What's so nice about the luxury package?
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What's so nice about the luxury package?
It would appear to me from all the people who have entered and exited my 350 w/luxury package, after seeing the Nav, movies on the ML, very well lit dash, park assist rear view camera, nice trim, wheels, overall look, etc. the four things they are most impressed with, they have the most comments about, that they think are the most impressive, unique, or best about this sporty Lexus are in this order:
1.Lighted door sills: Lights up even in the daytime, obviously the first thing they see when entering, not the first vehicle with them but it is easily noticed and it's good they chose Lexus instead of IS or IS350, gives a little bit of luxury feel to an otherwise aggressive sedan.
2.Push button start: Keyless entry is not a big deal, been there done that. But when you get inside and push the button to start, gets them every time. Found on all the IS's, you probably get questions like "how does it know.." or "What happens if..." and finally "That's very cool."
3.Rear view camera: As soon as you go into reverse, you don't even have to say anything because the Navi is so big and bright and in your face. The camera comes in really clearly and if there is a lot of activity behind you when backing....so it's gimmicky but it's done right. Most passengers are surprised by it altho I think this has been done before, too. They want to know "where's the camera?"
4.Rear sunshade and nice leather seats: Adds a touch of class and luxury. Again, if you are not into a fine luxury automobile, these probably don't make much difference to you. First, the leather is much nicer and much softer than traditional leather seats and second passengers always comment how comfortable they are and how much nicer the seat leather feels. Finally when you demostrate and operate the rear sunshade...you know what I'm trying to say.
At first I was concerned that the luxury package was not very "luxurious" and was basically wood vs metal trim found in the sport package. I wanted the sport package because I thought the performance might not be there without getting that package; luxury might roll alot, too soft of a ride. But I'm finding the luxury performance to be pretty good. I'm glad I got the luxury package, for the luxury extras that aren't so easy to "upgrade" to. In the future, if I need performance upgrades, lowering, etc. I can pay the money and have it done I guess. I still think I like the silver trim over the wood, but other than that, I wouldn't trade luxury for sport.
*Been off work on vacation all last week...still gone up until Jan 9, so I got some free time on my hands.
1.Lighted door sills: Lights up even in the daytime, obviously the first thing they see when entering, not the first vehicle with them but it is easily noticed and it's good they chose Lexus instead of IS or IS350, gives a little bit of luxury feel to an otherwise aggressive sedan.
2.Push button start: Keyless entry is not a big deal, been there done that. But when you get inside and push the button to start, gets them every time. Found on all the IS's, you probably get questions like "how does it know.." or "What happens if..." and finally "That's very cool."
3.Rear view camera: As soon as you go into reverse, you don't even have to say anything because the Navi is so big and bright and in your face. The camera comes in really clearly and if there is a lot of activity behind you when backing....so it's gimmicky but it's done right. Most passengers are surprised by it altho I think this has been done before, too. They want to know "where's the camera?"
4.Rear sunshade and nice leather seats: Adds a touch of class and luxury. Again, if you are not into a fine luxury automobile, these probably don't make much difference to you. First, the leather is much nicer and much softer than traditional leather seats and second passengers always comment how comfortable they are and how much nicer the seat leather feels. Finally when you demostrate and operate the rear sunshade...you know what I'm trying to say.
At first I was concerned that the luxury package was not very "luxurious" and was basically wood vs metal trim found in the sport package. I wanted the sport package because I thought the performance might not be there without getting that package; luxury might roll alot, too soft of a ride. But I'm finding the luxury performance to be pretty good. I'm glad I got the luxury package, for the luxury extras that aren't so easy to "upgrade" to. In the future, if I need performance upgrades, lowering, etc. I can pay the money and have it done I guess. I still think I like the silver trim over the wood, but other than that, I wouldn't trade luxury for sport.
*Been off work on vacation all last week...still gone up until Jan 9, so I got some free time on my hands.
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Pretty weird huh??? Such similar posts so close together. That was my post here .
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by TNGreg
Pretty weird huh??? Such similar posts so close together. That was my post here .
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
- 300HP
- absolutely NO wood trim
- good Nav (so this excludes any German cars)
- reliable (again this excludes German cars)
- <$65K
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Originally Posted by TNGreg
Pretty weird huh??? Such similar posts so close together. That was my post here .
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by rpwsrw
The wood will grow on you in time. I use to think the same thing. Still getting around find in the snow?
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Originally Posted by TNGreg
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by TNGreg
Pretty weird huh??? Such similar posts so close together. That was my post here .
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
The points you made in your post are almost exactly the issues I'm trying to decide on.
But here's a BIG hypothetical question, and maybe you can't really answer it. If someone offered you a FREE IS, but you had to choose between the luxury package or the Nav system, which would you go with? No way possible to have both, and you must choose only one. Hard to answer, but it sure would be nice to have such a problem!!
Thanks!
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