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Old 06-27-08 | 06:53 PM
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I've never seen such a cheap and fugly door design on a Luxury car, ever. Lexus took cheap to a new low standard! This is a door of the new ES350, omg!

Old 06-27-08 | 07:03 PM
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that looks cheap beyond belief
Old 06-27-08 | 07:30 PM
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Is it cheap? Does it feel cheap?
Old 06-27-08 | 08:28 PM
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looks ok to me....also includes memory seats which 95% of IS's don't have (but should).
Old 06-27-08 | 09:18 PM
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looks fine to me too. i mean its a lot of car for 33K

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Old 06-27-08 | 09:18 PM
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I had a loaner recently with exactly that color combo, inside and out. Let's just say I'm not fond of it.
Old 06-27-08 | 09:49 PM
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Theres nothing wrong with that door, what are you comparing that to?



The ES350 was also just ranked one of the"Highest Quality Luxury" cars by Forbes.
Old 06-27-08 | 09:54 PM
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The door of the ES may not be that spectacular, but the material used and build quality is far superior to other makes out on the road.

Japanese aesthetic is about simplicity, with use of utmost quality materials.
Old 06-27-08 | 09:58 PM
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what exactly looks cheap to you??
Old 06-27-08 | 11:10 PM
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Its an ES not an S-class or a spaceship, its just simple but the quality is up to par. Some Benz doors are like that to. Bmw 335i you can say has a cheap interior but its sporty...lol
Old 06-28-08 | 12:21 AM
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Naw, I give this award for the ugliest door to this luxury car

Old 06-28-08 | 12:24 AM
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looks clean and simple, not "cheap"
Old 06-28-08 | 01:17 AM
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it is just simple.... doesn't mean its cheap...
Old 06-28-08 | 03:45 AM
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If you didn't tell me it was from an ES, i would've thought it was from a sub 20k car.
Old 06-28-08 | 06:56 AM
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It look cheap. Just look at a previous ES door.



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