Originally Posted by NJRonbo

So, after several months of being a member of this forum in hopes of buying a new Lexus NX350h, I ended up this morning, buying a 2022 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring.

It was not my proudest moment. Don't get me wrong -- I have been driving Lincolns forever, but I have always leased them. I never wanted to buy a Lincoln because of the drastic depreciation.

However, this is the current situation I found myself in with Lexus...

There was no hope for a customized luxury vehicle with all the bells-and-whistles in the upcoming months.

It was posted on this forum that Lexus temporarily stopped manufacturing vehicles because of the chip shortage.

On top of that, my dealer was tacking on anywhere between $2-5k on their price and I suspect even if production resumed, I would be paying the surcharge.

So with the Lexus price now inching over $60k for a loaded vehicle, the Lincoln Corsair at the same price point looked like the alternative when I needed a vehicle rather quickly.

It's also a Hybrid and PHEV

Lincoln is not marking up their vehicles. In fact, they came in under the Internet configuration price most likely due to the lease with only 15,000 miles I was turning in.So, no, this is not a knock against Lexus. Lexus is the vehicle I wanted. Lexus is still the superior vehicle with more reliability and less depreciation.

However, the market is just horrible right now and for the foreseeable future it's not going to get any better. I had to get into a vehicle soon.

I want to thank my pal here, GEOPOZ. You were extremely helpful to me. I had hoped we would meet up once we both bought our new Lexus. I wish you luck with yours.

And, I want to thank everyone here. Great group of people. It was nice talking with all of you!

Originally Posted by midcow3

You can still get Mark Levinson with the Luxury package. It is just a configurator error. Talk to your Lexus dealer. Mark Levinson has absolutely nothing to do with the chip shortage.

YMMV,
Midcowi3

Originally Posted by NJRonbo

So, after several months of being a member of this forum in hopes of buying a new Lexus NX350h, I ended up this morning, buying a 2022 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring.

Originally Posted by Geopoz

Ronbo, Good luck with your new car. I'm sure you will love it. We can always still meet up so I can flaunt my lexus haha. No thanks needed was always happy to help, that's what the forum is all about. I actually found it fun. Good luck and don't be a stranger to the forum.

Originally Posted by NJRonbo

Let me know, Geo. My email: njronbo@icloud.com