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Old 12-25-10, 03:35 PM
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Default New to the LS family.

I just picked up the replacement for my wrecked GTE swapped IS300 yesterday.

It's an 05 ML.


Old 12-25-10, 03:42 PM
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Sweet ride, welcome to the LS side!
Old 12-25-10, 03:52 PM
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Nice LS. What color interior?
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It's ash? I think that's what the color is called.

I'll have some questions a little later about the satellite(xm?) radio. I can't seem to search for radio stations beyond what the old owners have programmed or similar types of those stations.
Old 12-25-10, 04:06 PM
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Congrats on the LS.
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Originally Posted by SQuester
It's ash? I think that's what the color is called.
I'm not surprised as black interiors and Arizona don't usually go together. It seems that most Mercury MLs seem to have Ash (gray) interiors. (Mercury was my second choice, but I only wanted a black interior.)

Over the summer, the guy I bought my winter wheels from had a Mercury / Ecru UL which looked very sharp.
Old 12-26-10, 06:47 AM
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EDIT: sorry posted in the wrong thread, I was on my phone

Again, congrats on the awesome ride!
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Enjoy & welcome
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Hello hello.... very nice. Enjoy, you'll have it for many years to come if you treat her right.
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Congrats and welcome!!
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Thanks guys.

I figured out the XM radio. I also removed the XM's antenna from the trunk lid(horrible location) and reinstalled it on the rear deck next to the third brake light.

Overall it's a much different car than my old turbo IS300 was, but I'll see what coilovers do in the handling department. I may import a set of Tanabe super low form coilovers, but the high spring rates kind of scare me.

I picked up the car with 61k on it for 21,900. It's not a huge deal, but I needed a car pronto and it's the best deal I could find locally on a one owner car with extensive service history, no accidents and clean carfax/autocheck reports.
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Welcome to the spoiled side! I love my LS, hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.
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