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Another long time F owner leaving the club.

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Old 01-20-16, 05:01 AM
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It's been a pleasure hanging out here on club Lexus and want to thank everyone for posting great and informative threads. I've loved having the F for 6 years and had almost no problems with the car. Unfortunately after driving another car, I switched to something bigger and more fuel efficient See attached pic... Unloading an extra set of F rims with SS tires and rotors in the appropriate sections if anyone's interested.
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Old 01-20-16, 06:06 AM
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It's unfortunate to see you go! Especially since our cars finally got a tune! But life goes on and I congratulate you on the new purchase! That Tesla is a beauty! I was interested in your rotors, but I'm still unsure. I'm gonna get my current ones measured in next week. If they result close below minimum spec, I'll shoot you a pm. I do have other items on the works. Best of luck to you!
Old 01-20-16, 07:08 AM
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Nice. Is that the Model S which does 0-60 in 2.8 sec?
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UGH... thats what I want to upgrade to since the factory is only 10 minutes from my house, I see them all over the place along with charging stations. Congrats on the purchase!!
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No excuses!! Oil is at 26 dollars a barrel!

Congrats on the new car...how does it handle compared to the F?
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This car is ungodly fast. Like roller coaster fast. No gears, instant torque. I drove the R8, RS6, M6, CLS550, Maserati Ghibli to compare. Actually the Maserati was the worst. Nothing compared to this. I've had for only 3 weeks, the speed is unparalleled. The handling is different. It's a heavy car, not front heavy like the other cars. Battery is underneath, but you can still feel the weight around curves. It seats 5 plus 2 kids in the back, so it's just to big to track. But it's an awesome commuter car. The silence is the hardest part getting used to. There was nothing like pulling in somewhere in second gear with the load growl of the ISF V8 with a Joe Z exhaust.
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Originally Posted by malujerry
This car is ungodly fast. Like roller coaster fast. No gears, instant torque. I drove the R8, RS6, M6, CLS550, Maserati Ghibli to compare. Actually the Maserati was the worst. Nothing compared to this. I've had for only 3 weeks, the speed is unparalleled. The handling is different. It's a heavy car, not front heavy like the other cars. Battery is underneath, but you can still feel the weight around curves. It seats 5 plus 2 kids in the back, so it's just to big to track. But it's an awesome commuter car. The silence is the hardest part getting used to. There was nothing like pulling in somewhere in second gear with the load growl of the ISF V8 with a Joe Z exhaust.
ive seen videos of peoples reaction to this cars acceleration. its hilarious . nice upgrade , it would be nice if you could of kept the F as well. Good luck
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View this post on Instagram

That should link to our test drive of their inventory car. As you can see, we all were hooked.
Old 01-21-16, 10:01 AM
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Congrats on the new ride but fuel efficiency should be the last reason with fuel prices plummeting lol
Congrats buddy !!
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Congrats on the new car this is life!!! One member leaving another new member is coming lolz
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Congratulations on your new ride. Love the video with your daughter's reaction. And as ISF4life said, there will be one more new member to the F community.

Keep in touch.
Old 01-21-16, 01:33 PM
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congrats on the new car....its hard for me to get used to the soundless engine but a very nice car indeed.
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I was joking about efficiency, not my priority, even though I do drive 22,000 miles per year. Whoever gets my old car will have a very well maintained ISF.

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Old 01-22-16, 05:25 AM
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Teslas are pretty badass cars for sure, congrats on the purchase!! What range do you get with it out in the real world?
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Sweet ride!


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