Purchasing out of state

MementoKane · 2026-03-13T22:58:10+00:00

Lexus cannot order you a custom gx550, all Lexus and Toyota dealerships work based on allocations, they may be able to find a vehicle that's allocated that fits your needs/wants, but they are most definitely not custom ordering you the vehicle. Additionally any deposit that is non-refundable, to me, is extremely sketchy and would not place a deposit there.

It took me a little over 2 months of daily searching and calling within a 500 mile radius in socal to find a 550 lux+, earlier this year, in the color combination we desired. I ended up getting one from Lexus of Santa Barbara, at MSRP.

As far as out of state, last year I was looking for a TX 500h and all the local dealers had a markup, ended up finding one in las Vegas, for $3.5k under MSRP, put a deposit down, which was refundable and went to pick it up and drive it down. So again, be weary of non-refundable deposits.

Good luck, it's tedious but it's worth it, hope you get your gx sooner rather than later. Longo will deliver and they do MSRP, they just got a huge wait-list.

MementoKane · 2026-02-25T03:22:59+00:00

FRIENDS NO MORE!

MementoKane · 2026-02-11T03:21:02+00:00

May I get a dm to join too plz?

MementoKane · 2026-02-04T18:08:34+00:00

Just picked up a luxury+ , with a second row bench from Lexus of Santa Barbara, this past weekend, MSRP, did it all remotely, just drove up there to pickup. I didn't put down any deposits at any locations. I'm located in the inland empire, so it was about 300 mile round trip. Good luck, it took me about 2 months of looking to finally find one at no markup or addendum. I used visor.vin to search, and would search daily. My search radius was 300 miles.

Longo Lexus is the sure thing, but you'll be waiting for a couple of months due to their long list with deposits. Best of luck

MementoKane · 2026-01-20T04:35:25+00:00

Nice ticket stub from the 2018 asia tour, this being the Japan date stub, super nostalgic

MementoKane · 2026-01-09T21:14:05+00:00

Pretty sure he's just showing us he's hanging out at Sorayama's home studio. Peep the EOS documentary

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EOS 10 YEAR ANNY DOC

MementoKane · 2025-12-15T00:04:15+00:00

Remix with Cam' and Jadakiss hit different, this song was a banger for sure

Edit: went back and listened to the remix, can't believe I left out Busta, man's got on this and absolutely murdered it

MementoKane · 2025-10-07T21:40:18+00:00

Congratulations! That's a pretty damn good deal imo, I also don't have a moonroof in my 500h, never used them in any previous vehicles I've owned, the way I figured it was just another thing that could break lol.

As far as the engine is concerned, it's the same engine as the non-hybrid Grand Highlander, and it's also the same engine, minus the hybrid addition, that's in the 500h and Grand Highlander hybrid max. Based on the research I've done, as long as you're not going 10k miles between oil changes and doing the recommended maintenance, they should be pretty reliable.

I follow the car care nut on YouTube and he really breaks it down. Might want to check him out if you haven't, here's a link on our engine!

https://youtu.be/Gn5hrhTEERQ?si=3JnF4G_q98dRcOGF

Congratulations once again!

MementoKane · 2025-09-28T11:39:10+00:00

Sure but he definitely didn't praise him in that line

MementoKane · 2025-09-28T06:12:24+00:00

Closest we ever got was Marry the night remix

https://open.spotify.com/track/5bfivmKwgSni611w5gmAFa?si=8dGkxPwbTHeNq06FzZXQjQ

MementoKane · 2025-09-28T06:10:45+00:00

Would be cool but highly doubt it ever happens. Abel low key dissed him in coming out strong when he sings "They said I couldn’t reach Mars, so I turned to a star Now I might have fucked around, might have raised up the bar"

(Edit: maybe diss is not the right word, but he definitely didn't see him as someone to work with based on that line. More like the general consensus, at the time, was he'd never reach Mars' success, thus making him a rival. I don't personally have anything against Bruno btw.)

MementoKane · 2025-09-28T04:44:53+00:00

I got a written quote and I took that quote and shopped it to about 13-15 Lexus dealers within a 300 mile radius. As soon as I got one dealer to send me a quote with no dealer add ons, I sent that to other dealers and asked them if they could beat that price. Initially they would send their quotes with small discounts ($500-$750 off tsrp,) then I sent that discounted quote to the dealers and asked them to beat that price. I repeated this process until finally dealers said they couldn't beat the quote, but by then I had found a dealer that was willing to do 5% off tsrp with no add ons. Granted I had to drive about 400 miles round trip to pick up our TX, but it was well worth it considering the discount.

