Boomin

After you fix it, give him your keys again.

Voogru

He'll have to make a $2000 deposit before being allowed to drive it again...

Afrosheen

Beep beep beep BEEEP BEEEP BEEEPEPAPAPA BEEPABEEEEEEEP *crunch*.

LOL is your dad deaf? The parking sensors on my car go nuts when dumb joggers run in front of my car while I'm waiting to pull out. Because running in front of a car that's about to go forward is always safe.

jaime1982

WOW, JUST WOW. more laws to tell people what to do because you dont like it huh, yea thats what we need.
I drive a truck everyday and my hitch is permanent! Not only bacause I want it to be and i pull my boat every few days but incase some little car hits me AGAIN. Im just gonna stop now because the rest wasnt so nice.

MEAHT

iTrader: (1)

LMAO!


10char

MEAHT

iTrader: (1)

Dont take offense man, hes kind of right. I mean we dont need laws but huge pickup trucks cause mad headaches for normal vehicle drivers, here are some recent examples:

-Just the other day, what had to be a guy with the tiniest pen!s in a huge dually pickup with liftkit, huge monster truck tires bathed every car at the red light in exhaust soot, rolling coal? more like a rolling beatdown, what a loser!

-Anyone whos ever parked in a lot and has had to swerve out the way because some idiot with a dually AND a long hitch poking out feels our pain

-How about the moron who drives by you at 85 in the pouring rain, but its ok, he has the all season tires!

pickup truck drivers usually go like this :
the bigger the truck, the bigger ahole driving it


sorry if I offended anyone on this board, but it must be said

dougm213

Did not mean to offend. No not because I don't like it, but because it is a danger. When backing out of a spot or by a extended tow hitch, the hitch is out of view. Even walking in the dark, when one is hanging over a curb because someone backed in. Yes, I have hit my knee, thus my aversion.

And I am the last one who wants more regulation, I'd rather common sense. Lastly, I obviously was referring to removable hitches. No reason to keep it in when not in use. Permanents are a different story. I don't know enough about hitches to know what warrants permanents versus removable.

Voogru

New parts came in. $481, and that was with a good discount (some dealers are cool).

I'll probably offer the old parts if someone wants to fix them, they're not totally ruined.

Sevn86

What all did you order and from where? $481 seems like a great price.

GS250

Lexus should have the hold function as standard. it will at least take care of momentary slip like this..

bclexus

The GS 350 has the 'Hill Assist' feature, which I have only tested a few times.

To activate the 'Hill Assist' feature: Come to a full stop, and press VERY hard (literally) on the brake pedal until you see the Hill Assist icon (actually the Traction Control light) appear in the instrument display.

Removing your foot completely off the brake pedal will disable the Hill Assist feature within a few seconds, or pressing on the gas pedal will disable the feature also. However, by continuing to apply a moderate amount of pressure on the brake pedal will retain the Hill Assist feature.

This is a feature I never use...and have only tested a few times. For me, the 'Hill Assist' feature is worthless. Maybe in mountainous and other very hilly areas (e.g. San Francisco), the feature would be handy to have.

nipponbird

I don't know in the case of your car as I cannot vouch for US-specced models, but it should come into operation if you lift your foot from the accelerator on a steep downhill gradient and if it has an autobox, it will shift down. A marked reduction in speed will also follow. The moment you accelerate again it will return to the default setting.
Why some people say they have never experienced it, is because it needs a real steep gradient to come into operation. Simply the necessary sensors giving the signal that the car has reached the critical forward leaning angle and driving wheel traction (and therefore adhesion) is at its lowest compared to speed.

dchar

Agree! The GS450h has this, so why not the GS350?!

yardie876

Seriously! The GS350 already has hill hold assist so the mechanics are there. All that's missing is the software smh.

1fuzzybk

I try to leave my hitch in too. That way when some dumb *** rear ends me again it might do a little less damage to my truck.