newfound respect for the ES
02-21-09, 07:15 PM
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newfound respect for the ES
i will be honest. the ES was always my least favorite Lexus. i never liked that it was FWD and sounded like it had little power - until 10 minutes ago.
my dad brought his 02 GS300 to the service center for a brake issue and thay gave him a brand new ES350 as his loaner. i have a 97 SC300. bone stock, not very fast but its my first car so i love it. but i decided to drive the ES down the street for a little test drive. i live in a very short roaded development. i hit 100, easily. that car flys. now i like the ES a lot and i wouldnt mind if my dad got that for his next car.
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my dad brought his 02 GS300 to the service center for a brake issue and thay gave him a brand new ES350 as his loaner. i have a 97 SC300. bone stock, not very fast but its my first car so i love it. but i decided to drive the ES down the street for a little test drive. i live in a very short roaded development. i hit 100, easily. that car flys. now i like the ES a lot and i wouldnt mind if my dad got that for his next car.
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02-24-09, 07:13 PM
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It does what it was made to do very, very well. Step on it and it just surges forward quietly and makes it look so easy. Just don't hesitate on the throttle...the tranny gets confused and sometimes jerks between gears.
Mine just passed its first birthday.
Mine just passed its first birthday.
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Sometimes I think I should have picked a sportier car when I read auto journalists say the ES350 is boring, but then every time I put my right foot down I'm reminded how fast this car is. Some reviews have the 0 to 60 time as 6.3 seconds although most reviews show a time of 6.7 seconds. Still it's fast enough for me. If I tried to go 100 mph in my neighborhood, the residents would form a posse and look for a tall tree.
02-25-09, 12:22 PM
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I've had my car for nearly three years and either the trans has adapted to me, or I've adapted to it, but shifts, especially under hard acceleration have smoothed out.
I agree that it is a great highway/expressway cruiser, and at speeds up to 70-75 can get 30+ mpg.
I agree that it is a great highway/expressway cruiser, and at speeds up to 70-75 can get 30+ mpg.
02-25-09, 01:13 PM
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Sometimes I think I should have picked a sportier car when I read auto journalists say the ES350 is boring, but then every time I put my right foot down I'm reminded how fast this car is. Some reviews have the 0 to 60 time as 6.3 seconds although most reviews show a time of 6.7 seconds. Still it's fast enough for me. If I tried to go 100 mph in my neighborhood, the residents would form a posse and look for a tall tree.
Do they still do the posse and tall tree thing in Kentucky?
02-25-09, 10:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by quatman67
Sometimes I think I should have picked a sportier car when I read auto journalists say the ES350 is boring, but then every time I put my right foot down I'm reminded how fast this car is. Some reviews have the 0 to 60 time as 6.3 seconds although most reviews show a time of 6.7 seconds. Still it's fast enough for me. If I tried to go 100 mph in my neighborhood, the residents would form a posse and look for a tall tree.
Agreed for a luxury car, that's pretty quick.
Originally Posted by quatman67
Sometimes I think I should have picked a sportier car when I read auto journalists say the ES350 is boring, but then every time I put my right foot down I'm reminded how fast this car is. Some reviews have the 0 to 60 time as 6.3 seconds although most reviews show a time of 6.7 seconds. Still it's fast enough for me. If I tried to go 100 mph in my neighborhood, the residents would form a posse and look for a tall tree.
Agreed for a luxury car, that's pretty quick.
02-26-09, 05:19 AM
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03-01-09, 07:33 PM
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The ES350 is nice, but it has the most boring interior of the Lexus sedans. Too much plastic on dash and not enough luxury. I thought the previous ES300/330 interior was much better laid out and luxurious with the wood trimming (not that I'm a tree killer). As for performance, the lag has been reduced greatly from the ES330, but it's still evident and FWD just doesn't cut it for anything performance.
Someone noted that the RX is boring, yes, that's probably the most boring of the Lexus SUVs, but maybe Lexus owners just like boring...
Someone noted that the RX is boring, yes, that's probably the most boring of the Lexus SUVs, but maybe Lexus owners just like boring...
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Here's another new fan of the ES350. I took in my 07 GS350 for a recall, ethanol fuel corroding the fuel rail, and they let me use a 08 ES350 for 24 hrs. Driving under the same conditions and roads, I could not believe the difference between the two. The GS ride and noise level seem crude by comparison. The handling of the GS is not, IMHO the best. Being a rear-wheel drive, it feels sportier than the ES, but I'd trade that for the comfort and silence of the ES any day. If they keep improving the ES, that might be our next car.