Lextreme II
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Brand loyalty is the most powerful way to have recurrent buyers. As for me, I only own Toyotas. LS400, SC400 and Previa.... Staying loyal to Toyota.
Staying with Toyota Family
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Toyota Cressida
another Toyota Cressida
Toyota Celica
Toyota Supra
Toyota Tercel
Toyota Avalon
and now a Lexus LS400
David I felt the same way until around 2000-2001 when they started producing these butt ugly, "green", grocery getters. And the latest abortion is that IS-F; fantastic engineering, but so ugly it'd stop a clock.
For my next daily driver type sport coupe, I can foresee a Nissan or Infiniti in the garage. The 2008/9 GT-R (Skyline) especially looks like it's going to have some gorgeous body lines, not to mention a 3.8l TT V6 producing 450 HP and putting it through AWD.
THAT's what the IS-F should have been.
Or I may just break down and finally go German. At least they haven't riced out the styling of their flagship models like the IS-F. It's wrong I tell you, all wrong.......
Here's the GT-R's rear quarter. The front needs some work, but IMO it's still the best looking car coming out of Japan for 2008.
For my next daily driver type sport coupe, I can foresee a Nissan or Infiniti in the garage. The 2008/9 GT-R (Skyline) especially looks like it's going to have some gorgeous body lines, not to mention a 3.8l TT V6 producing 450 HP and putting it through AWD.
THAT's what the IS-F should have been.
Or I may just break down and finally go German. At least they haven't riced out the styling of their flagship models like the IS-F. It's wrong I tell you, all wrong.......
Here's the GT-R's rear quarter. The front needs some work, but IMO it's still the best looking car coming out of Japan for 2008.
LondonBenji
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Lol, easy on the grocery getters and the IS-F dude, I drive one of them (the grocery getters that is):
That one is identical to mine except the door handles and wing mirrors are the same red body colour as well.
998cc 3 cylinder engine which actually thrumbs really nicely and rice or not I think would actually sound dead nice with a CAI and a louder pipe.
Anyway, it is incredibly 'nippy' and feels a lot faster than the specifications would suggest, I have certainly surprised a few people who weren't expecting something like that to give them a run for their money.....
As for the IS-F, from what I have seen I think it looks good, i think you have been spoilt by the GT-R
But yeah the GT-R is, well, going to be, epic.
Anyway they couldn't go too far with the IS-F anyway, they have the Lexus LF-A (Toyota Supra MkV to me and you) coming out at some point which would be a fairer comparison to the GT-R otherwise it would step on it's toes too much.
Go easy on the little ones, I need them to be able to afford a house with a garage big enough to work on bigger projects and to be able to afford those bigger projects whilst still getting around.
It might be slow, but I am quite fond of my Aygo.
That one is identical to mine except the door handles and wing mirrors are the same red body colour as well.
998cc 3 cylinder engine which actually thrumbs really nicely and rice or not I think would actually sound dead nice with a CAI and a louder pipe.
Anyway, it is incredibly 'nippy' and feels a lot faster than the specifications would suggest, I have certainly surprised a few people who weren't expecting something like that to give them a run for their money.....
As for the IS-F, from what I have seen I think it looks good, i think you have been spoilt by the GT-R
But yeah the GT-R is, well, going to be, epic.Anyway they couldn't go too far with the IS-F anyway, they have the Lexus LF-A (Toyota Supra MkV to me and you) coming out at some point which would be a fairer comparison to the GT-R otherwise it would step on it's toes too much.
Go easy on the little ones, I need them to be able to afford a house with a garage big enough to work on bigger projects and to be able to afford those bigger projects whilst still getting around.
It might be slow, but I am quite fond of my Aygo.
Toyota has always been the brand of choice for my family. Even though older nissans hold special places in my heart. The only thing is toyota became very "eco" concious and totally ignored its sport entheusiast market. But seeing cars like the Is-f shows they still have hwat it takes. With hp and sportyness becoming more popular now that the whole hybrid lies have been unearthed adn now other manufacturers are making cleaner burning cars that have great fuel efficiency and all with high hp numbers. Us custmers in the staes realy arent exposed to everythign toyota produces i believe in the staes we gfet 20 or so cars but in japan they produce almost 150 or 200 automotive models. They have something for everyone in everywalk of life. They arent the largets car company in the world for nothing.
Thermactor
Member
Our family is a Toyota family. I'm an all-Toyota man. I have owned a..
Toyota Cressida
another Toyota Cressida
Toyota Celica
Toyota Supra
Toyota Tercel
Toyota Avalon
and now a Lexus LS400
I have some loyalty but not 100%...However, common sense tells me Toyota/Lexus are the most reliable cars on the planet and are the choice for an every day car...
However, when it comes to speed I always have other cars on my mind...New Vets, olders Muscle cars, and some exotics to own... Lexus's and Toyota's just aren't the easiest most effecient vehicles to modify...
Toyota and Lexus is all own as of today....
However, when it comes to speed I always have other cars on my mind...New Vets, olders Muscle cars, and some exotics to own... Lexus's and Toyota's just aren't the easiest most effecient vehicles to modify...
Toyota and Lexus is all own as of today....
You know, I've just had extremely good luck with my Tacoma truck and my Acura Integra daily driver. I just do all the maintenance on them, some preventative maintenance and they are rock solid. I rev the living crap out of them and they never skip a beat. I see so many newer cars with transmissions that give out, head gaskets blowing under high revs and other weird things that just keep me from buying a new car/truck. Do they design new cars too quickly without enough R&D?
Chevy's were not all that super reliable in the 70's... Carb'd motors always had some tunning issues, warm up issues, trannies and suspension wear out fairly fast, lots of rattles over time...No comparison to the Lexus SC400's, Toyota Camery's, Landcruisers, etc.....
However, extremely easy to work on are those older muscle cars... Fun too...
However, extremely easy to work on are those older muscle cars... Fun too...
mshawari1
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That Lexus you are talking about came on 90's …. however the new small Chevrolet had a very very low quality .
