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07-31-12, 12:27 PM
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And actually, there are many people who will see a 25 year old driving a recent BMW 7 series and think one of the following:
1) Oh his dad paid for his car
2) Oh, he bought it used and is driving it for the image
This really only applies to the "executive" luxury sedans like the 7, S, LS. The kind of person who drives a car like that is usually your 40-50 year old white collar $300k/year executive/lawyer/physician.
Again, I have nothing against BMW and I think it's a great car. I'd make the exact same points about a post 07 LS as well.
1) Oh his dad paid for his car
2) Oh, he bought it used and is driving it for the image
This really only applies to the "executive" luxury sedans like the 7, S, LS. The kind of person who drives a car like that is usually your 40-50 year old white collar $300k/year executive/lawyer/physician.
Again, I have nothing against BMW and I think it's a great car. I'd make the exact same points about a post 07 LS as well.
As i been thinking about it and after driving it today, its just a little to big for me. So i think im gonna hold on to this car a bit longer and look into a newer bmw550 or S550 (absolutely love driving these cars)
08-01-12, 09:16 AM
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But for today the IS350 suits all my needs.
08-01-12, 11:08 AM
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If you ever opened up the dash you'll notice Lexus uses a bunch of flimsy felt to insulate potential creak points (and even then they don't use nearly enough).
08-01-12, 08:53 PM
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Yeah I agree, the interior creaks and rattles with temperature changes in the IS250/IS350 are extremely irritating, but it's not due to "flimsy plastic" - it's more due to the utter lack of proper insulation.
If you ever opened up the dash you'll notice Lexus uses a bunch of flimsy felt to insulate potential creak points (and even then they don't use nearly enough).
If you ever opened up the dash you'll notice Lexus uses a bunch of flimsy felt to insulate potential creak points (and even then they don't use nearly enough).
08-01-12, 09:28 PM
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An interesting proposition was given to me this weekend. My gf's dad wants to sell his 2007 BMW 750LI with 65k fully loaded. He is willing to give it to me for 20k other wise 26 his selling it for.
I just got my 350 this past Feburary
Question is.... SHOULD I sell my 350 and get the 750LI.....
How much can i get for my 350 you guys think?
94k, 3rd party warranty for another 2.5 yrs or 31k, im lowered on JIC coils, f sport intake, GFX rear and front from sewell, i have the luxury pkg with navi.
I just got my 350 this past Feburary
Question is.... SHOULD I sell my 350 and get the 750LI.....
How much can i get for my 350 you guys think?
94k, 3rd party warranty for another 2.5 yrs or 31k, im lowered on JIC coils, f sport intake, GFX rear and front from sewell, i have the luxury pkg with navi.
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