When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I love everything about the car minus the chrome wheels. I guess I have to wait 30 days before I can post a WTT thread for standard f sport color. If not, I'll get them powder coated.
PS I still like the chrome wheels on your car. Looks classy to me. Hopefully you decide to keep them awhile before blasting and coating them. I will say it's original as I haven't seen another set. If you didn't live across an ocean I'd actually consider a trade.
Have you tried using the paddle shifters yet? If so what are your impressions?
I have, and I don't see myself using under "normal" conditions. "Normal" meaning city and freeway driving.
Although I think the concept of paddle shifting is cool, there's no substitute to driving a manual transmission. I periodically find myself reaching for the clutch while turning the car on. One day when I retire, I'll get a nice sports car w/ a manual tranny.
Congrats again! I have a 16 month old daughter, and I live in Chicago so AWD was a must for me when I planned to trade the M5. I was thinking of Audi S6 and E63 AMG, but decided that I didn't want to deal with German cars for now. So I settled for the LS plus the wife has a 2015 RX 350.
Let put it this way, the M5 was a high maintenance ******! As she aged, she got even more demanding. Haha
She demanded so much maintenance and a heavy drinker(~10 mpg), but she was so hot and so powerful!
I used a launch control before I traded it (never tried in 2 years of ownership), and I think my wife and I lost a few heartbeats. It was freaking fast. It burnt tires in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear! I missed it dearly, but it's time to get a more reliable car.
Congrats again! I have a 16 month old daughter, and I live in Chicago so AWD was a must for me when I planned to trade the M5. I was thinking of Audi S6 and E63 AMG, but decided that I didn't want to deal with German cars for now. So I settled for the LS plus the wife has a 2015 RX 350.
Let put it this way, the M5 was a high maintenance ******! As she aged, she got even more demanding. Haha
She demanded so much maintenance and a heavy drinker(~10 mpg), but she was so hot and so powerful!
I used a launch control before I traded it (never tried in 2 years of ownership), and I think my wife and I lost a few heartbeats. It was freaking fast. It burnt tires in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear! I missed it dearly, but it's time to get a more reliable car.
Haha. I'm a car enthusiast and not brand fanboy, and I don't discriminate one brand from another. You seem to be a Lexus fanboy just like my older brother. He dislikes German cars so much and worships Lexus cars.
What can I say? I got hooked on the LS and have been so pleased that I didn't bother to look at the Germans. My loss, perhaps. Maybe I've been missing out.(?) Edit: I should add that my 2006 LS 430, which is now for sale, aside from routine maintenance, has only had a water pump replaced (free under warranty) and just recently, a radiator replaced over the last ten years.
Last edited by Scrutator; Mar 1, 2016 at 07:13 PM.
If anyone's BMW experiences are/were anything like mine, they'll never drive one again. To call my 7 series and X5 "high maintenance", is an understatement. I always said BMW ownership was like "being married to a Sex-addicted supermodel, with a 500 dollar per day cocaine habit."
If anyone's BMW experiences are/were anything like mine, they'll never drive one again. To call my 7 series and X5 "high maintenance", is an understatement. I always said BMW ownership was like "being married to a Sex-addicted supermodel, with a 500 dollar per day cocaine habit."
LOL. Great analogy!
I was originally going for an Audi A7. My wife's cousin works at Audi & talked us completely out of buying German luxury. He said it's good for a lease, but if I was to buy one, in due time, I'll be F'ed with repair costs. Same story for BMW 535, that I was also considering. He's the reason I bought a Lexus.
