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Old 12-05-09 | 07:07 AM
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I love this angle on the LF-Ch.

Old 12-05-09 | 09:09 AM
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hey man, those pictures, look great, the Audis and Mercedes seem to be looking sharp to me. Also did you see the new GX, what did you think of it?
Old 12-05-09 | 10:27 AM
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New GX still has the back door like that ??!!
Old 12-05-09 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
nop, but my wife was referring to the style we owned
you're a lucky guy to have a wife so observant about car differences and such good judgment!!
Old 12-05-09 | 02:00 PM
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and of course the LFA...
mmmmmmmmm!!!! drool. great pics!!!! thanks.

Originally Posted by Gojirra99
New GX still has the back door like that ??!!
yup.
Old 12-05-09 | 08:13 PM
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I'm uploading videos right now.

I'll add them to the specific models' threads...
Old 12-05-09 | 08:47 PM
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Old 12-06-09 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
you're a lucky guy to have a wife so observant about car differences and such good judgment!!
haha to certain extend it's not a good idea to let her choose a car. i made that "mistake" twice, take a guess what cars we ended up getting...

Originally Posted by Gojirra99
New GX still has the back door like that ??!!
yup, unfortunately....

as for the gx, i have to be honest, seeing it in person doesn't help much. i think the car doesn't look exciting at all (nothing new here). it does spell way too much toyota in it.

and one thing i don't like is how "square" it looks now. one thing i like about the previous gx vs the previous lx is that the gx was more rounded. but the new gx it's so square everywhere, from doors to frame to interior pieces, etc... it's too "hard" and doesn't flow well imho. whereas the new lx is a lot smoother by comparison.
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Phil (PhilipMSPT), Isaac (eyesack), and Jay (lexussscturbo) racing on IS-F, while Allen (Allen K) video tapes the fact that we all suck at this game...

Old 12-06-09 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Phil (PhilipMSPT), Isaac (eyesack), and Jay (lexussscturbo) racing on IS-F, while Allen (Allen K) video tapes the fact that we all suck at this game...

They need a better simulator platform ... And the hold the brakes and going into reverse didn't help Phil or me
Old 12-06-09 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
haha to certain extend it's not a good idea to let her choose a car. i made that "mistake" twice, take a guess what cars we ended up getting...
The SC430 and M3 convertible ?

I know it's you who wanted the LS460L ...
Old 12-06-09 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
haha to certain extend it's not a good idea to let her choose a car. i made that "mistake" twice, take a guess what cars we ended up getting...
not touching that question.

Originally Posted by Gojirra99
The SC430 and M3 convertible ?
I know it's you who wanted the LS460L ...
hm... the convertibles... mebbe.
Old 12-06-09 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
The SC430 and M3 convertible ?

I know it's you who wanted the LS460L ...
haha you got it right, and both in white. i know she loves the sl too, let's not go there...

one thing i forgot to mention about the show. i was surprised (and disappointed) that not many exotic car companies were there. ferrari (maserati) and lambo were both absent, that was a bummer...

i have to be honest that i didn't visit a lot of booths, like honda and all domestic manufacturers. wasn't really interested at all. acura booth was totally meh, all those grilles were staring at me and we didn't even want to walk in. on the other hand, hundai's booth looks more upscale and much nicer. they actually had the equus there but it was sort of hidden at the corner (no idea why)
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