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My new SGM GS350 RWD!

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Old 01-09-07, 02:12 PM
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Default My new SGM GS350 RWD!

I haven't had a chance to post nicer pictures of my new ride...until now.

Picked up the car a little before Christmas and loving it. A nice upgrade from my Civic I had since undergrad (and still my commuter).









Has tint and clearbra, looking to hardwire a x50 soon (my first radar).

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About time you shared your new beauty with us

I nearly went with the SGM with a black interior, except they never could find one in the region and I didn't want to wait 4+ months
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very nice coche. nice pictures.
better get to cleaning that garage. looks a tad cluttered.
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Very nice! Love the silver and blackwood combo!
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Congratulations! It looks gorgeous. Question for you: did those tires come with the car, or does the RWD also come with runflats, and you swapped them?
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Nice color combo.... looks great!
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Did it come with Michelin tires, or did you switch them out?
Old 01-09-07, 08:59 PM
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Thanks for the comments.

Jace7 : I agree about the garage...my sister is a pack-rat.

The car came with the Michelins...didn't have to switch anything. They seem decent although the 245/40/18 size isn't even listed on Michelin's website:
http://www.michelinman.com/overview/...macy/1037.html
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I wish mine came with Michelins!!! Got the Yokohama Advan instead, which I am sure will have to be replaced in under 10k miles
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Car looks real good in that color , congrats
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Drew, is this 35% tint?
Old 01-10-07, 10:12 AM
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looks real clean- like it alot- color is perfect
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I like your rims more so than the 17 inch stock rims that mine comes with. Did you have to pay extra for those rims? I thought G-spiders were the optional rims package..how did you get those? Lexus wanted a ridiculous amount of money to upgrade to G-spiders...so i'll just wait and do the upgrades myself later.
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ucmyGS350, those are the 18" Summer Tires upgrade which go for MSRP of $950. I think that the G-Spiders would cost even more as you pointed out.
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Originally Posted by ucmyGS350
I like your rims more so than the 17 inch stock rims that mine comes with. Did you have to pay extra for those rims? I thought G-spiders were the optional rims package..how did you get those? Lexus wanted a ridiculous amount of money to upgrade to G-spiders...so i'll just wait and do the upgrades myself later.
His car is RWD... The RWD can be had with those rims (standard on the 430, I think), and the AWD comes with the 10-spoke 17-inch. I'm with you. I like the 18-inch rims much better!

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