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Nabeel

I fully agree with wantAnewLex.

EGainer

i will race my lexus as much as i would race any other car. my car isn't made for going fast, of course not, but i am a kid. i want to race my car. and for everyone who says "buy a new car", i can't. my parents bought mine, after i traded my first one, i would have got an SC, but my dad had already ok'd the delivery of my ES. i would have a new car, that is sporty or had a V8. but while i have my lexus, i am going to race it

TheBigGuyRy

Besides, for guys like Eric and me an ES is a pretty good car. I mean for every late highschool/college guy out there who drives a new modded IS or something even nicer, there's 6 or 7 who drive old jeeps and 88 honda accords.

When I'm 40-50 I intend on driving a heckuva lot nicer car than this.

So I'd say we've got pretty nice cars for our age, fast or not.

It sure can outrun my mom's new accord.

EGainer

how old are you big guy?

line-up at my school (well, my old one, ive graduated now)
my 94 ES
90 LS
2001 IS
93 BMW 325i
2001 BMW 325ti
97 range rover
98 range rover
2002 mini cooper
2001 PT cruiser
lots of new honda civics
new and old mustangs (i hate 'em)
lots of old cars

Nabeel

Yeah, I've graduated as well, but there were some very nice cars in my school's parking lot.

Honda S2000
2 Nissan 300ZX
2 Porsche 944 (mine was one of 'em!)
Mercedes C43 AMG (nice car...it was fast!)
'94 and '96 ES300 (plus my '93 on the few days I drove it to school)
Lots of newer Mustangs, including a new Cobra
A few modded Hondas, mostly rice, but some were seriously very nice
3 Miatas
1 new Audi A4
1 new Volvo S60
1 new BMW 330CiC
'95 BMW 325i
quite a few Jettas- new ones
1 Porsche Boxster
'97 BMW M3
'01 Mercedes SLK
ton of Eclipses
1 old MG- sweet car
'90 and '94 LS400
'92 SC300
'01 RX300
'97 Mercedes E320


Those are all the nice ones I can remember off the top of my head, I probably missed a few. But other than the cars listed above, there were a ton of old, beat up cars in the parking lot. I feel really blessed and thankful for what I have.

Kyle Harty

iTrader: (17)

I graduated a couple years ago, there were some decent cars at my school but not too many modded since most were mom and dad's car. There was a guy who's parents bought him a '92 or '93 ES, put 17's and a stereo in it. They sold the ES and bought him a '98 or '99 Benz, don't know the particulars on it but damn nice.

I like knowing I bought my car and everything on it myself; but I didn't drive decent cars until I was out of school. IMO, an older ES is a real nice car for someone just out of school. A nice set of wheels will do wonders for the appearance, alot of people I talk to love the car. They aren't the type who are used to brand new luxury cars, but then most of us aren't when we're 20.

On the subject, I don't race; but I don't think the ES is real slow either. I used to have a '94 Civic EX, and the Lex feels quicker. Published 0-60 times are about the same, but there seems to be a little difference. It also feels quicker than my parents '95 Accord EX 4 cyl. I've never raced the two or done a real good direct comparison, but the Lexus seems quicker to me. Also, definitely more refined and classy interior than either.

meZoom!

gawwwwdaaaaaanmmmm. people with riches. i think at least 75% of the kids in my grade when i was a senior in high school had to take the bus. c/o 2000 btw. only cars i remember in the lot were something like:

my ES
chevy tracker (she crashed it 3x in a yr tho)
a few pre 92 camrys
the usual civics
a 97? eclipse convertible (jim brown's daughter's)
a mustang that got egged
a neon
and a whole bunch of other cars not worth digging in my memory for

EGainer

whoa! quite a few cars there. now that you mention it, i forgot some. but it's all good. relatively, we have some good cars. i mean, you could be driving a gremlin, or a pacer

TheBigGuyRy

I'm 18, just graduated, and unfortunetly, my stupid rich punk school's parking lot kills all of ya'lls....

I've seen two completely restored Mustang Shelbies, a few newer Corvettes, a Viper, 8 or 9 Beemers, 2 new IS300s, a new LX470, 2 or 3 new Mercedes sports cars (I don't know the name of them), 4 or 5 huge lifted trucks... one of my friends is getting a Lotus Esprit next year, and to top it all off.... (*sigh*) a 360 Modena. I had never even seen a Ferrari before, let alone walked by one.

It's probably one of the richest schools in North Carolina, it was kind of depressing going there 4 years, having my old 92 ES300. But I like it, it's nicer than some of the 88 Camry's I see!

LexFather

I'm one of the young ES 300 O.Gs. I got my 1992 ES 300 in 1996 when I was 18 years old. I've done just about anything you can do to the ES! I love the car to death, but after driving a SC400, now a GS 400, it made me aware of how crazy I was trying some stunts in the ES.

I got stories for days if anybody has the time.

meZoom!

we got time. or i do. i think we just had another blackout on the board. i couldnt connect and wheni finally got back on i was one of only 3 people on ClubLexus. weird.

mcelligott

Damn, as far as you high school guys go, i had one of the cooler cars back in 96 when i was in high school. I drove a 96 cavalier lol. Sounds like there's some damn giving parents in your areas -- cool stuff.

Nabeel

I also got time to hear stories 1SICKLEX....

Yeah, the high school I went to had quite a wide variety of students. There were those that were filthy rich, and there were those who were dirt poor. That's what I absolutely hated about my school, there was virtually no interaction between social classes. I was one of the few in-betweeners that tried to hang out w/ everybody. I also noticed that some of the most undeserving ppl had the best cars...oh well, such is life I guess.

EGainer

here's a good story. there was this girl, her name is blair. she's driving along in her 98' range rover. while driving, she notices that there is a bug in her lap. she goes crazy and ends up rolling her range. she is ok, but the truck is in a ditch 5 feet deep on the side of the road, and the truck has been rolled, now on it's side/top. she gets it fixed eventually, but while it's being fixed, her parents buy her a BMW 325ti. while driving that, she is in the school parking lot. she hits another kids driver's side door that is open, completely taking it off. that got fixed, and her bmw got fixed the little damage. her range she decided to sell and had it for sale for the remaining of the year. she ran for class president at the end of the year, and one of her posters had photos of range in the ditch and it said "I may not be the best driver, but I will be a GREAT president!"