General Car Conversation 2024 - part 2
Lexus Champion
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I have a great Indy as well. I’ve been taking cars to him since 2005. He is Lexus/Toyota but does work on Hondas too. An acquaintance asked me if he would work on a PT Cruiser. I figured he would not but I told the person to call Son and ask because it’s not to me to make business decisions for others. He said hell no as I expected. Who would want to work on one of those? lol
And yeah those Pt Cruisers are barely on the road anymore. The only ex I really have had one, blehhhhh.
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Lexus Test Driver
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My neighbor across the street is a nice older lady and she drives a white ES330 with gold emblems (real throwback, haven't seen that in a while). It also has the tackiest aftermarket wheels that someone from the hood must have put on when they owned it. Just kind of funny to see
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From: FL
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‘I saw an old lady today at Tim Hortons with a flip phone. I could hear her punching in the buttons she talked loud too. I assume the older Buick Lacrosse outside was hers. At the same time I saw these teenagers getting in to a 2008 era Lexus ES350, obviously back to high school after getting coffee. It was clearly a hand me down car
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Haha yeah. I’m rocking an 11 Pro Max that I got used. I really don’t see a reason to upgrade to a new one anymore. They’re all the same to me now.
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To everyone who said I should at some point own a V10 TDI, no. I will not. This thing looks like hell, whole reason I picked the W12 as my engine type of choice is because of how simple it is. This V10 is the opposite lol!
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To everyone who said I should at some point own a V10 TDI, no. I will not. This thing looks like hell, whole reason I picked the W12 as my engine type of choice is because of how simple it is. This V10 is the opposite lol!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0buvNjbQww0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0buvNjbQww0
Have to drop the engine to do anything.
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From: IL
Do you have the 16s or 17s? Looks like Michelin only makes two in the 16" size for the LS430--X-Ice and Defender2--and neither would be my choice. They make 5 in the 17" size, but again, no super great options.
I'd probably do the Bridgestone Turanza Quiettrack, Vredestein Hypertrac, or Continental TrueContact Tour, all 3 available in both sizes. I believe Steve had the Vredesteins previously and liked them quite well. Or if you want a little more aggressive tire that's still comfortable, the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06+ in the 17"
I'd probably do the Bridgestone Turanza Quiettrack, Vredestein Hypertrac, or Continental TrueContact Tour, all 3 available in both sizes. I believe Steve had the Vredesteins previously and liked them quite well. Or if you want a little more aggressive tire that's still comfortable, the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06+ in the 17"
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Do you have the 16s or 17s? Looks like Michelin only makes two in the 16" size for the LS430--X-Ice and Defender2--and neither would be my choice. They make 5 in the 17" size, but again, no super great options.
I'd probably do the Bridgestone Turanza Quiettrack, Vredestein Hypertrac, or Continental TrueContact Tour, all 3 available in both sizes. I believe Steve had the Vredesteins previously and liked them quite well. Or if you want a little more aggressive tire that's still comfortable, the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06+ in the 17"
I'd probably do the Bridgestone Turanza Quiettrack, Vredestein Hypertrac, or Continental TrueContact Tour, all 3 available in both sizes. I believe Steve had the Vredesteins previously and liked them quite well. Or if you want a little more aggressive tire that's still comfortable, the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06+ in the 17"
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Beware that there is also a Primacy Tour ZP, which you don't want. ZP stands for zero pressure, which is how Michelin designates their RFTs.