Picked up a new SUV.
07-06-2010, 06:48 AM
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Picked up a 2010 Lexus RX350 in tungsten metallic. Has the premium package and tow package. Nice SUV for the price and very comfortable inside. The three other options were 2010 X3, 2010 GLK, 2010 Audi Q5. X3 is expensive for its size and the interior is pretty bare bones and the shape is changing in a few months. The Q5 was a fantastic SUV but Audis are really unreliable our friends have a Q7 and the transmission needed to be replaced after 23k miles. The GLK was a sleek and stylish but just too small. So after comparing the 4 SUVs the RX350 was the best SUV for our needs.
Yesterday we got hit on the right passenger door by a bimbo in a subaru legacy hopefully it will buff out its not that deep. Its so damn hot outside otherwise I would snap a few pictures.
Yesterday we got hit on the right passenger door by a bimbo in a subaru legacy hopefully it will buff out its not that deep. Its so damn hot outside otherwise I would snap a few pictures.
07-06-2010, 08:16 AM
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Picked up a 2010 Lexus RX350 in tungsten metallic. Has the premium package and tow package. Nice SUV for the price and very comfortable inside. The three other options were 2010 X3, 2010 GLK, 2010 Audi Q5. X3 is expensive for its size and the interior is pretty bare bones and the shape is changing in a few months. The Q5 was a fantastic SUV but Audis are really unreliable our friends have a Q7 and the transmission needed to be replaced after 23k miles. The GLK was a sleek and stylish but just too small. So after comparing the 4 SUVs the RX350 was the best SUV for our needs.
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Hope it gets buffed out with no problem. And congrats for the new car.
07-06-2010, 01:04 PM
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Until this part, I was like " Congrats ".
Until ....
So I'm like " What are the odds of that happening". Props for such cool spirit. If it happened to me, I'm usually high tempered when it comes to car damages.
Hope it gets buffed out with no problem. And congrats for the new car.
".Until ....
So I'm like " What are the odds of that happening". Props for such cool spirit. If it happened to me, I'm usually high tempered when it comes to car damages.
Hope it gets buffed out with no problem. And congrats for the new car.
We loved the first gen MDX but the new one has taken a uglyish turn. The MDX was not even a option for us because of its shape and the sister SUV the RDX is just as alien looking.
07-06-2010, 01:26 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera S Convertible. Midnight Blue, 6 Speed.Retired - 2007 997 Carrera S, Midnight Blue, Grey leather, premium audioRetired - 2007 550i, Monaco Blue over Beige, Navigation, Logic 7, Cold Weather Pack, Comfort Access, Sport Package
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I bought my wife an RX450h in March. It's a great car. We were going to get an X5 diesel (I had one on order) but decided on the RX instead. The other choice was the MDX as Xman posted. Great car, but the new nose is a little challenging and the dealer wasn't playing ball to the extent I wanted so we went with the RX. The other MDX oddity was access to the third row of seats which is from one side only. That would be a pain over the long term and could, in some cases, create something of a safety issue in the event of a roll over. Anyway - no bad choices among the three, we'd have been happy with any of them. I will say that my vote would have gone to the MDX - with the Advance package it is a great handling SUV - but my wife wanted a quieter, more comfortable car and the Lexus best fit the bill from that perspective.
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I bought my wife an RX450h in March. It's a great car. We were going to get an X5 diesel (I had one on order) but decided on the RX instead. The other choice was the MDX as Xman posted. Great car, but the new nose is a little challenging and the dealer wasn't playing ball to the extent I wanted so we went with the RX. The other MDX oddity was access to the third row of seats which is from one side only. That would be a pain over the long term and could, in some cases, create something of a safety issue in the event of a roll over. Anyway - no bad choices among the three, we'd have been happy with any of them. I will say that my vote would have gone to the MDX - with the Advance package it is a great handling SUV - but my wife wanted a quieter, more comfortable car and the Lexus best fit the bill from that perspective.
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My Ride: 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera S Convertible. Midnight Blue, 6 Speed.Retired - 2007 997 Carrera S, Midnight Blue, Grey leather, premium audioRetired - 2007 550i, Monaco Blue over Beige, Navigation, Logic 7, Cold Weather Pack, Comfort Access, Sport Package
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It's Truffle Mica with the Parchment interior. It's a really nice combination, particularly when it's sunny. The mica paint really looks great. We're getting just under 25 combined right now but it has been higher (and lower too). It's only done 2500 miles so we're still really breaking it in, and it's not been on any long journeys - this is urban only. The combined MPG should increase over time.
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