mnoble_uk

I recently imported an IS200 from the Netherlands. It came with 6 or 7 years (cant remember exactly) European roadside assistance. But surprise surprise there's no number listed for calling for assistance from the UK. Has anyone else imported and got the number or do I need to hassle Lexus UK :P ? Cheers Michael.

Thanks folks, the garage in Belgium now says 3rd Sep. We'll see !! On the UK spec thing, a mate of mine imported an alpha from Dublin, asked for UK spec and the garage said no way. He got a bit upset and insisted, they responsded with OK, so you want us to take the air conditioning out and the spoiler off then .... another mate imported an alpha (again from Dublin), they couldn't get a right hand drive one quick enough so the garage sourced one from ... you guessed it ... London, and sold it to him at Irish prices.

well I could pretend that I was asking if anyone in the UK got an accurate build date too, but of course that would be a lie ...

I'm in the process of using an agent to import an IS200SE from Belgium. They've had good reviews on usenet and they actually negotiate a discount on the car which more than covers their commission, BUT .. initially (after taking my deposit !) they said they couldnt give me a definite build date because Lexus wouldn't tell the dealer. They said this was normal and some other manufacturers do it also, but not to worry they fully expected it to take 16-20 weeks. Well, surprise surprise 20 weeks have passed and after a bit of prompting they are telling me the car will be at the dealers on the 3rd Sep. This will be 28 weeks after taking my deposit. So, my question is, has anyone else imported from Europe and if so, what were the delviery times like and did they get a build date from their garage ? I'd really like to know if I'm being spun a tale to keep me off their backs. I will be passing their office on Thursday and wonder if it would be worthwhille calling in unanounced and asking to see the correspondence with the dealer.