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« on: July 13, 2009, 05:47:38 am » |
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 First Drive:   Based on the Lexus IS sedan platform, the new four-passenger IS convertible has the fastest folding convertible hardtop in the business, reports Contributing Editor, Chris Chase. Its manual transmission "is a disappointment" but the six-speed automatic "is well-matched", he says. More: View the photos | All the First Drives
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 07:05:42 am » |
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It looks nice
But with that trunk space with roof downwould be a major problem
I think we will keep our 3 series ragtop a while longer |
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rrocket
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 08:17:19 am » |
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Road and Track says there's enough room for a set of golf clubs with the roof down......That's all you need!  |
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How fast is my Supra? I sh*t on Cessnas from a roll....
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2009, 11:21:18 am » |
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Road and Track says there's enough room for a set of golf clubs with the roof down......That's all you need! Golf clubs  How many cases of beer can you fit I can fit about 5 in the E-46 with the top down |
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Ontariodriver
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2009, 11:43:10 am » |
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It looks nice I think it looks dated. Sort of early 90's. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2009, 11:48:09 am » |
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Looks like a Camry with a poor chop job done on it. |
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It is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2009, 12:39:34 pm » |
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THERE IS NO CURE FOR "LOTUS"......ONLY TREATMENT.....
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2009, 04:39:12 pm » |
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Definitely looks good, IMO.
Note that the author writes about bad manual transmission: in fact, he urges the reader to avoid getting the manual tranny!
Couldn't be worse than trying to shift in the DBW-induced Civic Si... |
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2009, 05:05:30 pm » |
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Road and Track says there's enough room for a set of golf clubs with the roof down......That's all you need! Golf clubs How many cases of beer can you fit I can fit about 5 in the E-46 with the top down I bet you could fit enough to get sauced.... By way of comparison, how much bigger is the trunk on the new metal-lid BMW convertible? |
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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2009, 06:58:23 pm » |
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I believe it is a little larger, but still crappy |
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2009, 08:21:21 pm » |
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It looks nice I think it looks dated. Sort of early 90's.  Looks like that Camry coupe or whatever it was called that never sold. G37 coupe for me thank you. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2009, 08:26:16 pm » |
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It looks nice I think it looks dated. Sort of early 90's. Looks like that Camry coupe or whatever it was called that never sold. G37 coupe for me thank you. The first time we saw a G37 convertible in the US (manufacturer plates), we though it was an SC430 at first glance....LOL.......     |
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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2009, 08:32:56 pm » |
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That's one ugly convertible. With the top up it looks like someone built it at home, very unimpressed. |
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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2009, 08:51:13 pm » |
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The rear half is just awful. The wheels look so tiny. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2009, 03:00:26 pm » |
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It looks nice I think it looks dated. Sort of early 90's. Looks like that Camry coupe or whatever it was called that never sold. G37 coupe for me thank you. The first time we saw a G37 convertible in the US (manufacturer plates), we though it was an SC430 at first glance....LOL....... We can easily tell who's got the ugly a$$ |
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« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2009, 05:59:02 pm » |
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I dunno...they look pretty similar in a$$ IMO....The silver one above is an SC430....this one is the G37. Not much difference IMO  |
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« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2009, 06:39:47 pm » |
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Road and Track says there's enough room for a set of golf clubs with the roof down......That's all you need! Golf clubs How many cases of beer can you fit I can fit about 5 in the E-46 with the top down I wouldn't have thought that Lexus owners drink lowly beer!? |
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« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2009, 06:41:55 pm » |
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^^We drink premium micros. Like Sierra....Or the uber-rare Trappist Westvleteren 12.. |
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« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2009, 10:11:50 pm » |
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The first time we saw a G37 convertible in the US (manufacturer plates), we though it was an SC430 at first glance....LOL.......
Not many worse insults you can make about a car than that. Well, I guess you could say it has an interior like a Camaro....  |
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