GX CoolBox Removal
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I am so disappointed that you can’t seem to get these cars without a cool box. It is a complete waste of needed storage base. I will never use the cool feature.
Seriously wtf
I've never even touched traffic jam assist....I have no idea what it is.
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Every time I'm stuck in traffic near LAX - I press the traffic jam assist button and one of the lanes of the 405 clears out specifically for me. Works like a charm!!
This requires a deeper explanation. It definitely tripped me up when I was in the 'talk to several different dealers' phase of purchasing.
The only trim line with a Cool Box that is not a removable option is the Luxury +, e.g., it's part of the "+" trim on a Lux and it cannot be removed.
For OT and OT+ it is an add-on option however we all know how this works. For those new here, how this works is Lexus loves to pile on the factory installed options, and thereby jack up the price, and in turn tell the dealers here's what you are getting be quiet and accept it.
For Lux, Prem and Prem+ a Cool Box is not an add-on option so those three trims will never have it. Reference for this is page 43 of the 2025 MY brochure, where all the features and possible options are listed.
That a Cool Box and motorized running boards were not removable turned me off to a Lux +.
IME talking to several different dealers, I picked up that many (not all but most) of the salespeople did not readily know this distinction. I'm sure they could have looked it up fairly quickly, because that's a core thing of what they do. However, during initial walk-in-the-door discussions with a sales guy (or gal) they mostly brushed it aside. Example, Me: "I'm interested in a new GX500. I'll take a Luxury+ if you can get one without a cool box, and without ...". Sales person: "We'll try but we don't get to select the options...". The tell was not one of the sales people ever got in touch after those initial discussions to clarify to say "You can't remove a Cool Box from a Lux+ trim."
Somewhere in my process of talking to different dealers I picked from on here the distinction for Cool Box options, and how the 2025 MY brochure is the source of truth. No matter what a sales guy says or doesn't say.
While I understand everyone’s issue with the cool box, I think it’s a godsend. My wife only drinks Zevia soda, so when we/she leaves the house she packs a small cooler. If we are running behind, she yells at me to pack it while she finishes her makeup.
Now she keeps the cool box loaded with 12oz cans, so it one less thing she/I has to do. lol
Now she keeps the cool box loaded with 12oz cans, so it one less thing she/I has to do. lol
My first introduction to the cool box:
We live 2hrs from the nearest lexus dealer. I emailed them about the GX and a salesman immediately called. He arranged for someone local to meet me so I could look at their GX instead of having to drive 2hrs to see one in person. I asked the lady showing it to us what her complaints were, if any. She said none, then thought about it and said no, there is one thing. I can't fit a full bottle of wine in the cool box. She was serious.
We live 2hrs from the nearest lexus dealer. I emailed them about the GX and a salesman immediately called. He arranged for someone local to meet me so I could look at their GX instead of having to drive 2hrs to see one in person. I asked the lady showing it to us what her complaints were, if any. She said none, then thought about it and said no, there is one thing. I can't fit a full bottle of wine in the cool box. She was serious.
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