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11-05-07, 07:27 AM
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1992 Lexus SC
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: East of DC
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Congrats that's one beautiful machine........can't go wrong with a TT I6
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11-05-07, 08:12 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 3,336
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
make a video of the new 6spd autos shift speeds, im curious
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Hmm... well my friend should be bringing his camera to the 1/4-mile track on thursday. I might be able to do an in car video of the shifting too. I'm not sure a video is going to really give the sensation of how quick and how positive (neck snapping) the shifts can be, though.
They're not at all on par with a true manual or DSG but they're the sportiest I've ever felt with a traditional auto.
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11-05-07, 08:43 AM
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Lexus Fanatic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, Texas
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mainly wanted to see how it compares with another quick shifting auto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZXvTxC0J_U
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11-05-07, 08:48 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 3,336
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
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I dunno - that's pretty quick. It's helped by having 8 gears (less distance between each ratio) and that's also a model probably better compared to the new M3... I dunno how the transmission on the new M3 is...
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11-05-07, 09:12 AM
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Light Show Magician
Join Date: May 2003
Location: away from keyboard
Posts: 5,695
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Originally Posted by Threxx
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Very very nice car man. Plans to lower it at all?
Also, love this image... did anyone else notice how many calls he missed?
"Stop callin' me damnit - I'm DRIVIN'!!"
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11-05-07, 09:33 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 3,336
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Originally Posted by cliffud
Very very nice car man. Plans to lower it at all?
Also, love this image... did anyone else notice how many calls he missed?
"Stop callin' me damnit - I'm DRIVIN'!!"
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Those words down there are all separate - they each correspond to the button below. The wording means: Select number, select name, choose from top 8 dialed numbers, choose from last 8 dialed numbers, choose from calls received list, choose from calls missed list, other bluetooth options, and return to previous menu.
I don't ever mess with that though - I just use voice dialing by name which is easier/safer than messing around with that.
The only complaint I have about voice dialing by name is that it should be a smoother operation. I have to push the button on the steering wheel and then say "dial name" and then the guy says "please speak the name" (or something like that) and then I say the name and then he said "would you like to dial _____"? And then I say yes.
I wish I could bypass that and just say "dial (insert name here)" and immediately have it make the call. If it heard me wrong (which it hasn't done yet) then I could just say "retry", or something.
Maybe I should help engineer the electronics for these goofy germans? 
Anyhow... about lowering it...
It's a lease so I'm not touching it. I've been tempted to stick a programmer in it and bump the power from about 330 to about 390 but I'm afraid of voiding the warranty. 
Last edited by Threxx; 11-05-07 at 09:52 AM.
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11-05-07, 09:48 AM
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Lexus Fanatic
1999 Lexus GS
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: IN THE POKER ROOM!!!!
Posts: 10,079
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Very nice 
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11-05-07, 10:20 AM
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Lexus Fanatic
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: NYC
Posts: 11,625
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Beautiful.. just beautiful... That sport drive is great ehh? Doesn't the car sound a bit like an E46 M3 when you step on it 
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11-05-07, 11:53 AM
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resisting entropy
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: FL
Posts: 33,673
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Congrats. Must be a load of fun.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Threxx
I wish I could bypass that and just say "dial (insert name here)" and immediately have it make the call. If it heard me wrong (which it hasn't done yet) then I could just say "retry", or something.
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Well it doesn't know it heard you wrong unless it asks for confirmation. 
If you accidentally call your girlfriend instead of your wife it could be a big problem.
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11-05-07, 12:10 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Silicon Valley
Posts: 751
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Threxx
Hmm... well my friend should be bringing his camera to the 1/4-mile track on thursday. I might be able to do an in car video of the shifting too. I'm not sure a video is going to really give the sensation of how quick and how positive (neck snapping) the shifts can be, though.
They're not at all on par with a true manual or DSG but they're the sportiest I've ever felt with a traditional auto.
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Please post your times at the strip after...oh btw> congrats on a beautiful car!
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11-05-07, 01:11 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: IL
Posts: 2,857
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Press Voice button and then say
CALL <insert name here>
So
Call Bob
will respond with Call Bob? and you say "Yes" and it dials.
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11-05-07, 01:23 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 3,336
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doug_999
Press Voice button and then say
CALL <insert name here>
So
Call Bob
will respond with Call Bob? and you say "Yes" and it dials.
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Is this an alternate way for my car or are you just saying how it should be or is in another car?
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11-05-07, 02:06 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: IL
Posts: 2,857
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Threxx
Is this an alternate way for my car or are you just saying how it should be or is in another car?
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That's the way YOUR car works.
Use Dial when you want to dial a number
"Dial Number"
(system responds with say number please"
"<read out the digits do not stop or it will pause>"
Then say "Dial"
Use Call when you want to just tell it a name in your phone book.
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11-06-07, 02:01 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: CA
Posts: 1,133
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Congrats on your new car.
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11-06-07, 06:36 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 1,463
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Threxx
My main complaint about this car is quality, really. Overall it's very well put together. But this is a luxury brand car that prides itself on 'German engineering'... all things should be considered, and so far I've come across several things that I'd be really annoyed with if I wasn't leasing the car.
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Care to list the annoyances to you on this car.
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