The search for my next car begins...

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    I’m really liking the upgraded Vossen rims...
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    My choice; a 2019 CTS-V
    640hp 0-60 3.7s. and gorgeous.
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    Had my 2015 LX 570 delivered today. Loving it!!fkev6md2xaoc.jpeg
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <3B)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    Still dreaming of the LS500 w upgraded vossen or similar rims.

    Can’t wait!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,674
    edited May 2019
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I’m really liking the upgraded Vossen rims...
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    Too much black, needs silver rims.

    The Aston is better looking, IMO, but that GTO I posted.....well, nothing says it like American muscle updated to 2019.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
    The Aston is a far superior car than anything else mentioned in this thread....
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,620
    I know style is subjective, but I'm not liking those rims with such low profile tires. Most people buy a Lexus for isolation and ride quality. If improved handling and braking is the desired goal, a top quality tire would do more for those qualities than rims like that. Also, the brake rotors look tiny and out of character in such large diameter rims. I know black rims are trendy now, and they do help obscure brake pad dust.
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    I agree
    I think the rims on the black LS are a little large

    I find the black rims on this white one to be a better and more proportional size

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    That’s also a sweet car

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
    Joey_V wrote: »
    That’s also a sweet car

    Go drive one. Jags are one of the very few cars that you can truly feel connected to, as if the car may somehow be alive. The craftsmanship has always had me feeling as if the guys that built it are as passionate about their work as I am to own one.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
    These cars are like having your very own private jet on wheels... The driving position is so intoxicating and the handling so precise that you forget you are driving a 4 door sedan.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Just what is needed for daily stop and go traffic. :)
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,731
    You could get one of these, Joey:

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    Loaded in carbon fiber, tons of wheel options and expensive to maintain, checks a lot of you boxes!
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    I don’t think that would fit the kids haha
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,731
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    Just hook up a train of those!
  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited June 2019
    Hows about a nice little Hellcat?

    2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat w/ 707 HP Supercharged 6.2L Hemi V8

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    or, if you prefer a 2-door vehicle, there's also the 2019 Challenger Redeye Widebody SRT Hellcat (which ups you to 797 HP) ;)

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    They'll sure hear you coming and going. B)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    I don’t think I’m a charger or challenger kind of guy
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    You could be :)

    Beats a 5000 lb LS that’s only good for a buck 35.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    Looked at several reviews, the interior is lacking unfortunately relative to the LS

    I don’t think I’ll be running drag races from every stop light haha
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    No the LS is a luxury item, that’s about it. Has no balls by today’s standards. Pretty though.

    CTS-V is a badass is an luxurious, refined sort of way.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
    No the LS is a luxury item, that’s about it. Has no balls by today’s standards. Pretty though.

    CTS-V is a badass is an luxurious, refined sort of way.

    The Queen, Royal Family, and the PM of Great Britain all use the Jaguar XJ for their personal transportation.... The Caddy is about as opulent as a Chevy Aveo by comparison, and costs the same amount of money.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited June 2019
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Looked at several reviews
    Speaking of reviews...

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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited June 2019
    No the LS is a luxury item, that’s about it. Has no balls by today’s standards. Pretty though.

    CTS-V is a badass is an luxurious, refined sort of way.

    The Queen, Royal Family, and the PM of Great Britain all use the Jaguar XJ for their personal transportation.... The Caddy is about as opulent as a Chevy Aveo by comparison, and costs the same amount of money.

    You know how much I care about what they drive across the pond.

    Unless you’re trying to be Austin Powers, forget the Jag.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877

    You know how much I care about what they drive across the pond.

    Unless you’re trying to be a 95 year old Florida retiree, forget the Caddy.

    Fixed...
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson


    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,674
    I like that the Lexas has a CD player.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,731
    Anything made by Dodge or Cadillac should not cost more than $25,000

    I don’t care how much power they throw under the hood, the build quality is on par with a $25,000 car.

    And honestly, I don’t really think that statement is all that fair to other cars in the $25,000 bracket...
  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    A basic Mazda 3 costs $25K, and will easily be trouble free for at least 10 years. My 2005 is still going strong with no issues.
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