It's been a bit of a search, but today I finally located a pretty much perfect CT200h, and I take delivery tomorrow.
I've had all the dealers in the area searching for the color combos I'm looking for, really all I wanted was a Caramel interior, nav, and I was pretty open on the exterior color.
Today I decided to widen my search, and not just sit on my arse waiting for a dealer to find one in allocation. The dealer I'm working with said they checked every dealer's inventory in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, etc, and that no car meeting my specifications was either in stock or on the way that they could see in the system.
They lied.
I spent the day, literally, calling every Lexus dealer on the West Coast, from LA to Las Vegas, to Reno, etc, and finally, FINALLY stumbled onto the exact color combo I want, with navigation, about 100 miles away.
Tomorrow they're sending a driver to pick me up at home, take me to the dealer, to buy the car. They wouldn't take a deposit, but it doesn't sound like they'll sell the car out from under me.
Woot! I can't wait to get rid of my crappy 18mpg car and into a soft, plush lexus getting 40mpg+!!! (This is important, because it's a company car and we drive about 30,000 miles per year, this will save $300/month in gas ALONE).
I'm a happy Geek!!!!
I've had all the dealers in the area searching for the color combos I'm looking for, really all I wanted was a Caramel interior, nav, and I was pretty open on the exterior color.
Today I decided to widen my search, and not just sit on my arse waiting for a dealer to find one in allocation. The dealer I'm working with said they checked every dealer's inventory in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, etc, and that no car meeting my specifications was either in stock or on the way that they could see in the system.
They lied.
I spent the day, literally, calling every Lexus dealer on the West Coast, from LA to Las Vegas, to Reno, etc, and finally, FINALLY stumbled onto the exact color combo I want, with navigation, about 100 miles away.
Tomorrow they're sending a driver to pick me up at home, take me to the dealer, to buy the car. They wouldn't take a deposit, but it doesn't sound like they'll sell the car out from under me.
Woot! I can't wait to get rid of my crappy 18mpg car and into a soft, plush lexus getting 40mpg+!!! (This is important, because it's a company car and we drive about 30,000 miles per year, this will save $300/month in gas ALONE).
I'm a happy Geek!!!!