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Old 10-24-06, 12:31 AM
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Default ls460 is a "scary" vehicle

well, apparently, from the reaction of the lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr7kJ...elated&search=
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Old 10-24-06, 12:39 AM
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Wow, I didn't know you could get an LS without nav... And I wish they would have had a straight-away like that at the Taste of Lexus that I went to!!!

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Old 10-24-06, 12:52 AM
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She's a screamer.
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Originally Posted by javyLSU
Wow, I didn't know you could get an LS without nav...

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In my state that is all we get. No Lexus comes with Nav. It is not that Nav doesn't work here, just that due to mapping rights issues with Lexus they can't offer it here yet. Or something like that. Sucks for us because most of us really want OEM navigation in our Lexus. Acura and BMW offer it.
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actually, screamer 2........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-SM0CmSNds&search=Lexus

is it really that scary?
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Originally Posted by rominl
is it really that scary?
Only if you're trying to video record the event and hit your head on the roof and sides.

Did anyone else notice in this second video they say the LS had the worst handling?
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LOL....I like how the camera went black in the first one and you can still hear her talking. Dashboard must have wacked her in the head.


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And I wish they would have had a straight-away like that at the Taste of Lexus that I went to!!!

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Yea, our test course for the LS in NY was rediculously short. It probably took about 30seconds to get through the entire course without getting above 40mph.

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Did anyone else notice in this second video they say the LS had the worst handling?
Compared to the BMW, hell yea it did. I thought it was kinda similar to the MB though.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Only if you're trying to video record the event and hit your head on the roof and sides.

Did anyone else notice in this second video they say the LS had the worst handling?
lol, honestly, how much would you trust what they say?

but seriously, i think it's very similar to mb, with bmw on top

i wonder if anyone actually dropped their camera out of the window due to these screaming
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I wonder how she'll react if she test drove a Lambo? a Lotus? a motorcycle???
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What a screamer lol.
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I would have to disagree that the handling on the LS was the worst. I thought the Merc was by far the worst handling vehicle of the three. There were some quick "esses" on our course in Dallas, and you had to be Doc Ock from Spider man to avoid hitting the cones at a decent speed. I thought the LS wasn't very far behind the 750 in regards to handling...

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What whimps.
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Originally Posted by javyLSU
I would have to disagree that the handling on the LS was the worst. I thought the Merc was by far the worst handling vehicle of the three. There were some quick "esses" on our course in Dallas, and you had to be Doc Ock from Spider man to avoid hitting the cones at a decent speed. I thought the LS wasn't very far behind the 750 in regards to handling...

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Good to hear Javier. Thanks for the feedback.
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I like me a screamer.......
 
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I like me a screamer.......
all i can say, thank god my wife never does that in my driving
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