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Re: 2008 GS460 [drhbs]
by mrsm
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Nov 20, 2007 (6:56 pm)
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Replying to: drhbs (Nov 15, 2007 5:17 am)
We drove the GS460 from Seattle to Portland this weekend. We kept it in "luxury" most of the time, but occasionally put it into "sport" when we saw a great winding road. The word that comes to my mind is agile. If you need to move. the handling from the steering and suspension support what you get from the engine. I never doubted the cars ability to move in the traffic. Seats were great, audio is wonderful and despite the comment above about the size of the trunk we had 4 boxes of books, suitcase and odds and ends in the trunk, and it easily brought back 5 cases of wine. Two adults were in the back seat for many hours during wine tours on Saturday and were very comfortable. I like the parking assist and couldn't live without the rain sensing wipers, it IS Seattle. 8 speed transmission is incredibly smooth. Down side - the navigation system. When you drive above 17 miles per hour you have to use the voice command. But the voice command has trouble with numbers like five and seven. It became really frustrating and we eventually gave up. I was frustrated that as a passenger I couldn't type in the address or phone number we needed! We will read the manual and figure out how to preset the addresses we'll need prior to leaving and get our phone address book into the system. I'm looking forward to hearing reports from other new owners. 
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Re: 2008 GS460 [mrsm]
by drhbs
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Nov 21, 2007 (5:02 am)
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Replying to: mrsm (Nov 20, 2007 6:56 pm)
Glad to hear you enjoyed the car. Mine is still on the way, so I will report back to you when I've had a chance to enjoy the experience - I only wish that could be in the wine country!! My comment about the trunk size was specific to the 450h, but I'm happy to hear that that the 460 has plenty of room. Interesting observation about the NAV system; I will have to check that out upon delivery. Have a happy Thanksgiving and Holiday Season and, of course, enjoy the ride!
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Re: 2008 GS460 [mrsm]
by whtelephnt
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Dec 06, 2007 (7:35 pm)
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Replying to: mrsm (Nov 20, 2007 6:56 pm)
There is a way to disable the safety feature in the navigation device so that you can manually use the system while driving. Try some queries on you tube, I have seen a few demonstrations on how to do it. It is some sort of cryptic key-in on the navigation system and it won't effect anything else in your car.
Good Luck!!
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Re: 2008 GS460 [whtelephnt]
by bobs05coupe
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Dec 07, 2007 (10:53 pm)
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Replying to: whtelephnt (Dec 06, 2007 7:35 pm)
The bypass will not work on a 5th generation navigation system which is what the GS now has in it.
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Where to find a GS460?
by ishanb
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Jul 20, 2008 (2:03 am)
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I can't find this car to test-drive anywhere in the Baltimore-D.C area. What's going on? It's not that popular. Is Lexus thinking of dropping the model for 2009? I was told that in June, only 10 were allocated to dealers in the entire Northeast (60 dealers!). I could see if this was a $400K car, but it's not particularly expensive. So what gives? 
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