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&%*&! Probably going to have to sell my IS350

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Old 02-12-07, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Gernby
My buddy has a stiff mat (probably a "seat saver" as mentioned above) underneath a blanket that goes under the child seat. His leather is fully protected from scratches, stretch marks, and bio-matter.
I've used this product for a couple of years now and it has been great.
Old 02-12-07, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by socalJD
You can fit 3 car seats in the back of your IS ?
Which child seats do you have and can you take a pic of your back seat with all 3 car seats installed. I have 2 britax marathons in the back and nothing else will fit with those installed . . .
HA.The 6 yr old just has a booster bottom half,and I wedge this between the two other carseats,And its damn tight.I`d hate to be my kids when I say "were taking daddy`s car".My oldest starts to complain.
Old 02-12-07, 03:12 PM
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You should look into the last gen LS. THey are selling really cheap these days.
Old 02-12-07, 04:47 PM
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Congratulations!!! You gotta do what you gotta do; the GS350 is a very nice car if you need a bigger Lexus. Hopefully you'll make the seat fit somehow but better safe than sorry. Good luck with the baby and everything!

P.S. I call dibs on your muffler if you part out
Old 02-12-07, 04:53 PM
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Why wife wants a 350, yours have nav and ML? Color?
Old 02-12-07, 04:55 PM
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awwww skeet skeet strikes again!!! lol

Congrats!
Old 02-12-07, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by GNN60GT500
Thanks guys-

CA law- have to have a rear facing seat until the child is 20 pounds- or 1 1/2 years old- or something like that-

I paid a little over $35,000 for it new, so Im hoping to get $29,000- $30,000 for it-
do they really weight your baby?
Old 02-12-07, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by gsrthomas
ES350 here you come!

As for selling your IS. Dont expect to get over $34k on it.
I'd recommend the GS.
Old 02-12-07, 07:20 PM
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Don't your wife have to sit in the back with the baby. In that case just move the passenger seat up and problem solved. Room for everyone.
Old 02-12-07, 07:51 PM
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Solution: get a shorter wife.









jk
Old 02-12-07, 07:59 PM
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really, i dont have this issue........ my wife is 5'11. different baby seats fit differently, try the britax line, they have an adjustable recline and ours fits fine. ususally my wife sits in the back; but our seats both recline and move to fit her or anyone else comfortably. dont give up yet.....
but i hear you, a long trip would not be comfortable so im buying an tahoe even though i despise doing it.

also try putting the seat in the middle, that helps out alot as well.........

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Old 02-12-07, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Reyngel
Solution: get a shorter wife.









jk
Or just loose the wife!
Old 02-12-07, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by pisaykotik
Are you serious? The issue is the size of the rear-facing car seat and not the baby.
Sorry to hear that you have to let your IS350 go..
But, this reply was funny...
Old 02-12-07, 11:14 PM
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Hate to see you sell the IS350 but if you do, I would like to get my hands on that Magnaflow exhaust.

P.S. Please keep the insults through PMs, thanks.
Old 02-13-07, 02:26 AM
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I fit a rear facing car seat in the back of my Supra. Right after the witch at the store cackled, "It's too big for the car, you'll have to sell it." Sorry, that just wasn't happening. It did take a bit of serious modding to fit though. Leather came off, foam got cut, etc...very snug fit. Not at all convenient. But there was no way in hell I was going to sell a hardtop TT Supra without putting up a fight first.

Good luck with the middle seat fitment, it sounds like it will work and I can't imagine how a detachable base rear facing seat wouldn't fit somehow in an IS when it definitely made it in a Supra.


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