I am American, and i am 5'7" and way 141
My $1900 beater!
Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: OR
I have two questions for you:
Do you own an SC with OEM leather seats?
If so, during hard cornering do you slide left/right?
If you answered yes to both of these questions, than it's more than just a stereotype... it is a design for the intended market
Granted, our cars were originally intended to be luxo-cruisers but a little side bolstering couldn't HURT!!!!
If that does not convince you, how about this
Do you own an SC with OEM leather seats?
If so, during hard cornering do you slide left/right?
If you answered yes to both of these questions, than it's more than just a stereotype... it is a design for the intended market
Granted, our cars were originally intended to be luxo-cruisers but a little side bolstering couldn't HURT!!!!
If that does not convince you, how about this
I have an SC with OEM seats and no i don't slide around.
So you think that lexus anticipated that when this car is 15 yeas old americans will be fat ?? when my car was made according to you data only 10% were overweight.
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Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,027
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From: California
well update on project sc:
1.) stalling has vanished, no more problems whatsoever
2.) almost ready to order my bodykit, im waiting to get the price quote. (not telling you guys what kit im going with yet)
3.) my custom rotors are being designed.
4.) just got quoted for the paint; a] spray the whole car-$1200 b]touch up the parts where the clear coat is peeling and to paint my bodykit-$700 c]if i let my best friend do it, $700 for total respray including my bodykit ($700 is for the primer stuff, paint, flakes, equipment, etc. and labor)
5.) my rims are being designed, i'm not really sure on what style to roll with so we're putting up some sample drawings right now.
6.) dont know about exhaust (stuck between apexi ws2 or magnaflows)
7.) intake will be ordered when my guy gets back to me (Injen short ram)
8.) i'm waiting for my connect with my coilovers (teins btw)
9.) my cluster is semi fixed, at least i can see how fast i'm going now.. hehe
10.) and HID kit is ordered so now i gotta buff my headlights.
yup... this car should be done in a few months, 6 months is the most because remember, this is my weekend project car. whenever i have free time, it's spent on this car. and i'm already planning on a second project car (350z).
1.) stalling has vanished, no more problems whatsoever
2.) almost ready to order my bodykit, im waiting to get the price quote. (not telling you guys what kit im going with yet)
3.) my custom rotors are being designed.
4.) just got quoted for the paint; a] spray the whole car-$1200 b]touch up the parts where the clear coat is peeling and to paint my bodykit-$700 c]if i let my best friend do it, $700 for total respray including my bodykit ($700 is for the primer stuff, paint, flakes, equipment, etc. and labor)
5.) my rims are being designed, i'm not really sure on what style to roll with so we're putting up some sample drawings right now.
6.) dont know about exhaust (stuck between apexi ws2 or magnaflows)
7.) intake will be ordered when my guy gets back to me (Injen short ram)
8.) i'm waiting for my connect with my coilovers (teins btw)
9.) my cluster is semi fixed, at least i can see how fast i'm going now.. hehe
10.) and HID kit is ordered so now i gotta buff my headlights.
yup... this car should be done in a few months, 6 months is the most because remember, this is my weekend project car. whenever i have free time, it's spent on this car. and i'm already planning on a second project car (350z).
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Texas
who cares leather or cloth, biggest thing is its a hard top. swap the motor ad bl trans and race seat and your in business! looks like the temp controls arent bleeding either... ill give you 3k and you pay for shipping to texas?
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Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,027
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From: California
ahaha no thanks.... im planning on keeping it. maybe i'll sell it after i fix it up.
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