first time seeing LC thoughts
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first time seeing LC thoughts
hi all figured with all the preliminary excitement about the lc first time seeing it thoughts would be fun
saw two yesterday a hybrid in silver and red v8.
both cars are beautifully executed done cars. it was interesting the car with the ferrari like bubble in rear quarter looks sexier in real life
overall it was as expected but as in all lexus designs over the last years, seems little over done to get attention
i know alot of buyers want that zing but its a pretty car. the doors were locked at dealer the interior looked beautifully executed.
one interesting thought was above the rear tail lights they are using a material that is shiny grey, i don't know how that passed the smell test for longevity
saw two yesterday a hybrid in silver and red v8.
both cars are beautifully executed done cars. it was interesting the car with the ferrari like bubble in rear quarter looks sexier in real life
overall it was as expected but as in all lexus designs over the last years, seems little over done to get attention
i know alot of buyers want that zing but its a pretty car. the doors were locked at dealer the interior looked beautifully executed.
one interesting thought was above the rear tail lights they are using a material that is shiny grey, i don't know how that passed the smell test for longevity
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I will be going in to see the one my local dealer just brought in today, they know I want one, so they are hoping I buy it. Black on black. I will let you know what I think after I see it. I have a bunch of photos and its beautiful. Once I see and drive it, I will post my thoughts.
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My local dealer in Northern Virginia received the LC500 today that they ordered for me in Feb. Went out to look at it and finally sit in it. Wasn't able to drive as it was pouring rain and they didn't want to take it outside. I started it up in the showroom and it sounded GREAT! A beautiful car except when they did the order in Feb they placed it with the Touring Pkg which required the 20 inch forged chrome wheels (they say polished). Do not like these wheels so I passed on it. But it is very comfortable inside; the lumbar (2 way) felt good and it was much easier to get into and out of then the RC and much wider; The moonroof is fixed and does not open.
*** Update***
Got to test drive the LC500 today. It is a fast and an awesome sounding exhaust as all the reviewers have stated. The 10 speed transmission seems very smooth. One issue I have though is there are no manual controls for seat heating/cooling. You have to change your settings via the Menu screen. Could be somewhat distracting.
*** Update***
Got to test drive the LC500 today. It is a fast and an awesome sounding exhaust as all the reviewers have stated. The 10 speed transmission seems very smooth. One issue I have though is there are no manual controls for seat heating/cooling. You have to change your settings via the Menu screen. Could be somewhat distracting.
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My local dealer in Northern Virginia received the LC500 today that they ordered for me in Feb. Went out to look at it and finally sit in it. Wasn't able to drive as it was pouring rain and they didn't want to take it outside. I started it up in the showroom and it sounded GREAT! A beautiful car except when they did the order in Feb they placed it with the Touring Pkg which required the 20 inch forged chrome wheels (they say polished). Do not like these wheels so I passed on it. But it is very comfortable inside; the lumbar (2 way) felt good and it was much easier to get into and out of then the RC and much wider; The moonroof is fixed and does not open.
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The seat height is higher on the LC vs the RC-F and the door sills are not as high. On another note, for those members who live in hot climates and need to take water bottles in the car, the main cup holder in front of the track pad and the secondary one inside the front of the console both hold 24 oz Tervis Tumblers with ease. This was a major concern of my Wife's as we are looking to move to Arizona. I also tried out the new track pad on the LC and it was a challenge to get the cursor to follow my finger on the screen. Perhaps there's a setting to speed up the response but I couldn't locate it.
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My local dealer in Northern Virginia received the LC500 today that they ordered for me in Feb. Went out to look at it and finally sit in it. Wasn't able to drive as it was pouring rain and they didn't want to take it outside. I started it up in the showroom and it sounded GREAT! A beautiful car except when they did the order in Feb they placed it with the Touring Pkg which required the 20 inch forged chrome wheels (they say polished). Do not like these wheels so I passed on it. But it is very comfortable inside; the lumbar (2 way) felt good and it was much easier to get into and out of then the RC and much wider; The moonroof is fixed and does not open.
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i was able to select the color combo. When i asked the Sales Mgr the specifics of why I wasn't given the order.details I was told that all the initial LCs were pre-built with certain options and they matched the order as closely as pissible. For example this LC has the Head-up Display for $900 that I do not want. One would think that for a car costing almost $100k Lexus would cater more to the exact specs of the customer but apparently they didn't think that was necessary with this new model.
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i was able to select the color combo. When i asked the Sales Mgr the specifics of why I wasn't given the order.details I was told that all the initial LCs were pre-built with certain options and they matched the order as closely as pissible. For example this LC has the Head-up Display for $900 that I do not want. One would think that for a car costing almost $100k Lexus would cater more to the exact specs of the customer but apparently they didn't think that was necessary with this new model.
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i was able to select the color combo. When i asked the Sales Mgr the specifics of why I wasn't given the order.details I was told that all the initial LCs were pre-built with certain options and they matched the order as closely as pissible. For example this LC has the Head-up Display for $900 that I do not want. One would think that for a car costing almost $100k Lexus would cater more to the exact specs of the customer but apparently they didn't think that was necessary with this new model.
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Mine is in, they're waiting for the shop foreman to install my hardwire for my Valentine One. He won't be back until next Tuesday.
I live 110 miles each direction from the dealer. I'm going to wait until he gets back and pick it up next week. It's sitting in his bay
at the dealership locked up.
I live 110 miles each direction from the dealer. I'm going to wait until he gets back and pick it up next week. It's sitting in his bay
at the dealership locked up.
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I went into my local dealer and test drove yesterday. It handles incredibly well, very very smooth ride, ML sound system sounds even better than in my GSF. Very clean lines interior and exterior. Not much faster than the GSF, only about .2 seconds, but drives very different. Car sounds nice and throaty just being all stock. I really loved this car, will be ordering soon as they now have my order form waiting for the go ahead. No way I can walk away with not getting this car.
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