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Replying to: jo2 (May 25, 2005 4:19 pm)
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Replying to: jo2 (May 25, 2005 4:19 pm) I hope sprint (palmone) and lexus put some work into get that phone certified and supported...terminating the call when call waiting is activated is a giganitic pain! |
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Replying to: lytton (May 25, 2005 8:06 pm) My husband and I have Motorola V551 phones and the Bluetooth connection works beautifully. We are really enjoying using the phones in the car. I've had the car for about a month or so. janeg |
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Replying to: ajamo (May 25, 2005 3:57 pm) I can't help you regarding Lease Terms (my Wife reads that stuff), but I am on my 3rd Black on Black GS300 (even better looking with 5% on all the windows) and I've loved them all. I do Lease- 42 mos/ 12k /$0 down- paying $611. Yes, they are a B.... to keep clean, but nothing looks better going down a sunny Florida road. I can't wait to order my new GS 430- Black on Black~ go figure. Zimm1 |
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I just picked up my new Lexus GS 300 today in West Palm Beach, Florida. I initially ordered it in silver with black interior but parking it outside in the hot Florida sun caused me to pause a moment. I changed it to white with cashmere interior and and am very happy. Sure, the seats are air-conditioned but it takes a bit of time for the leather to cool off. I ordered the Mark Levinson and Nav package. The sound is very good and I found out that the nav screen can show DVD Video (alas only when the car is stopped). The rear camera is cool with a big wow factor but not sure how much of a difference it makes...same as the parking assist feature. I added some window tint and was concerned about metal tint causing AM reception problems so I was advised to use a non-metal 3M tint guaranteed for life. No reception problems. Of course, I didn't have the dealer install it. Npw I want to go with Sirius because of Howard Stern and Radio Margaritaville but it is pre-wired for XM. I'm trying to get my radio guy to figure out if we can use the prewire for XM for Sirius and use the same head unit. I don't want to put the Sirius unit in the sunglass holder overhead which is what the dealer suggested. I bought the car for about 47k w/ Nav, spoiler, sunroof and park assist (50K MSRP) and I could have bought the car without nav for 43K. Seemed to be a good deal. Sold my 03 Mercedes CLK on E-Bay fo a fair price ($3250 more than the dealer would allow for the trade). I had test-driven the BMW 5 Series (fine performance but selling at list price, very mediocre sound system and just not as luxurious but it did handle better), the Infiniti M30 (ugly style, selling at close to list price, questions about quality, resale price and some concern about the hot Florida sun on the very horizontal controls under the dash. Also drove the Acura RL, very nice car, fast, intuitive nav but felt like I was driving my old Accord. Just couldn't see it as a 50K luxury car and concerned about resale. The Lexus seemed to be the best all-around car. While it was cool to drive the BMW the truth is that I only drive wild on BMW test drives. I otherwise drive I-95 like everybody else down here and just want to be comfortable safe and have good tunes. Of course, I could have bought a Camry but why suffer? So... has anyone installed Sirius in their GS300? Will I have to have an ugly unit in the sunvisor or can it be integerated into the regular Mark Levinson already pre-wired for XM? Anyone know this answer?
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Replying to: stumanchu (May 26, 2005 1:14 pm) 
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Replying to: ajamo (May 25, 2005 3:57 pm)
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I am picking up my new GS300 (no ML or DVD) Tues. The GS is scheduled to have the XM installed. I have talked with the service manager a few times regarding the XM antenna. Where to install, center/top of trunk, in rear 3rd light housing, next to rear light housing, in tray below light housing. I think I need to go with the XM antenna on the center/top of the trunk for best reception. If I do this, I am getting the antenna painted by an internet company that will paint the antenna the same color as the car (silver). I just can not put a black antenna on the exterior of a silver car. I thought about the other placements and the Dealer will install where I want it installed but service manager said if the reception is not good (inside the car) I will have to pay to have the antenna moved. Also, I really wanted the Sirius radio too. I did a lot of checking with Sirius, Lexus no one could tell me if or when the Sirius might be available as a Lexus dealer option. For now if I want sat. radio in the factory radio unit I will have to go with XM. I have had Sirius in my GS330 (fm modular). I really hate to give up Sirius. Many more program options then XM including sports, talk, etc. I could care less about Baseball broadcasts. I also found out that XM now is the same price as Sirius. So like others I feel the frustration of not having the option of Sirius vs XM as a dealer install. I do love sat. radio and can not see myself not having it. I never listen to FM and few CD's anymore. If I knew that Sirius would be available as a dealer install, even in the next 3 months or so, I would not have the Dealer install the XM and wait for Sirius. I do not want to go with a aftermarket fm modular again. Anyone think I should take a chance having the XM antenna installed inside the car. I would really like some input soon because I need to make a decision re: XM ASAP!!!!! Thanks |
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