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Stevens Creek and Putnam Lexus both suggest Auto West Collision down in San Jose (Brokaw Rd/I880 area) to me. I just took mine in to have similar damage, caused by a similar person, replaired on my IS350. I don't know that they're Lexus certified but they do have a Mercedes-Benz cert up on the walls. They even prep'd me on how to deal with the insurance company. (e.g., insist on factory parts, etc...) So far so good with them. Ask me again on Friday, when I get my car back! :)

Here's a link to a survey of what colors 555 people own. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread...highlight=color

Just because a phone isn't on the compatibility site (lexus.letstalk.com) doesn't mean that it won't work. Letstalk.com is in the business of selling mobile phones, remember. :) I had no issues getting my Blackberry 7100 paired up, and it's not on the list either. Unfortuntely, the Treo has a reputation for very flakey Bluetooth support. I have heard that some people did get it to work, though. I performed a quick search online and found this article that might be of use (http://clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183324&highlight=bluetooth+%22trio+650%22) to you. Matt

Here are a few of mine, in Breakwater Blue.

I posted picts of my Breakwater Blue IS350 over at Club Lexus. The link to the thread is: http://clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202298 Matt

I've seen numerous phones work with the IS350. I have a Motorola V551 and Blackberry 7100t myself. I've seen a Treo, Windows Mobile 5 based and Sony Ericsson phone link up. There is varying support for transfering the phonebook from the phone to the car, though. Motorola phones are only able to do it one entry at a time. Matt

Yes, all of the dealers around here (SF Bay area) are offering $750 - $1200 off of MSRP just by asking. Not sure if someone can get more out of them, but I should know in a few days. ;)

I have a Magellan Roadmate 700 that I use when I travel but I find it takes 5 minutes or so to find the location and when I travel out of state I always have to manually set a location for it to figure out where we are. Do you guys have this same problem? Do you use the trunk mounted antenna? I just use the unit itself It can sometimes take a couple of minutes to find it's new location when it has been relocated a significant distance from the location it was turned off at. This is a documented "feature". I've never had to do anything else other than wait a couple minutes, though. You might check with Magellan for a software upgrade for your unit.

I have an older Magellan Roadmate 500, a CompactFlash based unit, and am very happy with it. It's touchscreen, portable and has been a very reliable unit. The Magellan would be a good choice for a non-indash unit.

They had a Breakwater Blue IS 350 at the San Jose Int'l Auto Show this weekend. I thought it looked quite good!