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#498 of 527 Color & Dealer BS by riez Mar 12, 2005 (10:29 am)
jmess...   "they struggled a bit about buying the car due to the Intensa Blue Pearl color. The comment was a few years ago the IBP color sold really fast. Lately they haven't been selling well. So color choice can have an impact on the value of cars over time."   While in a few cases there are bizarre colors (remember Chrysler's Nitro Yello for the early Neons?), the dealer will tell you anything and everything s/he can think of and make up in order to reduce what they'll offer you for your car. Heck, if it was red they would say red was out. Or green. Or yellow. Or any other color that your car was in. Ever notice how at the time you trade your car or try to sell it to a dealer, your car's color isn't "hot" any more? Replies to this message: jmess (Mar 15, 2005 8:54 pm)
#499 of 527 Leather or Alcantara? by carlidex Mar 15, 2005 (7:49 am)
I just stumbled onto this forum and it's great! Considering getting a Sportcross within the next few months. Any opinion on interior trim? How about heated seats? I am spoiled having them in my GTI. Lease is expiring soon & I am ready to upgrade. Will most likely search out a used Sportcross. I understand tire wear is a concern. Any help on what to look out for will be appreciated. Replies to this message: jmess (Mar 15, 2005 9:09 pm)
#500 of 527 Re: Color & Dealer BS [riez] by jmess Mar 15, 2005 (8:54 pm)
Replying to: riez (Mar 12, 2005 10:29 am) Riez, I did some checking and Edmunds for example has color adjustment in their used car eval. I really don't think they were playing games. The only reason they didn't buy the car the first day was to check on what the sales team thought about sales potential. In this case being a sportcross probably sold the car. One of the salesreps said that since they seldom have a sportcross, people ask for them enough that he thought it was a good idea to have one. He said it was sort of strange because they were really hard to sell in 02-03.   It was a pretty nice transaction. We talked about the car for 5 minutes the day I was there and they said they would call me. The next day they called and wanted to buy the car. So the following day I dropped it off and got the check within about 10 minutes.   First class treatment before buying, after buying, and when selling the car back to them. If I am ever in the market for another sports sedan then Lexus will most likely get my business again.
#501 of 527 Re: Leather or Alcantara? [carlidex] by jmess Mar 15, 2005 (9:09 pm)
Replying to: carlidex (Mar 15, 2005 7:49 am) Go with a loaded car (nav is your choice). Make sure you get the limited slip. The difference between a loaded car will only be about $500 (nav maybe more).   I switched to 17x8 wheels and 225-45-17 tires on on 4 wheels. I put about 10K on them and I didn't have any abnormal tire wear and I drove the car fairly hard, but not stupid (all at 35PSI BTW). I still think most of the tire wear issues are due to alignment. It takes a few years of experience doing alignments and a lot of attention to detail. I think a lot of the dealer techs doing alignments are lacking one of the two. Also the tire shops alignment folks operate mostly using the "close enough" method.   Riez and Wale may have another opinion though?
#502 of 527 by wale_bate1 Mar 17, 2005 (3:45 pm)
Nope.   Alignment is key, and you can't trust the dealer to make it right, IMO. They'll get it within factory spec, but if routinely driving hard, factory spec isn't quite close enough apparently.   I still have the staggered set up, and maybe that has something to do with it, but I'm wearing the outside shoulders in front, and my pressure is at 37 up there, or two pounds up. I'm also wearing both outer shoulders in the back, though much less notably. And this is all with a dealer alignment after the last rubber change. I'm thinking a slight camber adjutment is in order, but I'm not spending the $140 the dealer charges to tweek my tuning. They wouldn't understand what I was talking about anyway, being used to dealing with LS, ES and RX drivers... ]-}   One thing I would definitely not do is opt for a longer-wearing, less sticky summer tire. The fun factor with sticky rubber is simply too darn high. Anything less, IMO, would be cheating yourself out of some serious joy!
#503 of 527 IS Sportcross mileage? by silverback Apr 07, 2005 (9:59 am)
I'm thinking of buying a used Sportcross in Texas but the EPA estimated mileage of 18 mpg./city & 24 mpg./hwy. has me concerned about gas costs, since it requires premium gas. Any feedback in this regard & any other pro's or con's on a 2002 Sportcross? Replies to this message: SE92692 (May 14, 2005 4:56 pm) jmess (May 14, 2005 6:55 pm)
#505 of 527 Re: IS Sportcross mileage? [silverback] by SE92692 May 14, 2005 (4:56 pm)
Replying to: silverback (Apr 07, 2005 9:59 am) I've had mine since Dec 2001 and the gas mileage has been around 21 mpg combined highway/city driving. It probably won't get much better than that. Ths IS300 does require premium (91) octance but with the recent high gas prices, I have refilled at times at 1/2 tank with 89 octane + so the mix is around 90+. Hasn't been a problem with performance or mileage. Replies to this message: jmess (May 14, 2005 6:55 pm)
#506 of 527 Replacement tires by SE92692 May 14, 2005 (5:01 pm)
My OEM Bridgestones are just about ready to be replaced after getting about 26,000 miles. I'm considering the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 or the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx. I've heard good things about both, except the F1's seem to have a softer sidewall. Anyone tried the Dunlops yet?
#507 of 527 Re: IS Sportcross mileage? [SE92692] by jmess May 14, 2005 (6:55 pm)
Replying to: SE92692 (May 14, 2005 4:56 pm) I actually got 24 on an extended freeway trip in the 75-90 range. What is sort of funny is the C6 with 400HP, automatic, and the optional lower 3:15 rearend gears gets the same mileage as the SportCross got in the city and highway. With the stock rearend it would beat the SportCross. I am turning 1500 RPMs at 70 MPH where the SportCross was turning around 3000 if I remember right.

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