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Aug 15, 2008 | 12:30 PM

#76

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Originally Posted by SilverBull

You are right sir. It is pretty odd to have such a good engine and a wussy transmission for all cars. They should at least have a good 6MT for the ISX50 cars, including the IS-F(sorry guys)

Anyway, if you have more than two cars in your garage than you should have at least one manual car.

+1, Yup!

Have to have 1 manual trans car!

Aug 15, 2008 | 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverBull

Anyway, if you have more than two cars in your garage than you should have at least one manual car.

You mean you should have one sportsbike and a race car in additoin to the other 2 cars...

Aug 15, 2008 | 06:52 PM

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well i mean the fj came with a manual, not sure anymore, a quick question though sort pf opt, are truck with manual transmisions harder to drive then car with manuals?

Aug 15, 2008 | 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jmd93

well i mean the fj came with a manual, not sure anymore, a quick question though sort pf opt, are truck with manual transmisions harder to drive then car with manuals?

Yes. Thats why bigger trucks tend not to be offered in MT anymore. There's alot more weight to roll backwards. Though wouldn't you think with hillholders these days that they would be coming back.

And the FJ is offered with a 6MT that gets worse gas mileage than the 5AT. I don't understand it.

Aug 16, 2008 | 12:46 AM

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well...say goodbye to good ol' manual and say hello to new tech like the DSG hahaha. auto= BORING

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:57 AM

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Lexus should stop trying to be a jack of all trades. Lexus= pure luxury. That's what they're good at. That's how they gained their reputation so they should just stick with it. Leave performance to brands like BMW and Audi...

Aug 16, 2008 | 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKGOAT

Wow great thread, not sure how I missed it. My 2 cents (counts at 20 bucks though)
1. Lexus manuals SUCK. I own an ES manual, I've driven SC 300/IS 300 and IS 250 manual and they all give me the runs. The IS 300 was the best then the SC. Compared to say a Honda shifter, they are bulky, they are not smooth, they are IMO a hassle. So Lexus offering a manual is not necessarily a good thing.

I agree. The manual transmission in the ES feels so dull and smooth, parallel to the dullness of the steering

Aug 16, 2008 | 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by maniax

Yup. Lexus is the new Buick. And honestly - there's nothing wrong with that.

Aug 16, 2008 | 04:56 PM

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Oh please. Buick makes sterile, weakly powered, FWD vehicles that are boat like, even though they are smaller than they used to be. The only close to Buick from Lexus is the ES. Last time I checked Buick had no sporty offerings.

Buick is cheap semi-luxury.