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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by lashss, Oct 25, 2006.

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  1. lashss

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    #1 lashss, Oct 25, 2006
  2. ELIM

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    #2 ELIM, Oct 26, 2006
  3. amenasce

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    #3 amenasce, Oct 26, 2006
    I hate Lexus
     
  4. walnut

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    #4 walnut, Oct 26, 2006
    we're literally on the verge of not having to do anything for ourselves aren't we? :mad:
     
  5. Townshend

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    #5 Townshend, Oct 26, 2006
    Does the spot really have to be that big?

    I mean..if you can't parallel park in the spot the size of Montana..you have no hope..
     
  6. Koby

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    #6 Koby, Oct 26, 2006
    LOL, I know... You could simply drive into that spot front first!

    This silly technology aside, Lexus is very good at what they do.
     
  7. amenasce

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    #7 amenasce, Oct 26, 2006
    Hahaha :D
     
  8. Townshend

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    #8 Townshend, Oct 26, 2006
    If someone gets the new LS let me know. I want to make a video of the reality of this technology. If I'm downtown in Chicago and some guy is playing around in the Lexus adjusting the computer for 5 minutes to park in the spot, I'm just going to fly in behind them and take it..
     
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    #9 BAM, Oct 26, 2006
    im not saying you cant park...i am however saying 99% of people in chi-town cant park. i mean you guys even have a term for not being able to park...the "chicago bump", has anybody else heard of this?
     
  10. Townshend

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    #10 Townshend, Oct 27, 2006
    Can't say that I have. I generally do not have to worry about it in the suburbs though. But if I'm downtown I don't find it terribly difficult to parallel park in tight spots.
     
  11. chaserolls

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    #11 chaserolls, Oct 27, 2006
    hahaha, thanks for the laugh. good point and VERY true, you're lucky in most cases if the car behind you will even wait 5 seconds while you back into the spot. good luck marking the grid and telling the computer where the cars are, etc.



    my thoughts exactly! in Boston or any other major metropolitian city you'd see at least two cars squeezed into that gigantic spot (with some quality rubbing marks on both bumpers)
     
  12. Bullfighter

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    #12 Bullfighter, Oct 27, 2006
    Amen x2.

    Most of my friends can't even drive stick anymore. Soon none of them will know how to park.

    Lexus is getting incredible publicity out of this, though. Whether the technology is useful or not almost doesn't matter. So where's GM/Delphi on this stuff?
     
  13. bdog

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    #13 bdog, Oct 27, 2006
    That the next thing on my list to do is Drive stick now that I can drive auto good.

    This is a cool thing as much as I love to drive I HATE pp (caused me to fail my Drivers test 3 times) so I likei this
     

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