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Old 03-21-09, 02:52 AM
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Finally got a chance to take people in my car tonight for the first time. After a little Lexus orientation and commentary, one non-Lexus friend concluded the clock was the worst thing he could find with the car. I didn't know whether to take that as a compliment or set-back. I told him we've discussed this on the "Lexus website" in depth. Oh the irony.
Old 03-21-09, 03:20 AM
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i piledd my car with 5..me, passenger, and 3 in the back all 19 and 20 year olds..car should be a coupe. i love my 4-doors but worst backseat room iv'e ever been in and i hate moving my seat up because the pedal room gets uncomfortable..my friends bmw 335i coupe has more room in the back..i'm lucky if i ever get pleasured anywhere in this thing. ahhhh! so smallll. biggest difference is my 05 jeep cherokee limited 4.7 v8 to this is250 manual trans. 2.5 v6 :/..maybe is350/bmw 335 or jeep srt8 A.S.A.P. lol AND OF COURSE THE PROS..its badass, has nav w/ voice command, all touch screen, their mouth waters over the back-up cam and oh-yeaa all the lights and sounds..plus everything else. it's a lex.
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Word. Ive had my car filled with 5 people plenty of times but I dont like it. Ive had 4 6ft+ people and 1 5.5-6ft person and to the other extreme of Me + all girls which still was uncomfortable with legroom lol.
Old 03-21-09, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by brtnrdr1x
THE PROS..its badass, has nav w/ voice command, all touch screen, their mouth waters over the back-up cam
That usually gets my passengers first impression as well! Just as myself too the first time I got into my Lex
Old 03-21-09, 11:33 AM
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i've only had a full load (4 total ppl) in my car... 2-3? times, as for the back seat space, i dunno i dont sit back there , but OMG the ride was heavenly, IF i raise my car a bit it will give me that spring compression but... when you're on coils theres only one direction and thats down
Old 03-21-09, 11:35 AM
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I have 5 people in my car regularly lol. hmmm...i wonder why people are so eager to yell "shotgun!" lol
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Sorry guys...I will never let anymore than 2 people in the back. The interior with the nice leather is way too precious for all them shoe stubs to get on.
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yeah, the couple times i've hauled people around i always expect to see shoe marks in the back that i have to clean up
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Well your friend was right about the clock. I think the placement and the way it looks seems to be out of place on such a nice dash. But then again, if given the chance, I'm not sure how I would design a clock that would look better.
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I think they put the clock in last or probably almost forgot about it.
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Can't say I enjoy having 4+ people in the car, lowers the cars performance tooo much weight
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I guess that's a compliment mainly he's saying all othrr things are great..
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Originally Posted by mendoza
I guess that's a compliment mainly he's saying all othrr things are great..
Heck yeah! I was stoked! But woke up this morning with scuff marks inside. Doh!
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Can't say I enjoy having 4+ people in the car, lowers the cars performance tooo much weight
err when you're carrying 4ppl in the car, why would you worry about performance?
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
err when you're carrying 4ppl in the car, why would you worry about performance?
Perhaps I should elaborate more. What I meant was the ride is less engaging, hence its not as fun as say by myself or one other person. That's all + for the way I drive, I'm kinda a lead foot
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