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Lead Lap
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Maryland
AJT and Striker - I got a good one for you two since you have had a couple issues with your cars recently that l laughed at but now I got one that’s better. The door handle of my Model S stopped working tonight so I couldn’t get in the car so I had to get in the passenger side door and climb over the center console to drive tonight. Karma is a B.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Knoxville, TN
AJT and Striker - I got a good one for you two since you have had a couple issues with your cars recently that l laughed at but now I got one that’s better. The door handle of my Model S stopped working tonight so I couldn’t get in the car so I had to get in the passenger side door and climb over the center console to drive tonight. Karma is a B.
Sorry you're having trouble.... again not a shot not a debate on EVs but I couldn't imagine dealing with charging on trips like we've just been on. If I bought an EV I'd just have to keep an ICE car, no problem at all. Imagine an emergency, a death, and you have to get the hell 700 miles away ASAP.
Lead Lap
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Maryland
Didn’t you say recently that you were pumping gas but it kept shutting off and it was so cold that you were sitting in the back seat while holding the gas nozzle and pumping gas?
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Las Vegas
AJT and Striker - I got a good one for you two since you have had a couple issues with your cars recently that l laughed at but now I got one that’s better. The door handle of my Model S stopped working tonight so I couldn’t get in the car so I had to get in the passenger side door and climb over the center console to drive tonight. Karma is a B.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Lead Lap
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Maryland
Occasionally, despite my efforts to park away from other cars, I'll come out and find somebody parked close enough to my driver side that I can't open the door wide enough to get in. Luckily my truck has the bench seat so it's more trivial to climb in through the passenger side.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Knoxville, TN
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
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From: Ohio
https://youtu.be/WA2kF1oZb14?si=tkdU3UFmPOgYirHz
@SW17LS Did you post this yet? I like the front end look of this
The discussion was that Toyota doesnt do packaging well which it was perceived they do. My own 2UZ motor requires the motor to be removed for a front cat replacement, so older toyotas were just a time consuming as newer models. . The hot vee comment was a good point, but there are many examples where engines need to be removed in German cars for repairs. The Supra I used as an example was to show that with all that tech, it just creates more labour especially compared to the domestics at that time. Would love to see the Toyota spec instructions on the turbo replacement for the tundra.
how many hot vee V6 engines are there out there?
@SW17LS Did you post this yet? I like the front end look of this
The discussion was that Toyota doesnt do packaging well which it was perceived they do. My own 2UZ motor requires the motor to be removed for a front cat replacement, so older toyotas were just a time consuming as newer models. . The hot vee comment was a good point, but there are many examples where engines need to be removed in German cars for repairs. The Supra I used as an example was to show that with all that tech, it just creates more labour especially compared to the domestics at that time. Would love to see the Toyota spec instructions on the turbo replacement for the tundra.
how many hot vee V6 engines are there out there?
Older German stuff is hell, the newer stuff is far better. Engine out is common practice for the pre 2010s stuff to the point I don't want to own certain combinations at all, like my MK1 Touareg is fine with the VR6 but hell no with the V10
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
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From: Ohio
AJT and Striker - I got a good one for you two since you have had a couple issues with your cars recently that l laughed at but now I got one that’s better. The door handle of my Model S stopped working tonight so I couldn’t get in the car so I had to get in the passenger side door and climb over the center console to drive tonight. Karma is a B.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Holy hell man, that's a stupid error for sure. Can you command the windows to roll down so you don't have to climb through at least?
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
I would have to fight the temptation to put them into N and roll them away lol!
Lead Lap
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Washington
AJT and Striker - I got a good one for you two since you have had a couple issues with your cars recently that l laughed at but now I got one that’s better. The door handle of my Model S stopped working tonight so I couldn’t get in the car so I had to get in the passenger side door and climb over the center console to drive tonight. Karma is a B.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
Lucky for me I already have an appointment for an error message that popped up last week regarding the passenger airbag that I have to take it in for Tuesday so I guess I’ll add this to the list. Such a POS.
CL Community Team
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: IL
Occasionally, despite my efforts to park away from other cars, I'll come out and find somebody parked close enough to my driver side that I can't open the door wide enough to get in. Luckily my truck has the bench seat so it's more trivial to climb in through the passenger side.
