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Acura TL extra extra large beak special SH-Type R A Spec AWD FWD 5 speed auto
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4.95%
Mike is a new age cock, so he bought an Audi S4 and he will chip it or is it already chipped?
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2.97%
Mike is an old school cock, so he bought an E46 M3 as its an icon
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7.92%
IS 350 with some F-sport parts and back seat removal so he can fit
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2.97%
Pontiac G8 GXP because damnit, manual/Covette engine/brembos and 0% financing heats his balls
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13.86%
GS 450h because Mike wants to be full of smug while beating your ass from the light.
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16.83%
IS-F in white with white seats as he is going full retro PDW "cocaine white" mode
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9.90%
G37 b/c you can't go wrong with 330hp and $330 lease deals
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8.91%
GS 430 b/c its the next logical step and the price is right
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10.89%
People still buy cars? I thought the world was over?
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3.96%
I was hoping he would never come back.
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5.94%
He hit the lotto and bought an Aston Martin DBS. Or he got a job at AIG.....
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0%
Rare German Goat b/c its full of "soul" and superior to all other goats b/c well, its full of "soul"
7
6.93%
SC 430 to mod all the way out
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3.96%
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Old 07-21-11, 12:25 AM
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great pictures! now you got me started thinking i should have went with df210 springs instead!
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Old 07-21-11, 02:01 PM
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Congrats mike. The car looks amazing. Welcome to the Vossen crew
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looks fantastic!
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Old 07-25-11, 04:21 PM
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Thanks everyone for the compliments...James took this pic at a meet Friday....



I am also flattered the owner of the Lexus Enthusiast covered the car and this last one is pretty cool, Lexus U.K actually tweeted about the car and the Vossen wheels. Whoster let us know in TLN!

http://lexusenthusiast.com/2011/07/2...vvscv3-wheels/
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Old 07-25-11, 05:11 PM
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your ride is BIG TIME !
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wow, how deep is that rear rim lip?
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Magnificent! The rolling shots look just as good as the static ones.
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Old 07-26-11, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
wow, how deep is that rear rim lip?
there is no lip, it's concave design. what you see is the inside barrel
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Old 07-26-11, 09:44 PM
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Thats a great pic BTW love how the 2GS is also captured.
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Old 07-26-11, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
there is no lip, it's concave design. what you see is the inside barrel
it looks cool. Does kind of look like a HUGE lip when spinning.
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Old 08-26-11, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
wow, how deep is that rear rim lip?
Thanks as Henry stated, its not a traditonal lip in the sense that the spokes are behind the lip. It is a 4.5" raised lip. Gotta see it in person.

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Magnificent! The rolling shots look just as good as the static ones.
Thanks Larry!
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your ride is BIG TIME !
Thanks Tammer!

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Thats a great pic BTW love how the 2GS is also captured.
Thanks. That is actually CL member RobDaddy in the pic.


Thanks again everyone.

I have a huge write-up to do and a 1sickreview on the Vossen CV3 wheels as I've had them for around 45 days and can do a FAIR assessment. I wanted to have the opportunity to do a balanced and fair 1sickreview which can be a great thing or it can blast your product as I have done in the past. This is fair to Vossen, myself and the members here. I also just got the 90k service done on the GSh and drove to Miami for a photoshoot and video . It was really awesome to meet and learn how the photoshoots and videos are done and to see it all in person, a lot of work is done to make them look so fantastic.

There is a lot of info I want to share and I want to do it right so expect a long winded write-up.

For now here is a sneak-peek (unless you figure it out first)



And if you have not, join the Vossen VVS 084 giveaway we are doing! A free set of wheels to a Club Lexus member, everyone should participate!


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Old 08-26-11, 08:35 PM
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wow, really nice!!
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wow, really nice!!
Thanks lamar.
 
Old 08-27-11, 01:01 PM
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so i'm still waiting for that 1 sick review (hint, hint!)
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Egads I need to do a better job keeping this updated

I think the major addition was the 4 piece Jun BBK that was added over a year ago.... last Nov I got my first wrap job done and I have to say I love it. After seeing matte white in person on a few vehicles I knew I had to have it. While I have enjoyed the last 2 GS's being black, PDW has always been in my heart with a black interior.

Brian at Precision Installs was incredible to deal with. He truly is a professional and he has tons of experience in wraps. He doesn't do "short cuts" so it took longer than most other shops but the work is stunning. I have yet to be asked "is it a wrap" everyone thinks I painted the car or its a new car. He took entire panels off and didn't "cut" the wrap. He wrapped the wrap. Too many shops just cut the wrap which is quicker but not as good.

The biggest point of conversation is the stripe, which is an actual stripe with Vossen cut into it. Its a love/hate thing. Driving the car around is really different now as people are always starting and asking questions. The wrap can stain since its matte white so you have to try to keep it clean as much as possible, not my biggest gift.

As you read the team at Hennessy Lexus of Gwinnett just did my service so its driving great. Sadly I don't drive it nearly as much anymore, I think last month I put 400 or so miles on it so I am now thinking of selling.

Thanks Bobby for the pic! This was at Caffeine and Octane in Atlanta.
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