Driving an E550 Cab today. AMA.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern) 08/20/2017 at 13:45 • Filed to: None

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Also had brunch with RSaldana and the our wives.

macanamera > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 13:54

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how was brunch

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > macanamera 08/20/2017 at 13:56

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Yummy. Chicken and biscuits.

ToyotaFamily > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 13:59

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Will you promise to keep the top down all day?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ToyotaFamily 08/20/2017 at 14:01

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

way2blu does a rev update > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 14:16

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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 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 14:18

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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 > duurtlang 08/20/2017 at 14:23

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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 > way2blu does a rev update 08/20/2017 at 14:24

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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 > duurtlang 08/20/2017 at 14:32

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

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 14:59

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2011-12?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > fintail 08/20/2017 at 15:03

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2014, last year of the V8

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 15:21

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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 > fintail 08/20/2017 at 15:32

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

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 15:41

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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 > fintail 08/20/2017 at 16:50

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

fintail > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/20/2017 at 19:06

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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 :)