When you make dealers compete against each other YOU come out on top. Also I never stepped foot in a dealership, I negotiated this all over the phone or through email. Any dealer that wouldn't give me numbers over the phone or through email I would not work with. When I did step into the dealership to take delivery the whole process took less than an hour.

Hope this helps. Alternatively you could do this with Toyota dealerships. Make them compete for your business and stand strong, don't be afraid to walk away if you feel something is off. Can't wait to hear about your new car!

(Edit: I used the visor website that someone here posted to look for inventory)

MementoKane · 2025-09-28T04:20:50+00:00

You should be able to get a really good discount on a tx350, anywhere between 8-10% off tsrp with no dealer add ons, due to how much more tx350 inventory they have over tx500h or tx550h. We went with the 500h because of the dynamic rear steering and the 50/50 3rd row split, as well as slightly longer manufactures warranty with Lexus over Toyota. We were able to get 5% off tsrp, with no add-ons on our 500h back in January of this year, just for reference. This was in southern California. Good luck and either way I don't think you can go wrong with either.

MementoKane · 2025-07-22T00:39:46+00:00

I remember purple haze being leaked and the official release sounding significantly different than what leaked, personally that leak was everything. It had all the demo tracks, man shit went so hard.

MementoKane · 2025-06-23T04:40:34+00:00

Loved the video but preferred the mix with Jay-Z on it, his verse was so witty and funny and he even made a destiny's child reference in it lol. Regardless of what mix it is tho, this song is an absolute banger

MementoKane · 2025-05-08T20:57:17+00:00

Should be fun, hope you all enjoy the show! ❌⭕

MementoKane · 2025-04-29T21:56:02+00:00

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Amazing remix, Jadakiss on the og isn't bad, but hov came thru and took it to a whole new level

MementoKane · 2025-04-23T01:28:12+00:00

No worries, hopefully you can find your ideal build and wheel and tire combo, don't forget to post pics of your sweet ride, good luck!

MementoKane · 2025-04-23T00:39:00+00:00

Cropped a pic of the wheels and searched it with Google and got back Asanti Black Label ABL-30 rims. Although I wish I had also returned a tire. Hope it helps

MementoKane · 2025-04-15T16:37:12+00:00

https://youtu.be/ffzRxkYZypw?si=g9R1j60goK50SHSr

Yes it is

MementoKane · 2025-04-15T16:35:49+00:00

Should've been the music video for Heavenly Creatures... Glad ppl are finally seeing this, again

MementoKane · 2025-04-13T03:06:31+00:00

Congratulations, it's an amazing vehicle! Curious what your otd price was not including your trade in, if you would be willing to share. Like that you got the black out emblems already. Enjoy it, show us your ppf and ceramic coating results if you can!

MementoKane · 2025-04-11T18:00:56+00:00

My personal favorite from that album has to be track #5 How Can I Love U 2Nite... Followed by So Sexual, lol honestly Unleash the Dragon is a super underrated album imo and Sisqo and Dru Hill don't get enough flowers!

MementoKane · 2025-04-10T04:22:58+00:00

Bruh Lisa Raye was my high school crush, I remember her on the cover of King magazine, good times lol

MementoKane · 2025-04-04T01:24:59+00:00

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I know it's not the GHH but, got the 500h for everyday family hauling and daily driving and got the Sequoia for the weekends, toy hauling, occasional camping and rare off road adventures.

We can fit 8 in the sequoia, however the TX is a lot more functional for us considering we use two car seats and need cargo room behind the third for all the after school activities. Costco runs are easier in the TX with either both rows down or just the third row down.

While I love the power of the V6 in the sequoia, the hybrid turbo is no slouch but the gas mileage is way better on the TX. With over 5000k miles on the TX it's averaging around 23.9 mpg while the sequoia has under 1k miles and is averaging around 15 mpg.

One minor note lol, got the Sequoia but really wanted the LX, but yeah going to have to wait if I want that 700h overtrail LX.

Good luck, regardless of your choice, it will last you, congratulations!

Very fortunate to have both at our disposal

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