[Dang3r]

It seems like that the USA is free again, I confess that my hopes had come true

[1MOREMOD]

Free of what, having individual rights and personal responsibility?

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Free of what, having individual rights and personal responsibility?

Maybe he is referring to "free stuff".

[dinonz]

Just blocked a so-called "friend" from a well known M car group. If you post a monumentally stupid political meme and get called on it, don't delete the comment. Deal with it.

[StatenEye]

I turned down a pro soccer career in England at 17 because I didn't like being away from from a girl.... Everyone thinks it was because I was homesick. Effectively retired after that. Went to a D1 school and played well but i turned down offers from top 5 schools to play at a school that was 30 mins away. Rejected going to the combine stopped playing. Then I wound up breaking up with her. Yikes.

[stevenopoly]

I confess to hating all career politicians.

[upstatedoc]

Please keep this thread to non-political confessions thank you

[upstatedoc]

I had chili for dinner tonight will keep you updated

[Nachbar]

My wife sometimes likes it, when I get really drunk 🥴
She says I'm a super sexhero when I'm drunk. I take that as a compliment.

[jsf721]

Good luck my friend. Stay safe !

Originally Posted by Dang3r

Germany, Bavaria

[213e90n51]

When i was 17 Idknow why but I use to rev my e90 to 7000rpm with a cold engine. I did it to show off the exhaust and little pops when i started it up at school. I have no temp gauge and it was right when I started it up, 2 seconds later vbrmmmmm vbrrmmmmm. 7000Rpm pedal to the medal revving. The car has been smooth as silk and perfect with oil changes every year 9000-12,000 miles. Its been 4 years and my engine feels strong and gets driven hard everyday. But did i mess anything up in the engine from doing those cold morning revs when starting it up? Thanks if anyone can answer and it's embarrassing to tell u guys this LOL. I wanted to show those Lexus is, gs, and infiniti kids wssup with the 3L inline 6. LOL

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by 213e90n51

When i was 17 Idknow why but I use to rev my e90 to 7000rpm with a cold engine. I did it to show off the exhaust and little pops when i started it up at school. I have no temp gauge and it was right when I started it up, 2 seconds later vbrmmmmm vbrrmmmmm. 7000Rpm pedal to the medal revving. The car has been smooth as silk and perfect with oil changes every year 9000-12,000 miles. Its been 4 years and my engine feels strong and gets driven hard everyday. But did i mess anything up in the engine from doing those cold morning revs when starting it up? Thanks if anyone can answer and it's embarrassing to tell u guys this LOL. I wanted to show those Lexus is, gs, and infiniti kids wssup with the 3L inline 6. LOL

Um....you drive a 328i correct? The only IS you're going to beat is an IS 200. I've owned a G35 as well...you're not going to beat them either, unless you have done some tune work. If you're bone stock, you might beat an IS 200, if the other driver can't drive.

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by 213e90n51

When i was 17 Idknow why but I use to rev my e90 to 7000rpm with a cold engine. I did it to show off the exhaust and little pops when i started it up at school. I have no temp gauge and it was right when I started it up, 2 seconds later vbrmmmmm vbrrmmmmm. 7000Rpm pedal to the medal revving. The car has been smooth as silk and perfect with oil changes every year 9000-12,000 miles. Its been 4 years and my engine feels strong and gets driven hard everyday. But did i mess anything up in the engine from doing those cold morning revs when starting it up? Thanks if anyone can answer and it's embarrassing to tell u guys this LOL. I wanted to show those Lexus is, gs, and infiniti kids wssup with the 3L inline 6. LOL

It's impossible to know if you did any harm. You didn't do it any favors, I'm comfortable saying that. Revving a cold engine is just a bad idea. I'm also of the opinion that it's not a great idea to rev an engine really hard with no load on it, but there's a variety of opinions about that. My main objection is that it's got such a high douche quotient to it, when someone's sitting at a stop light or in a parking lot or a garage and revving the tits off an engine. It's right up there with the Harley doofuses who blip their throttles every 4 seconds while they're sitting at a traffic light. If they'd all just get t-shirts with "I've got a 3-inch dick" printed on both sides and stop blipping their throttles incessantly, the world would be a quieter, better place.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Um....you drive a 328i correct? The only IS you're going to beat is an IS 200. I've owned a G35 as well...you're not going to beat them either, unless you have done some tune work. If you're bone stock, you might beat an IS 200, if the other driver can't drive.

True, the 328i isn't fast. I test drove an IS250 and an IS350 (the first gens) a few years ago and while the 350 was faster it sucked. Throttle response and transmission programming was just terrible. The IS250 I actually thought was a 4 cylinder. I'm not a big guy, but my head was practically touching the B pillar, not sure how anyone 6 feet+ would even fit in those.

G37 is much quicker and better sounding than all of the above, but I hated the twitchy-ness of the steering on center of the few I drove at highway speeds and the seating position was a bit odd. The 7-speed auto in those also seems to never know what gear it wants to be in.


We all know Rudi is here because the Lexus forum is full of non-car guys though.

