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Harsh consumer review on Edmunds.

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Old 04-05-12, 02:35 PM
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Default Harsh consumer review on Edmunds.

I guess this guy didn't like his GS. As you can see, I posted a comment to his review.


http://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gs-350/...ewId=543803770


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Old 04-05-12, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by zoombie99
I guess this guy didn't like his GS. As you can see, I posted a comment to his review.


http://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gs-350/...ewId=543803770


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He's bitter because his wife won the battle. Sounds like a cranky geezer complaining about too much technology. "What am I supposed to do with this huge screen?Why these lights keep going off on my side view mirrors? What is it with all these music station options? Why would I want to buy a movie ticket from my car or check in on Bookface"?
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I just posted a comment in his review too
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Kinda makes ya wonder if his 'facility' has plumbing or a 1/2 moon on the door
Originally Posted by LEX900
He's bitter because his wife won the battle. Sounds like a cranky geezer complaining about too much technology. "What am I supposed to do with this huge screen?Why these lights keep going off on my side view mirrors? What is it with all these music station options? Why would I want to buy a movie ticket from my car or check in on Bookface"?
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This almost doesn't seem real considering the star rating....especially reliability, build quality, interior design!
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Buyer's remorse. I tuned out when he said he regretted not buying a Volvo S60.
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See my review under baloo588 which will appear soon on this same Edmunds website for my 2013 Lexus GS 350 F-Sport. Its very good!
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Originally Posted by rjm
Buyer's remorse. I tuned out when he said he regretted not buying a Volvo S60.
Exactly! As soon as I read that I considered the source.
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Guy's an idiot. Buyer's remorse.
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I find it quite funny and very obviously biased. Seems that he's overwhelmed by the technology which would make the decision to buy the car a strange one indeed.
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Someone must have twisted his arm at the table-contract.
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If it was really about the options he could've had one reserved or ordered with the options he wanted and didn't want. Sure it would take longer, but at the end of the day he's the one that put the ink on the paper...so its really his own damn fault, do your research first! With all that said, I couldn't be happier with my GS, love it!
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Well here is my response to his" Hissie Fit " By smuvgs3
on 04/06/12
13:53 PM (PDT) If you don't like cutting edge technology and you want lame duck technology then you should have bought a Buick Lacrosse,or a Cadillac CTS or even a Chrysler 300C. Comparing a Lexus to a Volvo is like choosing a 3g smartphone instead of buying a 4g one IMO
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Originally Posted by smuv gs3
Well here is my response to his" Hissie Fit " By smuvgs3
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13:53 PM (PDT) If you don't like cutting edge technology and you want lame duck technology then you should have bought a Buick Lacrosse,or a Cadillac CTS or even a Chrysler 300C. Comparing a Lexus to a Volvo is like choosing a 3g smartphone instead of buying a 4g one IMO
Respectfully, "cutting edge technology" usually becomes boring after a couple months. Lexus has some neat things in the new GS (i.e. heads up display that Cadillac has had for years), but Lexus lacks originality. IP is a BMW rip off, tail lights that were reduced down from an LS and the afermentioned HUD. The new GS is a neat car (anything new is neat) but after 22 yrs, its about time Lexus shows some ingenuity.
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Originally Posted by Bushwack
Respectfully, "cutting edge technology" usually becomes boring after a couple months. Lexus has some neat things in the new GS (i.e. heads up display that Cadillac has had for years), but Lexus lacks originality. IP is a BMW rip off, tail lights that were reduced down from an LS and the afermentioned HUD. The new GS is a neat car (anything new is neat) but after 22 yrs, its about time Lexus shows some ingenuity.
Well you are very correct on your statement but if you think about it the body lines from the 3rd gen gs are the most cloned in the auto industry,Lexus wrote the book on smooth curvaceous body lines and even BMW ditched the old shoe box look with their 5 series and changed their game. But IMO it's only been 22 yrs for Lexus but for GM and Chrysler it's been decades and now they are finally turning in their home work assignments and they think they are honor roll status ???. Buick Lacrosse is nothing but a Chevy Malibu on steroids,Caillac CTS I don't know what that is maybe it's a Malibu also and Chrysler is the bottom feeder of the auto industry they finally decided to put real leather interiors in their vehicles instead of that naugahyde psuedo leather trim. I would never buy a " Obamamobile " I don't care if it was imported from Detroit or made in Malaysia I would buy a Hyundai Equios if I wanted to take a few steps down the luxury ladder .


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