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Old Jun 1, 2025 | 04:09 AM
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Default General Car Conversation 2025 - Part 2

Welcome to the second thread of 2025! This will be a continuation of our general conversation, and I will be locking the 2025 - Part 1 thread momentarily. Rules remain the same.

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The goal of this General Car Conversation thread is to provide an ongoing natural conversation about car related topics that ebbs and flows. The thread was requested by Club Lexus members to create a ‘general’ chat space for car related topics & tangents which allows continual conversation and will help keep other car chat threads on their more discrete and specific topics.


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Old Jun 1, 2025 | 06:41 AM
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Good morning everybody!
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 07:10 AM
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Today I would like to lift up @SW17LS for starting the Car Chat thread.

A long time member and contributor to the community.🏆
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 09:14 AM
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Bet you can't beat this one @Toys4RJill . Dune buggy with a shark on top! Guy driving looked like Jerry Garcia lol.

Also saw a VW CC. I never see these things. I thought they were good looking but I guess it was a sales failure.







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Old Jun 1, 2025 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by LH1
Also saw a VW CC. I never see these things. I thought they were good looking but I guess it was a sales failure.
don't know if the arteon was specific replacement but it looks great.
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Today I would like to lift up @SW17LS for starting the Car Chat thread.

A long time member and contributor to the community.🏆
Thank you!
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
don't know if the arteon was specific replacement but it looks great.
It was. Liftback vs. swoopy sedan, but same target market.
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 03:44 PM
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@AJT123 @SW17LS

One of uncles has a car lot (not really but really). Today I asked him out of all the cars he’s had what’s the best one. He said can’t go wrong with a Mercedes. I forgot what year he has. It’s an old coupe like a 280???? If someone post a pic, I can pinpoint the body style. He also has a few ‘68-‘75 Cadillacs. Couple C4s as well. Toyotas. Lincolns. Mazda. Like I said he has a car lot. A lot more I’m missing. He wants an electric motorcycle to add to his motorcycle collection.

Forgot, he said for a good dependable car to go the long distance, can’t go wrong with a Toyota. He has like the first Toyota minivan, I forget the name and a Cressida.
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The Previa?
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
The Previa?
Looked that up. No it looks older than that. Like 70s or 80s maybe.
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 03:53 PM
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the older one didn't have a name, it was just the Toyota Van

Old Jun 1, 2025 | 04:04 PM
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There are definitely Toyotas and Mercedes that you can go wrong with.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
the older one didn't have a name, it was just the Toyota Van


Thats it!!
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His old Mercedes coupe looks like this
Old Jun 1, 2025 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA
There are definitely Toyotas and Mercedes that you can go wrong with.
I was going to say that lol

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His old Mercedes coupe looks like this
Thats an old SL.

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