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Old 08-08-12, 06:41 PM
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sorry dont know what is wrong with my cell camera.. pics look bad

would have worked a deal if it wasnt for the interior.

test driving the car on a 95 degree day makes you WANT ventilated seats, and the faux leather was not really working for me.




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go for the luxury package for ventilated seats
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$44k and fake leather... what a shame.

Still has to look/feel better than the supposed leather of many GM vehicles.
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$44k and fake leather... what a shame.

Still has to look/feel better than the supposed leather of many GM vehicles.
exactly.. he did find me a black on black leather, but its over a month from reaching the states.. was hoping to get it sooner.. but might have to just wait.
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We test drove the '13 ES350 and 300h this weekend. I really like the looks and my wife really liked how it drove and felt. We were not impressed with the '12 350 which we drove last week--neither looks nor handling and feel.
However, the dealer offered nothing off of the msrp and came to us with an ridiculously low number for our trade in. I guess we'll wait. Maybe we'll buy a '12 Camry (nice car with some great deals, and trade it for the 300h in a year or so.
One thing I found peculiar was that the salesman was really pushing the gas over the hybrid. He distorted the numbers several times: said that the extra cost for the hybrid is about $4600 (more like $2700); that the mpg average for the gas was 28 (it's 24) and just in general talked up the gas and down the hybrid ! Anyone else run into this?
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Originally Posted by silvergen2
exactly.. he did find me a black on black leather, but its over a month from reaching the states.. was hoping to get it sooner.. but might have to just wait.

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Originally Posted by jclem
We test drove the '13 ES350 and 300h this weekend. I really like the looks and my wife really liked how it drove and felt. We were not impressed with the '12 350 which we drove last week--neither looks nor handling and feel.
However, the dealer offered nothing off of the msrp and came to us with an ridiculously low number for our trade in. I guess we'll wait. Maybe we'll buy a '12 Camry (nice car with some great deals, and trade it for the 300h in a year or so.
One thing I found peculiar was that the salesman was really pushing the gas over the hybrid. He distorted the numbers several times: said that the extra cost for the hybrid is about $4600 (more like $2700); that the mpg average for the gas was 28 (it's 24) and just in general talked up the gas and down the hybrid ! Anyone else run into this?
My guess is that the dealership has more gas models in stock or arriving than they do hybrids. They like to sell what they have.
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