Greetings All-
Scheduled to pick up a 2026 nori green Overtrail next week from Lexus of Tulsa. Never thought I’d choose a color named after dried Japanese seaweed.
Been reading the forum discovering the good, mediocre and bad about the GX550. I’ve owned a number of Toyota’s and like them a lot. Two 4Runners (Still own one) a Tacoma and a ‘78 FJ40 (still own) love the reliability and simplicity.
The new 550 is for my wife (or so I tell her). I am a bit overwhelmed with all of the tech that comes with it, and to be honest, I will probably disable most of the “nanny” features that I can, once I figure out what they are. If I could custom order a vehicle with the features I would like, it would be minimal- air conditioning, cruise control, power windows, heated seats & steering wheel.
I have read many posts on this forum pertaining to wait-lists, deposits and long waits for delivery. I contacted twelve dealerships who have a high allocation of the Overtrail model. All replied back within a day or two. For some reason, the Texas dealers would not sell “new” to out-of-staters, however they were more than willing to sell me a used ‘24 or ‘25 model. The Midwest dealers were more accommodating with short waits-lists of a couple months. Lexus of Tulsa was able to acquire an allocation of our second color choice within one week. Maybe I got lucky? I read one post here within the past few days where a forum member is looking at a six month wait and even laid down a deposit. Strange marketing strategy on Lexus’ part. The disparity in pricing is also a bit scattered. Some paying a premium, as much as 5-7k over MSRP, with mandatory port and dealer installed add-ons. Crazy. This is my first experience purchasing a high-demand, production-limited vehicle.
I look forward to reading more here and hope to contribute meaningfully to the 550 community. Thanks to all.
Scott
I’ll post pictures after delivery. Who doesn’t like pictures, right?
Scheduled to pick up a 2026 nori green Overtrail next week from Lexus of Tulsa. Never thought I’d choose a color named after dried Japanese seaweed.
Been reading the forum discovering the good, mediocre and bad about the GX550. I’ve owned a number of Toyota’s and like them a lot. Two 4Runners (Still own one) a Tacoma and a ‘78 FJ40 (still own) love the reliability and simplicity.
The new 550 is for my wife (or so I tell her). I am a bit overwhelmed with all of the tech that comes with it, and to be honest, I will probably disable most of the “nanny” features that I can, once I figure out what they are. If I could custom order a vehicle with the features I would like, it would be minimal- air conditioning, cruise control, power windows, heated seats & steering wheel.
I have read many posts on this forum pertaining to wait-lists, deposits and long waits for delivery. I contacted twelve dealerships who have a high allocation of the Overtrail model. All replied back within a day or two. For some reason, the Texas dealers would not sell “new” to out-of-staters, however they were more than willing to sell me a used ‘24 or ‘25 model. The Midwest dealers were more accommodating with short waits-lists of a couple months. Lexus of Tulsa was able to acquire an allocation of our second color choice within one week. Maybe I got lucky? I read one post here within the past few days where a forum member is looking at a six month wait and even laid down a deposit. Strange marketing strategy on Lexus’ part. The disparity in pricing is also a bit scattered. Some paying a premium, as much as 5-7k over MSRP, with mandatory port and dealer installed add-ons. Crazy. This is my first experience purchasing a high-demand, production-limited vehicle.
I look forward to reading more here and hope to contribute meaningfully to the 550 community. Thanks to all.
Scott
I’ll post pictures after delivery. Who doesn’t like pictures, right?
