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Old 10-01-14, 07:16 PM
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I love my '13 GS F Sport. It has all the goodies and does everything well. However, my buddy at work just purchased a pre-owned MC CLS500 and it is beautiful. I rode in it the other day and was just blown away with the exterior and interior. I've been very happy with my GS, but I've always loved the looks of the CLS. I understand the '15 CLS will come with a V6 turbo option for better gas mileage (and probably better handling). I'm seriously considering it.

Other than the price tag, any reasons not to make the leap?
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Old 10-01-14, 07:38 PM
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the new CLS is a beautiful car, if you love lexus maybe hold off until the GS-F comes out?
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The CLS is a beautiful car. You only live once...if you want it...go for it! Lease it for 3 years and you can always come back to Lexus.
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I'd do it in a heartbeat. As much as I love Lexus, there are way too many cars out there to limit yourself to one brand.
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if ya want it, and can swing it, do it!
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Lease it, bro. Come back in 2 or 3 years for the GSF.
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DO IT! It may take you a second to get used to the 2015 interior, as it does include the tablet-style nav. Had I not just recently bought a convertible I would definitely have one on order right now.



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amazing interior...look at those seats!
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What about something more special like Aston?
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If I leave my GS I'm going to a 6Series Grande Coupe or a Tesla.. CLS isn't worth the trouble unless you get AMG in my opinion
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650 gran coupe!
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650 gran coupe!
This would get my vote, too!

GS vs CLS, I'd get the CLS 10/10 times.
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can't talk you out of it, it's cls no brainer
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Originally Posted by dseag2
I love my '13 GS F Sport. It has all the goodies and does everything well. However, my buddy at work just purchased a pre-owned MC CLS500 and it is beautiful. I rode in it the other day and was just blown away with the exterior and interior. I've been very happy with my GS, but I've always loved the looks of the CLS. I understand the '15 CLS will come with a V6 turbo option for better gas mileage (and probably better handling). I'm seriously considering it.

Other than the price tag, any reasons not to make the leap?
you deserve better interior design than that! :-)

More seriously, I would change cars every 3 months if I could. I would personally wait for new safety and infotainment systems to come out, as well as new engines from Lexus :-)
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IMO CLS looks gorgeous on the outside, but the center dash look terribly dated with that ancient dial pad, way too many buttons.
I'm in the same boat as you, was going to pull the trigger on a CLS but the buttons held me back
S coupe sit high on my list for now
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