Congratulations! I have to admit 1 due was pretty prescient in his comment.
boxy + aluminum = flutter
Unfortunately.
My Cayenne has an aluminum hood but it’s shaped like a slippery Lima bean.
GX550 30 Day Stop Sale? (1 Viewer)
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Unfortunately.
My Cayenne has an aluminum hood but it’s shaped like a slippery Lima bean.
I'm betting folks would be surprised at how many new aluminum hoods have more play in them at highway speed.
Just drove my 2022 Power Wagon 1551 miles back home to PA from TX. If I paid attention to the hood instead of the road and the unreal amount of holiday travelers I could definitely see movement/flutter. It's pretty much a gigantic brick shaped locomotive going down the road so I would expect some movement. I mean, there is a seam/ridge at front of hood, I'm doing 84mph and drafting semi-trucks like Cole Trickle.. Expecting the aerodynamics of a vehicle to perfectly handle air movement at constantly varying velocities and direction is asking a lot from anything but a race car. My 2015 Ram 2500 did it just the same. Also saw it with our Grand Cherokee Summit. We saw it slightly on the GX550 we test drove but it didn't degrade the smile on our faces. Our JKU has no flutter that I am aware of but that could be hidden by the rest of the vehicle riding like an amish buggy with more noise and shakes than your body process. End of the day if a hood flutter changes your mind on buying a GX, or dissappoints you in the "quality" of the vehilce, then you're not buying the GX for the same reason we are. AND THAT IS YOUR CHOICE AND PERFECTLY OK (sorry for yelling but wanted to be clear on that).
As for our allocation, I talked with our salesman again yesterday and our OT is still "processing" but no longer in hold. All after he told us on 6/21 "it's on it's way".
(On the list in 2023, 4/30 port arrival, 5/17 hold, 6/21 release from hold, zero movement in system throughout since April)
Is what it is at this point. We're buying our OT to use it as intended; getting comfortably to places and trails that less capable vehicles only see on YouTube. Betting it shows up at our dealership unannounced just as this hurricane "hangs a Ralph" and b-lines for Houston. Whenever it is, we'll be smiling and enjoy everything the 550 brings to the table.
Just drove my 2022 Power Wagon 1551 miles back home to PA from TX. If I paid attention to the hood instead of the road and the unreal amount of holiday travelers I could definitely see movement/flutter. It's pretty much a gigantic brick shaped locomotive going down the road so I would expect some movement. I mean, there is a seam/ridge at front of hood, I'm doing 84mph and drafting semi-trucks like Cole Trickle.. Expecting the aerodynamics of a vehicle to perfectly handle air movement at constantly varying velocities and direction is asking a lot from anything but a race car. My 2015 Ram 2500 did it just the same. Also saw it with our Grand Cherokee Summit. We saw it slightly on the GX550 we test drove but it didn't degrade the smile on our faces. Our JKU has no flutter that I am aware of but that could be hidden by the rest of the vehicle riding like an amish buggy with more noise and shakes than your body process. End of the day if a hood flutter changes your mind on buying a GX, or dissappoints you in the "quality" of the vehilce, then you're not buying the GX for the same reason we are. AND THAT IS YOUR CHOICE AND PERFECTLY OK (sorry for yelling but wanted to be clear on that).
As for our allocation, I talked with our salesman again yesterday and our OT is still "processing" but no longer in hold. All after he told us on 6/21 "it's on it's way".
(On the list in 2023, 4/30 port arrival, 5/17 hold, 6/21 release from hold, zero movement in system throughout since April)Is what it is at this point. We're buying our OT to use it as intended; getting comfortably to places and trails that less capable vehicles only see on YouTube. Betting it shows up at our dealership unannounced just as this hurricane "hangs a Ralph" and b-lines for Houston. Whenever it is, we'll be smiling and enjoy everything the 550 brings to the table.
Got a call yesterday from Westside Lexus offering me a Nori Green Luxury with $8k of accessories installed at the dealer. We passed in lieu of waiting on the Luxury+ we are wanting. Not wanting to settle at this point.
There is no need to apologize I have been on this rock for a very long time never heard words make loud noise,you make a valid point with your experience and your trying to show us the light TY!!! No apologies necessaryI'm betting folks would be surprised at how many new aluminum hoods have more play in them at highway speed.
