LC 500 Spotter’s Thread
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Spotted my first LC in the wild yesterday and in my hometown. No opportunity for pic. I was passing opposite a long line of cars packed front to tail waiting at traffic light and I was going opposite direction. Barely had time to give a quick passing Horn beep. Convert; one of the light silver exteriors; black top. FINALLY!
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I mean, I may well be wrong, but my working assumption is that a good chunk of these cars (especially the convertibles) live in the broader Miami area, Phoenix/Scottsdale and SoCal... Have we ever had a poll/survey on this board?
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I believe this is true. I would not be at all surprise if half if not more of all LC 500 cars reside in CA., FL and AZ. I live in southeastern Michigan and have not seen a LC 500 in well over a year. Ferrari and Lamborghini are seen more often than the LC 500 in my area.
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Driving on the highway today (middle lane), person in the left lane slowed down and rolled down his windows to give an enthusiastic thumbs up and huge smile. He then kept giving the thumps up outside of his drivers side window as he passed in the left lane. Nice to see others who appreciate the LC! He was driving a green Mercedes GLE SUV
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Driving on the highway today (middle lane), person in the left lane slowed down and rolled down his windows to give an enthusiastic thumbs up and huge smile. He then kept giving the thumps up outside of his drivers side window as he passed in the left lane. Nice to see others who appreciate the LC! He was driving a green Mercedes GLE SUV
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Driving on the highway today (middle lane), person in the left lane slowed down and rolled down his windows to give an enthusiastic thumbs up and huge smile. He then kept giving the thumps up outside of his drivers side window as he passed in the left lane. Nice to see others who appreciate the LC! He was driving a green Mercedes GLE SUV
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lol. I did wonder initially, but definitely his thumb! Wife and daughter said he was giving a huge smile along with it.
I've had a handful of instances where someone rolled down their windows to complement or ask about it. TBH, more attention than I would like. I often wonder if it would get the same attention if I went with a more subdued color...
I've had a handful of instances where someone rolled down their windows to complement or ask about it. TBH, more attention than I would like. I often wonder if it would get the same attention if I went with a more subdued color...
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lol. I did wonder initially, but definitely his thumb! Wife and daughter said he was giving a huge smile along with it.
I've had a handful of instances where someone rolled down their windows to complement or ask about it. TBH, more attention than I would like. I often wonder if it would get the same attention if I went with a more subdued color...
I've had a handful of instances where someone rolled down their windows to complement or ask about it. TBH, more attention than I would like. I often wonder if it would get the same attention if I went with a more subdued color...
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Have driven some super sweet cars in my time, have never had an elderly woman comment on any car I was driving. Happened in my LC though, at Costco getting gas. She stepped in between the gas pumps to tell me how beautiful she thought my car was. Still the greatest "car compliment" I've ever gotten.
