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dlin4229

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文章編號：83165772

My neighbor the daughter of who is also my daughter's high school classmate own a 6 year old Q5 and a 18 year old Camry...

Recently I found she put a car cover on his newer Q5 and kept driving his very old Camry... Not sure why???

Actually I try to drive my GSF as frequently as possible especially after I put Ohlins on it last spring... These Japanese cars LOVE mileages if you also do maintenance tasks on them accordingly... The more you drive the more healthy they are...

PS: Sometimes I think my wife's 2010 M35X(90K kms) is NOT much more healthy than my son's 2007 G35S(200K kms) because my wife used her M35X for only 5-10 km local drive at least 95% of the time!!! My son's G35S is better but still used for local drive for at least 50% of the time... (We're getting old, so we do not like long trips anymore. But, GSF lets me love long trips AGAIN!!!

We plan to do some super long trips like 5000 kms with my GSF or the incoming Q60 or Q50 when I'm retired...)

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83184372

Last month I brought my GSF to a Lexus dealer near my home to fix the faulty gas tank cap. Guess what??? The service consultant refused my request and said my CPO warranty didn't cover the faulty cap!?!

So, I checked the warranty from Lexus.com and another Lexus dealer. Then, I confirmed my CPO warranty should cover the faulty cap!!!

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83184383

So, at the same day I also sent a complaint to the service manger in the dealership but he totally ignored my request...

Then, I decided to submit a complaint as below to LEXUS HEADQUARTER!!!

Luckily, Lexus headquarter did quickly respond my request the next day. They also confirmed my CPO should cover that faulty cap but I will try another dealer instead of the nearby dealer I previously visited.

I also gave a negative review to that rude dealer in Yelp.com...

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83184406

Sometimes I think we are very lucky... Why???

That's because we still can buy very reliable Japanese cars. So far my GSF is almost trouble free. My wife and children's old Nissans were also very reliable. So, I don't have to deal with all these hassles...

Our life are really helped by these very faithful Japanese cars and we don't know... (i.e. we are so SPOILED!!!

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83184572

The good news is I don't have to bring my GSF to another dealer immediately because the faulty fuel cap is still OK and doesn't throw any error codes yet. It's just not at a PERFECT condition.

So, I just need to do it when I have the time...

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83200428

Recently the weather becomes colder and my PSS tires get crazy AGAIN!!!

I checked my G-meter. It's only 0.8G... The PSS may lost of traction on just 0.8G if the weather is not warm and PSS tires are not fully warmed.

My previous RE001 tires didn't have these issues... Of course, if the weather is warm and tires are warm, PSS have more grips than RE001 as RE001 is a much cheaper and also much lower grade tire...

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83200446

Right now the weather is not very cold yet... I think PSS tires should be even more lame in cold winter later on... (based on my experience it could be only 0.6G in very cold early morning like 5C with warmed tires)

That's why PSS tires were totally lost of traction on me several times and really surprised me as I didn't drive my GSF very fast at all!!!

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83200783

Like what I said every car has pros and cons and many things have pros and cons...

However, some people just keep saying cons on these Japanese cars and keep saying pros on those German cars. So, let's turn the table around and keep saying pros on these Japanese cars and keep saying pros on those German cars... Then, I think the situation could be VERY DIFFERENT...

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83200805

Again, like what I said there is definitely one thing which is always TRUE and has only pros and no cons...

That's RELIABILITY and strangely, most of car reviewers just skip that part and totally ignore it just like it doesn't exist at all!!!

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dlin4229

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文章編號：83252921

I think PSS tires are really bad...

In winter California is quite warm. However, EVERY MORNING in winter the temperature is always below 10C. Unfortunately, PSS tires begin to lost grip around 10C and lost about 30% grip below 5C.

With RE001 I have to slow down a bit only at rainy day. Actually every tire needs to be slower at rainy day. In addition, there is almost no rain in California.

However, in winter with PSS tires I have to slow down EVERY DAY!!!

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