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Old 02-16-15, 12:32 PM
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Not used to seeing that many GS's in my area maybe 1 sighting every few weeks. This past weekend I've seen about 6, 2 of which were F Sport, on the road. Just curious anybody else noticing an increase in GS traffic?
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There are more around the bay area now, especially in the past six months, but it's still a "look, it's our car!" moment. Based on my last conversation with a dealer, I think there might actually be fewer being ordered so far this year, though.
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A lot of non-F Sports in NYC.
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in so. cal, i'm seeing a lot more, especially where i was raised, glendale.

back when the f-sports weren't going for 400/month you barely saw any on the road, but now that they are practically giving these cars away for free i see a bunch. for the price it's really hard to beat i must admit.
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It because of the great lease deals on the vehicle. I paid $0 down, $460 a month w/ taxes, cant beat it for the GS. Also you see a crap load of E Classes because they also have great deals. We got my sister a 2015 E Class with panoramic roof for $800 down $450 a month.
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yes, lease deals make it very attractive on the gs
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Lexus just came off best ever sales month, January 2015, which eclipsed their previous best ever sales month, December, 2014.

http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota...n-Sales-84286/
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In GS traffic yes but I see less F-Sports in my area, I do however see a bunch of Luxury and base model GS's
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
In GS traffic yes but I see less F-Sports in my area, I do however see a bunch of Luxury and base model GS's
Same here... And the only F Sport I've seen just happened to be the same color combo as mine
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Not seeing anymore in the area I live?
Just an F-Sport, which resides a few houses away and a LS460, that's all I've seen since I bought my car! So when people see my GS it's like they are seeing one for the first time

You'd think in a city of 100k there would be more, but not so.
But you should see the number of new trucks and SUV's! Loaded to the nines costing significantly more than our GS's, oil country I guess?
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I have noticed a significant increase in GS traffic over the past week or so with about 3-4 new F-Sports cruising the streets in my area. I mentioned it to my girlfriend the other day who said it was all in my head. Glad to see I'm not the only one noticing this.
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Yes, there are more GS's around my hood lately.

My speculation is that the BMW 5-series owners who were staring my car down at the stoplights wised up and traded in for a GS.
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Yep, I see them all over the place now. Alot of ES and IS around here too but the GS is getting more and more frequent, particularly F Sports. My snowflake isn't as special as it was in 2013. But I think the GS was so underrated it was almost like a secret before.
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I have seen substantial increase in the GS especially F-Sport in my area in southeast Michigan. The BMW 5s are looking outdated now. Well I had a 2011 5 and loathe it so I am glad I have the GS F-sport and seeing more people are getting this car.
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It's hard to be snobby when lease prices are basically free, while some of us have actually purchased the car...

But, it still looks very impressive, and very nice, so, guess it's not the end of the world that it's more affordable for some people.....


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