After about 4 months of looking and 190+ posts I finally got my F!!
06-07-15 | 01:19 PM
#16
Thanks for the reply. I think an 8-9 hour drive would be my max as well. I'm considering either a GS350 or an LS460 when my CPO warranty expires on my ES350. In the meanwhile, I'm checking the forums on both models for things to watch for both good and bad. Though I'm already confident that Lexus is the best for my likes.
06-07-15 | 06:44 PM
#19
Congrats! Beautiful car and the fastest color as well!! Lol...ironically the last car I bought was a CTS-V. I bought it in Kansas City and drove it back to Long Beach, to ship back to Honolulu...best drive yet! It must have been fun in the F!!
06-07-15 | 09:23 PM
#20
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How funny, do you still have the F? Or did you replace it with the CTS-V? Yea that was quite a drive for you as well, considering you can't do drives like that in Hawaii. Talking about a versatile family hauler that's a sleeper to most people who see a Cadillac wagon until it leaves them inhaling the exhaust fumes of 556 HP!
06-07-15 | 09:49 PM
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I just picked it up yesterday and drove back home 814 miles
I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with the F after getting to know the vehicle over that many miles! I took a few test drives locally while looking but it didn't give me the impression that I got yesterday driving back home to Denver.
Not kidding just as I head out of OKC on I-40 west about 10 miles outside of the city I ran into a CTS-V wagon, he was going pretty slow just cruising and me, well I was going about 90 and I think the car sparked his curiosity as I passed him up, he immediately jumped behind me and started to follow me. I thought well that didn't take long so we played around on the highway for a few miles and in the end we exchanged thumbs up to each other and went on our way. By the way those CTS-V's are quick wagon or not I guess that what's you get with a S/C'd 556hp V8, I was impressed in how the F was able to hang with him and not get completely dusted
Overall the F did an average of 26mpg over 3 tanks of gas I was happy with that result as I mostly cruised around 90-95 the whole way back. The car was very quiet and had good road manners at those speeds. I was in the car for 10 hours and noticed that the vehicle wasn't a bad road trip car as I thought maybe otherwise. There were a few lonely stretches of highway where I got the car up to 130+ and thought I better slow down or the cows might wonder what passed them up
Anyhow just wanted to let you guys know I finally got one and only have one pic to share for now, but more to follow!
I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with the F after getting to know the vehicle over that many miles! I took a few test drives locally while looking but it didn't give me the impression that I got yesterday driving back home to Denver. Not kidding just as I head out of OKC on I-40 west about 10 miles outside of the city I ran into a CTS-V wagon, he was going pretty slow just cruising and me, well I was going about 90 and I think the car sparked his curiosity as I passed him up, he immediately jumped behind me and started to follow me. I thought well that didn't take long
so we played around on the highway for a few miles and in the end we exchanged thumbs up to each other and went on our way. By the way those CTS-V's are quick wagon or not I guess that what's you get with a S/C'd 556hp V8, I was impressed in how the F was able to hang with him and not get completely dustedOverall the F did an average of 26mpg over 3 tanks of gas
I was happy with that result as I mostly cruised around 90-95 the whole way back. The car was very quiet and had good road manners at those speeds. I was in the car for 10 hours and noticed that the vehicle wasn't a bad road trip car as I thought maybe otherwise. There were a few lonely stretches of highway where I got the car up to 130+ and thought I better slow down or the cows might wonder what passed them upAnyhow just wanted to let you guys know I finally got one and only have one pic to share for now, but more to follow!
I bought mine in Denver and had it shipped down here... to San Antonio....Sight unseen... From BMW dealer there...2102 ISF Nebula gray, Red Interior.. It turned out great...
Glad you replaced the ISF you lost in Denver with another one... Ha!!
Cheerio, Z
06-07-15 | 11:33 PM
#24
sheesh 800 + miles.. Must've been fun yet tiring! welcome to the F family.
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06-08-15 | 12:47 PM
#26
Grats. You've been posting regularly for so long I forgot you were still searching and didn't even have one yet!
I did a similar thing when I bought mine driving 1300 miles from Connecticut to Florida. No regrets and it was a memorable trip I'm sure I'll never forget.
I did a similar thing when I bought mine driving 1300 miles from Connecticut to Florida. No regrets and it was a memorable trip I'm sure I'll never forget.
06-08-15 | 05:39 PM
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Geez I thought 800+ miles was long enough but 1300 that's a journey alright, did you do it in 2 days I'm assuming?
