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Old 12-22-23, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
​​​​​first time I’ve ever seen this generation in green. I must say it actually look quite nice. I also had a little fun with the pic
lol... the annoying thing is that toyota was literally already producing a V12! the 1GZ-FE with all of its glorious 48 valves, but the only way to get that engine in a new toyota product was in the exclusively JDM Century

yet another instance of the best stuff always being kept for japan

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Old 12-22-23, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
i get the impression that ferdinand piëch was a very impulsive and eccentric kind of a guy... someone who might, on a whim, order the entire retooling and reorganization of a plant just because he didn't like the tone of an email from dieter zetsche about hypothetical packaging limitations lol

to my untrained eye at least, it seems like VW more than anyone is all about make it happen now and we'll just figure the rest out later
He was obsessive and brilliant, he always wanted the absolute best across the board and he made it happen. I've never seen something similar happen at any other car company
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Originally Posted by Striker223
He was obsessive and brilliant, he always wanted the absolute best across the board and he made it happen. I've never seen something similar happen at any other car company
For good reason. A lot of what he pushed required compromises elsewhere. Most of his most famous pet projects had poor reliability, poor sales, or in some cases a mixture of both.
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Old 12-22-23, 07:49 PM
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Safe travels everyone! Not looking forward to the 11.5 hour drive tomorrow myself. LX is greeeaaaaat for road trips though.
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Old 12-22-23, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Safe travels everyone! Not looking forward to the 11.5 hour drive tomorrow myself. LX is greeeaaaaat for road trips though.
I always knew the LX 570 was your favourite vehicle. You should be running it with premium, so it’s running at perfect spec. Long live, full-time four-wheel-drive
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Old 12-22-23, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Safe travels everyone! Not looking forward to the 11.5 hour drive tomorrow myself. LX is greeeaaaaat for road trips though.
Have fun and drive safe! Offer is always open for you to stop by on the way back man!
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Old 12-22-23, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
Have fun and drive safe! Offer is always open for you to stop by on the way back man!
let him drive the W12
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Old 12-22-23, 09:05 PM
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I will happily be having people drive to me this Christmas lol. Although we are driving 7 hours to Albany for New Years
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Old 12-23-23, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
let him drive the W12
Yes please!

Where the hell is the traffic????

I-75 in Lexington.

2 days to Christmas and it’s a Saturday to boot.

What the hell is going on?


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Old 12-23-23, 07:47 AM
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Don't ask questions!

I will say when we travelled for Thanksgiving we were both surprised by the lack of traffic (we travelled on different days). Coming back traffic was horrible.
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Old 12-23-23, 08:15 AM
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I love how my Mercedes app changes for the holidays lol. If I had MBUX like the W223 the home screen in the car would change too



What it looks like on a W223:

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Here's what it looks like on MBUX




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Old 12-23-23, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Don't ask questions!

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Lollll you are absolutely right.
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Here's what it looks like on MBUX



Originally Posted by SW17LS
I love how my Mercedes app changes for the holidays lol. If I had MBUX like the W223 the home screen in the car would change too



What it looks like on a W223:

‘Cool,….but a little lame at the same time
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
‘Cool,….but a little lame at the same time
I really enjoy these little touches and surprises. It adds to the ownership experience, IMO.
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