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3 hours ago, macdoir said:

I do wonder if the mic on the phone is on at the same time are the cars internal mics, the small delay in bluetooth fools the phone into thinking its getting a command and not recognising that its is itself talking. It may be just down to bluetooth delays between carplay and the phone. I wonder if it does this with just a USB cable connection with bluetooth turned off?. 

Tried it with Bluetooth off and wired car play with no change, was one of the first things I tried. Seems the car/carplay is just listening for something sufficiently loud, including Siri itself, being the current observation.

13 hours ago, macdoir said:

I have found that if I turn the volume down low WhatsApp works as expected, not sure if this points to Apple or Lexus. 

Yeah turning volume down worked!!! At least I have a work around. Now to play to find out exactly what level it has to be.

11 hours ago, macdoir said:

I have found that if I turn the volume down low WhatsApp works as expected, not sure if this points to Apple or Lexus. Mine worked initially when I got the car but started having troubles after a IOS upgrade. I thought that it was apple but now not sure where the problem lies. 

I might try turning car volume down.

i picked up Lexus up 1st September and WhatsApp worked fine, howevever the issues started before I left for the US in October and issue still persist when I got back end of march. So there have been various iOS updates which haven’t resolved the issue.

Ironically after 6 months away in the states, and upgrading to iOS 17.4 the problem is even worse, and I can’t even compile a WhatsApp message, which is weird considering I was able to when I first got the car last August.

Ordered mine in end of April, arrived start of august. Which is much better timing than 2021 when I had 6 months of no updates.

On 9/10/2023 at 12:57 PM, beyond the blue said:

It's when you come to navigate and park in a multi story car park that it becomes problematic. I've stopped trying.

Tbh - I’ve had no issues the multistory car at my work….and it’s pretty old one designed for smaller cars. Parking sensors go abit crazy but had no jssue

As this problem could be either with CarPlay itself, WhatsApp or Lexus itself.

I haven’t read anything similar on apple discuss boards so thought I’d ask here.

When sending a WhatsApp on the road I say “hey siri, send a WhatsApp”

Siri: who would you like to send it to

me: <insert persons name here>
 

Siri: what would you like to…..

the full like should be “what would you like to say”. If I say nothing else, it will try to read my message back “your WhatsApp…..” and breaks off and repeats itself.

if I send the message where I have said nothing it says “what do you want”. So it seems like it listen to itself through the audio system. It makes sending and reviewing a WhatsApp message impossible and even if I send a WhatsApp it will always have “what do you want” at the start.

this something that Lexus could fix or does it lie with CarPlay/whatsapp?

if my random question makes sense?

20 hours ago, Spacewagon52 said:

I think they are lovely looking cars. They appear much bigger in the flesh.

It’s a big car, however not had an issues with that fact tbh….sticks out abit in car parking spaces but that’s to be expected.

Not the best pictures…..but I love it!!

12 minutes ago, Spacewagon52 said:

But what a lovely drive back!

That bit certainly did cross my mind.....😉

The things we go to collect our cars….

Might be just my impatience, last got an email from dealer on Friday (25th aug) to say they were waiting on a part that’s in bank order (odd for a new car) and “should be ready” Wednesday 30th. 
 

well, No comms from the dealer and it’s now the 30th…I don’t want to be “that guy” cos of the bank holiday, but having to travel 400 miles to collect (he’s aware) means it’s not as easy to just “pop in”

2 hours ago, Sagit said:

Hi,

I am a member of this forum.

I will get my new ES300h in green colour in next few days, hopefully.

Version: Premium Edition with black inside in Edinburgh branch.

One question to everyone: where I can get a spare wheel and is a chance to find some place to put it in?

 

Regards,

Chris

 

 

I ordered my Lexus from Edinburgh in 2022 - sadly delays meant I had to cancel. Ordered another one from Lexus in Exeter, planning on driving down in the next couple of days to collect.

If I see a green ES up this way, Ill be sure to wave 😛

18 minutes ago, Dippo said:

Is the finance quote for the current vehicle, or for the order you cancelled? I'm not an expert, but I would say that if you cancel an order, then all the terms relating to that order are cancelled with it. When you ordered the current vehicle, did the finance deal offer the deposit contribution?

Yeah the deal was for the second car (they were from two different dealers)

they confirmed the 2k from Lexus was still a thing.

finance signed, now I wait for a collection day….