[213e90n51]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Um....you drive a 328i correct? The only IS you're going to beat is an IS 200. I've owned a G35 as well...you're not going to beat them either, unless you have done some tune work. If you're bone stock, you might beat an IS 200, if the other driver can't drive.

yeah 328i. I smoke those g37s in autoX tho. But ive driven the IS250 and 350. They arnt that fast and feel sloppy. Good torque but dies off at the end.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

....

My main objection is that it's got such a high douche quotient to it, when someone's sitting at a stop light or in a parking lot or a garage and revving the tits off an engine. It's right up there with the Harley doofuses who blip their throttles every 4 seconds while they're sitting at a traffic light. If they'd all just get t-shirts with "I've got a 3-inch dick" printed on both sides and stop blipping their throttles incessantly, the world would be a quieter, better place.

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDmsxQVxIM

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by CTinline-six

We all know Rudi is here because the Lexus forum is full of non-car guys though.

You aren't wrong! Club Lexus is full of dolts! I might spend 5 minutes a month on there. There are a couple of guys on there that have outdone themselves on their cars. Aside from that, it's pointless. BMW owners and Lexus owners are not of the same caliber.

Side note: There is a Russian on Club Lexus that bought 2 totaled Lexus's. One was an RC350, the other was an IS350. He straight up, combined the two cars into one. He got tired of waiting on Lexus to release an IS-F, so he made his own. Crazy amount of work, but he pulled it off.

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

You aren't wrong! Club Lexus is full of dolts! I might spend 5 minutes a month on there. There are a couple of guys on there that have outdone themselves on their cars. Aside from that, it's pointless. BMW owners and Lexus owners are not of the same caliber.

Side note: There is a Russian on Club Lexus that bought 2 totaled Lexus's. One was an RC350, the other was an IS350. He straight up, combined the two cars into one. He got tired of waiting on Lexus to release an IS-F, so he made his own. Crazy amount of work, but he pulled it off.

I'm not surprised by the relative lack of knowledgable enthusiasts on the Lexus forum, compared to here. It's just not a brand that's ever attracted a lot of enthusiasts. Aside from a few stunning low-volume cars, their line is BOOO-ring. On a personal note, I think the "Spindle-O-Doom" front end design theme is hideous...and I'm not alone.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by 213e90n51

yeah 328i. I smoke those g37s in autoX tho. But ive driven the IS250 and 350. They arnt that fast and feel sloppy. Good torque but dies off at the end.

Interesting. I will admit the IS350 isn't a fast car (0-60-wise), but with an 8 speed transmission, it comes to life once you get it over 80.

Currently driving the 2nd IS. The 2nd gen seemed to be considerably faster than the 3rd. I have no hard evidence and haven't bothered to look it up, but based off ownership experience; the 3rd gen is only as fast as the 2nd gen if sport + is activated. Driving in normal mode is like driving an IS 250 and driving in eco is like driving an Accord.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

I'm not surprised by the relative lack of knowledgable enthusiasts on the Lexus forum, compared to here. It's just not a brand that's ever attracted a lot of enthusiasts. Aside from a few stunning low-volume cars, their line is BOOO-ring. On a personal note, I think the "Spindle-O-Doom" front end design theme is hideous...and I'm not alone.

It does seem that most Lexus owners are only interested in reliability and a smooth/quiet ride, that's it. The IS owners want to go fast(er) but the IS was not designed to be tuned....at all. With lots of money and hours of work, it is possible to add 15 hp. My street cred driving the IS only comes from most people's lack of knowledge about cars.

[213e90n51]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Interesting. I will admit the IS350 isn't a fast car (0-60-wise), but with an 8 speed transmission, it comes to life once you get it over 80.

Currently driving the 2nd IS. The 2nd gen seemed to be considerably faster than the 3rd. I have no hard evidence and haven't bothered to look it up, but based off ownership experience; the 3rd gen is only as fast as the 2nd gen if sport + is activated. Driving in normal mode is like driving an IS 250 and driving in eco is like driving an Accord.

Alot of Is and Gs cars that my class mates and friend's had were slammed and the the tires were stretched on 19 - 20 inch rims. Literally very small contact patch touching the road and they had to drive like retards everywhere. I use to jump railroad tracks and redline the e90 right when i was coming up to the tracks so i can get airtime. They would go zigzag and scrape their muffler delete pipes or lip. Those toyota V6 do have power but it isnt linear as my e90. On a highway if I was to race a lexus. I sure wouldnt feel as safe and stable gapping or cutting cars without my E90. Lexus is a very chill car with power. I always wanted one just to put wheels and a tanabe exhaust, then go get Ramen or Boba or raves.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

I'm not surprised by the relative lack of knowledgable enthusiasts on the Lexus forum, compared to here. It's just not a brand that's ever attracted a lot of enthusiasts. Aside from a few stunning low-volume cars, their line is BOOO-ring. On a personal note, I think the "Spindle-O-Doom" front end design theme is hideous...and I'm not alone.

I think as a brand it just attracts a different crowd, nothing wrong with that. BMW attracts people who enjoy driving performance and the driving experience, while Lexus is more reliable appliance luxury.