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Well we just got back from a 9 day trip that took us from Louisiana up to Branson / over to St. Louis and then back to Louisiana.... all together a little over 1600 miles and I have to say I was pleased with the gas mileage... on the highway we got anywhere from 29.8 up to 31.1 Can't complain about that.. 12 hour drive home and other than just tired of sitting in one place, we were very comfortable... even with those Turanza tires on there, driving at highway speeds they ran pretty smooth..... now if we could just eliminate that damn "cool weather" dash board squeak ( which is not a problem this time of year ) this car would be perfect...... lovin my es so far.
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Nice. Nothing like being comfortable. I just got back from a 2600 mile trip from Ma to Texas. I had to leave my LS 460 at home and drive a Chevy Cobalt. After mile #2 I was suicidal. No air, no cruise. Brutal.
Glad to see someone else hates their Turanzas. Mine are awful. But they are new, so I'm stuck.
Nice gas mileage there. What year ES?
Glad to see someone else hates their Turanzas. Mine are awful. But they are new, so I'm stuck.
Nice gas mileage there. What year ES?
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Poppa - could you explain the cold weather dashboard squeak? The reason I am asking is I have a 2007 LS that has that problem - lots of squeaks/rattling in the winter but gone in the summer. I am in the process of looking at 2014 ES350 as a replacement and I certainly do not want to have the same problem in a new ES!
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I noticed there are clear plastic strips sticking up between the end of the dash and the A-pillars on my new "14ES. I'm not sure if they are some temporary protection just used during assembly or if they are supposed to remain to prevent squeaks. I have that on my list to ask the dealer when I go in for the 5k maintenance check.
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I noticed there are clear plastic strips sticking up between the end of the dash and the A-pillars on my new "14ES. I'm not sure if they are some temporary protection just used during assembly or if they are supposed to remain to prevent squeaks. I have that on my list to ask the dealer when I go in for the 5k maintenance check.
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Poppa - could you explain the cold weather dashboard squeak? The reason I am asking is I have a 2007 LS that has that problem - lots of squeaks/rattling in the winter but gone in the summer. I am in the process of looking at 2014 ES350 as a replacement and I certainly do not want to have the same problem in a new ES!
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Nice. Nothing like being comfortable. I just got back from a 2600 mile trip from Ma to Texas. I had to leave my LS 460 at home and drive a Chevy Cobalt. After mile #2 I was suicidal. No air, no cruise. Brutal.
Glad to see someone else hates their Turanzas. Mine are awful. But they are new, so I'm stuck.
Nice gas mileage there. What year ES?
Glad to see someone else hates their Turanzas. Mine are awful. But they are new, so I'm stuck.
Nice gas mileage there. What year ES?
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