TomKat
03-24-2007, 08:39 PM
So I headed to Appleton with my Dad today to test drive some cars.
First up Acura TL Type S. Sweet ride and has a backup camera built into the navigation. Friggin sweet. :) The navigation is pretty cool too and it seems like it would be a very valuable tool to outrun the coppers if you were in unknown territory or bypass a traffic jam.
2nd Acura TSX. Much better clutch take up and smoother shifting. This one was a little more fun to drive than the TL, but not nearly as much power. Both of these rides are still incorrect wheel drive though.
3rd. Drove on down the line and found a Lexus dealer. Need to follow Devlish's lead and check out the IS250. The saleman wanted to push me into a IS350 with AWD, but I'm like hey I just want to get pushed not pushed and pulled. So he brought out an IS250 with an automatic - these cars do come with manuals transmissions, but they are only special order. Nice ass interior and of all the cars in this class I've test driven this one had the nicest leather interior. It kind of made me desire upholstery like this. I hate the leather seats in Zoey - I wish you could get velour seats in a Vette :( .
Anyways this car ripped and handled great. The automatic worked very well and the paddle shifters on the steering wheel were very intuitive compared to the BMW. The BMW 335i was by far the fastest of the cars I've sampled, but this Lexus was no slouch. Back a the dealer I was talking to the salesman about options and price and my Dad headed for the customer lounge. This dealership was very fancy pants. Marble floors and oriental rugs. When I was ready to leave my Dad was eating cookies and drinking coffee. I couldn't get him out of there. :?
First up Acura TL Type S. Sweet ride and has a backup camera built into the navigation. Friggin sweet. :) The navigation is pretty cool too and it seems like it would be a very valuable tool to outrun the coppers if you were in unknown territory or bypass a traffic jam.
2nd Acura TSX. Much better clutch take up and smoother shifting. This one was a little more fun to drive than the TL, but not nearly as much power. Both of these rides are still incorrect wheel drive though.
3rd. Drove on down the line and found a Lexus dealer. Need to follow Devlish's lead and check out the IS250. The saleman wanted to push me into a IS350 with AWD, but I'm like hey I just want to get pushed not pushed and pulled. So he brought out an IS250 with an automatic - these cars do come with manuals transmissions, but they are only special order. Nice ass interior and of all the cars in this class I've test driven this one had the nicest leather interior. It kind of made me desire upholstery like this. I hate the leather seats in Zoey - I wish you could get velour seats in a Vette :( .
Anyways this car ripped and handled great. The automatic worked very well and the paddle shifters on the steering wheel were very intuitive compared to the BMW. The BMW 335i was by far the fastest of the cars I've sampled, but this Lexus was no slouch. Back a the dealer I was talking to the salesman about options and price and my Dad headed for the customer lounge. This dealership was very fancy pants. Marble floors and oriental rugs. When I was ready to leave my Dad was eating cookies and drinking coffee. I couldn't get him out of there. :?