Driving an E550 Cab today. AMA.

by "OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
Published 08/20/2017 at 13:45

No Tags
STARS: 1

Also had brunch with RSaldana and the our wives.

Replies (16)

"macanamera" (macanamera)
08/20/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 0

how was brunch

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 1

Yummy. Chicken and biscuits.

"ToyotaFamily" (robbav35)
08/20/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0

Will you promise to keep the top down all day?

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0

It’s only been up while we were at brunch. AC is blasting though.

"way2blu does a rev update" (way2blu)
08/20/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0

Please conduct a test of the “drop top 1/8 of a mile.” As in when the light goes green, you have to lower the top while accelerating. If the process stops because you hit too high a speed before the top is stowed, you have to start over from the beginning.

This is a serious performance metric for vehicles in this segment...

"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
08/20/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 3

Isn’t that an absurdly big and inefficient engine for a cab? I believe most taxis are E200d or E220d versions.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0

18 mpg is bad for a anything  Now is this was a cabriolet “can” *hint hint* the V8 is a fantastic option that lets you hear all the V8 goodness

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 0

This is a 25 mph top operable car but I can tell you the 0-60 is very, very fast.

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
08/20/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 0

I also got bamboozled by that at first. Cab is for cabriolet

"fintail" (fintail)
08/20/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 0

2011-12?

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 0

2014, last year of the V8

"fintail" (fintail)
08/20/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0

Crap I should have realized that, 2014 also doesn’t have a clock in the gauge cluster. Still not awake yet, yeah that’s it.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 0

THe clock is dead center in the console in this one..

"fintail" (fintail)
08/20/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0

Yep, that came with the 2014 facelift. I should have known this, I drive a facelift E too.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
08/20/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 1

Is it the 550? Because if I owned those car I would get maybe 6 months out of a set of rear tires.

"fintail" (fintail)
08/20/2017 at 19:06, STARS: 1

It’s the opposite, an E250 Bluetec 4Matic, I suppose the slowest W212 sold on this continent. But it still moves along, and I enjoy 45+ mpg on the highway.

My car a couple cars ago was a W210 E55 AMG, I know all about eating tires :)