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Wow, pictures and cars are looking good everyone. So my girls lexus got rear ended this week also. Not too bad probably could buff out and the car is black. Or we might just get a new rear bumper for the hell of it.
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im sorry to hear that. Id have a shop look at it to make sure its only cosmetic. My little front end damage totalled $1701 and thats without the wrap. Hows the air ride doing? I have to get a shallow oil pan fabbed up this week, mines cracked. motor trenz in matthews was recommended so gonna check it out on monday. everytime i think about you car and see these rides tucking at shows makes me want to get bags.
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Were any of you with a lowered 3rd gen silver TL on Carowinds BLVD/RT 21 and then merged onto 77 north around 430 pm today? whoevers car that was, sick ride!!!
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So I just discovered there is a launch event for the new Lexus RCs at the Heist Brewery on Thursday from 6-9. I'm gonna go check it out if anyone is interested in going. You're supposed to rsvp on their facebook page but I don't think its that important.
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I will most certainly be there. Because I know my old Co-workers will be there and its gonna be great!
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Went and looked at the RCs in person and DAMN. That car is amazing from every angle. They have a white, blue, and silver one at the one on independence.
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I'm telling you man. That RC looks incredible. Everyone go look at it. We left the dealership all giddy and shit, grinning from ear to ear after looking at it. Can't wait to see an actual RCF and one in that molten pearl (the orange one).
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I would go there, buttttttt its my past employer so I dont know how they would feel.
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What time is everyone gonna show up at cars and clouds today?
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Stephen, Bryan...good seeing you guys out there.
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I got stuck at that event I was at, but showed up for a bit around 5.
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Took a few photos on Saturday after visiting the Lexus dealerships.
Charlotte is a little girthier now. There needs to be a building in that gap.
Charlotte is a little girthier now. There needs to be a building in that gap.
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There are a lot of other cars I would spend $40k+ on other than a TLX.
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A lot.
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If the panthers win I will tell you.
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happy birthday Alex.
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M3, 370Z, Evo, STI... :P
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I know there are plenty of other cars out there that would be way better suited than than the TLX.
I'm saying this based on what read and watched; but if I had to choose a daily driver, no modifying (lol), the TLX wouldn't be a bad starting spot. Reliable, well made manufacturing, past experience so far with the TL. It wouldn't be a terrible investment. Would I buy a 2015? No. I would hope for some mid- generation improvements.
On a side note, headlights turned out great, aside from the fact they didnt seal 100%. So now I am gonna re-do them at some point.... and my passenger ballast went out.
I cant win.
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I'm saying this based on what read and watched; but if I had to choose a daily driver, no modifying (lol), the TLX wouldn't be a bad starting spot. Reliable, well made manufacturing, past experience so far with the TL. It wouldn't be a terrible investment. Would I buy a 2015? No. I would hope for some mid- generation improvements.
On a side note, headlights turned out great, aside from the fact they didnt seal 100%. So now I am gonna re-do them at some point.... and my passenger ballast went out.
I cant win.
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The news came on and they said some dude at the arboretum went ham on some felonies so I looked him up in the arrest inquiry to see what all he did and DAYUM!...
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Porsche 911 Targa, Ferrari F12, Lamborghini Aventador, Koenigsegg Agera R, McLaren P1. Maybe drop the F12 for something more practical like a Porsche Panamera Turbo S or save the atmosphere with a Tesla Model S. Many options.
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The news came on and they said some dude at the arboretum went ham on some felonies so I looked him up in the arrest inquiry to see what all he did and DAYUM!...
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Tyler this situation is strange to me..
Stephen posts a photo of a dumped tlx. Then you say there are a lot of cars you would spend 40k+ on. And then list some extravagantly exotic cars that you would get instead. Wat?!
Stephen posts a photo of a dumped tlx. Then you say there are a lot of cars you would spend 40k+ on. And then list some extravagantly exotic cars that you would get instead. Wat?!
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Yeah he was approached in the parking lot when he was sitting in his suv. He went haywire and started hitting cars in the parking lot..flipped the suv...got out and stole someones bmw that was watching...went down the road and hit moar cars and wrecked...started running and got caught. He was a known meth trafficker.
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He's not getting out for a while, especially with assaulting an officer and assault with intent to kill or cause serious injury - on top of the meth trafficking charge.
With that big of a blow up, they'll probably consider him a flight risk and won't release him, if he even had the money to cover bond.
With that big of a blow up, they'll probably consider him a flight risk and won't release him, if he even had the money to cover bond.
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Yeah the trafficking meth and the AWDWIKISI are listed at 100,000 secured bond each. He's in there for a minute haha.
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Here's a list of cars I'd seriously consider before even thinking about a TLX. A TLX is $46,685 optioned almost how I'd get it - some key features are available in the other cars that are unavailable on the TLX (heated rear seats, HUD, etc). All prices in parenthesis are with the options I'd chose. I capped the prices at no more than $56k MSRP. These cars are all over the spectrum; some are sports sedans, some are hybrids, and there's even a diesel in there for good measure.
-Hyundai Genesis 5.0 ($55,700)
-BMW 328d ($53,755)
-Infiniti Q50S Hybrid ($50,390)
-Infiniti Q50S ($49,290)
-Lexus IS350 AWD w/ F Sport Package ($49,774)
-Volvo S60 T6 Drive-E ($47,520)
-Lexus ES300h ($47,220)
-Audi A4 Presite 6MT ($47,200)
-Cadillac ATS 3.6 ($45,980)
-Honda Accord Hybrid Touring ($37,571)
-Honda Accord Touring ($36,722)
-VW CC 2.0T R-Line (starts at $33k, they got rid of the build function and it's stupid)
Those are just the brand new cars. Used would be:
-CTS-V Wagon
-CTS-V Sedan
-M3 Sedan
-IS-F
-RS4
Those are all cars that be purchased for under $50k.
Of those cars, if I had to buy new, I'd have a very hard time passing up the Accord Touring. It's arguably better looking, lighter on its feet, faster, gets similar gas mileage, and runs on regular vs premium on the TLX. The visibility of the Accord is much better, doesn't have the ridiculous spider-eye headlights yet still has LED projectors, and costs $10k less. Most importantly, the cheap materials on the TLX steering wheel are right at home in the Accord.
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im sorry to hear that. Id have a shop look at it to make sure its only cosmetic. My little front end damage totalled $1701 and thats without the wrap. Hows the air ride doing? I have to get a shallow oil pan fabbed up this week, mines cracked. motor trenz in matthews was recommended so gonna check it out on monday. everytime i think about you car and see these rides tucking at shows makes me want to get bags.
Bags are fun and convenient.
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$40k-ish would get me an Audi Allroad. It's not fast but it's a wagon and I hardly ever see one. Plus an Allroad on bags is teh sex.
Maybe not the best pick for mechanical longevity, but it's what I would go for. I like the TLX but not enough to buy it.
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whats messed up is if you look at that guys arrest record he has multiple felony charges and cases that he only gets locked up for a month or so max each time, the judicial system is a joke, esp with the whole house arrest ankle monitors that repeatedly get cut off now days. i listen to talk radio in the work van, its funny when they tell the news about the latest guy cutting off his bracelet and is on the run, in the background they always play "somewhere out there"
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i got the oil pan off today, as some of yall know, it got cracked. im taking the new one to Mikro Systems in indian trail tomorrow to get it shortened (cut off bottom, weld in new bottom plate and relocate oil drain). the oil pickup tube literally sits on the bottom of the pan so i took that off too and gonna have him shorten that as well. to buy a new metric tap for drain plug and modifying the pan he said would be less than $200 which i think was extremely fair.