f sport or not?
12-09-12, 03:58 PM
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12-09-12, 04:42 PM
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Here is some heat for you... F Sport doesn't cost more than the Lux package. 
I doubt that an average driver can tell the difference between a Lux and F Sport when he drives her. He probably compares it with something else which IMO 3500 is well worth it to get the F Sport. I love F Sport exterior but don't regret that I got the Lux. Adaptive headlight and 18 way adjust seats are AWESOME. Other stuffs are personal choice/taste. Well, I'm older than you. Obviously. 
I doubt that an average driver can tell the difference between a Lux and F Sport when he drives her. He probably compares it with something else which IMO 3500 is well worth it to get the F Sport. I love F Sport exterior but don't regret that I got the Lux. Adaptive headlight and 18 way adjust seats are AWESOME. Other stuffs are personal choice/taste. Well, I'm older than you. Obviously.
12-09-12, 06:47 PM
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Same here have really thought hard about purchase but I'm a tech guy and need to have every option and can't deal with f sport having such limited options. Bottom line love f sport exterior and love lux interior and features. So I will try to marry the two if it doesn't make me go broke. I think I will special order a lux with all the options and have them swap out wheels for f sport add the badges spoiler and eventually bumper. Small price to pay for perfection !
12-09-12, 07:09 PM
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It really depends on what u looking for. Some things exclusive to the F Sport are :
1) Garnet Red seats ( I dunno what u guys call the orangy coloured seats over there
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2) Steering with F Sport emblem
3) Aluminium Sports pedals
4) Interior Alumnium trimming instear of wood trimming
5) F sport front bumper & top & bottom mesh grills
6) F Sport rear boot duck lip spoiler
7) 16-way Driver and Passenger Power Adjustable Seats
8) Interior Black colour A pillar & roof trimming
You said u getting new sets of rims so the rims that comes with the car is of non importance. I believe the parts i mention above is more than justified for the extra $3.5K you paying. For instance the aluminium pedals. You can get the accelerator & brake pedals from Sewell & change them out. But the dead rest( the 1 to rest your left leg) is not for sale.. I u wanna buy it, it comes together with the floor carpet!
In Singapore here The F Sports have HUD, AVS, power trunk, sun roof as standard...Dun envy us as we paid SGD$280K for the F Sport! & thats only for the GS 250 F Sport!
1) Garnet Red seats ( I dunno what u guys call the orangy coloured seats over there
)2) Steering with F Sport emblem
3) Aluminium Sports pedals
4) Interior Alumnium trimming instear of wood trimming
5) F sport front bumper & top & bottom mesh grills
6) F Sport rear boot duck lip spoiler
7) 16-way Driver and Passenger Power Adjustable Seats
8) Interior Black colour A pillar & roof trimming
You said u getting new sets of rims so the rims that comes with the car is of non importance. I believe the parts i mention above is more than justified for the extra $3.5K you paying. For instance the aluminium pedals. You can get the accelerator & brake pedals from Sewell & change them out. But the dead rest( the 1 to rest your left leg) is not for sale.. I u wanna buy it, it comes together with the floor carpet!
In Singapore here The F Sports have HUD, AVS, power trunk, sun roof as standard...Dun envy us as we paid SGD$280K for the F Sport! & thats only for the GS 250 F Sport!
#7 comes in LUX
12-09-12, 09:00 PM
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12-09-12, 10:02 PM
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might end up with f sport and new wheels + springs anyways
not too sure yet... was suppose to wait for the new IS, but i just love bigger sedans
12-09-12, 10:43 PM
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The lux has 18 way seats on both the drivers and pass. seats and has side bolsters on both drivers and pass. sides. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the F- Sport has the 16 way power seat on only the drivers side with a power regular seat on the pass side and aluminum trim. That along with adaptive headlights and rear sunshades convinced me to go with the lux. pkg. I added F-Sport wheels but will leave the front end alone. Do like the looks of ft. end of F-Sport.
Last edited by rlj4246; 12-09-12 at 11:06 PM.
12-10-12, 12:52 AM
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IMO the entire GS line was targeted at an older demographic with the F-Sport being an attempt to appeal to another segment of the car-buying crowd. It's a four door sedan after all..... sort of a sports car crossover.
12-10-12, 03:11 AM
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For me, the point of getting a sports sedan means a gentleman's racer. If not I would have gotten an ES or some other equivalent.So I would feel incomplete if my sports sedan did not have all the dynamic options available to it. That means VGRS, AVS and DRS. So yes, that means F-sport or nothing for me. It still sucks that some LUX options are not available for F-sport but that's a trade-off that is a no brainer for me. But that's just me.
Last edited by natnut; 12-10-12 at 03:16 AM.
12-10-12, 08:51 AM
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The lux has 18 way seats on both the drivers and pass. seats and has side bolsters on both drivers and pass. sides. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the F- Sport has the 16 way power seat on only the drivers side with a power regular seat on the pass side and aluminum trim. That along with adaptive headlights and rear sunshades convinced me to go with the lux. pkg. I added F-Sport wheels but will leave the front end alone. Do like the looks of ft. end of F-Sport.
12-10-12, 10:28 AM
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The lux has 18 way seats on both the drivers and pass. seats and has side bolsters on both drivers and pass. sides. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the F- Sport has the 16 way power seat on only the drivers side with a power regular seat on the pass side and aluminum trim. That along with adaptive headlights and rear sunshades convinced me to go with the lux. pkg. I added F-Sport wheels but will leave the front end alone. Do like the looks of ft. end of F-Sport.
http://www.lexus.com/models/GS/featu...ns/?navTo=i0s1
Not sure how much the 2 extra seat adjustments will matter in an Fsport vs Luxury pkg cagematch.
I have the Luxury package, and I can tell you that both front seats have powered side bolsters.