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Old 10-14-14, 08:56 AM
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So I was at the Mercedes dealer taking someone to pick up their c63 from the service dept and a salesman that I have come to know very well (due to my wifes 2013 benz always being in service lol), comes up and he begins to ask me about my new purchase, the IS-F. After some talking about the cars, he points out their new fancy coffee machine for service customers, and asks me in a sly salesman fashion, "Does the Lexus dealer have one of these?"

I quickly responded, "I don't know to be honest, my Lexus never breaks like my Benz does so I don't get to hang out in the service dept all day to find out"




He was not amused. LOL
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Well played, sir....
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like a coffee machine is expensive to try and show off at a Benz dealer.
Old 10-14-14, 09:44 AM
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LMAO, perfect response. I would've said the same thing. One of my mechanics that works on my DD is a BMW guy, and he said my ISF is nice but "has too many gears so the car doesn't know which gear to pick when downshifting" ... next time I go there for inspection I'm gona take him for a spin and he'll take back what he said
Old 10-14-14, 10:38 AM
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lol, he probably never expected that coming
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ha, zing. funny on many levels
Old 10-14-14, 12:07 PM
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the truth hurts ......lol. Good job , Davis
Old 10-14-14, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by VtotheJ
LMAO, perfect response. I would've said the same thing. One of my mechanics that works on my DD is a BMW guy, and he said my ISF is nice but "has too many gears so the car doesn't know which gear to pick when downshifting" ... next time I go there for inspection I'm gona take him for a spin and he'll take back what he said
That's the excuse of someone that saw the Top Gear on the car and never has ridden in one. I've never punched it and thought it should have grabbed a different gear. It does shift a lot, but still hasn't broken like the BMW's I know around here.
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great response haha but yes lexus of westminster has everything including free donuts, oj, water, etc..
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You deserve to receive a year of free service from Lexus Corp if they hear this story. Good answer man !
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haha thanks guys! I'm loving this Lexus! Poor MB salesman lol. He knows he sold me the last Benz I will ever own, I hope to never waste my money on another!
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Lol my Lexus dealer has a entire coffee shop, spa, and a gym no BMW or MB I know has that
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Originally Posted by Justin2JZ
Lol my Lexus dealer has a entire coffee shop, spa, and a gym no BMW or MB I know has that
dont forget the teeth whitening
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Originally Posted by RedlineAZ
So I was at the Mercedes dealer taking someone to pick up their c63 from the service dept and a salesman that I have come to know very well (due to my wifes 2013 benz always being in service lol), comes up and he begins to ask me about my new purchase, the IS-F. After some talking about the cars, he points out their new fancy coffee machine for service customers, and asks me in a sly salesman fashion, "Does the Lexus dealer have one of these?"

I quickly responded, "I don't know to be honest, my Lexus never breaks like my Benz does so I don't get to hang out in the service dept all day to find out"




He was not amused. LOL
The same could be said for my Bimmer!
Old 10-15-14, 07:14 PM
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Priceless!

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