9 hours ago, LenT said:

This is not something I’ve ever used, Kevin, but I’m sure someone will come along with some definitive advice.

Having said that….my thoughts would be that the £2K initial deposit contribution formed part of the original Contract offer by Lexus and was a factor in persuading you to proceed with the purchase.

Unless the Contract Offer was time limited or didn’t apply to the second car - after all, you cancelled the first car because you felt the delay was unacceptable - then I would have thought it should still apply.

In that case I see no reason why you should not simply contact Lexus to confirm that it still applies.  You could make the point that the second car was delivered in only four months from the initial Order whereas there was not even a fulfilment date for the original Order.

But first I would scrutinise the Order for the second car to see what conditions have been applied.  It might well be regarded as a new Contract and there may be no mention of an Offer.  In which case, if this wasn’t made clear at the time, then you might point that out and suggest that you therefore had no reason to suppose that the original Contract conditions didn’t still apply.

As I say, hopefully someone who has been through this with Lexus might come up with better advice!  In the meantime, not knowing how familiar you are with the detail of PCP, as it’s your first experience, I thought this article from Experian might be useful.

https://www.experian.co.uk/consumer/car-finance/guides/personal-contract-purchase.html

 

Thanks for the info. Dealer confirmed the 2k from Lexus is still a thing for my order.

19 hours ago, LenT said:

Congratulations Kevin!

There’ll be quite a few ES enthusiasts here eager to know what you think of it.  Sounds like the story of your ordering was something of a saga.  Hopefully, your collection went smoothly and you’re now enjoying your new Lexus.

Photographs are always well received.  😊

Ive just reviewed the finance quote, which add's £2k to my deposit. 

During my initial order, this was made of a £2k deposit contribution by Lexus....my concern now, that deal wont be available.

Any thoughts? I'll be abit miffed if thats the case after nearly 2 years of waiting for the car. This is the first time Ive utilised PCP....

2 hours ago, SH20 said:

Colour scheme Kevin?   

Any colour....as long as it's Grey 😛

After my second attempt of buying an Lexus ES premium addition (2022 - 6 months of waiting with no built date, end up cancelling) now after an order in April - it arrived 8th august. Was out the country and missed the calls/emails to say it was ready….just a 400 mile flight and to sell my old 3 series!!

3 hours ago, whiskey33 said:

33k is a good deal. let me have a talk with my dealer as well. this is like a 5k cash discount apart from dealer discount plus 2k deposit? if you dont mind, what dealer are you dealing with?

Yeah think it comes down to 5kish plus £2k from Lexus. I went for Lexus in Exeter for mine....I live near Edinburgh, but what's better than a 500 miles drive to brakes its virginity :P.

On 5/16/2023 at 11:02 PM, whiskey33 said:

Hey all, i am about to put a deposit down for a new one. i have checked prices on car wow and on a PCP offer the final price is coming down as £34100 in cambridge. This includes 2000 PCP contribution Is this the best price i could get now?

 

Used Carwow aswell, Final price at about £33k, wasn't even worth going to my local Lexus dealer to try and compete.

On 5/4/2023 at 4:17 PM, Tonyw said:

App says the car has landed in Bristol, so up to Derby them down to me, I reckon another 10-14 days.

that means 3 months from order in Feb.

Thats pretty exciting news, almost back to pre-covid delivery times there.......put a deposit down last week......silence so far.

7 hours ago, Tonyw said:

Mine is still due in June, 4 months after placing the order. 
in Orlando at moment and only seen a few over here, loads of the similar shaped Camrys around though. 

Apparently the ES is based on the now discontinued Avalon. The Camry did share the same engine and drive train when it was sold in the UK.

8 hours ago, beyond the blue said:

I'm getting a bit confused here! What happened to the one you ordered in Feb 2021, did you cancel it? 

Apologies, I meant Feb 22, and yeah, after 6 months of no indication when the build would start, I cancelled the order. So try again this year, so just wondering if things have improved..

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Any recent updates on delivery times? I ordered my first Lexus ES Premium Edition Feb 2021, but after 6 months of no news, and no indication of it even getting a build slot. So trying again this year, and after loads of test drives again, the Lexus wins again. So after getting a pretty sweet deal from Lexus in Exeter Ive placed a deposit to get another one ordered.

So.....how long to I have to wait this time?