2GS to 3GS -> VERY Disappointing!
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no disrespect to steverhode, when I was selling Infiniti's and Lexus, "Heavy Set" guys tend to be less comfortable in the G35 and 3GS seats... It's just the way the seats are designed... hopefully you will grow to love your car, but's it's a great one!!!
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I actually think, seriously, that if I had more fat on my legs it might well cushion the seats more, as it would put more padding between the hard seats and me.
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Ahh that sucks, i have one soulution, get the gs4xxx from 98-05 and call it a day, but you give up the look of new class. And i dont know why everyone has such negative comments on the 2gs seats, on my current 2gs4 i get comments on the commfort of the seats all the time. Friend owns a hummer and a e500 and would trade in those seats for mine?!?!?
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Ahh that sucks, i have one soulution, get the gs4xxx from 98-05 and call it a day. And i dont know why everyone has such negative comments on the 2gs seats, on my current 2gs4 i get comments on the commfort of the seats all the time. Friend owns a hummer and a e500 and would trade in those seats for mine?!?!?
I really do love the looks and gadgets on the 3GS, so I am hoping that either the seats will eventually soften up (hope springs eternal but I'm optmistic that it will) or I'll eventually find some adjustment of the seat that makes me comfortable enough.
Most likely, I just learn to live with the pain the 3GS causes and concentrate on what I like about the car, which is a lot.
Still, it's a Lexus and there is no excuse for making such a big regression in seat design from one generation to the next. It is reasonable to expect in a $50K car that all major things should either get better or at least stay roughly the same when going from one generation to the next.
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I really do love the looks and gadgets on the 3GS, so I am hoping that either the seats will eventually soften up (hope springs eternal but I'm optmistic that it will) or I'll eventually find some adjustment of the seat that makes me comfortable enough.
Most likely, I just learn to live with the pain the 3GS causes and concentrate on what I like about the car, which is a lot.
Still, it's a Lexus and there is no excuse for making such a big regression in seat design from one generation to the next. It is reasonable to expect in a $50K car that all major things should either get better or at least stay roughly the same when going from one generation to the next.
Most likely, I just learn to live with the pain the 3GS causes and concentrate on what I like about the car, which is a lot.
Still, it's a Lexus and there is no excuse for making such a big regression in seat design from one generation to the next. It is reasonable to expect in a $50K car that all major things should either get better or at least stay roughly the same when going from one generation to the next.
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In fact I picked up the car in N.J. and drove it to Minnesota for 2 1/2 days and 1300 mile road trip and it was very comfortable. I've got 15,000 Miles on mine now, and the seats are very comfortable. And my *** is as flat as they come with no padding at all!
Try out another GS350, maybe yours has something wrong with it. You never know. sit in another at the showroom and see what you think. It won't be the first time that something is wrong with a particular car.
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I really do love the looks and gadgets on the 3GS, so I am hoping that either the seats will eventually soften up (hope springs eternal but I'm optmistic that it will) or I'll eventually find some adjustment of the seat that makes me comfortable enough.
Most likely, I just learn to live with the pain the 3GS causes and concentrate on what I like about the car, which is a lot.
Still, it's a Lexus and there is no excuse for making such a big regression in seat design from one generation to the next. It is reasonable to expect in a $50K car that all major things should either get better or at least stay roughly the same when going from one generation to the next.
Most likely, I just learn to live with the pain the 3GS causes and concentrate on what I like about the car, which is a lot.
Still, it's a Lexus and there is no excuse for making such a big regression in seat design from one generation to the next. It is reasonable to expect in a $50K car that all major things should either get better or at least stay roughly the same when going from one generation to the next.
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I actually did that after I bought it. They were all the same
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Lack of headroom
But my son will not be driving my car much and the headroom isn't really a problem for me. I have no idea, however, how anyone 6' or more could drive a 3GS.
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I just sat in my car to check after seeing all these headroom problem, are we talking about the front or the back?
the back definitely has some headroom problem but the front, are you kidding me?
i am 6' and my hair goes upward about 2" and doesn't even COME close to touching the roof? how high was your son sitting???
i have a coworker that's close to 6'5" , now that brings it much closer to the roof but that doesn't mean a little bit of seat adjustment can't fix.
the back definitely has some headroom problem but the front, are you kidding me?
i am 6' and my hair goes upward about 2" and doesn't even COME close to touching the roof? how high was your son sitting???
i have a coworker that's close to 6'5" , now that brings it much closer to the roof but that doesn't mean a little bit of seat adjustment can't fix.
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I just sat in my car to check after seeing all these headroom problem, are we talking about the front or the back?
the back definitely has some headroom problem but the front, are you kidding me?
i am 6' and my hair goes upward about 2" and doesn't even COME close to touching the roof? how high was your son sitting???
i have a coworker that's close to 6'5" , now that brings it much closer to the roof but that doesn't mean a little bit of seat adjustment can't fix.
the back definitely has some headroom problem but the front, are you kidding me?
i am 6' and my hair goes upward about 2" and doesn't even COME close to touching the roof? how high was your son sitting???
i have a coworker that's close to 6'5" , now that brings it much closer to the roof but that doesn't mean a little bit of seat adjustment can't fix.
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Last year I bought a 2011 Hyundai Genesis with a V8 and 385 h.p. -What a flawless car! Do yourself a favor and test drive one. It has a sportier stiffer ride than the cars you mention, but they now offer a 429 hp.
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I should have never gotten rid of my 01 430! It was paid off, and I wouldn't have had car payments for the last 3 years. If my 01 had Bluetooth, an in-dash disc changer/player, and I would have gotten the NAV it would have been perfect. The driving position was more comfortable, I think it had far less road noise (not to mention rattles), the sub was better, and on and on.
My 07 350 is a piece of crap, and it is always in the shop.
I will probably never own another Lexus after my experience with this one.
My 07 350 is a piece of crap, and it is always in the shop.
I will probably never own another Lexus after my experience with this one.