What is your ride?

[DKaz]

Originally Posted by s211

My user name is my ride.

Dude, we have to meet. I want to see your car.

Originally Posted by zivan56

While my response wasn't direct at you or to that topic, this begs the question: people actually buy the IS 250 manual??? No offense, but there are tons of better cars out there with a manual transmission...the IS 250 is among the worst you can get in a luxury car. Not to mention the combination to an anemic engine = absolutely boring and dull drive. The manual IS 250 RWD actually uses *more* fuel than the auto, that's how bad the manual is in terms of drivetrain power loss. It's as if the clutch disc was made of polished stainless steel covered with lube...

The IS 250 is not the only vehicle where the manual uses more gas than the auto. The automatic transmission probably has a torque converter that keeps it steady in the most fuel efficient range whereas the manual transmission is free to go apes**t from idle to redline. Besides just because I like to drive manual doesn't mean I drive like a ricer throughout town... if it was purely for performance I'd look an STI, Speed 3, or an older Toyota GT-Four.

Originally Posted by whatnext

Why buy a Lexus at all, when you can get a BMW or even an Infiniti G37? A friend of mine dubbed Lexii "visor-ladymobiles"!

Sheesh. I'm hear to quash that stereotype.

Originally Posted by twoNeurons

ColdRsx... you should step into the VW side. The DSG is a beautiful compromise between automatic and manual.

I don't ever want to see the words DSG and beautiful in the same sentence ever again. Ever. I don't doubt the DSG is pretty good technology, I will never be able to shift in .02 seconds or whatever it is, but I never feel fully connected to a car unless I have a clutch pedal under my left foot.