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I agree but its not just Lexus, the entire car industry is moving to electronic throttles. All the cars with electronic throttles I've driven are just as jerky. Its not that it varies from car to car it varies from driver to driver. You do get used to it, it doesn't bother me anymore and I don't have to mentally drive around it. In fact now driving a car with a standard throttle feels weird. Its just new technology that people need to get used to.

If you look around this and other Lexus boards, hell car boards in general its very popular.

There's a huge difference in the two. XM plays really obscure music and you're not likely to hear the same song twice, while Sirius is more like an FM station with repeated popular playlists and some obscure tracks mixed in. My parents have both, XM in my dad's LS430 and Sirius in my mom's FX35 and they both like Sirius better. Its all a question of taste but listen to both extensively online before you make a decision. Sirius has some hardware right around the corner similar to the Roady 2 etc.

Really? Cool. You try it before I do LOL.

Cool, go for it.

But if you're getting good service why move? Thats another problem with the way people look at insurance, they look at it from a "cheapest is best"standpoint and leave companies they have decades of experience with to save $100. If you view your relationship with your insurance agent and company as a long term one then you will recieve much better treatment than if the company knows you're going to up and leave over $100 anyways. My insurance agent has insured me since I could drive and my parents for about 20 years. I wouldn't think of switching (unless it was like half the cost) because I have an established relationship there. I call him up and say "Hey Keith, I need a windshield" done, no questions asked. Or "Hey Keith, someone hit me in the parking lot will it effect my rates?" "No Steve, you've been our client for 8 years, why would one parking lot mishap thats not even your fault affect your rates?" As opposed to a company you have no history with. I've seen it happen, I've seen people jump to a new company because of lower rates and get dropped after one claim. Wow, they sure saved a bunch of money now huh? People have no loyalty nowadays, and when you don't give professional loyalty to a company you do business with then why would you expect fair and loyal treatment from them? Just food for thought.

The new ES wont make the list either. Fact of the matter is the ES is just not the type of car that appeals to magazine editors, the day it becomes that sort of car I won't like it anymore.

It wouldn't have affected your insurance, most insurance companies do windshield replacements as a no fault comprehensive claim. I definately would have done the OEM Lexus glass and just submitted the $1500 claim to the insurance, I've had bad experiences with aftermarket, even PPG glass. My dad had a PPG aftermarket windshield put a Cadillac one time that was so distorted it made me sick to ride in it. Do yourself a favor and lower your comprehensive deductible! Most car dealers just farm out the windshield work anyways.

Can you describe this pitting better and maybe post a picture? Where is the pitting occuring. The PermaPlate is a ripoff, they just put on a coat of polymer sealant for a 1000% markup of what a detailer would charge. What they don't tell you is it only lasta about 3 months, its long gone from the paint so I doubt that has anything to do with the problem.

Naa, I doubt it.

That doesn't mean anything. I let a very well known and hugely successful detailing shop wash my car and they destroyed it, wiped it down afterwards with dish rags and cost me hours and hours of work re-polishing the paint. MOST people don't know the difference between good quality work and poor quality work so because a shop has repeat customers and does high quality vehicles doesn't neccisarily mean they do a good job. Ask to see a black car that they've just completely detailed, check it out in the light for swirls.

Actually a lot of people remove the emblems, its a very "in" thing to remove everything but the symbol in the center of the trunklid.

Look in your marked points at what the 2 is. My guess is thats quick select point #2 and you have proximity alarm on.

I would move down to 17s also, a little more initial investment having to buy wheels too but it also makes it easier to swap the tires come spring.

Again though, Michelin just totally redid the MXV4 line I rented an RX with the new MXV4 S8 and thought they were very smooth and quiet, quieter than my Toyos which are very quiet anyways. I don't think you can go wrong with anything from Michelin, the question is do you want to pay for them. From a tire shop MXV4s are going to cost you $200 a tire which is just insane unless we're talking about super high performance low sidewall W rated rubber. You can get them online for a little closer to $150, but thats still a lot considering you can get the Toyo TPTs for $85 or numerous other good tires for this car from Dunlop etc.

Trust me, I've seen the new GS in person, its gorgeous. If anything it looks like the previous SC and the first generation GS (which is much more attractive than the current one) wrapped into a new package. Great lines and a beautiful interior.

They're LED, the only Lexus that uses cold cathode is the LS. The only difference is they're red instead of white.

The term "baby LS" comes straight from Lexus VP Denny Clements actually.

Be glad your ES wasn't there when it burned down! Somebody's trying to tell you something man lol

Blake needs to go see the detailer I referred him to ;)

Yeah thats a super deal if they do a good job.

Run a search for my install, its mounted in the armrest.

Yep, the ES isn't the kind of car that impresses car magazines.

The no place makes 11% argument wouldn't fly because the law states the maximum tint allowed INCLUDING the factory tint.

First of all I'd replace the pad that came with it, its pretty low quality. Replace it with a good backing plate and some nice velcro pads from www.properautocare.com As for the knocking, how loud is it?