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Lexus Champion
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From: FL
It was a silver sedan and had W12 on the back but that's all I know.
That W12 would put ya right on it. Lol
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
They absolutely notice it, I've seen people react to them all the time in traffic taking pictures or pointing. Many have also walked up and asked me about it and there is no way to know what it is other than those badges.
It's not like a V8 badge. It's a 12
It's not like a V8 badge. It's a 12
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Long Island
after that car the AMG factory pretty much just built the engines themselves and shipped them to sindelfingen where they were installed alongside the E320 and 500 models
speed wise it's obviously nothing like the Kompressor model that followed but the W210 E55 is a damn solid choice for a reliable daily car... M113 V8, 722.6 5-speed, and straightforward coil springs!
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Lexus Champion
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Okay man, it's been over 20 interactions in parking lots now. Etc etc, mostly VW/Germans guys but it does get way more attention than my 4.0 ever did
Lexus Test Driver
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i haven't been to ohio other than to use the airport, but from my elitist new yorker city boi perspective (but mostly from what you've said in the past lol) i have this idea of you being in a tightly knit community where the local folks will go oh here comes that striker again in one of his fancy foreign cars
just for the record, i think that W12 badge should get a lot of attention, but it's my experience in general that over 99% of the public literally couldn't care less what kind of engine a car has
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People take pictures of Ferraris and Bentleys and Rolls Royces, not silver Audi A8s.
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LOL. I agree though, no one outside of luxury sedan and VWAG enthusiasts would give it a second glance. Even fewer would bother with a picture. Reminds me of when I pointed out a W12 Phaeton to my husband in a parking lot a while back. He just stared at me blankly and was like "so they made a big Passat with 12 cylinders? Did people like that?"
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Lexus Champion
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From: FL
The W12 badge is a keeper.
Can always go James Bond style with the black out tags and stuff if peeps wanna go crazy.
Saw an older BMW not long ago with an AMG badge on the rear.
At least the W12 badge still means something. Lol
Can always go James Bond style with the black out tags and stuff if peeps wanna go crazy.
Saw an older BMW not long ago with an AMG badge on the rear.
At least the W12 badge still means something. Lol
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Knoxville, TN
Never get rid of a badge like that...
In other news, it finally got cold...
Heated steering wheels are the bommmmmb, lol. I forgot my LX even had it and was thrilled when I remembered. It also has killer seat heaters.
BMW was the first to do that with the E38 750iL. 750 only IIRC.
In other news, it finally got cold...
Heated steering wheels are the bommmmmb, lol. I forgot my LX even had it and was thrilled when I remembered. It also has killer seat heaters.
BMW was the first to do that with the E38 750iL. 750 only IIRC.
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
something tells me that you get the attention and not your cars haha
i haven't been to ohio other than to use the airport, but from my elitist new yorker city boi perspective (but mostly from what you've said in the past lol) i have this idea of you being in a tightly knit community where the local folks will go oh here comes that striker again in one of his fancy foreign cars
just for the record, i think that W12 badge should get a lot of attention, but it's my experience in general that over 99% of the public literally couldn't care less what kind of engine a car has
i haven't been to ohio other than to use the airport, but from my elitist new yorker city boi perspective (but mostly from what you've said in the past lol) i have this idea of you being in a tightly knit community where the local folks will go oh here comes that striker again in one of his fancy foreign cars
just for the record, i think that W12 badge should get a lot of attention, but it's my experience in general that over 99% of the public literally couldn't care less what kind of engine a car has
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
Somebody saying something nice to you in a parking lot vs people taking pictures of your car out on the street are different things. And yeah, enthusiasts know what it is but not the general public. To most people on the road there is no difference between the two.
People take pictures of Ferraris and Bentleys and Rolls Royces, not silver Audi A8s.
People take pictures of Ferraris and Bentleys and Rolls Royces, not silver Audi A8s.
