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Old 10-19-07 | 01:21 PM
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Thats a nice car, Congrats and GL! (Germans are pretty good)
Old 10-19-07 | 01:38 PM
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Congrats, looks like fun.

What's with the chrome mirrors? It looks out of place.
Old 10-19-07 | 03:24 PM
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Huge downgrade
Old 10-19-07 | 06:31 PM
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The DSG rocks! All of the options with the tranny are perfect. If i'm lazy, i just pop it in regular "D". If i'm feeling a little more aggressive, it goes into "S" mode that is a full auto, but redlines every gear. Then there's the full manual mode that I can do lightning-quick gear shifts with the paddles or the shifter.
Old 10-19-07 | 10:20 PM
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Best of luck George, stick around, that is a fun car!
Old 10-20-07 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by aliti19
The DSG rocks! All of the options with the tranny are perfect. If i'm lazy, i just pop it in regular "D". If i'm feeling a little more aggressive, it goes into "S" mode that is a full auto, but redlines every gear. Then there's the full manual mode that I can do lightning-quick gear shifts with the paddles or the shifter.
Yup, yup - it's just amazing how 'instant' and perfectly rev matched the shifts are.

Oh and I forgot to say I LOVE your rims! Very nice.
Old 10-20-07 | 02:46 AM
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nice car, though it sucks to let go of another one...hope this doesn't happen though:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3497858&page=1
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/19/b...tches-on-fire/

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Old 10-20-07 | 06:49 AM
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wow! That's crazy! i better keep an extinguisher in there just in case!
Old 10-20-07 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by TRDRAV4
nice car, though it sucks to let go of another one...hope this doesn't happen though:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3497858&page=1
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/19/b...tches-on-fire/
Always someone ready to point out a non-Lexus car catching fire.

Of course that would never happen to a Lexus.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=312522
Old 10-20-07 | 08:32 AM
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great car man. i was actually looking at a GTI, before i picked up my is250.
Old 10-20-07 | 08:49 AM
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Congrats man, thats a great looking car. Excuse my dumb question here but what is this DSG tranny you guys are talking about?
Old 10-20-07 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bluelex
Congrats man, thats a great looking car. Excuse my dumb question here but what is this DSG tranny you guys are talking about?
Here's an article that explains how DSG transmissions work

http://cars.about.com/od/thingsyoune...owDSGworks.htm
Old 10-20-07 | 09:06 AM
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Wow, thanks Seize. That sounds like a lot of fun to drive with having the best of both words. Congrats again.
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Originally Posted by aliti19
The DSG rocks! All of the options with the tranny are perfect. If i'm lazy, i just pop it in regular "D". If i'm feeling a little more aggressive, it goes into "S" mode that is a full auto, but redlines every gear. Then there's the full manual mode that I can do lightning-quick gear shifts with the paddles or the shifter.
You picked up a nice fun car. DSG rocks and those that hate on it have no idea. Good luck and stick around
Old 10-20-07 | 12:50 PM
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i wish Lexus would of put a DSG in the is250. makes it pointless to have paddle shifters.



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