I've Been Test Driving Cars

"Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36) 07/15/2017 at 17:58 • Filed to: None

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g 1-3 weeks or so, as I need a new set of wheels. I won’t make a post about which car would be sitting on my driveway, but I’ll leave a few clues here and there.

Choice 1: Lexus IS300 AWD.

Not bad. While I would like to have an F-Sport model, the car makes up for the lack of the F-Sport goodies that I quite enjoy it.

Also, because my laptop is being a butt and likes to automatically CTRL+HOME on me, I’m typing the rest later.

Klaus Schmoll > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/15/2017 at 18:23

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Man that thing is ugly. I thought the new Civic was the king of that realm, but this is at the very least the king’s right hand man.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/15/2017 at 18:25

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It’s *probably* an IS350 but very good option. I know a few people that have them and they all think they’re great.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 07/15/2017 at 18:29

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I really hated all the interfaces in the Lexus I test drove. I was considering one, the interior turned me off.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > E90M3 07/15/2017 at 18:41

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Honestly, though, it’s probably the way to go at this point - mostly because of how less of a distraction it became.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/15/2017 at 18:45

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Also, say hello to Satoshi’s new camera: The Nikon D3100.

E90M3 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/15/2017 at 18:46

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I found the most all extremely hard to use and no intuitive. I know people hate on the BMWs, but I find the interfaces so easy to use.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 07/15/2017 at 18:47

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I love the interiors. The mouse is a weird but other then that they look great.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > E90M3 07/15/2017 at 18:53

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True, until you want to turn the GPS off.

E90M3 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/15/2017 at 19:49

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I don’t know, idrive is super easy to use. I drove a 2104 Lexus and things like the climate control had touch sensitive surfaces, what the hell is wrong with a damn button.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 07/15/2017 at 19:50

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One of my fraternity brothers got an Ct200h, with the mouse and he says you get used to it, but I still don’t want that. I feel like idrive is so easy to use, I want a system like that.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > E90M3 07/16/2017 at 00:45

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How do you shut off the GPS, though? And idrive is alright, it just needs a little bit more work because it feels like BMW hasn’t learned from the old generation.

E90M3 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/16/2017 at 09:57

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What do you mean by shut the GPS off? Personally I find idrive easiest to use out of all of the systems. It could also be that I’m more familiar with it.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > E90M3 07/16/2017 at 15:15

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I rented a BMW 330i (F30) for the day and wanted to go somewhere. However, something came up and I wanted to cancel NAV. Well, guess what? I can’t! BMW still hasn’t got their shit together.

E90M3 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 07/16/2017 at 16:22

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You can, you just have to go to the nav screen, hit left on the stick, then go to the flag and cancel the route.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > E90M3 07/16/2017 at 22:30

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... And they couldn’t have made this absurdly simple...?