I believe your car is made, is on its way and if your dealer now goes back and reviews the allocation your vehicle (or the 1 guaranteed for your dealership) will have the options added (if any), the vin# and an estimate port arrival date with a dealership arrival date likely 14-21 days after that.....but I really dont know **** except for where my LE is at and when its coming.... but I think the info above is pretty solid....good luck.
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Old 11-23-21, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Yeah he has to have gotten in trouble for sure. He sent me a picture of the cars allocated to my dealer, last night around 11:30 PM. In 12 hours he left and was stripped of his Dealer Daily access that quickly? Seems a little sus. I hate to be that guy but if he is no longer at Lexus because of corporate, I hope they see this and feel remorse for their actions. They should make him the head of marketing for Lexus Corporate

Update: He just returned my text; he did indeed get in trouble, although he says "I got in a little* trouble"
Kinda sad to be honest. His updates might be why some people have stayed and are waiting for a Lexus vs moving to another brand with no updates from Lexus themselves.
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Old 11-23-21, 11:32 AM
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That is so sad to see, it is a brutal world out there...
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Old 11-23-21, 11:34 AM
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Another update related to our boy Jake, he says he left on his own. He saw more growth opportunity at his current job. Playing devil's advocate, I totally understand why he would do that. The Lexus of Cool Springs website shows around 10 cars. Realistically, a dealer with such low volume does not allow a sales person to put food on the table.
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Old 11-23-21, 11:35 AM
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Holy ****. I don't understand how he took a 180 from having complete access to Lexus inventory and then literally 12 hours later working at a different company.
Did he put in his 2-week notice and was giving updates knowing he was leaving?
Or did he get fired somewhere in the middle of last night, walked across the street this morning, and got a new job immediately?

Wow....
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Old 11-23-21, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Another update related to our boy Jake, he says he left on his own. He saw more growth opportunity at his current job. Playing devil's advocate, I totally understand why he would do that. The Lexus of Cool Springs website shows around 10 cars. Realistically, a dealer with such low volume does not allow a sales person to put food on the table.
That first video that he did earlier in the day yesterday when the NXs showed up, I thought that I saw a GMC sign in the background.
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Old 11-23-21, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by flighthalo
My vin was on the sales sheet sent by Lexus today....if you are no.1 at your location I believe your car is made, is on its way and if your dealer now goes back and reviews the allocation your vehicle (or the 1 guaranteed for your dealership) will have the options added (if any), the vin# and an estimate port arrival date with a dealership arrival date likely 14-21 days after that.....but I really dont know **** except for where my LE is at and when its coming.... but I think the info above is pretty solid....good luck.
thanks, I passed your info to my salesman. His reply is like "will let you know ASAP once it shows up their inventory list". I have written confirmation of being No.1 at MSRP for a LE.
At this point, I will have to be patient..Overall it is a wife's car.
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Old 11-23-21, 12:24 PM
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From that video it seems like he has more sales opportunities and more video opportunities at the new multi company dealer. Also maybe he wants to go the route of Kirk Kreifels and do reviews and news on YouTube eventually
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Canadian here: Just received a call from my salesman. My order was Grecian Water on white. He says that Lexus decided to drop GW... so they switch it to USB without asking me... Should arrive between end of December/first week of January.
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Ugh!! Another lucky person...
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