That must have been frustrating. Talk about pressure.

If you ask me, it's those flippin' hard shell suitcases. They're like the Hummers of the luggage world. Soft or even semi-soft sided luggage probably would have fit in easily.

If the wife is still giving you grief, you could suggest trading in the M3 for a nice Sienna.

 

Swagger wagon!!!

 

lexus gave on our GS long time ago,,,tape deck anyone??

 

One of the reasons my wife wanted a SUV over another car. For the utility. Of course my man hormones were raging this is an example of what is wrong with society but of course she has proven me wrong in just a few months we have the RXh. Damn SUVs are just handy to have.

My next vehicle could be a SUV

 

lol, actually i think if i had a gs450h, it would be "better", because i wouldn't even consider using the gs and just bring the m3. by now i would be cursing on the m3 if anything

lol, if my wife with the baby inside is any indication of what the baby would like, then yes, a m5 will make my baby sleep all day long. baby is always calm in the m3 vs the gs somehow, and my wife likes the ride inside the m3 more than gs (surprise...)

oh man i totally feel you there... it's just so weird how they came up with the trunk design...

HAHAHA, henry, i choked reading your message. i am sure the manual will fit well in this glove box

i did, and i asked the sales wtf was that (keep in mind, i drove my gs400 when shopping for this). but talk about reliability, lexus is still better than bmw and mb, that's why the choice. otherwise, room is always my biggest complaint, and don't think there is any excuse to that

you are very right, coz' on paper the trunk capacity is "ok". but the shape and contour make it pretty pointless. it's just like the sc430, on paper the number is actually not bad, but it's not like you can fit a lot of useful stuff in there (like suitcases).

see, that's exactly the problem. if you have something long and narrow, the gs will take it very well. that's all in the design. but if you have something squarish, man, good luck!

or maybe lexus designed this car mainly for golf course use @_@

 

I agree...Try to fit 2 sets of golf clubs...good luck. I dont see why the ES350 has more space than the GS. Poor Planning. Do they really know who their customer is.

 

yup, it's about the design. the wheel well area is a big killer. look at the 5 and e and you will wonder what lexus did wrong making it so silly. and the opening is quite small too compared to bmw and mb. really funny

actually for the record, i don't think you should lie flat on lcd?

lol guess i will need to bring 2 suitcases when i shop next time? like i said, we knew from the beginning the 3gs trunk is less than impressive. never expect it to be anything like my gs400. but then looking at the shape i thought at least 2 would fit. definitely expected too much

lol want to talk about space? in my gs400 i could fit THREE wheels in the trunk with room to spare.

what you talk about on aviator is the case for a lot of suv with 3rd row anyway. once 3rd row is up, luggage space is nil

yes, i absolutely agree. i should have mentioned in my first post too. when my parents came visit last year, they brought 3 suitcases, but they were all soft shell. and yes, i was able to fit all of them in the trunk, with some squeezing and such. so this tells you just exactly how about the trunk design is on all the angles. guess i was happy a little too soon last year...

lol, sienna? not a chance. talking her into minivan and she probably prefers to just walk. we will get suv for sure, but not a chance in minivan unless it's the alphard

no doubt the utility of suv makes it worthwhile, completely agree. with baby around the corner, suv will be our next car for sure. we just need an suv to haul crap.

but on the other hand i don't think it's an excuse for the gs though, a car of this size, 2 suitcases shouldn't be a problem (not like i am asking it to haul an army. in that sense my gs400 was beyond surprising). i mean if it's not the gs, but we have a 2is, then i have nothing to say. but this, sigh...

 

should of told the relative that there is a suitcase max size like carry on luggage on a air plane......

 

This has been the major issue with this car from day 1. I am surprised it took this long for you to realize. I guess you dont pick up a lot of people from the airport. The trunk in my GS is the main reason I want to dump it and get something else. The issue is I dont like the way any SUV looks or drives. I do like the Toyota Venza because of its size, utility, and styling. The issue is with fit and finish. Its really hard these days to not have an SUV and have kids or even family coming into town to see the kids. I want to have more kids in the future and will absolutely need to ditch the GS sooner than later. The issue is the wife needs a new vehicle more than I do. I think I am going to have to get over the "tuner"phase and get into the daddy phase. Sad but its just a fact of life. At least with the Venza I can drop it with some H&R springs and drop a set of 22's on it. ( thats "daddy tuner".lol)

 

imagine with a baby, stroller, ect....this trunk is the worst. Good thing I hardly drive mine for this reason.

I best keep my eyes on the classified section for a part out

 

HAHHAHA, limit them to the size of a BRIEF case?

picking up people at airport once a year is max i need to do. otherwise it's mainly picking up 1 people and that's always no problem. but still though, rear #22, last year with my parents and 3 soft shell, it was all good. i guess i was just too confident (shouldn't have)

a lot of suv are mod happy, especially if you go euro. but then again to me, if i get suv, it's for hauling stuff and kids, not much into modding (well, for now)

gosh, mike, you aren't giving me much confidence at all dude... we were thinking about buying out the gs and stick with it for a year with the baby (and all the stuff you mentioned) until m3 lease ends next year and we get the suv... now you making me think again about just returning this car to lexus and get something else...!!!

after coming back home, my wife definitely wasn't happy and literally told me she has another reason to hate and get rid of the gs. we have been on and off looking at e55/63 and m5, and she was asking why the gs trunk is so retarded. and she said it's not like the cabin space is anything spectacular neither. lol, i was speechless

 

kids and family = van

Anyway, always good to have a van in the family for those special needs.

 

LCD should be fine lying flat.

And yes the 3GS trunk is just dumb. I can't even put in a set of golf clubs without having to maneuver it around.

And there is no way I can put three sets in the trunk.

 

haha. i had to check if I was the one who posted this thread....
after all, I'm the one who biches and moans the most, right?......


I'm sure you knew all that when you bought the car.
the exterior body belies the interior/trunk space.
the trunk looks like an afterthought.
same with the infiniti m37.
seems like this is a japanese thing.....


on a similar note, i hate how all lexus sedans don't have fold down back seats. who the hell started this trend, and why?

the 5 series has always had fold down seats.......... and a cavernous trunk.

 

glad I could be of help

Its not bad...but its not the greatest either. If your getting another car and keeping the GS then its worth keeping IMO. This is pretty much what the GS is for in our household. We "tried" that whole SUV thing and well that lasted all of a year. We both dont care for them and much rather have cars. There are other cars that will offer the space that you need for the family and the GS will be a good back up. I was also going to get rid of the GS and this was one of the reasons for us. For now we are going to hold onto it.

I must say the benz is a sharp car