Just drove my 2022 Power Wagon 1551 miles back home to PA from TX. If I paid attention to the hood instead of the road and the unreal amount of holiday travelers I could definitely see movement/flutter. It's pretty much a gigantic brick shaped locomotive going down the road so I would expect some movement. I mean, there is a seam/ridge at front of hood, I'm doing 84mph and drafting semi-trucks like Cole Trickle.. Expecting the aerodynamics of a vehicle to perfectly handle air movement at constantly varying velocities and direction is asking a lot from anything but a race car. My 2015 Ram 2500 did it just the same. Also saw it with our Grand Cherokee Summit. We saw it slightly on the GX550 we test drove but it didn't degrade the smile on our faces. Our JKU has no flutter that I am aware of but that could be hidden by the rest of the vehicle riding like an amish buggy with more noise and shakes than your body process. End of the day if a hood flutter changes your mind on buying a GX, or dissappoints you in the "quality" of the vehilce, then you're not buying the GX for the same reason we are. AND THAT IS YOUR CHOICE AND PERFECTLY OK (sorry for yelling but wanted to be clear on that).
As for our allocation, I talked with our salesman again yesterday and our OT is still "processing" but no longer in hold. All after he told us on 6/21 "it's on it's way".
Is what it is at this point. We're buying our OT to use it as intended; getting comfortably to places and trails that less capable vehicles only see on YouTube. Betting it shows up at our dealership unannounced just as this hurricane "hangs a Ralph" and b-lines for Houston. Whenever it is, we'll be smiling and enjoy everything the 550 brings to the table.
From stiffeners under the hood to venting, there are a lot of engineering methods of solving this. Unacceptable.
I noticed your avatar...is a 5th gen 4Runner "acceptable"? My 2017 4Runner hood has fluttered at high speeds since I bought it new. Not a big deal to me.
Appreciate it!! Glad it worked because I was losing faith. Picking up tomorrow!
Well I can assure everyone here that the hood paint defect wasn't what held it up at the port in Long Beach for QC. Ours came in today and the hood has paint damage that they clearly didn't try to remedy. The dealer is thinking it can be buffed out, but I doubt it. Hard to get pictures of. It's much more noticeable in person.
Learned yesterday that our original GX allocation that arrived via train in Colorado on 5/21 with an estimated delivery of 5/24, has been taken out of Lexus inventory. We were receiving daily updates from our sales rep and had an appointment to pick up the car on 5/24. Now, It is no longer being sold due to what sounds like not passing QC tests during the hold. No confirmation on what the concerns were to prevent the car from being released by Lexus. A new GX with the same trim and options (Nori Green Premium+) was shipped from Japan on 6/21. Sales person now expects delivery to us in two weeks or so.
Has anyone been able to get a bit of a discount from their dealer on their GX550 due to all the delays? I was thinking about at least asking my dealer when I take delivery. I know it's a long shot, but as dad always used to say, "You don't ask, you don't get!"
Wow! That must be really bad in person, because it looks terrible in those photos. Some of those don't look like they'll buff out, and I see scratches all the time that our paint correction guy has to work on.
If you agree to take the vehicle, you should demand that the hood gets repainted, and do your due diligence to make sure it's done by a very reputable paint shop with a good warranty. You don't want your repainted hood to fail well before the rest of the factory applied paint does.
Why do Lexus has to be held accountable for this, its not like you paid for the vehicle. I can undersatnd if you bought the vehicle and they are holding it. They dont have a dime of your money.
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I texted my guy just now. My GX was due in by today, but it's been revised for July 8. My dealer has 22 GX in transit from Jville to Macon. Guess they needed a bigger truck or three.
One GX was unallocated a couple days ago, but it has since been snatched up and is off their web site once again, so all sold.
This is getting to be worse than anticipation of Christmas morning. I sold my Rav4 over the weekend and moved back into my F150 for the time being.
One GX was unallocated a couple days ago, but it has since been snatched up and is off their web site once again, so all sold.
This is getting to be worse than anticipation of Christmas morning. I sold my Rav4 over the weekend and moved back into my F150 for the time being.
Speak for yourself on this one lol
Many of us have had paid deposits for months to over a year with Lexus
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