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It looks like Lexus just updated their "build-your-own" IS350 website.... They've added the following packages... ***Navigation System/Mark Levinson® Premium Audio System Package with Additional Options +$6,000.00 = Navigation System/Mark Levinson® Premium Audio System Package includes Lexus voice-activated DVD Navigation System with backup camera and Bluetooth® technology, Mark Levinson 14-speaker 300-watt Premium Surround Sound Audio System with 7.1 architecture and in-dash, single feed, six-disc CD/DVD auto-changer. Additional Options: - Premium Package - 18-in Alloy Wheels with Summer Tires -OR- ***Navigation System/Mark Levinson® Premium Audio System Package with Additional Options +$6,194.00 = Navigation System/Mark Levinson® Premium Audio System Package includes Lexus voice-activated DVD Navigation System with backup camera and Bluetooth® technology, Mark Levinson 14-speaker 300-watt Premium Surround Sound Audio System with 7.1 architecture and in-dash, single feed, six-disc CD/DVD auto-changer. Additional Options: - Premium Package - 18-in Alloy Wheels with Summer Tires - Preferred Accessory Package (includes Cargo net, Trunk mat and Wheel locks) ** I'd REALLY like to have ALL these features.... I wonder when/if dealers will be aware of this change.... All the dealers I've talked to say that these packages are not available.... unless you buy the LUX package...

Here's the dilemma.... I can't find an IS350 will Navi, ML, "and" the Heated/Ventilated seats option.... My dealer said that the ML package is now only available with the LUX package, and has given me two options based their current allocations... IS350 with Navi & ML package (NO Premium Package, no heated/ventilated seats) -or- IS350 w/ Navi & Premium Package (but NO Mark Levinson package) I'm leaning towards the IS350 w/ Navi & Premium Package,... and figure I can always take it to a custom stereo place for some upgraded speakers and amp. Honestly I'd kill for a Sport Package (w/ Navi&ML) or Lux package (w/ Navi&ML), but they seem to be impossible to get in the South (...or so I'm told...)

I cannot seem to find an IS350 with "ALL" the options I want, and the LUX package seems to be impossible to get without special order. Help me make a decision... Would you prefer an IS350 with Navi & ML package -or- IS350 w/ Navi & Premium Package (w/ the heated/ventilated seats) I'm curious if the ML package is worth it,... or if I should just settle for the Navi w/ the Premium Package. Being in Texas those ventilated seats could come in handy on those HOT summer days... Anybody out there have any thoughts on Mark Levinson vs. Premium Package? Thanks,