$20K for a more powerful DD.... WWCSD?

[Laconian]

Ooh.................. Lexus LS

Those are so smoooooooooth

[Soup DeVille]

As with everything, I will cross that bridge when I get to it Current Lexus GSs will be doable by then.

Just trying to give you a timeline idea.

[12,000 RPM]

I think you should just VIP a first/second gen LS400 and keep that forever.

Too slow/gas guzzling/big. Im basically VIPing this though.

[Cookie Monster]

Too slow/gas guzzling/big. Im basically VIPing this though.

But 1UZ-FE V8!

Can you just do it because it's something I've always wanted to do and I can live vicariously through you?

[12,000 RPM]

But 1UZ-FE V8!

Can you just do it because it's something I've always wanted to do and I can live vicariously through you?

Brah an old LS is dirt cheap.... you should do it. I think you are afraid that you are going to really love having a vehicle that is comfortable and quiet

Commuter + fun ride is the formula and IMO the more extreme the two go to their purposes the better. Im hoping to get a new bike next year too but long term, if I could get an Exocet, I don't think I'd ever get a "fun commuter" ever again. I'd legit consider a used LS or something like that.

[MrH]

So when is this Camry actually happening?  Or is this going to be an elaborate troll job for another drawn out two years?

[12,000 RPM]

So when is this Camry actually happening?  Or is this going to be an elaborate troll job for another drawn out two years?

Probably spring/summer. Waiting for my consulting work money to come in and then for Uncle Sam to ream me.

[Cookie Monster]

Brah an old LS is dirt cheap.... you should do it. I think you are afraid that you are going to really love having a vehicle that is comfortable and quiet

Commuter + fun ride is the formula and IMO the more extreme the two go to their purposes the better. Im hoping to get a new bike next year too but long term, if I could get an Exocet, I don't think I'd ever get a "fun commuter" ever again. I'd legit consider a used LS or something like that.

Dude I have enough money pits. I'd be looking at a manual transmission swap for one of those.

[Raza]

Ugh, just get Book by Cadillac. 

[r0tor]

Vs the Camry the G37 is

- Cramped (infant seat def wont fit behind wifey)
- more expensive to fuel up (premium + worse gas mileage)
- not much faster (~.3 in the quarter, picking nits)
- more expensive in general (price, tires, oil, probably insurance too)

I'm gonna keep the Camry until the kids can do booster seats (so longer than 2 yrs honestly) at which point I will go for a coupe, which opens things up tremendously. G doesn't work for what I want now or later

Holy fuck... My step-son grew up riding in a Neon and then a Focus... You planning on wrapping the kid in a 48" thick cacoon made of bubble wrap?

[CaminoRacer]

My kid won't have a silly carseat. Just a mini 6 point harness and HANS device.

[Eye of the Tiger]

rexus isf
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/5956330172.html
tell me again how fast a camry is

[12,000 RPM]

Holy fuck... My step-son grew up riding in a Neon and then a Focus... You planning on wrapping the kid in a 48" thick cacoon made of bubble wrap?

Sure, why not. What the hell does the negligence of whoever raised your step son have to do with me?

[r0tor]

Sure, why not. What the hell does the negligence of whoever raised your step son have to do with me?

Dude, child seats easily fit in even compact cars with adults in the front... Quit the shit that your some unicorn in life where a child seat doesn't fit in an average mid sized 4 door despite it working for the other 7 billion people on the planet

[Eye of the Tiger]

You know what has a gigantic backseat? A Versa. I can sit behind myself and stretch my legs out like a boss. It's a damn limo. Camry ain't got shit.

[Soup DeVille]

Sure, why not. What the hell does the negligence of whoever raised your step son have to do with me?

Why is that negligence?

I hauled around my first born in the back of an EP3 Civic for three years.

[Soup DeVille]

Dude, child seats easily fit in even compact cars with adults in the front... Quit the shit that your some unicorn in life where a child seat doesn't fit in an average mid sized 4 door despite it working for the other 7 billion people on the planet

Rear facing they're tight in everything, regardless of size.

[Soup DeVille]

You know what has a gigantic backseat? A Versa. I can sit behind myself and stretch my legs out like a boss. It's a damn limo. Camry ain't got shit.