About 3 seconds after I walked away, a car with 4 or 5 people in it parked RIGHT next to me. I swore, went back to my car, and smoked the tires heading to the next aisle--which was also completely empty.
It boggles my mind how stupid people are.
Lead Lap
Joined: Sep 2020
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Gotta hand it to ya, Mike. I would NEVER have figured that out. Great trivia, I'm a total fact nerd---especially stuff I'm passionate about. Thanks for this. I will look in every vehicle from now on.
Oh I can picture your old car and the actual handbrake, but I thought Mike was asking what's there that's in no new car. My next guess was going to be a ML logo. Only Lexus uses Mark Levinson that I'm aware of. Great stereo for road trips also.
I also own an LS430, trust me I get it. As great as the LXs ride is it don't track like no LS430 on the freeway, lol.
It wins the "best road trip car" for me/us because it's so safe and huge. I had a jackass trucker 18 wheeler tailing me like X-mas vacation style (car length) when I was going 80MPH, didn't make me nervous at all, I almost brake checked his ***. Trucks don't intimidate you in an LX. Nothing does, it started to snow on the way home and it was close to freezing temp.. no vehicle on earth I'd rather be in than DJ (his name). Including that year old Denali with 25k on it. I really like the FT4WD when conditions turn crappy like that, Jill ain't wrong preaching about its advantages all the time.
The pickup at higher speeds really surprises me in a great way. I did a pull and will try to upload it. I know some of you own insanely fast cars... but for a big BOF hauler it always feels abundantly powerful, plennnnty of reserve. Greatttt gearing, and as you can see....it sure wrings the gears out all the way to redline.
https://youtube.com/shorts/lUC_K9ZlMqU?feature=share
Oh I can picture your old car and the actual handbrake, but I thought Mike was asking what's there that's in no new car. My next guess was going to be a ML logo. Only Lexus uses Mark Levinson that I'm aware of. Great stereo for road trips also.
I also own an LS430, trust me I get it. As great as the LXs ride is it don't track like no LS430 on the freeway, lol.
It wins the "best road trip car" for me/us because it's so safe and huge. I had a jackass trucker 18 wheeler tailing me like X-mas vacation style (car length) when I was going 80MPH, didn't make me nervous at all, I almost brake checked his ***. Trucks don't intimidate you in an LX. Nothing does, it started to snow on the way home and it was close to freezing temp.. no vehicle on earth I'd rather be in than DJ (his name). Including that year old Denali with 25k on it. I really like the FT4WD when conditions turn crappy like that, Jill ain't wrong preaching about its advantages all the time.
The pickup at higher speeds really surprises me in a great way. I did a pull and will try to upload it. I know some of you own insanely fast cars... but for a big BOF hauler it always feels abundantly powerful, plennnnty of reserve. Greatttt gearing, and as you can see....it sure wrings the gears out all the way to redline.
https://youtube.com/shorts/lUC_K9ZlMqU?feature=share
I agree the LS does pull pretty good up top for such a grand car.
Lead Lap
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: CA, Mid OC
A couple weeks ago I parked near but not at the back of a relatively empty lot. Probably 15 consecutive spots to my right (closer to the stores) and 10 to my left in the half of the aisle I was in, and zero cars in the other half.
About 3 seconds after I walked away, a car with 4 or 5 people in it parked RIGHT next to me. I swore, went back to my car, and smoked the tires heading to the next aisle--which was also completely empty.
It boggles my mind how stupid people are.
About 3 seconds after I walked away, a car with 4 or 5 people in it parked RIGHT next to me. I swore, went back to my car, and smoked the tires heading to the next aisle--which was also completely empty.
It boggles my mind how stupid people are.
Land Cruiser 3.0 left the handbrake. I would prefer the hand brake if given the choice
Lexus Champion
Joined: Apr 2019
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From: FL
Yes sir, either a manual hand brake or the kind that you push with your foot like on my RX330.
I don't like electronic brakes.
Only because of potential failure points in the solenoids that release the brake.
I also don't want a car with "steer by wire" that is electronically steered vs linked hardware between the steering wheel and the wheels. 😬
I don't like electronic brakes.
Only because of potential failure points in the solenoids that release the brake.
I also don't want a car with "steer by wire" that is electronically steered vs linked hardware between the steering wheel and the wheels. 😬
Last edited by Margate330; Dec 30, 2023 at 06:26 AM.