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Old 09-05-23, 07:07 PM
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Pretty gauges! Cheers to a hundred more. BTW 17MPG ain't bad at all for 12 cylinders.
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Old 09-05-23, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
Still haven’t reached my break-in miles(less than half), took this pic today, tend to forget to lock the door before taking pictures with this car lol …….

This is a very nice exterior and interior colour combination.

Originally Posted by SW17LS
Thats what I have, its all black, black wood too, its a lot of black. I'm very happy with the ambient lighting, that breaks it up. When you live with all black like that day in and day out, its a lot of black lol. I love black interiors but I likely will get something lighter next time as a break.
‘My new 4Runner is black inside. I like it but my roof if gray and the pillars are gray. My 4Runner from 2004 is line the LC500. All one colour.

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Old 09-05-23, 07:10 PM
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that orange and black, the pumpkin/spice interior... yes, no.
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Old 09-05-23, 07:15 PM
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Vols fans would go crazy over it, I guarantee at least one with that color has been sold locally to a Vol nut. (I'm a Vol nut myself but it doesn't extend to cars lol other than flags a few days a year.)
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Old 09-05-23, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223

Dropped by to get a hammer for my dad, had a certified C-class moment lol!
Nice!
I never get a parking spot that close the front door at Harbor Freight.

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Old 09-06-23, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Yes, Kyalami Orange and Yas Marina Blue are M-specific colors, so they are not available otherwise. The lower dash and door cards are colored because I have full leather. If it was the standard "extended" leather, these would be black, and the upper dash would be sensatec rather than black leather.

I get where you're coming from on the similarity, since Cognac is a tan with some orange undertones, not unlike in some Ferraris. Almost like the peanut butter in a Reese's cup. But KO is ORANGE, like a tangerine. If you have them side by side, they look nothing alike IMO.

I do expect Cognac to continue to be available for quite a while.
Your phone pictures don’t look orange at all. I’m not worried about cognac not available, just her. speaking of orange/cognac,
looks nice. Not too much, just enough. Did they ever make a bad looking vehicle?

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Old 09-06-23, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i probably would have gone for the rjoha red they had a few years ago, but my year '21 they changed that to fire engine bright circuit red which i'm not a fan of. as you can tell, i tend to like more muted interior colors. all the lc interiors look fabulous though. the 'inspiration' models come with a special 2 tone interiors that are spectacular. a different one each year. i just wish they offered all these interiors as options on any trim, but lexus is very limited in option combinations.
I was browsing CPO LC500s and one had red guts. It was odd because the center console looked to be rioja red and the seats were a brighter red. I am sure it's due to the photo itself, but it looked mismatched which was weird.
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Old 09-07-23, 06:56 AM
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cool throw back. In great condition too. Love the Turbo and the pop up lights

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That Pontiac is a rare find and looks to be in pretty mint condition
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Old 09-07-23, 09:41 AM
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Getting ready to hopefully drive a Lucid Air





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Old 09-07-23, 10:06 AM
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That Pontiac is a rare find and looks to be in pretty mint condition
yeah, specially in convertible.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Getting ready to hopefully drive a Lucid Air
Enjoy it. I've driven two of them at this point and the ride, handling, acceleration is really in a sweet spot imo. I do not like the car overall for several reasons. My neighbor is on the fence about whether she's going to keep her early build model or not.
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
Enjoy it. I've driven two of them at this point and the ride, handling, acceleration is really in a sweet spot imo. I do not like the car overall for several reasons. My neighbor is on the fence about whether she's going to keep her early build model or not.
I am very interested to hear about this. I looked at these initially but never drove one. I found the clamshell trunk design to be very strange. Loved the interior.
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Old 09-07-23, 02:00 PM
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They are super cool, but not for me for a few reasons. I love the styling, and the interior is nice but build quality is not to the level of other $130,000 cars, better than Tesla though. The car feels like an EV, it has a distinct EV motor whine which sounds pretty cool, but it didn't blow me away the way the i7 did. It rides well and handles great, but the lack of an air suspension is apparent in the overall sophistication of the ride. I drove of course my car but also an S580 right afterwards and the polish of the ride is nowhere close.

Good news is the Lucids now have carplay!




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What's the price of the i7 like you'd configure it? And what do you view as the main benefits of Apple Car Play? I've had it in rentals, my Tesla doesn't have it but I'm honestly not sure I want it after messing with it in rentals and using Tesla's own interface.
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