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I'm Dave.
Yep, they are nice looking beasts. I'd say try the Lexus for yourself, motoring journalists seem very biased towards the German manufacturers for reasons I've yet to ascertain. This IS300h has rear-wheel drive like a BMW, it has perfect weight distribution like a BMW, the on-road poise, ride and handling are as good as any BMW I've ever driven - and it still does over 50mpg - and it is not a diesel.Originally Posted by Ali Tait
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I'm Ian.
They are very good Grant, as it should be being basically a VW under the skin. I drove one for while before I got my Audi, nice and comfy and surprisingly roomy, even for me lol.found a pic of my old car. a skoda.... great motor this
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Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
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Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA
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Yes agreed, the reliability is another plus point too. The LS and GS are fairly rare beasts though, and I guess would be ruinously expensive if they did go wrong. I do like the idea of an LPG’d V8 though..
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
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Or run it on ethanol?
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yup, it was a diesel auto with full electric pack and leather seats etc. Was pretty quick too. enjoyed it but life took a swipe and i no longer was going to use it much and diesels dont like low miles etc. so sold it and picked up my c-maxwhich ive had or 11 years without issue. it was 3/4 years old but low miles and has been a great motor. alas its in way out, under body wise. shame as its only done 50k and is otherwise very good nick
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Nice, Dave, I do quite like Lexus, a worthy alternative to the usual German stuff, imo. Of course it's just a Toyota with added niceness, so you get Japanese reliability with some style and a shitload of extras. What's not to like!This week, I finally traded in my Prius after over 8 years and 116,000 miles. That thing never ever went wrong, it was dirt cheap to maintain and did 57mpg so I knew I wanted another hybrid. I figured this one would do...
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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I'm Geoff.
And here we have the real future car.
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I'm Ian.
I thought you already had one Geoff
Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
[QUOTE=CageyH;1016757]Or run it on ethanol?[/QUOT
I’ll set up a still in the shed lol.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
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Nah. I use a horse drawn motorbike.
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