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Waldokind

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  1. Winter position?? Yes, the blades can park in two positions but calling the upper one "winter" is personal opinion and technique, not something Lexus advertises. The upper lock position allows you to pull the wipers up and away from the glass while you're washing the car (or changing the blades) without the low part of the arm contacting the rear edge of the hood and rubbing/scratching the paint. It's an interesting thought to use that feature in winter, but I kept mine down through 2 winters here in Dayton OH with no problems.
  2. The Lexus web site says nothing I can find about what's new, if anything, about the 2009 ES350. I've had my 2008 for two months now and absolutely love it!! I feel even better there's not an ES370 out there yet to make me feel left-behind. :D
  3. Lexus of Dayton, http://www.lexusofdayton.com/. My salesman was Jim Harper, on the job for 20 years.
  4. That's a suggestion I'll take seriously. Do you live in an area where the road is particularly rough? I saw a car in the dealer showroom that had a clear-plastic hood covering. It was invisible from a few feet away, but certainly took the sharpness of the reflections away when viewed nearby. Little bit of an "orange rind" finish. I found the guys at http://www.invisiblemask.com and $160 seems reasonable to cover my bumper. They make it sound easy. Did you do this yourself?
  5. Went to the dealer today and I will be waiting, but not for the reason I expected. This substitute car was driven in from a major city which accounts for 117 of the 145 miles. I crawled my fingers over the entire front end...absolutely flawless. Not a speck of chipped paint anywhere. The car doesn't have a front tag frame and I was surprised to see there are nonetheless two small indentations where it would be. Anyway, what broke the deal was it was the wrong interior color. Oops! I wonder what these trades cost the dealership? I felt bad for them. They'd waxed it, Armor-all'ed the tires, and everything...to see me walk away. So I was faced with waiting indefinitely for my real car to make it here (while I drive the dealer's '04 ES330 loaner--thanks guys!). Before I left, the salesman spent 20+ minutes on the phone then dropped a big surprise--there's another car with the really-right colors only 60 miles away. They'll have it for me Saturday morning. Fascinating to me they didn't find that one first, but there must be interesting negotiations going on. I can hardly wait! For my troubles, they've already given me a free logo baseball cap and a voucher for no-charge 10K maintenance, and I'm paying a rock-bottom price too. I haven't even given them a dollar yet. "A service company that sells great cars" they say. "Amen" says I.
  6. The rains and flooding in the East have literally derailed the local delivery of my new 08 ES350. The dealer found a local substitute he wants to sell me. Same configuration and color, but this car has 140 miles on it. The one stuck on the train would be factory fresh, so 10-20 miles only. Should I worry about getting a "new" car with over a hundred miles on it (about half from the dealer swap drive)? Maybe it's actually a good thing (no infant mortality)? Thanks!
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