Why no memory feature and cooled seats on F Sport?
09-09-13, 01:57 PM
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Tint the windows with that uv blocking stuff so the car never gets hot even in 100 degree weather.
09-09-13, 02:14 PM
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That car was a true sleeper. We'd put Brillo pads in the exhausts to quiet it down and then I'd find a Vette or Boss 302, etc. and challenge the driver to a drag race -- $10 a gear. Man, I made money and left a lot of guys feeling duped. As soon as I jammed it off the starting line the Brillo pads would blow out of the exhausts and the car would make a fearsome roar.
Drove that old Chevy across the country doing that.
09-09-13, 02:27 PM
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Okay. We were really young and didn't know any better but we'd put a little oil on the street to get the wheels spinning and just smoke the heck out of the tires.
That car was a true sleeper. We'd put Brillo pads in the exhausts to quiet it down and then I'd find a Vette or Boss 302, etc. and challenge the driver to a drag race -- $10 a gear. Man, I made money and left a lot of guys feeling duped. As soon as I jammed it off the starting line the Brillo pads would blow out of the exhausts and the car would make a fearsome roar.
Drove that old Chevy across the country doing that.
That car was a true sleeper. We'd put Brillo pads in the exhausts to quiet it down and then I'd find a Vette or Boss 302, etc. and challenge the driver to a drag race -- $10 a gear. Man, I made money and left a lot of guys feeling duped. As soon as I jammed it off the starting line the Brillo pads would blow out of the exhausts and the car would make a fearsome roar.
Drove that old Chevy across the country doing that.
09-09-13, 03:13 PM
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lol, people should stop throwing this term around "luxury" as if it means that the car and its driver is entitled to something arbitrarily specific. Luxury has around a dozen different layers to it and it can't always be generalized into one thing. It's the same with how people use the term "sports sedan" or "performance sedan". It's not always so cut and dry.
I personally think this is a mistake on Lexus' part.
09-09-13, 04:15 PM
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I'll admit. First time going to see the '14 IS, we kinda held our breath wondering what was not going to be available and what was. This is what the car manufacturers do, as stated above. They got their think tank that estimated how many will buy the car with the missing "desired" options and how many will not. And they go with the best course. Same thing Apple does with their iPhones. If they threw all the desired features in one phone release, they won't have anything else to wow the world and their stock price/revenue will sink faster than the sales projections for the Pontiac Aztec.
09-09-13, 04:27 PM
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Sure, but there are market demands at work here, buyers at this range do feel entitled to a certain level of content. and buyers don't like to move to a car with less equipment than they have now. The question is how many buyers like the OP will be turned off by the fact that these features are missing, and will the loss of those sales hurt worse than losses from people feeling the F Sport was too expensive? I personally think the F Sport's a pretty doggone good value and it could be maybe $1,000 more with some of these missing features. We'll have to wait and see.
I personally think this is a mistake on Lexus' part.
I personally think this is a mistake on Lexus' part.
Thank you everyone for your inputs.
09-09-13, 06:57 PM
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I have the IS350 F-sport with memory and cooled seats for 3 months now.
I can say that memory seat feature is very important as it controls the powered steering column and seats for ease in getting on and off the car especially since the F-sport has sport seats.
As for the cooling seats, I use it for less than 5 minutes upon start up even though its 35 C all year here in South East Asia (that's 95 F for your guys in the US). With good window tints, I don't mind not having this feature and often forget to even turn it on.
I can say that memory seat feature is very important as it controls the powered steering column and seats for ease in getting on and off the car especially since the F-sport has sport seats.
As for the cooling seats, I use it for less than 5 minutes upon start up even though its 35 C all year here in South East Asia (that's 95 F for your guys in the US). With good window tints, I don't mind not having this feature and often forget to even turn it on.
09-09-13, 07:09 PM
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I have the IS350 F-sport with memory and cooled seats for 3 months now.
I can say that memory seat feature is very important as it controls the powered steering column and seats for ease in getting on and off the car especially since the F-sport has sport seats.
As for the cooling seats, I use it for less than 5 minutes upon start up even though its 35 C all year here in South East Asia (that's 95 F for your guys in the US). With good window tints, I don't mind not having this feature and often forget to even turn it on.
I can say that memory seat feature is very important as it controls the powered steering column and seats for ease in getting on and off the car especially since the F-sport has sport seats.
As for the cooling seats, I use it for less than 5 minutes upon start up even though its 35 C all year here in South East Asia (that's 95 F for your guys in the US). With good window tints, I don't mind not having this feature and often forget to even turn it on.
09-09-13, 07:52 PM
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09-09-13, 08:14 PM
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He means power folding mirrors. The mirror adjustments are power.
09-09-13, 09:47 PM
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Thanks for the clarification. I was beginning to think that Lexus really removed a lot of basic features for the same reasons they remove the memory feature. 
I just love the interior design of this IS F Sport, especially with that TFT instrument cluster. Is it true that interior for the F Sport is not leather? Any information on quality and durability on what ever they used?
I just love the interior design of this IS F Sport, especially with that TFT instrument cluster. Is it true that interior for the F Sport is not leather? Any information on quality and durability on what ever they used?
09-09-13, 10:27 PM
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Id suggest checking one out in person.
09-09-13, 11:02 PM
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