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    Issues with 2019 Lexus ES 350 Stock Audio System

    Well, let me pile onto the steaming pile of poo that is the 2019 Lexus ES350 audio. I have test driven an F Sport 4 times now and although I haven't gone through with trading in my 2018, way back in January when I first drove the car, I immediately advised the sales person in the right seat...
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    7th Generation (2019+) Lexus ES (250, 260, 300h, 350) Megathread

    I'm not going to bother posting out on FB where ignorant trolls sit in their Spider Man undies waiting to spit fire from their keyboard, but... It GALLS me how ignorant these multiple haters are with their tired "overpriced Camry" and "Avalon is cheaper" stupidity. The ES is not a Camry. It's...
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    NOT Amazing Lease Return Policy

    I guess Lexus is no better than General Motors brands Chevrolet, Buick or Cadillac. As has been documented (sorry, not bragging but stating facts), I've purchased/leased nine Lexus automobiles between 2006 and 2018. Two of them were from Craig Zinn owned dealers in the greater Miami area...
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    Hey, let's drag this thread out of the dirt one more time...:poop: Recently dug up my original 2008 Lexus ad that got me started down the path of 8 Lexus vehicles purchased within a 9 year span. Thinking it was time to have a special "Throwback Sale" so I could pick up another pair of new Lexus...
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    Is The Spindle Grille Killing Lexus Sales?

    Somebody had to call them out....WTH?!? Avalon buyers spent Lexus money on a non-Lexus product i.e. of a certain age, and I think this is Uber Aggressive on the design. Of course, it shaves cost by eliminating a few pounds of non-painted materials, but you talk about a Big Mouth Bass coming at...
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    Consumer Reports: Car Brands Ranked by Owner Satisfaction

    Informative insights, as always MMCarTalk. Sadly, my increasingly negative impression of Lexus of the present seems to be reaffirmed by your assessment. I've had disappointing experiences in sales, service and body shop this past year and their seems to be a downward trend for the...
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    Consumer Reports: Car Brands Ranked by Owner Satisfaction

    Ummm...if it isn't sponsored by J.D. Power, I'm walking away. There is a HUGE difference between residual values; reliability; "would you buy the same car again"; quality than "satisfaction"? What does that even mean? Tesla seems stuck on 90. Like a recently quoted news story that 90% of their...
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    How The First Toyota Dealer In Florida Was Born Of Desperation And Fought Stereotypes To Survive

    A very educational piece. I always thought Jim Moran, founder of the J.M. Lexus empire was behind all this, but he was actually the Southeast Toyota distributor. Nice to know the Zinn family were the first dealer. I worked for Craig for a stint at the Pembroke Pines Lexus location. Do my...
  9. Bulldog 1

    RC Coupe can fit golf clubs but not people?

    Mustangs + After Car Show Burnouts = Alcohol + Driving
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    Official 7th Generation ES Thread: Full Reveal on 4/25 in Beijing

    And yet... no mention of HP or powertrain. If they drop the 4- cylinder turbo into the next generation ES, I'm done with the brand. I love my current 2015, have always wanted an F Sport to replace my IS F Sport. The ES is so smooth off the line and so spacious inside. But the lack of handling...
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    The Future of the IS Thread

    I've been driving an IS since 2008 and the lack of HP has always been an issue. As is the gas mileage. But I'm keeping my current 2015 to term for the first time because I refuse to let go of my Matador Red Mica and my RWD normally aspirated V6. The move to the turbo 4 and the exaggerated F...
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    ENFORM -Perenially Broken?

    My Lexus Enform app and system has been down more than active in 2017. Due to some poor experiences at the selling dealer, I was eventually granted a year of complimentary service on both of my cars. With no prior warning, my IS was disconnected over two weeks ago and I'm still struggling to...
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    Lexus Ends TV & Film Partnership with The Weinstein Company

    Let's get a petition going to dump the has been leftover from the 90's Brit Chick as the voiceover talent. There was nothing wrong with James Remar. Or maybe they're taking their cue from Mercedes-Benz who dumped Richard Thomas for Jon Hamm.
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    Received today, generic email from the stealership signed by the General Manager. It's a good thing I took both of my cars to Lexus of North Miami this weekend for the complimentary oil changes so I can familiarize myself with whom I most likely will be doing business with from now on...
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    Interesting conversation at work today. One of my co-workers has a family member who works at J.M. Family Enterprises who own J.M. Lexus among other automobile related businesses and the message conveyed was under the leadership of the late namesake founder Jim Moran, the company was all about...
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    Infrared LC500 Coupe

    Captured recently on the showroom floor. Could be mine, but they'd probably sell it before I could sell my house and everything in it to afford that six figure sticker on the window. o_O
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    I know how to effectively get my point across. I am a college trained and former professional journalist who worked for multiple national magazines and the local daily newspaper. In short, I know how to write and I know how to communicate. In a roundabout way, my phone call to Lexus FS led to my...
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    Congratulations. My parents were diehard Buick owners throughout the LeSabre years. I still have an emotional softspot for the brand tied to memories of my departed father. The unceremonious return of a spectacular 2003 Buick LeSabre Celebration Edition in a Crystal Pearl Metallic Red whatever...
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    Hello again. Just to be crystal clear on what my experience was, please review the attached photos. This is a plastic ABS clip that is attached to the interior of the console designed to hold a cable running to a radar detector or USB cable so that the console door may close correctly without...
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    Lexus Plus Negotiation-Free Pricing at USA Dealerships

    So....(deep breath)....I need to respond to this. My first Lexus purchase was in 2006. Over the next nine years up to 2015, I leased eight Lexus cars, six of them from this very dealer. I am an extremely rare breed when it comes to consumer loyalty for my favored brands where I have unwavering...