All This Lexus Hoverboard Hype...

"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii) 07/29/2015 at 10:55 • Filed to: None

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...has me thinking. It's obviously just going to be a disappointment, so I'm going to boycott purchasing a new Lexus for at least 20 years. Who's with me?

spanfucker retire bitch > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 10:57

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I’d be driving an IS-350 F-Sport right now if I had the money.

GhostZ > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:02

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Does it count as a boycott if you already weren’t interested in any of their vehicles?

Sam > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:02

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I won’t be buying a Lexus for at least 20 years, so sure. But not because of the hoverboard. The hoverboard is just viral marketing towards stupid people.

AndyG_UK > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:04

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Just 20? I say 50 years, yeah f**k you Lexus, you’ve just lost a customer for the next 50 years!

(Full disclaimer -: Lexus have yet to make a car that has made me want to even enter one of their dealerships, let alone buy one, my OH did like the Ct200h thing for a while, cause it's "the Kylie car" but I put my foot down and let him get the DS4 instead!)

TractorPillow > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:05

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I’m way ahead of you, dude. I haven’t bought a Lexus in 27 years!

Alfalfa > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:06

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I’ve already gone 26 years without buying a Lexus, what’s another 20?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 11:08

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Not even an LFA? If a dealer near me had one, I wouldn’t mind going to check it out in person, even though there’s no way I can afford one. I think that counts as wanting to enter a dealership.

For Sweden > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:11

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“How can we make people excited about Lexus?”

“We could build an exciting car.”

“Nah.”

AndyG_UK > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/29/2015 at 11:17

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I don’t really like the looks of it, I know it sounds “amazing” and Mr Clarkson is fond of it but it really doesn’t do it for me, that and the fact that the rest of their range has either been coma inducing boring (but it will go for 500k miles, great I haven’t had a car with over 80k on it since I was 18!) or just trying too hard with their hideous predator grill AND I have never seen a Lexus interior that isn’t meh, as in just a tarted up Toyota one!

RazoE > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:17

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Your logic is confusing

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:17

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The hoverboard is just all hype. I thought that they came out with some new idea to hover, but it’s nothing new, it’s just supercooled magnets over magnets. My friend did a similar science project when he was in 5th grade.

Being able to hover on top of a road that has magnets laid into it is nothing new. It’s just Lexus making good looking bamboo/metal boards like they always do.

Milky > LongbowMkII 07/29/2015 at 11:18

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Cannot oblige. New SC(LF-LC) was spotted a day or two ago. Hopefully its amazing.

misfitmascots > Milky 07/29/2015 at 11:25

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That makes two of us

EL_ULY > For Sweden 07/29/2015 at 11:28

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say whaaaaaa?

no glorious V8 induction noise for you them bucko

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 11:33

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I agree with absolutely everything you just said. AND I’m generally an all-things-toyota-basher. But I would still go to the dealer to see it in person. I can’t explain why (It’s not anywhere near the best looking supercar, or fastest, it costs approximately all the $$), but I really like it.

AndyG_UK > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/29/2015 at 11:40

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Good, if we all liked the same things the world would be a very dull place.

Lexi are not a big seller in the UK, esp compared to the US, they really just don’t appeal that much to us, all we see is a tarted up Toyota, like we also don’t buy Infinities for the same reason (that and they are ugly!), though I did see one the other day, took me a while before I figured out what it was. We don’t even get Acura, just plain old Honda.

AndyG_UK > For Sweden 07/29/2015 at 11:42

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All the stars for you!!

AndyG_UK > EL_ULY 07/29/2015 at 11:43

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But it just looks like a Toyota coupe with a bad aftermarket body kit and isn’t the engine noise "electronically enhanced"?

AndyG_UK > Milky 07/29/2015 at 11:44

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Hopefully but doubtful, Lexus don’t want to scare off all their coffin dodging buyers!

EL_ULY > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 12:16

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Looks rad and sounds incredible. A lot N/A V8 awesomeness in this short shelf life, high revving turbo world. Me gusta chingos! As far a styling, fuck yeah break away from the mold! A little too flashy to a point but no more than the giant grill on an Audi or edges of a BMW. I like it a bunch. For the price, a C7 is more to my taste but as an auto tech of 13+ years, durability tickles my fancy :]

EL_ULY > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 12:21

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I work here ..... trust me, young people are not common. except for the 19 year old strippers in C-classes

EL_ULY > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 12:26

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and by electronically enhanced, it is a different than the pittyful way than BMW ///M cars are. Like the LFA, they engineered a way to channel the sound to the cabin instead of straight up speakers. Also, the intake has a electronically controlled flap that opens after it read a certain load and rev range allowing it to grown like a pissed off lion. Such a rad sound that is soooo rare nowadays

Milky > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 12:33

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Sorry can’t quite hear you.

AndyG_UK > EL_ULY 07/29/2015 at 12:42

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And yet everyone walks past the Lexus dealers and buys a BMW M* or Mercedes AMG* cos it’s just a gussied up Toyota, it has no class or heritage, sure it sounds lovely though.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 12:57

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Clearly everyone is wrong, and has zero imagination.

EL_ULY > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 13:07

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lol dude, I work with AMG’s everyday. Trust me, the last thing these old guys think about when buying these cars is their heritage. I bet you think they are hand crafted buy German engineers huh? LOL nope! Just regular blokes putting parts together at an assembly plant :]

It’s not like Toyota doesn’t have ANY recent motorsport history

Here is fact that will blow your mind, enthusiasts do not but new AMG, Aston Martin, or Lotus. I swear on my life. I couldn’t believe it myself. After 4 years here at my job, I can promise you this. Also, customers can care less about heritage and brand history.

AndyG_UK > EL_ULY 07/29/2015 at 13:15

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Maybe in the US but over here no one who cares about cars buys a Lexus, they buy Aston Martin, Lotus, BMW, Jaguar etc, we really don’t get the whole Japanese luxury car thing here.

EL_ULY > AndyG_UK 07/29/2015 at 13:35

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hopefully that’s not 100% accurate, things can get a bit boring

“See you after the warranty is up and you need service work” - Lexus

I’ve owned now 8 German cars including an M3. German engineering, pride, heritage, “soul”, and all that are just buzz words. After my 13+ years in the automotive business, I have come to the conclusion that there is no “best in class”. Every car competing in every segment is great nowadays. Unique styling, performance, and luxury whether from Europe, USA, or Japan. There is no best because there are too many contradictions in the car world. Obsessing on “the best” is childish and idiotic. They ALL something to offer to a customer that probably doesn’t even care after a certain price range. There is not a best or “better” car. One offers this while the other offers that. Adding stereotypes to a discussion is the lowest of the low.

EL_ULY > Milky 07/29/2015 at 13:37

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oh sweet N/A V8 baby Jesus!