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Old 09-05-13, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by redcupr
I found one of these USB sticks at Target, 16GB, $20. Fits perfect.


I found one made by sandisk on my electro store. Brilliantly small!
Also cost about 20$. It's called the SanDisk Cruzer Fit.
Avalible up to 32 GB. Payed 25$ for a 16 BG one.

It's the size that makes it brilliant. Does not take up any room at all in the already to small storage box

Old 09-05-13, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by magne
I found one made by sandisk on my electro store. Brilliantly small!
Also cost about 20$. It's called the SanDisk Cruzer Fit.
Avalible up to 32 GB. Payed 25$ for a 16 BG one.

It's the size that makes it brilliant. Does not take up any room at all in the already to small storage box

Ohhhhhhh. I may have to hunt one of these down.

Edit: Just found the 32GB on Amazon for $20.76 with shipping. Ordered one up. Thanks Magne for the info.

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Old 09-05-13, 03:50 PM
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That's the size I have. Works like a charm!
Old 09-05-13, 04:02 PM
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Bestbuy usually have these smaller Sandisk drive for very cheap. I got my 16GB one for $9. They are very slow but good for our purpose.
Old 09-05-13, 04:22 PM
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I also got SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32 GB on Amazon for $19.99.
Old 09-05-13, 06:48 PM
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This is probably taken for granted by us owners, but have you ever noticed the detail in the quality look and feel of the brushed metal driver select **** and the Track + Snow buttons? They are superb - can easily belong in an LS.
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Old 09-06-13, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by eyeball
I wish the trunk button would illuminate in the dark/at night. I know that I can open the trunk using the fob etc, but it's a "luxury" feature I miss
Mine is lit, and it's an F-Sport.

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Originally Posted by redcupr
Mine is lit, and it's an F-Sport.

So it doesn't lit up in regular one ? It would be a weird move if that is the case.
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Originally Posted by magne
I found one made by sandisk on my electro store. Brilliantly small!
Also cost about 20$. It's called the SanDisk Cruzer Fit.
Avalible up to 32 GB. Payed 25$ for a 16 BG one.

It's the size that makes it brilliant. Does not take up any room at all in the already to small storage box

Magne, thanks for the info. It is indeed a good size.
Old 09-06-13, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
This is probably taken for granted by us owners, but have you ever noticed the detail in the quality look and feel of the brushed metal driver select **** and the Track + Snow buttons? They are superb - can easily belong in an LS.
corradoMR2, good that you pointed out. Indeed for the stock sound system, the texture of the button matches the driver select ****. This is the detail Lexus has been paying good attention. Little detail such as this makes up the consistency and harmony created in the Lexus cabin.
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Originally Posted by redcupr
Mine is lit, and it's an F-Sport.

oh it actually lights up lol. i think i was having brain fart...i think at the time i was expecting it to illuminate when the engine was off lol
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I have to admit, this is a nice (new for IS) adaptation from the Germans, to have the pedal pivoting from the floor (and to avoid a future unintended acceleration lawsuit to prevent a mat from getting stuck underneath it ).

Not only do I like the look, the biggest surprise is the firm resistance the pedal gives, and more so in Sport mode. In fact it makes the car feel so responsive and takes off really quickly, significantly more than my RX 350 F-Sport with the 8-speed auto. When I get into my RX, there's lots more "softer" travel in the pedal, engine feels less torquey and has to rev higher to get the same launch. And I have the 250 with the extra 150 lbs from AWD.... I can only imagine the 350.

Very nice Lexus!
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Old 09-09-13, 02:18 PM
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Anyone with SiriusXm notice that it only shows the channel list numbers and not the channel's name? (BPM, 1st Wave, Faction etc). Guess I'm just going to have to memorize the channel numbers.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixOne
Anyone with SiriusXm notice that it only shows the channel list numbers and not the channel's name? (BPM, 1st Wave, Faction etc). Guess I'm just going to have to memorize the channel numbers.
Mine shows channel number and names.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixOne
Anyone with SiriusXm notice that it only shows the channel list numbers and not the channel's name? (BPM, 1st Wave, Faction etc). Guess I'm just going to have to memorize the channel numbers.
It only shows numbers on the big screen but it shows names and numbers on the small screen by the steering wheel.

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