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Old 08-25-22 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by chinee
Lexus of Palm Beach. Bought my GS there since they matched JM Lexus' pricing. Got my complimentary and warranty services there as well. How you liking their service?
That's a great Lexus dealership. One of my friends use to be the GM there a few years ago. Not sure if he is still there now.
Old 08-26-22 | 05:37 AM
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@chinee They're fine but I prefer my dealer back in NC. Here, I feel like they have a lot of add-ons for the service compared to what's in the service manual.
Old 08-26-22 | 08:38 PM
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@chinee They're fine but I prefer my dealer back in NC. Here, I feel like they have a lot of add-ons for the service compared to what's in the service manual.
I just can't bring myself to trust dealerships. The salesperson I had was good, not fantastic, but the F&I guy was poor with follow up. Took several weeks and an email to the GM to get a copy of the sales contract he failed to include in the sales folder. I would say the service dept has a 50-50 rating, even with me declining the add-ons... had competent experiences (about 3-4 visits) until one of the techs unplugged my dashcam, and the service mgr flat-out denied it, until I showed him the video. Then I never heard back from them. They lost me at that point.

Even with the new GR86 we just got, I'm not even taking it in to Toyota for the complimentary oil changes, I decided to do them myself. For the most part, South Florida car dealers suck...
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New front brakes. One pad had separated.
But the brakes were due even when I bought the car 2 years/50k km ago. Rotors had the worst lip I’ve ever seen.


Old 08-26-22 | 11:52 PM
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65k service and new shoes!

all I can see is the hair

Old 08-27-22 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 703
all i can see is the hair
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Old 08-27-22 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by chinee
I just can't bring myself to trust dealerships. The salesperson I had was good, not fantastic, but the F&I guy was poor with follow up. Took several weeks and an email to the GM to get a copy of the sales contract he failed to include in the sales folder. I would say the service dept has a 50-50 rating, even with me declining the add-ons... had competent experiences (about 3-4 visits) until one of the techs unplugged my dashcam, and the service mgr flat-out denied it, until I showed him the video. Then I never heard back from them. They lost me at that point.

Even with the new GR86 we just got, I'm not even taking it in to Toyota for the complimentary oil changes, I decided to do them myself. For the most part, South Florida car dealers suck...
How long have you been buying cars from them because they were a great dealer in the past? Is the GM there named Mark? I think my friend left there few years ago. Could be why they went downhill.

We had this same FI not give the contract a few months ago on my Daughters car purchased from with a Auto Nations South Fl Dealer. Its unheard of. You are right. Maybe it is a SF thing. I also thought they just did not get it at that Dealership. It was crazy how they did business. Never again down there.
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Originally Posted by jgscott
How long have you been buying cars from them because they were a great dealer in the past? Is the GM there named Mark? I think my friend left there few years ago. Could be why they went downhill.

We had this same FI not give the contract a few months ago on my Daughters car purchased from with a Auto Nations South Fl Dealer. Its unheard of. You are right. Maybe it is a SF thing. I also thought they just did not get it at that Dealership. It was crazy how they did business. Never again down there.
I've only bought 2 cars from them, both in 2018 and I can't remember the GM's name. I've since learnt that with dealerships, it's about the transaction i desire, the numbers and bottom line, getting good service is a bonus, but unfortunately not an expectation.
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Apparently I'm more into stickers than my two year old...I added another round to highlight the split spoke design on the RC-F wheels. This one was made by freehand for the template, scanned, then optimized digitally before importing into the Cricut app for cutting.




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Old 08-28-22 | 09:38 AM
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I like the FSport forged wheels more man. Those were really special and don't need stickers.

That's how the OG RCF wheels look stock I think. Machined silver finished with metallic paint on the rest of the wheel.





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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
I like the FSport forged wheels more man. Those were really special and don't need stickers.

That's how the OG RCF wheels look stock I think. Machined silver finished with metallic paint on the rest of the wheel.
The F Sport forged were really nice and hard to let go but I do like that the RC-F wheels are an OEM wheel that's 10" wide in the rear. I got this set for $600 so it was hard to pass up and yes, I do prefer the original OEM color on a black car.

Black is an OEM color for the 10th anniversary editions but these were freshly powdercoated gloss black by the seller. These are growing on me but I am always keeping an eye out for a deal on the other style RC-F wheel that has the longer thin machined finish spokes with dark pockets.

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I put about 6 gallons of 87 regular gas and the rest 91 today. Will my GS blow up? Chevron labeled their pump backwards and I wasn't paying attention. Damn! I haven't been thinking straight since my GS got molested by the dealer but new parts are coming so I should get better in the coming days.
Old 08-29-22 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
I put about 6 gallons of 87 regular gas and the rest 91 today. Will my GS blow up? Chevron labeled their pump backwards and I wasn't paying attention. Damn! I haven't been thinking straight since my GS got molested by the dealer but new parts are coming so I should get better in the coming days.
Yep, your car will definitely blow up!


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Old 08-30-22 | 09:57 AM
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Finally changed the battery in my key fob.
Old 08-30-22 | 11:12 AM
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Finally changed the battery in my key fob.
LOL I've had my car 9 months and the low battery warning on the dash has been coming up the whole time. Still works. I always lock the car with the button on the door and unlock when I touch the handle. Must make the battery last longer pretty weird though. Maybe the sensor that analyzes the battery is bad?


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