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Olds still use cds and analog clocks in cars are the epitome of class and style.
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88h88 posted:It has an analogue clock. In 2015. ^^ I want to say the Lexus SC had a tape deck available in 2010. I know it was the last car on the US market with a tape deck for sure.
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Aug 10, 2015 17:41
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Analog clocks rule.
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Aug 10, 2015 17:45
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Twerk from Home posted:I want to say the Lexus SC had a tape deck available in 2010. I know it was the last car on the US market with a tape deck for sure. Really? loving hell.
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Aug 10, 2015 17:48
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88h88 posted:Really? loving hell. Here you go: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/automobiles/06AUDIO.html I bet they get used, too.
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Aug 10, 2015 17:57
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Twerk from Home posted:I want to say the Lexus SC had a tape deck available in 2010. I know it was the last car on the US market with a tape deck for sure. All the proof one ever needed to know that lexus makes cars for old people.
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Aug 10, 2015 17:59
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Dislike button posted:I think this is gorgeous and most of the other modern Lexus vehicles have equally great interiors, but gently caress that silver swoopy center stack on the prior models. That would be a dealbreaker for me because I would never stop noticing it. At least you can't see the spindle grille when you are inside the car. I hate hard plasticky fake wood on steering wheels. You have to upgrade to the "F sport" in all their models to get rid of it. Reminds me of my friends 300C steering wheel. Meh.
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Aug 10, 2015 18:09
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Is there a better solution for borrowing audiobooks than CD? Last I checked, doing it electronically was always a pain in the rear end, one way or another. Edit: My point is that there's a good reason for keeping CD as an option in new cars. I don't mean to turn this into audiobook chat.
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Aug 10, 2015 19:16
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Zorak of Michigan posted:Is there a better solution for borrowing audiobooks than CD? Last I checked, doing it electronically was always a pain in the rear end, one way or another. My library has a pretty good system called "overdrive", I use it for ebooks and audiobooks all the time.
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Aug 10, 2015 19:22
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88h88 posted:It has an analogue clock. In 2015. ^^ MB still has analogue clocks in their C / E / S class cars.
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Aug 10, 2015 19:47
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If only you could get German design without the German engineering. Edit: Analog clocks also have their uses, beyond being a hell of lot nicer they're also quicker to see roughly what time it is or how much time has passed at a glance. Wheeee fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Aug 10, 2015 |
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Aug 10, 2015 20:50
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Um all new dashboards have digital clocks in them. Literally within the same glance of the speedometer
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Aug 10, 2015 21:11
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We're picking up our new Focus tonight, it literally took four months from order to arrival. Apparently they kept it for some time, likely for a photo shoot or even a commercial. Not sure how much of that I believe but it'd be pretty sweet.
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Aug 10, 2015 21:14
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awesome-express posted:Um all new dashboards have digital clocks in them. Literally within the same glance of the speedometer Shockingly, some of us have other people ride in the car with us.
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Aug 10, 2015 21:15
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...and we live in a world where said passenger can't ask "what time is it?"
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Aug 10, 2015 21:23
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88h88 posted:...and we live in a world where said passenger can't ask "what time is it?" "Uh" ... glance down ... "It's ni- poo poo sec... Nine thirty seven" This is a dumb argument, if you don't clocks on dashboards that's okay.
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Aug 10, 2015 21:37
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It's a dumb argument full stop because if you ask a person for the time, more often than not they look at their phone.
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Aug 10, 2015 21:42
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I am a poster in the watch thread where we talk about pieces of metal that tell time less accurately than a microwave. I also like cars. 
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Aug 10, 2015 21:46
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Shockingly, some of us have other people ride in the car with us. Shockingly most passengers have smart phones and if you're in the right social circles then most of them will have an apple watch 
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Aug 10, 2015 21:49
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awesome-express posted:Shockingly most passengers have smart phones No, if you're in the right social circles, they'll have a real timepiece, not those overpriced travesties.
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Aug 10, 2015 21:53
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Sinestro posted:No, if you're in the right social circles, they'll have a real timepiece, not those overpriced travesties.
