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Let's hear some comments on this color... and on the 17's

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Old 11-04-05, 02:11 AM
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Default Let's hear some comments on this color... and on the 17's

What do CL members think of this color? And of the standard 17's?

I think the color is interesting. The 17's are a little more conservative-looking than the 18's.
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Old 11-04-05, 02:13 AM
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Old 11-04-05, 02:40 AM
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I really don't like that color, and the 17s are just meh...18s are much much MUCH nicer looking.
Old 11-04-05, 04:46 AM
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the 17s look nicer in person
Old 11-04-05, 08:48 AM
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That Sage Metallic color is hideous IMO. Saw it in person at the Taste of Lexus Event and it was butt aweful.
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I saw this on the dealer the other day. It was alright I guess.
Old 11-04-05, 09:16 AM
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I vote against the color. It's a very unique, cool color, but not luxurious or Lexus-esque in the least bit.

Wheels aren't bad. I like wheels with bigger spokes to them, but nothing hugely overbearing so...
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I see this color getting dropped next year and replaced with another color.
Old 11-04-05, 09:31 AM
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I thought I heard that this was the Chief Engineer's favorite IS color, so it was made a production option.

I personally like it, but I don't think I would order it.
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When i went to my dealer a month back, that was the only one he had that wasnt sold. It was that Sage with Cashmere leather and Navi. Honestly it didnt look half bad, but when im spending 35+ on a car i didnt want to settle for a color that i truely didnt like.
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Not a fan of the color... reminds me of an old car I had... the color of which was affectionately known as "Asparagus Vomit Green" .

I think the 17s are alright... meh... I remember back in the day when 16's were huge! I once put a donut spare on a car and realized that the rim on the donut was larger than the car's OEM tire! So I'm still of the opinion that 17s are enough. Sure bigger is better, but don't be ashamed of 17s!
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Color is funky and the 18's are nicer.
Old 11-04-05, 10:39 AM
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The color is definatly different. and I would rather have the 18" rims.
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Wasn't that the same color of the "Family Truckster" in the movie Vacation?....looks like it to me...
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I don't like that color at all. The 17" stock rims are not ugly but nothing special, and next to the optional 18" rims it suddenly becomes very ordinary.



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