Apparently there's some matter/time displacement machine.

If I was sitting behind myself, I'd freak the fuck out.

[GoCougs]

I will say, the G back seat is indeed very tight - the Camry backseat is ginormous in comparison. I have no idea on the G's backseat + baby seat compatibility though. What normal person would poo-poo it without trying it?

And lol at the level this trolling is taking - the Camry V6 is good/interesting for what it is, and indeed embarrasses its fair share of the poser class, but the G37 would walk it .

[Eye of the Tiger]

Apparently there's some matter/time displacement machine.

If I was sitting behind myself, I'd freak the fuck out.

It's not so bad once you understand how it works.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Time to get some facts straight.

https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/02/2012-toyota-camry-car-seat-check/

https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/02/2012-infiniti-g25-and-g37-sedan-car-seat-check/

Test results: with a 5'8" standardized front passenger, they had to move the Camry's front passenger seat forward to fit the infant seat, while the G37 passenger was undisturbed.

[Eye of the Tiger]

And for the hellavit

https://www.cars.com/articles/2011/11/2012-nissan-versa-sedan-car-seat-check/

Versa accomodates car seats even better than Camry.

Both the forward- and rear-facing convertible fit well in the Versa. There's so much legroom in the second row that we didn't have to move the front passenger seat forward to accommodate the rear convertible.

[Laconian]

Time to get some facts straight.

https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/02/2012-toyota-camry-car-seat-check/

https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/02/2012-infiniti-g25-and-g37-sedan-car-seat-check/

Test results: with a 5'8" standardized front passenger, they had to move the Camry's front passenger seat forward to fit the infant seat, while the G37 passenger was undisturbed.

rekt

[Cookie Monster]

rekt

[Rich]

 

[r0tor]

Rear facing they're tight in everything, regardless of size.

...All the children in the continents of Europe and Asia with their love of smaller cars must be screwed then...

[Soup DeVille]

...All the children in the continents of Europe and Asia with their love of smaller cars must be screwed then...

"Tight" doesn't mean undoable. And keep reading: I did it in a hatchback Civic, with few complaints.

It just takes some adjusting. Funny thing about children in that...

[12,000 RPM]

Time to get some facts straight.

https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/02/2012-toyota-camry-car-seat-check/

https://www.cars.com/articles/2012/02/2012-infiniti-g25-and-g37-sedan-car-seat-check/

Test results: with a 5'8" standardized front passenger, they had to move the Camry's front passenger seat forward to fit the infant seat, while the G37 passenger was undisturbed.

Time to get some facts straight.

Wifey is 5' 11", so there's that.

Camry has a ton more rear leg room and a good bit more total legroom as well.

Finally, somehow Cars.com did the same assessment with a 2013 Camry (same generation) and found infant seat fitment to be fine, not requiring any front seat adjustments

I've been in both cars, the Camry's back seat is way roomier.

Why is that negligence?

I hauled around my first born in the back of an EP3 Civic for three years.

Behind someone 5' 11" or taller? I was just giving r0tor shit, however his stepkid was raised has zero bearing on me.

[Soup DeVille]

I'm 6'3. Wife is 5'10"

Legroom as listed in spec sheets doesn't seem to always correlate to fitting in infant seats backwards, as they need clearance much higher up than knees do. Even in forward, it's a different thing than knees.

Guess what? You sit upright. Depending on the wife and kid, she might be sitting back there too. You all have to make adjustments.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Time to get some facts straight.

Wifey is 5' 11", so there's that.

Camry has a ton more rear leg room and a good bit more total legroom as well.

Finally, somehow Cars.com did the same assessment with a 2013 Camry (same generation) and found infant seat fitment to be fine, not requiring any front seat adjustments

I've been in both cars, the Camry's back seat is way roomier.
Behind someone 5' 11" or taller? I was just giving r0tor shit, however his stepkid was raised has zero bearing on me.

So ... you think it makes sense that a 5'11" passenger will be comfortable when there is a 50% chance that a 5'8" passenger has to scoot up for an infant seat. 
What you need is a Sienna. Might as well go all out.