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Aug 10, 2015 22:01
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awesome-express posted:Shockingly most passengers have smart phones those people are usually outside on their bicycles
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Sinestro posted:No, if you're in the right social circles, they'll have a real timepiece, not those overpriced travesties. 
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Aug 10, 2015 22:05
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awesome-express posted:Shockingly most passengers have smart phones
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Aug 10, 2015 22:09
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kimcicle posted:MB still has analogue clocks in their C / E / S class cars. Analog==old==quality==luxury. Or something like that.
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Aug 10, 2015 22:10
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Sinestro posted:No, if you're in the right social circles, they'll have a real timepiece, not those overpriced travesties.
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Aug 10, 2015 22:42
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:Analog==old==quality==luxury. I think it's really analog = mechanical craftsmanship = expensive and unique = luxury even though obviously all of the analog clocks are run digitally (resetting the clock in a Passat is fun).
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Aug 10, 2015 22:42
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Apple watches are disposable, a 'real' watch is a thing that can become an heirloom. This is a mountain that will never be overcome. That Lexus reminds me of the Eagle Thrust electric car that Top Gear made.
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Aug 10, 2015 22:50
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I think it's really analog = mechanical craftsmanship = expensive and unique = luxury even though obviously all of the analog clocks are run digitally (resetting the clock in a Passat is fun). My wife's old POS PT Cruiser had an analog clock in the dash. You set it by just holding in a single button underneath it and watching the hands spin. That's right, to adjust for DST you had to watch the fuckin thing spin around 23 or 25 times, and it moved reaaaaalllly slow. God that car loving sucked.
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Aug 10, 2015 23:17
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I can't help but find it amusing that Chrysler couldn't even get a loving basic clock right.
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Aug 10, 2015 23:24
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Throatwarbler posted:Well they sell over 100,000 of them a year, so I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you're just being edgy for the sake of being edgy? I'm sorry 100,000 people a year have bad taste?  When Lincoln has more modern designs than you do, you're hosed. Edit: I tried really hard to find a luxury crossover that didn't have aluminum (or fake silvery plastic) in the interior. No such luck. KillHour fucked around with this message at 01:29 on Aug 11, 2015 |
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Aug 11, 2015 01:25
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That just looks tacky
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Aug 11, 2015 01:28
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PCOS Bill posted:That just looks tacky Find me one that doesn't. I'll wait.
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Aug 11, 2015 01:29
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KillHour posted:I'm sorry 100,000 people a year have bad taste? Why? Because you really like using touchscreens to control everything and accidentally turning the car off on the highway when you try to change the radio station? I've actually crossshopped both the NX200 and the MKC extensively with my family, while the MKC isn't bad you can clearly see why its so much cheaper than the Lexus. The design and materials of the Lexus interior are miles away better, not to mention the touchpad based iDrive-type system is far superior to touchscreens.
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Aug 11, 2015 01:44
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Yeah my sister just got a new NX200t and the interior is really, really nice.
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:My wife's old POS PT Cruiser had an analog clock in the dash. You set it by just holding in a single button underneath it and watching the hands spin. That's right, to adjust for DST you had to watch the fuckin thing spin around 23 or 25 times, and it moved reaaaaalllly slow. Ha, that's a bit like the Passat, which has the cheapest shittiest looking analog clock known to man. You set it and the hands jump incrementally. For a while, the analog clock was a part of Chrysler's design language. Not sure if it still is - I know the 300 has one, but I forget about the 200. I can check tomorrow.
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Aug 11, 2015 01:56
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Lexus is for people smart enough to care about quality. German badges are for people rich enough to not give a poo poo.
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Aug 11, 2015 02:37
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PCOS Bill posted:I love the red stitching on the brown leather I'm on the same page. I feel like brown as a whole is underused in cars today. And I mean straight up strong brown, not beige. I want some MUTHAFUCKIN POOP looking interior! Wheeee posted:Lexus is for people smart enough to care about quality. This is a troll post right? If not: whut lol
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Wheeee posted:Lexus is for people smart enough to care about quality. Lexus is for people born without taste.
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Frank Dillinger posted:Lexus is for people born without taste. Pretty sure Mercedes Benz has that market cornered
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