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12-20-21, 07:34 AM

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Ongoing excel sheet on this.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...s0A/edit#gid=0

The one in Fremont already got picked up - barely spent a day at the dealership! Sales guy says another one coming but may also be reserved already lol.

12-20-21, 08:21 AM

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White on Black Premium at Price Leblanc - Baton Rouge, LA -- arriving in 1-2 weeks -- $5k markup -- available as of 10:20am on 12/20/2021

12-20-21, 08:39 AM

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^^ That would be a great combo and the markup while being applied, at least is not like 10-20k....But still!

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12-20-21, 10:03 AM

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anyone in the northeastern area has an ETA before end of Jan? feel like I'm the very last fews of LE. So jealous of your guys that took delivery.

12-20-21, 10:15 AM

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anyone in the northeastern area has an ETA before end of Jan? feel like I'm the very last fews of LE. So jealous of your guys that took delivery.

There are a handful of LEs in NJ that will be available this month, but for a steep price of nearly 50% over MSRP

12-20-21, 10:21 AM

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undefine - There are some LE arriving in eastern Canada in early Jan (1st week) so I would expect some northeast dealers getting some too...

12-20-21, 10:48 AM

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I'm so excited, my dealer in Pleasanton, CA just called and offered a caviar/black premium unit to me. It shows a ship arrival date of 12/28

I said, yes please!

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12-20-21, 11:24 AM

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I'm so excited, my dealer in Pleasanton, CA just called and offered a caviar/black premium unit to me. It shows a ship arrival date of 12/28

I said, yes please!

Congrats! Please post the pics when you can.

I’ve noticed no one has posted a pic with them next to the car. When I get mine, there will be an action shot of me jumping into the air! 😂

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12-20-21, 11:29 AM

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Congrats! Please post the pics when you can.

I’ve noticed no one has posted a pic with them next to the car. When I get mine, there will be an action shot of me jumping into the air! 😂

Love it,
"Oh what a feeling"
Classic Toyota Commercial!
We are old!!!

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12-20-21, 11:59 AM

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I'm so excited, my dealer in Pleasanton, CA just called and offered a caviar/black premium unit to me. It shows a ship arrival date of 12/28

I said, yes please!

Lucky! Just found out I’m #13 on the list. So frustrating! Was told realistically looking at an 8-12 month wait now. Ugh.

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12-20-21, 12:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nvicta

I'm so excited, my dealer in Pleasanton, CA just called and offered a caviar/black premium unit to me. It shows a ship arrival date of 12/28

I said, yes please!

congrats when you get it we should try to get together and take pics of ours together!

here is a pic that was asked for as well

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12-20-21, 12:13 PM

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I'm so excited, my dealer in Pleasanton, CA just called and offered a caviar/black premium unit to me. It shows a ship arrival date of 12/28

I said, yes please!

Did you pay over sticker?

12-20-21, 12:17 PM

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Watching the reviews again honestly Motoman and Savagegeese and Kirk Kreifels were spot on. It is special, it is also pretty darn luxurious and comfy riding. It is legit like driving a DHP 350 with a large V8 with way more HP in the front. Having driven a GS F someone saying it's like a smaller GS F makes sense to me. It definitely is not as scalpel-sharp or track-focused as the GS F, but it would be a good starting point if someone wanted to make the jump to make it track worthy with a transmission and oil cooler as well as better brakes and suspension that is more track-focused

I'm not sure I'd use these terms to describe the GS F. Even the '16 is pretty floaty compared to the IS F, and the IS F, while being a lighter more agile platform, still isn't a proper sports car like the Supra is or the RC F would like to be. I drive all of these cars routinely (except the RC F), so direct comparison is pretty straight forward.

While I'm really glad Lexus USA asked for and got this car, I'm concerned about how this changes the landscape for any future F cars with ICE. This one (as evidenced by this thread) is hitting a spot with a significant demand and I'd bet the vast majority of owners will love them, but these are the same folks who would have bought a new IS F had one been built. So, if there is any plan for an IS F in the future, there will be fewer buyers for sure. I'm pretty sad about that.

12-20-21, 12:22 PM

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Santa Fe, NM - USB Premium interior unknown - due mid January - no markup - ask for Adrien

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12-20-21, 12:58 PM

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good luck. Tell us how it goes

Went down this afternoon, got my deposit back and was in and out in 10 minutes. They have no idea when they can get an IS 500, can't even give me an estimate so I figured I'd look back at the other 2 cars on my list, RS5 and Giulia Quadrifoglio. Very different, way less reliable, but probably sportier

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