Hoovey Review: GS350 F-Sport
02-05-12, 03:39 PM
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Excellent write up Hoovey 
One thing that you mentioned surprises me.
Again with the price cutting, my 13 y/o GS300 has a electric gas door, hell the 92' LS had a electric gas door. That's ridiculous, I know that 99% of people wont even notice it but that will bother me.
One thing that you mentioned surprises me.
Again with the price cutting, my 13 y/o GS300 has a electric gas door, hell the 92' LS had a electric gas door. That's ridiculous, I know that 99% of people wont even notice it but that will bother me.
02-05-12, 06:06 PM
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It is not price cutting. It is smart. You just need your car to be unlocked to open the gas door. Why bother pressing another button inside when you can go out and push on the gas door to open. When the car is locked, you cannot open the gas door anyways as it is also locked too. All the German cars I have has this feature and its convenient. I was tired of the older Lexus having those pathetic gas opener buttons inside.
02-05-12, 07:34 PM
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It looks like Lexus did serious job of copying ever feature of German's cars. I hope they didn't make gas door on passenger side. Do not want go around of car for fueling.
02-05-12, 07:40 PM
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It isn't big miss. I had Lexus with ML and without and can say that Lexus stock radio is pretty good, of caurce you can't play DVD, but it wasn't big problem for me, and I never wanted impress my neighbors how loud my car can play music.
02-05-12, 11:30 PM
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It is not price cutting. It is smart. You just need your car to be unlocked to open the gas door. Why bother pressing another button inside when you can go out and push on the gas door to open. When the car is locked, you cannot open the gas door anyways as it is also locked too. All the German cars I have has this feature and its convenient. I was tired of the older Lexus having those pathetic gas opener buttons inside.
and yes, i am shocked (sad) if they are really discontinuing the drs. it helps handling a lot, and discontinuing it already due to cost, not good
02-05-12, 11:32 PM
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But where I'm from, that's the job of the 'gas-boy'
Reason here is because he will be the one who will be filling up for me (it's full service where I'm from.......which I guess is different from USA which is self-service)
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I hope our GS F-sport for 4GS comes with ML audio.........since Lexus Manila *still* does not do custom orders (or intent/special orders)
That and I'm puzzled why Lexus would wanna remove DRS when it's part of the LDH package. I hope they won't do something like that.........or remove such a feature for the GS-F (if it ever comes)
02-06-12, 03:41 AM
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Hehe
But where I'm from, that's the job of the 'gas-boy'
Reason here is because he will be the one who will be filling up for me (it's full service where I'm from.......which I guess is different from USA which is self-service)
P.S.
I hope our GS F-sport for 4GS comes with ML audio.........since Lexus Manila *still* does not do custom orders (or intent/special orders)
That and I'm puzzled why Lexus would wanna remove DRS when it's part of the LDH package. I hope they won't do something like that.........or remove such a feature for the GS-F (if it ever comes)
But where I'm from, that's the job of the 'gas-boy'
Reason here is because he will be the one who will be filling up for me (it's full service where I'm from.......which I guess is different from USA which is self-service)
P.S.
I hope our GS F-sport for 4GS comes with ML audio.........since Lexus Manila *still* does not do custom orders (or intent/special orders)
That and I'm puzzled why Lexus would wanna remove DRS when it's part of the LDH package. I hope they won't do something like that.........or remove such a feature for the GS-F (if it ever comes)
02-06-12, 12:45 PM
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Hey. Thanks for the review. I am really thinking about getting one of these but along with no fogs and disappearing dynamic rear steering, I was told by a dealer today that F Sport versions with ML audio are not available. I would like the ML - F Sport combo and don't understand why Lexus would think people would not want that combo. Might be a show stopper for me.
02-06-12, 12:49 PM
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BMW has done it that way for years... I far prefer it that way having both methods... I don't have to remember to push the button before refilling with gas and the gas flap is never accidently "popped" when fumbling with buttons
02-06-12, 12:56 PM
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Hemmm, In the Eastern region it is standard in the F-sport + package. I know different regions do things differently but here .HUD, ML and DRS are the F-Sport + package... It is encouraging that we might be able to get the DRS without HUD and ML... I like both of them, but I do not want to be forced to get them just to get DRS...